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Avride, Inc. et al v. Blinken et al

Western District of TexasRobert PitmanDecided September 29, 2025No. 1:24-cv-01318

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What the decision decided

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Agency Department of State Read by a model
Accordingly, each of the consular officers refused the individual Plaintiffs’ visa applications under the Immigration and Nationality Act § 221(g); 8 U.S.C. § 1201(g).
Form or filing 221(g) (consular refusal); DS-160 (nonimmigrant visa) Read by a model
Plaintiff-employees and Plaintiff-spouses submitted nonimmigrant visa applications
What the suit asked for Finish 221(g) processing Read by a model
Accordingly, each of the consular officers refused the individual Plaintiffs’ visa applications under the Immigration and Nationality Act § 221(g); 8 U.S.C. § 1201(g).
Kind of order A ruling on a motion or the petition Read by a model
Having considered the parties’ briefs, the record, and the relevant law, the Court finds that the motion to dismiss should be granted.
Motion decided Motion to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction Read by a model
“The burden of proof for a Rule 12(b)(1) motion to dismiss is on the party asserting jurisdiction.”
Whose motion The government's motion Read by a model
Before the Court is Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss, (Dkt. 11).
Disposition Dismissed as moot Dismissed or denied as moot because the agency acted. Read by a model
Accordingly, Plaintiffs’ claim is moot, and the Court thus lacks subject-matter jurisdiction.
Prevailing party Neither side Read by a model
Accordingly, Plaintiffs’ claim is moot, and the Court thus lacks subject-matter jurisdiction.
The delay claim Moot: the agency acted Read by a model
Accordingly, Plaintiffs’ claim is moot, and the Court thus lacks subject-matter jurisdiction.
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
Accordingly, Plaintiffs’ claim is moot, and the Court thus lacks subject-matter jurisdiction.

How the case ended

Docket
No. 1:24-cv-01318
Filed
October 30, 2024
Ended
September 29, 2025
Suit's filing to its end
334 days
How it ended
Ended once the agency acted
From the record
order 2025-09-29 for the defendants, ground not stated; idb disp 17 (judgment: other), judgment for unknown

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Supreme Court and Fifth Circuit authority

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