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Qu v. Edlow

Eastern District of VirginiaDavid J. NovakDecided May 4, 2026No. 3:25-cv-00925

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What the decision decided

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Agency USCIS Read by a model
On January 23, 2026, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) denied Petitioner’s 1-485 application.
Form or filing I-485 (adjustment of status) Read by a model
On June 9, 2023, Petitioner “filed a Fonn 1-485, Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status
What the suit asked for Decide the application Read by a model
On November 13, 2025, Petition filed the present petition for a writ of mandamus to compel Respondents to adjudicate his 1-485 Application.
Kind of order A ruling on a motion or the petition Read by a model
The Motion to Dismiss (ECF No. 8) will be GRANTED.
Motion decided Motion to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction Read by a model
In a motion to dismiss under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(1) challenging the Court’s subject matter jurisdiction, the burden rests with the petitioner, as the party asserting jurisdiction, to prove that federal jurisdiction is proper.
Whose motion The government's motion Read by a model
Respondents have moved to dismiss the action as moot, since they have completed adjudication of Petitioner’s application for adjusted status.
Disposition Dismissed as moot Dismissed or denied as moot because the agency acted. Read by a model
Here, Petitioner’s claims have been mooted by USCIS’s denial of his 1-485 Petition.
Prevailing party Neither side Read by a model
Here, Petitioner’s claims have been mooted by USCIS’s denial of his 1-485 Petition.
The delay claim Moot: the agency acted Read by a model
Here, Petitioner’s claims have been mooted by USCIS’s denial of his 1-485 Petition.
Months pending 29.2 months from the application to the suit; 31.5 months from the application to the agency's action Read by a model
On January 23, 2026, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) denied Petitioner’s 1-485 application.
TRAC factors The court did not weigh the TRAC factors Read by a model
Threshold rulings Held moot Read by a model
Here, Petitioner’s claims have been mooted by USCIS’s denial of his 1-485 Petition. The Court therefore lacks subject matter jurisdiction to adjudicate his petition, requiring dismissal.

How the case ended

Docket
No. 3:25-cv-00925
Filed
November 13, 2025
Ended
May 4, 2026
Suit's filing to its end
172 days
How it ended
Ended once the agency acted
From the record
idb disp 14 (dismissed: other)

A voluntary or stipulated dismissal is how most suits end once the agency acts; the docket rarely says why.

Supreme Court and Fourth Circuit authority

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