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Dehdashti v. United States Department of State

Southern District of TexasDrew B. TiptonDecided March 31, 2026No. 7:24-cv-00470

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What the decision decided

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Agency Department of State Read by a model
There, the State Department interviewed Dehdashti on September 5, 2023, as part of the visa-application process.
Form or filing 221(g) (consular refusal); DS-260 (immigrant visa) Read by a model
Dehdashti’s visa application was refused and his case was referred for additional administrative processing.
What the suit asked for Finish 221(g) processing Read by a model
At bottom, Dehdashti’s claims are an attempt to have Defendants reconsider their initial refusal of his application.
Kind of order A ruling on a motion or the petition Read by a model
For the foregoing reasons, Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss, (Dkt. No. 10), is GRANTED.
Motion decided Motion to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction Read by a model
The Court’s discussion of Defendants’ Motion begins and ends with Rule 12(b)(1).
Whose motion The government's motion Read by a model
Pending before the Court is Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss.
Disposition Dismissed as moot Dismissed or denied as moot because the agency acted. Read by a model
For the following reasons, the Court GRANTS the Motion and DISMISSES Dehdashti’s claims as moot.
Prevailing party Neither side Read by a model
For the following reasons, the Court GRANTS the Motion and DISMISSES Dehdashti’s claims as moot.
The delay claim Moot: the agency acted Read by a model
the Court GRANTS the Motion and DISMISSES Dehdashti’s claims as moot.
The other claims Moot: the agency acted Read by a model
the Court GRANTS the Motion and DISMISSES Dehdashti’s claims as moot.
Months pending 33.9 months from the application to the suit; 19.6 months from the application to the agency's action Read by a model
the consular officer has already adjudicated [his] visa application [as required under I.N.A. § 221(g)] by refusing it on September 5, 2023
TRAC factors The court did not weigh the TRAC factors Read by a model
Threshold rulings Held moot; No duty to re-adjudicate a 221(g) refusal Read by a model
For the following reasons, the Court GRANTS the Motion and DISMISSES Dehdashti’s claims as moot.
Nationality Iran Read by a model
Plaintiff Shahram Dehdashti is an Iranian citizen living in Planegg, Germany.

How the case ended

Docket
No. 7:24-cv-00470
Filed
November 12, 2024
Ended
March 31, 2026
Suit's filing to its end
504 days
How it ended
Ended once the agency acted
From the record
idb disp 14 (dismissed: other)

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