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Myslimi v. Biden

District of ColumbiaAmit P. MehtaDecided April 20, 2022No. 1:21-cv-02496

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Agency Department of State Read by a model
Although Mimoza submitted requested records to the Department of State by early August 2020, id. ¶¶ 35–36, as of late summer of 2021, she had received no word on whether she would receive a diversity visa before the end of the fiscal year, id. ¶ 62.
Form or filing DS-260 (immigrant visa) Read by a model
Plaintiff Mimoza Myslimi, a citizen of Albania, was selected to potentially receive a diversity immigrant visa during the 2021 fiscal year, which ended on September 30, 2021.
What the suit asked for Decide the application Read by a model
compel Defendants to adjudicate Mimoza’s visa application before September 30, 2021
Kind of order A ruling on a motion or the petition Read by a model
For the foregoing reasons, Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss is granted.
Motion decided Other motion to dismiss Read by a model
For the foregoing reasons, Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss is granted.
Whose motion The government's motion Read by a model
Defendants’ motion to dismiss is now before the court.
Disposition Dismissed as moot Dismissed or denied as moot because the agency acted. Read by a model
Accordingly, the case is now moot.
Prevailing party Neither side Read by a model
Accordingly, the case is now moot.
The delay claim Moot: the agency acted Read by a model
Accordingly, the case is now 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
Because Plaintiff sought no relief before the end of the fiscal year, none was granted. Accordingly, the case is now moot.
Nationality Albania Read by a model
Plaintiff Mimoza Myslimi, a citizen of Albania

How the case ended

Docket
No. 1:21-cv-02496
Filed
September 16, 2021
Ended
April 20, 2022
Suit's filing to its end
216 days
How it ended
Ended once the agency acted
From the record
idb disp 6 (judgment: motion before trial), judgment for defendant

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