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

Northern District of CaliforniaRichard SeeborgDecided May 26, 2025No. 3:25-cv-03314

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What the decision decided

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Agency USCIS Read by a model
Dzhanpolatov’s request for 5 an order requiring USCIS to complete adjudication of his I-485 application plainly would, if 6 || granted, resolve his case on the merits.
Form or filing I-130 (relative petition); I-485 (adjustment of status) Read by a model
“complete adjudication of [his pending] I-130 and I-485”
What the suit asked for Decide the application Read by a model
Dzhanpolatov’s request for 5 an order requiring USCIS to complete adjudication of his I-485 application plainly would, if 6 || granted, resolve his case on the merits.
Kind of order A ruling on a motion or the petition Read by a model
The motion for injunctive relief is denied.
Motion decided Preliminary injunction or TRO Read by a model
The motion for injunctive relief is denied.
Whose motion The plaintiff's motion Read by a model
Dzhanpolatov filed 19 this action and his initial application for a temporary restraining order a mere 12 days after 20 submitting his Form I-485 to the USCIS.
Disposition Denied in the government's favor The principal motion was denied in full: a motion to dismiss denied so the case goes on, or relief denied on the merits. Read by a model
The motion for injunctive relief is denied.
Prevailing party Government Read by a model
The motion for injunctive relief is denied.
The delay claim Relief denied Read by a model
The motion for injunctive relief is denied.
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

Other orders in this case

The group holds 4 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
Dzhanpolatov v. United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)This decision May 26, 2025 Richard Seeborg Denied in the government's favor
Dzhanpolatov v. United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) August 19, 2025 Richard G. Seeborg Dismissed
Dzhanpolatov v. United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) September 12, 2025 Richard G. Seeborg Denied in the government's favor
Dzhanpolatov v. United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)The case's latest decision: its outcome is the one counted October 2, 2025 Richard G. Seeborg Denied in the government's favor

How the case ended

Docket
No. 3:25-cv-03314
Filed
April 14, 2025
Ended
August 19, 2025
Suit's filing to its end
127 days
How it ended
Dismissed on jurisdiction or the merits
From the record
idb disp 3 (dismissed: lack of jurisdiction)

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Supreme Court and Ninth Circuit authority

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