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(PS) Maadarani v. Mayorkas

Eastern District of CaliforniaSean C. RiordanDecided September 24, 2025No. 2:24-cv-01325

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Agency Department of State Read by a model
Defendants 20 filed a motion to dismiss (ECF No. 23), arguing that this action is now moot because a consular 21 officer acted on Plaintiff’s spouse’s application for a visa and refused that application.
Form or filing DS-260 (immigrant visa) Read by a model
mandamus directing Defendants to adjudicate the visa application of her spouse.
What the suit asked for Decide the application Read by a model
Plaintiff initially sought relief in the form of the Court ordering Defendants to 11 adjudicate her spouse’s visa application.
Kind of order A magistrate judge's recommendation Read by a model
These findings and recommendations are submitted to the United States District Judge
Motion decided Other motion to dismiss Read by a model
Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss (ECF No. 23) be GRANTED and the action be 13 dismissed as moot;
Whose motion The government's motion Read by a model
Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss (ECF No. 23) be GRANTED
Disposition Magistrate judge's recommendation A magistrate judge's report and recommendation. The district judge decides whether to adopt it, so it is not counted as either side's win. Read by a model
These findings and recommendations are submitted to the United States District Judge
Prevailing party Neither side Read by a model
These findings and recommendations are submitted to the United States District Judge
The delay claim Moot: the agency acted Read by a model
Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss (ECF No. 23) be GRANTED and the action be 13 dismissed as moot;
The other claims Dismissed Read by a model
concludes that it lacks jurisdiction to review the denial.
Months pending Not stated at filing The agency acted before this decision, so the months up to the decision are not a delay and are not shown. Read by a model
TRAC factors The court did not weigh the TRAC factors Read by a model
Threshold rulings Consular nonreviewability applied; Held moot Read by a model
To the extent Plaintiff’s complaint could be construed as seeking not only adjudication of 22 the visa application, but also the granting the application, the Court cannot grant that additional 23 relief under the doctrine of consular non-reviewability.
I-130 category Immediate relative Read by a model
Plaintiff is a U.S. Citizen and alleged that her husband’s visa application had been pending for

Other orders in this case

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DecisionDecidedJudgeDisposition
(PS) Maadarani v. Mayorkas October 30, 2024 Sean C. Riordan Magistrate judge's recommendation
(PS) Maadarani v. Mayorkas October 31, 2024 Sean C. Riordan Magistrate judge's recommendation
(PS) Maadarani v. MayorkasThis decisionThe case's latest decision: its outcome is the one counted September 24, 2025 Sean C. Riordan Magistrate judge's recommendation

How the case ended

Docket
No. 2:24-cv-01325
On the docket
This ruling (ECF 26)
Filed
May 9, 2024
Ended
October 27, 2025
Suit's filing to its end
536 days
How it ended
Ended once the agency acted
From the record
decided 2025-10-27 says the agency acted (moot); idb disp 14 (dismissed: other)

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