Sarraf Gentile

For over 20 years, our law firm has been at the forefront of federal litigation, successfully representing hundreds of clients in mandamus lawsuits. We understand that delays can be life-altering, which is why we are committed to taking action when the government fails to act.

One of our clients faced a frustrating delay in obtaining a green card for their foreign spouse. Tired of waiting indefinitely, we filed a mandamus lawsuit to force the government to act. The result? The case finally moved forward and the government scheduled the green card for issuance. At that point, the Assistant U.S. Attorney […]

Recently, our firm filed a mandamus lawsuit on behalf of an asylum seeker whose case had been stuck for an extended period. Shortly after filing, we achieved our initial goal—the government scheduled an asylum interview. The Assistant U.S. Attorney (AUSA) assigned to represent the government in the lawsuit pressured us to dismiss the lawsuit, arguing […]

Over the past several months, we’ve successfully filed mandamus lawsuits on behalf of individuals who have had their I-526 petitions approved but were experiencing delays in getting decisions on their I-485 adjustment of status applications. These lawsuits have been effective in securing action from USCIS and getting long-pending I-485 cases adjudicated. However, we’re hearing concerns […]

Why We Email the Complaint, Even When It’s Not Legally Required When a lawsuit is filed, the process of notifying the defendants that they have been sued — known as “service of process” — must follow strict rules, including personal or special delivery requirements. Until properly served, defendants are not obligated to respond to the […]

This is a topic on which I haven’t seen much, if any, discussion. Completion rate is essentially the amount of time USCIS projects it will take them to adjudicate a particular type of immigration petition. For instance, on average, it takes USCIS about 12 minutes to adjudicate an Application for Employment Authorization (EAD) on form […]

A quick thought on excess return indexes in indexed insurance products (IULs & FIAs): After reviewing numerous policies, illustrations and their fine print, I’ve noticed that excess return funds are often included as an option, but their details are not always clearly explained. Sometimes even the fact that they are Excess Return funds is not […]

Currently, individuals who file lawsuits after waiting 4 years or more are generally seeing excellent results, with most getting their interviews scheduled. For cases with wait times of less than 4 years, the outcomes are more mixed.

Unfortunately, many people who filed for asylum years ago are waiting indefinitely for an interview. The limbo prevents them from traveling, limits job and school opportunities and causes tremendous stress. Many people are aware that mandamus lawsuits can be an effective way to get an interview scheduled and get the process moving. The question is […]