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Yidi Zhang v. Merrick B. Garland

Central District of CaliforniaSunshine Suzanne SykesDecided June 12, 2026No. 2:26-cv-04374

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What the decision decided

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Agency Not recorded Read by a model
Form or filing I-130 (relative petition) Read by a model
Plaintiff, a permanent resident, alleged an unreasonable delay in the adjudication of her I-130 petitions for her relatives.
What the suit asked for Decide the application Read by a model
Plaintiff, a permanent resident, alleged an unreasonable delay in the adjudication of her I-130 petitions for her relatives.
Kind of order A ruling on a motion or the petition Read by a model
Order Dismissing Action Without Prejudice for Failure to Comply with Court Order
Motion decided None Read by a model
Whose motion The court on its own Read by a model
A District Court has the inherent power under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(b) to dismiss an action for failure to comply with the Court’s order.
Disposition Dismissed The case or every delay claim was dismissed for a reason other than mootness. Read by a model
Accordingly, this action is dismissed without prejudice.
Prevailing party Government Read by a model
Accordingly, this action is dismissed without prejudice.
The delay claim Dismissed Read by a model
Accordingly, this action is dismissed without prejudice.
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
I-130 category Family preference Read by a model
Plaintiff, a permanent resident, alleged an unreasonable delay in the adjudication of her I-130 petitions for her relatives.

How the case ended

Docket
No. 2:26-cv-04374
On the docket
This ruling (ECF 9)
Filed
April 24, 2026
Status
Pending as of the last docket check

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Supreme Court and Ninth Circuit authority

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