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George v. United States Department of State

Eastern District of WashingtonMary K. DimkeDecided November 13, 2024No. 2:24-cv-00260

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What the decision decided

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Agency Department of State Read by a model
Subsequently, Ms. Tadayon’s case was processed and sent to the U.S. Embassy in 4 Ankara, Turkey, where she was interviewed on December 1, 2023.
Form or filing 221(g) (consular refusal); DS-160 (nonimmigrant visa) Read by a model
Plaintiff seeks to compel action on Plaintiff’s fiancée’s pending visa application.
What the suit asked for Finish 221(g) processing Read by a model
Plaintiff seeks to compel action on Plaintiff’s fiancée’s pending visa application.
Kind of order A ruling on a motion or the petition Read by a model
Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss, ECF No. 8, is GRANTED.
Motion decided Motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim Read by a model
Defendants move to dismiss Plaintiff’s Complaint under Rule 12(b)(6),
Whose motion The government's motion Read by a model
Before the Court is Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss.
Disposition Dismissed The case or every delay claim was dismissed for a reason other than mootness. Read by a model
Plaintiff’s Complaint, ECF No. 1, is DISMISSED without prejudice.
Prevailing party Government Read by a model
enter judgment for 13 Defendants
The delay claim Dismissed Read by a model
APA claim is accordingly dismissed.
The other claims Dismissed Read by a model
failed to state a cognizable due process claim.
Months pending 7.9 months from the application to the suit; 11.4 months from the application to the court's decision Read by a model
Ankara, Turkey, where she was interviewed on December 1, 2023.
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 neededfavors the government
Read by a model
On this record, the first–and most important–TRAC factor strongly weighs in 10 Defendants’ favor.
Threshold rulings None Read by a model
Nationality Iran Read by a model
Ms. Tadayon is a citizen of Iran.

How the case ended

Docket
No. 2:24-cv-00260
Filed
July 29, 2024
Ended
November 13, 2024
Suit's filing to its end
107 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.

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