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MOHAMMAD v. POMPEO

District of ColumbiaTrevor N. McFaddenDecided July 8, 2021No. 1:20-cv-03696

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Agency Department of State Read by a model
The State Department, not USCIS, will handle the visa application.
Form or filing DS-160 (nonimmigrant visa) Read by a model
Amina Mohammad is a U.S. citizen applying for a K-1 visa for her fiancé currently living in Afghanistan.
What the suit asked for Decide the application Read by a model
She seeks an order compelling adjudication of the visa application.
Kind of order A ruling on a motion or the petition Read by a model
For these reasons, the Court will grant the Government’s summary judgment motion and deny Plaintiff’s partial motion for summary judgment.
Motion decided Summary judgment Read by a model
For these reasons, the Court will grant the Government’s summary judgment motion and deny Plaintiff’s partial motion for summary judgment.
Whose motion Cross-motions Read by a model
The Government moves to dismiss and for summary judgment. Mohammad moves for partial summary judgment on her APA and mandamus claims.
Disposition Granted in the government's favor The principal motion was granted in full: summary judgment for either side, an injunction or TRO, a writ or order to act, fees. A motion to dismiss granted in full counts as Dismissed; a transfer is listed apart. Read by a model
For these reasons, the Court will grant the Government’s summary judgment motion and deny Plaintiff’s partial motion for summary judgment.
Prevailing party Government Read by a model
The Government is thus entitled to summary judgment.
The delay claim Relief denied Read by a model
For these reasons, the Court will grant the Government’s summary judgment motion and deny Plaintiff’s partial motion for summary judgment.
The other claims Relief denied Read by a model
Even if the Court construed the CARRP claim as one that did not hinge on unreasonable delay, it still would not survive because Mohammad provides no facts to support it.
Months pending 19.7 months from the application to the court's decision Read by a model
Even if the clock started in November 2019 when Mohammad filed her initial I-129F petition, the application is still less than two years old.
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 neededneutral
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And the first two TRAC factors still favor the Government.
The government's delay arguments First-in, first-out processing accepted; Line-jumping accepted Read by a model
And the Government is scheduling interviews “in the order that they become documentarily qualified.” Id. ¶ 8. Even something as simple as buying a concert ticket may take hours if there are hundreds of people in line ahead of you.
Threshold rulings None Read by a model

How the case ended

Docket
No. 1:20-cv-03696
Filed
December 16, 2020
Ended
July 8, 2021
Suit's filing to its end
204 days
How it ended
Dismissed on jurisdiction or the merits
From the record
idb disp 6 (judgment: motion before trial), judgment for defendant

A voluntary or stipulated dismissal is how most suits end once the agency acts; the docket rarely says why. Other suits in this court.

Supreme Court and D.C. Circuit authority

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