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Schulze v. United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)

District of NevadaJennifer A. DorseyDecided September 2, 2025No. 2:24-cv-01933

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What the decision decided

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Agency USCIS Read by a model
Schulze’s original petition is moot because USCIS decided his appeal.
Form or filing I-290B; N-600 (certificate of citizenship) Read by a model
citizenship using form N-600 with the eventual goal of obtaining a U.S. passport to travel abroad 13 with his wife.11 USCIS rejected his application and Schulze appealed using a form I-290B 14 appeal.
What the suit asked for Some other action Read by a model
order compelling USCIS to decide his appeal.
Kind of order A ruling on a motion or the petition Read by a model
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that USCIS’s motion to dismiss [ECF No. 13] is GRANTED.
Motion decided Motion to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction Read by a model
Schulze’s original petition must be dismissed under Rule 12(b)(1) 18 because it no longer presents a case or controversy for this court to decide.
Whose motion Cross-motions Read by a model
IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that Plaintiff Michael Schulze’s motion to lift the stay and for leave to amend his petition for mandamus [ECF No. 15] is DENIED. 14 IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that USCIS’s motion to dismiss [ECF No. 13] is GRANTED.
Disposition Dismissed as moot Dismissed or denied as moot because the agency acted. Read by a model
Schulze’s original petition is moot because USCIS decided his appeal.
Prevailing party Neither side Read by a model
Schulze’s original petition is moot because USCIS decided his appeal.
The delay claim Moot: the agency acted Read by a model
A. Schulze’s original petition is moot because USCIS decided his appeal.
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
That appeal remained unresolved for more than a year
TRAC factors The court did not weigh the TRAC factors Read by a model
Threshold rulings Held moot Read by a model
Schulze’s original petition is moot because USCIS decided his appeal.

How the case ended

Docket
No. 2:24-cv-01933
On the docket
This ruling (ECF 17)
Filed
October 17, 2024
Ended
September 3, 2025
Suit's filing to its end
321 days
How it ended
Ended once the agency acted
From the record
order 2025-09-02 for the defendants, ground not stated

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