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DOR v. RUBIO

Southern District of FloridaWilliam P. DimitrouleasDecided December 18, 2025No. 0:25-cv-61223

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Agency Department of State Read by a model
State Department officials have a non-discretionary, discrete duty to schedule visa interviews for documentarily qualified applicants.
Form or filing DS-260 (immigrant visa) Read by a model
On May 30, 2020, Plaintiff Matilde Dor submitted to the State Department an application on Form DS-260 for an immigrant visa.
What the suit asked for Schedule an interview Read by a model
mandating a time certain to schedule Plaintiff [Matilde Dor] for her required immigrant visa interview and thereafter complete the adjudication of Plaintiff’s Application
Kind of order A ruling on a motion or the petition Read by a model
ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS’ MOTION TO DISMISS
Motion decided Motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim Read by a model
Defendants again move to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction under Rule 12(b)(1) and for failure to state a claim under Rule 12(b)(6).
Whose motion The government's motion Read by a model
THIS CAUSE is before the Court on Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss, [DE 12], filed herein on November 7, 2025.
Disposition Dismissed The case or every delay claim was dismissed for a reason other than mootness. Read by a model
The Amended Complaint [DE 11] is DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE.
Prevailing party Government Read by a model
Defendants’ Motion [DE 12] is GRANTED;
The delay claim Dismissed Read by a model
2. The Amended Complaint [DE 11] is DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE.
Months pending 66.6 months from the application to the court's decision Read by a model
On May 30, 2020, Plaintiff Matilde Dor submitted to the State Department an application on Form DS-260 for an immigrant visa.
TRAC factors The court weighed the TRAC factors
  • 1. Rule of reasonfavors the government
  • 2. Congressional timetablefavors the government
  • 3. Human health and welfarefavors the government
  • 4. Competing prioritiesfavors the government
  • 5. Interests prejudicedfavors the government
  • 6. No impropriety neededfavors the government
Read by a model
These first two factors weigh in favor of Defendants.
The government's delay arguments Line-jumping accepted Read by a model
Although the Court is sympathetic to these concerns, the granting of relief would just increase the delay faced by other, similarly situated applicants in Haiti.
Threshold rulings None Read by a model
I-130 category Family preference Read by a model
Plaintiff Saintilma Dor filed a petition on Form I-130 for the benefit of his daughter, Plaintiff Matilde Dor, on December 8, 2008.

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
DOR v. RUBIO October 15, 2025 William P. Dimitrouleas Not recorded
DOR v. RUBIOThis decisionThe case's latest decision: its outcome is the one counted December 18, 2025 William P. Dimitrouleas Dismissed

How the case ended

Docket
No. 0:25-cv-61223
Filed
June 18, 2025
Ended
December 18, 2025
Suit's filing to its end
183 days
How it ended
Dismissed on jurisdiction or the merits
From the record
idb disp 6 (judgment: motion before trial), judgment for defendant

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