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Nine Iraqi Allies Under Serious Threat Because of Their Faithful Service to the United States v. Kerry

District of ColumbiaGladys KesslerDecided March 7, 2016No. 1:15-cv-00300

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What the decision decided

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Agency Department of State Read by a model
Lacking COM Approval, a prerequisite for the second stage of the SIV -17application process, Kilo does not have a complete SIV application pending before the State Department.
Form or filing 221(g) (consular refusal); DS-260 (immigrant visa) Read by a model
Your client's case remains pending additional administrative processing, which must be completed before a final determination can be made on his Special Immigrant Visa (SIV) application.
What the suit asked for Finish 221(g) processing Read by a model
Counts 3 through 6 of Plaintiffs' Amended Complaint seek an order directing the Government to adjudicate Plaintiffs' SIV applications, which, according to Plaintiffs, are awaiting final action.
Kind of order A ruling on a motion or the petition Read by a model
the Government's Motion to Dismiss shall be granted with respect to Counts 1 & 2 and denied with respect to Counts 3-6 (except insofar as those claims relate to Alpha, Bravo, and Delta).
Motion decided Motion to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction; Motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim Read by a model
On September 1, 2015, the Government filed its Motion to Dismiss for Lack of Jurisdiction and Failure to State a Claim ("Gov't's Mot.") [Dkt. No. 36].
Whose motion The government's motion Read by a model
On September 1, 2015, the Government filed its Motion to Dismiss for Lack of Jurisdiction and Failure to State a Claim
Disposition Dismissed in part; some claims go on The government's motion to dismiss was granted in part: some claims were dismissed and others go on. Read by a model
the Government's Motion to Dismiss shall be granted with respect to Counts 1 & 2 and denied with respect to Counts 3-6 (except insofar as those claims relate to Alpha, Bravo, and Delta).
Prevailing party Each side in part Read by a model
the Government's Motion to Dismiss shall be granted with respect to Counts 1 & 2 and denied with respect to Counts 3-6 (except insofar as those claims relate to Alpha, Bravo, and Delta).
The delay claim The delay claim goes on Read by a model
the Government's Motion to Dismiss shall be granted with respect to Counts 1 & 2 and denied with respect to Counts 3-6 (except insofar as those claims relate to Alpha, Bravo, and Delta).
The other claims Dismissed Read by a model
Counts 1 and 2 of Plaintiffs' Amended Complaint must be dismissed.
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
Ronaldo is an Iraqi citizen who applied for COM Approval on October 2, 2009, and completed his visa interview on October 13, 2010.
TRAC factors The court did not weigh the TRAC factors Read by a model
Threshold rulings Consular nonreviewability rejected; Held moot; Mootness argument rejected; Duty to re-adjudicate a 221(g) refusal found Read by a model
Ronaldo, Foxtrot, India, Juliet, Alice, Hotel, and Lima's SIV applications have not been finally refused and instead, remain in "administrative processing," see infra section III. B. 2. a.
Nationality Iraq Read by a model
Ronaldo is an Iraqi citizen

Other orders in this case

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DecisionDecidedJudgeDisposition
Nine Iraqi Allies Under Serious Threat Because of Their Faithful Service to the United States v. Kerry January 28, 2016 Dismissed in part; some claims go on
Nine Iraqi Allies Under Serious Threat Because of Their Faithful Service to the United States v. KerryThis decisionThe case's latest decision: its outcome is the one counted March 7, 2016 Gladys Kessler Dismissed in part; some claims go on

How the case ended

Docket
No. 1:15-cv-00300
Filed
February 27, 2015
Ended
August 10, 2016
Suit's filing to its end
530 days
How it ended
Ended once the agency acted
From the record
idb disp 12 (dismissed: voluntarily)

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Supreme Court and D.C. Circuit authority

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