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Chaudhari v. Edlow

Northern District of AlabamaCharles Lynwood Smith Jr.Decided November 10, 2026No. 5:25-cv-01866

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What the decision decided

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Agency USCIS Read by a model
Plaintiffs ask the court to direct the USCIS to determine whether their U visa petitions are bona fide, and USCIS has done so.
Form or filing I-918 (U visa) Read by a model
Plaintiff Jayntibhai Revabhai Chaudhari filed a petition for U nonimmigrant status using Form I-918 on May 20, 2024,
What the suit asked for Decide the application Read by a model
Plaintiffs ask the court to direct the USCIS to determine whether their U visa petitions are bona fide, and USCIS has done so.
Kind of order A ruling on a motion or the petition Read by a model
For all of the foregoing reasons, defendants’ motion to dismiss will be granted.
Motion decided Other motion to dismiss Read by a model
For all of the foregoing reasons, defendants’ motion to dismiss will be granted.
Whose motion The government's motion Read by a model
This opinion addresses defendants’ motion to dismiss plaintiffs’ complaint.
Disposition Dismissed as moot Dismissed or denied as moot because the agency acted. Read by a model
With those principles in mind, it is clear that plaintiffs’ complaint should be dismissed because their claims are moot.
Prevailing party Neither side Read by a model
Accordingly, plaintiffs have received the relief they requested, and there is no live controversy.
The delay claim Moot: the agency acted Read by a model
With those principles in mind, it is clear that plaintiffs’ complaint should be dismissed because their claims are moot. Plaintiffs ask the court to direct the USCIS to determine whether their U visa petitions are bona fide, and USCIS has done so.
Months pending 17.3 months from the application to the suit; 15.4 months from the application to the agency's action Read by a model
On September 2, 2025 — nearly two months before this lawsuit was filed — the USCIS notified Jayntibhai6 and his former attorney that
TRAC factors The court did not weigh the TRAC factors Read by a model
Threshold rulings Held moot Read by a model
With those principles in mind, it is clear that plaintiffs’ complaint should be dismissed because their claims are moot.
U visa claims Bona fide determination: moot: the agency acted Read by a model
With those principles in mind, it is clear that plaintiffs’ complaint should be dismissed because their claims are moot. Plaintiffs ask the court to direct the USCIS to determine whether their U visa petitions are bona fide, and USCIS has done so.
Nationality India Read by a model
The plaintiffs are natives and citizens of India

How the case ended

Docket
No. 5:25-cv-01866
Filed
October 28, 2025
Ended
March 26, 2026
Suit's filing to its end
149 days
How it ended
Dismissed, ground not recorded
From the record
idb disp 14 (dismissed: other)

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