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Kachooee v. Allen

District of ColumbiaTrevor N. McFaddenDecided October 23, 2025No. 1:25-cv-00139

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What the decision decided

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Agency Department of State Read by a model
The Consular Officer has taken no action since.
Form or filing 221(g) (consular refusal); DS-160 (nonimmigrant visa) Read by a model
To permit the transfer, the company filed an L-1 nonimmigrant visa application on Kachooee’s behalf.
What the suit asked for Finish 221(g) processing Read by a model
He thus asks this Court to order them to render a decision on his application “within fifteen (15) calendar days.”
Kind of order A ruling on a motion or the petition Read by a model
The Court will therefore grant the Government’s motion to dismiss.
Motion decided Motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim Read by a model
The Government moves to dismiss the complaint and petition for a writ of mandamus under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6).
Whose motion The government's motion Read by a model
The Government moves to dismiss the complaint and petition for a writ of mandamus under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6).
Disposition Dismissed The case or every delay claim was dismissed for a reason other than mootness. Read by a model
The Court will therefore grant the Government’s motion to dismiss.
Prevailing party Government Read by a model
The Court will therefore grant the Government’s motion to dismiss.
The delay claim Dismissed Read by a model
The Court will grant that motion because there is no remaining nondiscretionary duty for the Court to compel and the suit is barred by the doctrine of consular nonreviewability.
Months pending 24.3 months from the application to the court's decision Read by a model
Kachooee and his son sat for an interview in October 2023 at the U.S. Embassy in Armenia.
TRAC factors The court did not weigh the TRAC factors Read by a model
Threshold rulings Consular nonreviewability applied; No duty to re-adjudicate a 221(g) refusal Read by a model
For the same reason, the suit is also barred by the doctrine of consular nonreviewability.
Nationality Iran Read by a model
Kachooee is an Iranian citizen who lives in Turkey with his family.

How the case ended

Docket
No. 1:25-cv-00139
Filed
January 17, 2025
Ended
October 24, 2025
Suit's filing to its end
280 days
How it ended
Dismissed on jurisdiction or the merits
From the record
order 2025-10-23 for the defendants, ground not stated; idb disp 14 (dismissed: other)

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Supreme Court and D.C. Circuit authority

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