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Zeynali v. Blinken

District of ColumbiaBeryl A. HowellDecided September 26, 2022No. 1:22-cv-02683

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What the decision decided

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Agency Department of State Read by a model
This section does not impose a duty on the State Department to adjudicate the applications of every lottery selectee in the fiscal year in which they were selected and ensure that consequence befalls no one.
Form or filing DS-260 (immigrant visa) Read by a model
Plaintiff’s sole claim is that the government has “unlawfully with[eld] action on [his DV application] for an unreasonable period of time,” in what amounts to an “unreasonabl[e] delay[]” in violation of the APA.
What the suit asked for Decide the application Read by a model
seeking that the Court mandate the State Department to adjudicate his application prior to that deadline
Kind of order A ruling on a motion or the petition Read by a model
It is therefore ORDERED that plaintiff’s Motion for Preliminary Injunction, ECF No. 2, is DENIED.
Motion decided Preliminary injunction or TRO Read by a model
It is therefore ORDERED that plaintiff’s Motion for Preliminary Injunction, ECF No. 2, is DENIED.
Whose motion The plaintiff's motion Read by a model
It is therefore ORDERED that plaintiff’s Motion for Preliminary Injunction, ECF No. 2, is DENIED.
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
It is therefore ORDERED that plaintiff’s Motion for Preliminary Injunction, ECF No. 2, is DENIED.
Prevailing party Government Read by a model
It is therefore ORDERED that plaintiff’s Motion for Preliminary Injunction, ECF No. 2, is DENIED.
The delay claim Relief denied Read by a model
It is therefore ORDERED that plaintiff’s Motion for Preliminary Injunction, ECF No. 2, is DENIED.
Months pending Not stated Read by a model
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
In May 2021, plaintiff Reza Zeynali, an Iranian national, was selected for the State Department’s diversity visa (“DV”) program for Fiscal Year 2022.

How the case ended

Docket
No. 1:22-cv-02683
Filed
September 6, 2022
Ended
October 5, 2022
Suit's filing to its end
29 days
How it ended
Ended once the agency acted
From the record
voluntary dismissal 2022-10-03; idb disp 12 (dismissed: voluntarily)

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Supreme Court and D.C. Circuit authority

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