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Ghahraloud v. United States Department of State et al

Eastern District of CaliforniaKirk E. SherriffDecided September 30, 2026

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What the decision decided

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Agency USCIS Read by a model
Plaintiff’s request for declaratory relief (Doc. 1) that the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services delayed unreasonably in adjudicating his visa application is DENIED as moot;
Form or filing DS-260 (immigrant visa) Read by a model
Plaintiff’s request that the court order defendants to immediately adjudicate plaintiff’s pending immigrant visa application (Doc. 1) is DENIED as moot;
What the suit asked for Decide the application Read by a model
Plaintiff’s request that the court order defendants to immediately adjudicate plaintiff’s pending immigrant visa application (Doc. 1) is DENIED as moot;
Kind of order A ruling on a motion or the petition Read by a model
Defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s complaint is GRANTED, with leave for plaintiff to file a supplemental complaint;
Motion decided Other motion to dismiss Read by a model
Defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s complaint is GRANTED, with leave for plaintiff to file a supplemental complaint;
Whose motion The government's motion Read by a model
Defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s complaint is GRANTED, with leave for plaintiff to file a supplemental complaint;
Disposition Dismissed as moot Dismissed or denied as moot because the agency acted. Read by a model
Plaintiff’s request that the court order defendants to immediately adjudicate plaintiff’s pending immigrant visa application (Doc. 1) is DENIED as moot;
Prevailing party Neither side Read by a model
Plaintiff’s request that the court order defendants to immediately adjudicate plaintiff’s pending immigrant visa application (Doc. 1) is DENIED as moot;
The delay claim Moot: the agency acted Read by a model
Plaintiff’s request that the court order defendants to immediately adjudicate plaintiff’s pending immigrant visa application (Doc. 1) is DENIED as moot;
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 Held moot Read by a model
Plaintiff’s request that the court order defendants to immediately adjudicate plaintiff’s pending immigrant visa application (Doc. 1) is DENIED as moot;

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Supreme Court and Ninth Circuit authority

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