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MOMENI v. RUBIO

District of ColumbiaJames Emanuel BoasbergDecided September 22, 2026No. 1:26-cv-00738

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What the decision decided

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Agency Department of State Read by a model
It held that Plaintiff Iman Momeni could not proceed on his suit alleging that the U.S. Consulate in Copenhagen has unreasonably delayed the processing of his request for a nonimmigrant visa.
Form or filing DS-160 (nonimmigrant visa) Read by a model
his request for a nonimmigrant visa
What the suit asked for Decide the application Read by a model
It held that Plaintiff Iman Momeni could not proceed on his suit alleging that the U.S. Consulate in Copenhagen has unreasonably delayed the processing of his request for a nonimmigrant visa.
Kind of order A ruling on a motion or the petition Read by a model
For the foregoing reasons, the Court ORDERS that Plaintiff’s [15] Motion for Reconsideration is DENIED.
Motion decided None Read by a model
Whose motion The plaintiff's motion Read by a model
Plaintiff’s [15] Motion for Reconsideration
Disposition Denied in the government's favor The principal motion was denied in full: a motion to dismiss denied so the case goes on, or relief denied on the merits. Read by a model
For the foregoing reasons, the Court ORDERS that Plaintiff’s [15] Motion for Reconsideration is DENIED.
Prevailing party Government Read by a model
For the foregoing reasons, the Court ORDERS that Plaintiff’s [15] Motion for Reconsideration is DENIED.
The delay claim Dismissed Read by a model
As he has offered nothing to change the prior calculus, the Court will deny the Motion.
Months pending 31 months from the application to the court's decision Read by a model
While 31 months (if the time elapsed should be measured up to now, instead of up to the filing of the Complaint) is undoubtedly a lengthy period, it remains shy of what other courts have required.
TRAC factors The court did not weigh the TRAC factors Read by a model
Threshold rulings None Read by a model

Other orders in this case

The group holds 2 decisions from this suit, oldest first. Outcome counts on these pages count the case once, by its latest decision, this one. How decisions are grouped into cases.

DecisionDecidedJudgeDisposition
MOMENI v. RUBIO August 14, 2026 James E. Boasberg Dismissed
MOMENI v. RUBIOThis decisionThe case's latest decision: its outcome is the one counted September 22, 2026 James Emanuel Boasberg Denied in the government's favor

How the case ended

Docket
No. 1:26-cv-00738
Filed
March 2, 2026
Ended
August 14, 2026
Suit's filing to its end
165 days
How it ended
Dismissed on jurisdiction or the merits
From the record
order 2026-08-14 for the defendants, ground not stated

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Supreme Court and D.C. Circuit authority

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