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Mulder v. Department of Homeland Security

District of NevadaAndrew P. GordonDecided December 18, 2025No. 2:25-cv-01220

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What the decision decided

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Agency USCIS Read by a model
Plaintiff states that he submitted a Freedom of Information Act request to the USCIS seeking copies of his naturalization records and gave “repeated follow-ups” regarding his request.
Form or filing None named Read by a model
What the suit asked for Some other action Read by a model
Plaintiff requests for the Court to issue a Writ of Mandamus (“Mandamus Writ”) compelling the USCIS to provide a copy of his naturalization records within 30 days of an Order granting the Mandamus Writ under 5 USC § 706(1) and 28 USC § 1361.
Kind of order A ruling on a motion or the petition Read by a model
Plaintiff’s Petition (ECF No. 1-1) is DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE.
Motion decided None Read by a model
Whose motion The court on its own Read by a model
Upon granting a request to proceed in forma pauperis, the Court will screen the petition pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e).
Disposition Dismissed The case or every delay claim was dismissed for a reason other than mootness. Read by a model
Plaintiff’s Petition (ECF No. 1-1) is DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE.
Prevailing party Government Read by a model
Plaintiff’s Petition (ECF No. 1-1) is DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE.
The delay claim Dismissed Read by a model
Plaintiff’s Petition (ECF No. 1-1) 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

Other orders in this case

The group holds 2 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
Mulder v. Department of Homeland SecurityThis decision December 18, 2025 Andrew P. Gordon Dismissed
Mulder v. Department of Homeland SecurityThe case's latest decision: its outcome is the one counted May 27, 2026 Andrew P. Gordon Granted in the applicant's favor

How the case ended

Docket
No. 2:25-cv-01220
Filed
July 7, 2025
Ended
December 18, 2025
Suit's filing to its end
164 days
How it ended
Ended, outcome not recorded
From the record
terminated; no disposition recorded

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Supreme Court and Ninth Circuit authority

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