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Maslat v. Mullin

Southern District of TexasLee H RosenthalDecided November 10, 2026No. 4:26-cv-04233

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Agency Not recorded Read by a model
Form or filing I-130 (relative petition) Read by a model
Form I-130 Petitions for Alien Relative
What the suit asked for Decide the application Read by a model
Ali Mahmoud Ali Maslat seeks to compel government officials “to adjudicate”
Kind of order A stipulated or agreed order Read by a model
Maslat “is no longer opposed to the motion to dismiss for mootness.”
Motion decided Motion to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction Read by a model
A motion to dismiss under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(1) calls into question the district court’s subject matter jurisdiction.
Whose motion The government's motion Read by a model
The respondents move to dismiss the “complaint as moot, because the petitions at issue have been adjudicated.”
Disposition Stipulated or agreed order An order the parties asked for together, or the plaintiff's own dismissal. Not counted as either side's win. Read by a model
Maslat “is no longer opposed to the motion to dismiss for mootness.”
Prevailing party Neither side Read by a model
Maslat “is no longer opposed to the motion to dismiss for mootness.”
The delay claim Moot: the agency acted Read by a model
The motion to dismiss on the basis of mootness, (Docket Entry No. 11), is granted. This case is dismissed.
Months pending Not stated at filing The agency acted before this decision, so the months up to the decision are not a delay and are not shown. Read by a model
TRAC factors The court did not weigh the TRAC factors Read by a model
Threshold rulings Held moot Read by a model
The motion to dismiss on the basis of mootness, (Docket Entry No. 11), is granted. This case is dismissed.

How the case ended

Docket
No. 4:26-cv-04233
Filed
May 28, 2026
Status
Pending as of the last docket check

A voluntary or stipulated dismissal is how most suits end once the agency acts; the docket rarely says why. Other suits in this court.

Supreme Court and Fifth Circuit authority

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