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SHOAIE v. BLINKEN

District of ColumbiaG. Michael HarveyDecided April 28, 2026No. 1:24-cv-01513

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Agency Department of State Read by a model
On January 19, 2023, Applicant Plaintiffs were interviewed by the Consular Section of the U.S. Embassy in Ankara, Turkey.
Form or filing 221(g) (consular refusal); DS-260 (immigrant visa) Read by a model
On May 6, 2019, Applicant Plaintiffs paid the required filing fees and submitted Form DS-260 to the NVC, along with supporting documentation.
What the suit asked for Some other action Read by a model
And for the second, Plaintiffs seek declaratory and injunctive relief compelling Defendants to issue the statutorily required number of family preference visas.
Kind of order A ruling on a motion or the petition Read by a model
For those reasons, the Court hereby grants Defendants’ motion to dismiss for lack of subject matter jurisdiction, ECF No. 21.
Motion decided Motion to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction Read by a model
For those reasons, the Court hereby grants Defendants’ motion to dismiss for lack of subject matter jurisdiction, ECF No. 21.
Whose motion The government's motion Read by a model
For those reasons, the Court hereby grants Defendants’ motion to dismiss for lack of subject matter jurisdiction, ECF No. 21.
Disposition Dismissed The case or every delay claim was dismissed for a reason other than mootness. Read by a model
Because that is Plaintiffs’ only remaining claim, this matter will be dismissed for lack of subject matter jurisdiction.
Prevailing party Government Read by a model
For those reasons, the Court hereby grants Defendants’ motion to dismiss for lack of subject matter jurisdiction, ECF No. 21.
The delay claim Not decided here Read by a model
On November 6, 2024, upon the government’s motion, the Court dismissed Counts I, II, and IV of the Complaint, on the ground that Plaintiffs failed to state a claim for unreasonable delay of the adjudication of their applications.
The other claims Dismissed Read by a model
Accordingly, Plaintiffs lack standing to challenge the alleged under-issuance of family preference visas. Because that is Plaintiffs’ only remaining claim, this matter will be dismissed for lack of subject matter jurisdiction.
Months pending 60.6 months from the application to the suit; 83.7 months from the application to the court's decision Read by a model
On May 6, 2019, Applicant Plaintiffs paid the required filing fees and submitted Form DS-260 to the NVC, along with supporting documentation.
TRAC factors The court did not weigh the TRAC factors Read by a model
Threshold rulings None Read by a model
Nationality Iran Read by a model
Applicant Plaintiffs, citizens of Iran, seek to immigrate to the United States on a family preference visa.
I-130 category Family preference Read by a model
Plaintiff Farhad Shoaie is a U.S. citizen and the petitioner of a Form I-130 Petition for Alien Relative, seeking a family preference immigration visa on behalf of their sibling, Faramarz Showaii,

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
Shoaie v. Blinken November 6, 2024 G. Michael Harvey Dismissed in part; some claims go on
SHOAIE v. BLINKENThis decisionThe case's latest decision: its outcome is the one counted April 28, 2026 G. Michael Harvey Dismissed

How the case ended

Docket
No. 1:24-cv-01513
Filed
May 22, 2024
Ended
April 28, 2026
Suit's filing to its end
706 days
How it ended
Dismissed on jurisdiction or the merits
From the record
idb disp 3 (dismissed: lack of jurisdiction)

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