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Aminjavaheri v. Biden

District of ColumbiaRoyce C. LamberthDecided September 27, 2021No. 1:21-cv-02246

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What the decision decided

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Agency Department of State Read by a model
In March 2020, the State Department suspended routine visa services at all U.S. Embassies and Consulates due to COVID-19 and limited posts' operations to "emergency and mission critical visa services."
Form or filing DS-260 (immigrant visa) Read by a model
Compelling Defendants, and those acting under them, to adjudicate Plaintiffs' respective Diversity IV applications before the strict DV Program deadline of September 30, 2021;
What the suit asked for Decide the application Read by a model
Compelling Defendants, and those acting under them, to adjudicate Plaintiffs' respective Diversity IV applications before the strict DV Program deadline of September 30, 2021;
Kind of order A ruling on a motion or the petition Read by a model
Based on the foregoing, the Court will deny plaintiffs' motion for a temporary restraining order or a preliminary injunction by separate order.
Motion decided Preliminary injunction or TRO Read by a model
Based on the foregoing, the Court will deny plaintiffs' motion for a temporary restraining order or a preliminary injunction by separate order.
Whose motion The plaintiff's motion Read by a model
On July 12, 2021, plaintiffs moved for a temporary restraining order or preliminary injunction.
Disposition Denied in the government's favor The principal motion was denied in full: a motion to dismiss denied so the case goes on, or relief denied on the merits. Read by a model
Based on the foregoing, the Court will deny plaintiffs' motion for a temporary restraining order or a preliminary injunction by separate order.
Prevailing party Government Read by a model
Based on the foregoing, the Court will deny plaintiffs' motion for a temporary restraining order or a preliminary injunction by separate order.
The delay claim Relief denied Read by a model
Based on the foregoing, the Court will deny plaintiffs' motion for a temporary restraining order or a preliminary injunction by separate order.
The other claims Relief denied Read by a model
Based on the foregoing, the Court will deny plaintiffs' motion for a temporary restraining order or a preliminary injunction by separate order.
Months pending 12.5 months from the application to the suit; 15.3 months from the application to the court's decision Read by a model
After being selected, plaintiffs submitted their documentation to the KCC on June 17, 2020, and followed up with other required documents on November 17, 2020.
TRAC factors The court did not weigh the TRAC factors Read by a model
Threshold rulings None Read by a model
Nationality Iran Read by a model
Plaintiff Sayedmohammadreza Aminjavaheri is an Iranian national who was selected in the diversity visa lottery for fiscal year 2021.

How the case ended

Docket
No. 1:21-cv-02246
Filed
August 23, 2021
Ended
January 27, 2022
Suit's filing to its end
157 days
How it ended
Ended once the agency acted
From the record
voluntary dismissal 2022-01-26; idb disp 12 (dismissed: voluntarily)

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