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KHADAMBI v. RUBIO

District of ColumbiaAmit P. MehtaDecided July 8, 2026No. 1:26-cv-02336

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What the decision decided

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Agency Department of State Read by a model
Pro se Plaintiff Patrick Aluda Khadambi is a Fiscal Year 2023 diversity visa lottery selectee whose application has yet to be adjudicated due to an apparent backlog at the U.S. Consulate in Nairobi, Kenya.
Form or filing DS-260 (immigrant visa) Read by a model
It is settled law that courts lack the authority to compel the Executive Branch to adjudicate a diversity visa application after the fiscal year expires.
What the suit asked for Decide the application Read by a model
He now seeks to compel Defendants to act on his application.
Kind of order A ruling on a motion or the petition Read by a model
This case therefore is dismissed. This is a final, appealable order.
Motion decided None Read by a model
Whose motion The court on its own Read by a model
Accordingly, the court lacks equity jurisdiction to consider this matter.
Disposition Dismissed The case or every delay claim was dismissed for a reason other than mootness. Read by a model
This case therefore is dismissed.
Prevailing party Government Read by a model
This case therefore is dismissed.
The delay claim Dismissed Read by a model
This case therefore is dismissed.
Months pending Not stated Read by a model
TRAC factors The court did not weigh the TRAC factors Read by a model
Threshold rulings None Read by a model

How the case ended

Docket
No. 1:26-cv-02336
Filed
June 30, 2026
Ended
July 8, 2026
Suit's filing to its end
8 days
How it ended
Ended, outcome not recorded
From the record
terminated; no disposition recorded

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Supreme Court and D.C. Circuit authority

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