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Ghasemi v. United States Citizenship and Immigration Services

District of MarylandStephanie A. GallagherDecided January 21, 2026No. 1:25-cv-02149

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What the decision decided

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Agency USCIS Read by a model
The interviews were conducted in August, 2025 and USCIS approved Plaintiffs’ applications on August 20, 2025.
Form or filing I-485 (adjustment of status) Read by a model
filed this mandamus action seeking adjudications of their I-485 petitions.
What the suit asked for Decide the application Read by a model
filed this mandamus action seeking adjudications of their I-485 petitions.
Kind of order An order on fees Read by a model
For the reasons stated herein, Plaintiffs’ motion for attorneys’ fees, ECF 6, must be denied.
Motion decided Fees under EAJA Read by a model
Plaintiffs have filed a motion seeking reimbursement of their attorneys’ fees and costs pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act (“EAJA”), 28 U.S.C. § 2412(d).
Whose motion The plaintiff's motion Read by a model
Plaintiffs have filed a motion seeking reimbursement of their attorneys’ fees and costs pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act
Disposition Attorney's fees An order on attorney's fees or costs after the case, counted for the side that won the fee motion. Read by a model
For the reasons stated herein, Plaintiffs’ motion for attorneys’ fees, ECF 6, must be denied.
Prevailing party Government Read by a model
For the reasons stated herein, Plaintiffs’ motion for attorneys’ fees, ECF 6, must be denied.
The delay claim Not decided here Read by a model
For the reasons stated herein, Plaintiffs’ motion for attorneys’ fees, ECF 6, must be denied.
Months pending 24 months from the application to the suit; 25.7 months from the application to the agency's action Read by a model
The interviews were conducted in August, 2025 and USCIS approved Plaintiffs’ applications on August 20, 2025.
TRAC factors The court did not weigh the TRAC factors Read by a model
Threshold rulings None Read by a model

How the case ended

Docket
No. 1:25-cv-02149
Filed
July 2, 2025
Ended
August 21, 2025
Suit's filing to its end
50 days
How it ended
Dismissed, ground not recorded
From the record
idb disp 14 (dismissed: other)

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Supreme Court and Fourth Circuit authority

District decisions bind no one. On the questions this decision raises, the Supreme Court decisions and the circuit's published decisions listed here bind this court; a circuit disposition marked nonprecedential was not published as precedent and is persuasive only. ImmCite status as read November 3, 2026. Check the current status before relying on one.