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Mansia v. Edlow

Southern District of TexasYvonne Y HoDecided February 5, 2026No. 4:25-cv-03828

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What the decision decided

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Agency USCIS Read by a model
On August 14, 2025, Plaintiff Roshan Pyarali Mansia filed this suit seeking to compel Defendant Joseph B. Edlow, Director of United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, to “issue a bona fide determination” on his pending Forms I-918 and I-918A.
Form or filing I-918 (U visa); I-918A Read by a model
his pending Forms I-918 and I-918A
What the suit asked for Some other action Read by a model
to “issue a bona fide determination” on his pending Forms I-918 and I-918A.
Kind of order A magistrate judge's recommendation Read by a model
MEMORANDUM AND RECOMMENDATION
Motion decided None Read by a model
Whose motion The court on its own Read by a model
Accordingly, on its own motion, this Court should dismiss this suit without prejudice for lack of timely service.
Disposition Magistrate judge's recommendation A magistrate judge's report and recommendation. The district judge decides whether to adopt it, so it is not counted as either side's win. Read by a model
MEMORANDUM AND RECOMMENDATION
Prevailing party Neither side Read by a model
MEMORANDUM AND RECOMMENDATION
The delay claim Dismissed Read by a model
it is RECOMMENDED that Plaintiff Roshan Pyarali Mansia’s claims be DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE under Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(m) for lack of timely service.
Months pending Not stated Read by a model
TRAC factors The court did not weigh the TRAC factors Read by a model
Threshold rulings None Read by a model
U visa claims Bona fide determination: dismissed Read by a model
it is RECOMMENDED that Plaintiff Roshan Pyarali Mansia’s claims be DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE under Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(m) for lack of timely service.

Other orders in this case

The group holds 2 decisions from this suit, oldest first. Outcome counts on these pages count the case once, by its latest decision. How decisions are grouped into cases.

DecisionDecidedJudgeDisposition
Mansia v. EdlowThis decision February 5, 2026 Yvonne Y Ho Magistrate judge's recommendation
Mansia v. EdlowThe case's latest decision: its outcome is the one counted February 26, 2026 Charles Eskridge Dismissed

How the case ended

Docket
No. 4:25-cv-03828
Filed
August 14, 2025
Ended
February 26, 2026
Suit's filing to its end
196 days
How it ended
Ended, outcome not recorded
From the record
idb disp 17 (judgment: other), judgment for unknown

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Supreme Court and Fifth Circuit authority

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