Thomas v. Edlow

New York Southern District Court
Judge:Kenneth M Karas
Case #: 7:26-cv-09470
Nature of Suit465 Immigration - Other Immigration Actions
Cause28:1361 Petition for Writ of Mandamus
Case Filed:Oct 29, 2026
Last checked: Thursday Oct 29, 2026 1:12 PM EDT
Defendant
Joseph B. Edlow
Plaintiff
Nikhil Alex Thomas
Represented By
Arif Gozel
Gozel Law Firm PC
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Docket last updated: 11/09/2026 11:59 PM EST
Wednesday, November 04, 2026
9 9 service Summons Issued Wed 11/04 7:25 PM
ELECTRONIC SUMMONS ISSUED as to Joseph B. Edlow..(gp)
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8 8 service Summons Issued Wed 11/04 7:24 PM
ELECTRONIC SUMMONS ISSUED as to Joseph B. Edlow..(gp)
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7 7 service Summons Issued Wed 11/04 7:24 PM
ELECTRONIC SUMMONS ISSUED as to Joseph B. Edlow..(gp)
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Friday, October 30, 2026
6 6 service Request for Issuance of Summons Fri 10/30 2:06 PM
REQUEST FOR ISSUANCE OF SUMMONS as to in his official capacity as Director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service, Joseph B. Edlow, Director of USCIS, re:1 Complaint/Petition in the Nature of Mandamus. Document filed by Nikhil Alex Thomas..(Gozel, Arif)
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5 5 service Request for Issuance of Summons Fri 10/30 2:04 PM
REQUEST FOR ISSUANCE OF SUMMONS as to in his official capacity as Director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service, Joseph B. Edlow, United States Attorney General, re:1 Complaint/Petition in the Nature of Mandamus. Document filed by Nikhil Alex Thomas..(Gozel, Arif)
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4 4 service Request for Issuance of Summons Fri 10/30 2:01 PM
REQUEST FOR ISSUANCE OF SUMMONS as to in his official capacity as Director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service, Joseph B. Edlow, United States Attorney's Office, re:1 Complaint/Petition in the Nature of Mandamus. Document filed by Nikhil Alex Thomas..(Gozel, Arif)
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notice Case Opening Initial Assignment Notice Fri 10/30 11:16 AM
CASE OPENING INITIAL ASSIGNMENT NOTICE: The above-entitled action is assigned to Judge Kenneth M. Karas. Please download and review the Individual Practices of the assigned District Judge, located at[LINK:https://nysd.uscourts.gov/judges/district-judges] . Attorneys are responsible for providing courtesy copies to judges where their Individual Practices require such. Please download and review the ECF Rules and Instructions, located at[LINK:https://nysd.uscourts.gov/rules/ecf-related-instructions] ..(pc)
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utility Case Designation Fri 10/30 11:16 AM
Magistrate Judge Judith C. McCarthy is designated to handle matters that may be referred in this case. Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. Section 636(c), Fed. R. Civ. P. 73(b)(1), and Local Civil Rule 73.1, parties are notified that they may, with the approval of the assigned District Judge, consent to proceed before a United States Magistrate Judge. Parties who wish to consent may access the necessary form at the following link:[LINK:https://nysd.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/2018-06/AO-3.pdf] . (pc)
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utility Case Designated ECF Fri 10/30 11:16 AM
Case Designated ECF. (pc)
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misc Notice to Attorney Regarding Deficient Request for Issuance of Summons Fri 10/30 11:17 AM
***NOTICE TO ATTORNEY REGARDING DEFICIENT REQUEST FOR ISSUANCE OF SUMMONS. Notice to Attorney Arif Gozel to RE-FILE Document No. 3 Request for Issuance of Summons,. The filing is deficient for the following reason(s): the PDF attached to the docket entry for the issuance of summons is not correct; list the defendant's name on the docket entry, not just "defendant". File each summons separately;. Re-file the document using the event type Request for Issuance of Summons found under the event list Service of Process - select the correct filer/filers - and attach the correct summons form PDF. (pc)
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Thursday, October 29, 2026
3 3 service Request for Issuance of Summons Thu 10/29 12:05 PM
REQUEST FOR ISSUANCE OF SUMMONS as to Defendant, re:1 Complaint/Petition in the Nature of Mandamus. Document filed by Nikhil Alex Thomas..(Gozel, Arif)
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Att: 1 Supplement Summons Attorney General,
Att: 2 Supplement Summons U.S. Attorney's Office
2 2 misc Civil Cover Sheet Thu 10/29 11:59 AM
CIVIL COVER SHEET filed..(Gozel, Arif)
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1 1 cmp Complaint/Petition in the Nature of Mandamus Thu 10/29 11:54 AM
COMPLAINT IN THE NATURE OF MANDAMUS against Joseph B. Edlow (Filing Fee $ 405.00, Receipt Number ANYSDC-33689205).Document filed by Nikhil Alex Thomas..(Gozel, Arif)
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Att: 1 Exhibit Exhibit 1,
Att: 2 Exhibit Exhibit 2