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Haeri Mehneh v. Blinken

District of ColumbiaZia M. FaruquiDecided December 16, 2024No. 1:24-cv-01374

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Agency Department of State Read by a model
In response to Plaintiffs’ inquiries, the State Department has stated that Nejat’s case is undergoing additional administrative processing.
Form or filing 221(g) (consular refusal); DS-260 (immigrant visa) Read by a model
Plaintiffs seek an order compelling Defendants to adjudicate Nejat’s immigrant visa application “immediately.”
What the suit asked for Finish 221(g) processing Read by a model
Plaintiffs seek an order compelling Defendants to adjudicate Nejat’s immigrant visa application “immediately.”
Kind of order A ruling on a motion or the petition Read by a model
For the reasons below, the undersigned GRANTS Defendants’ motion to dismiss this case.
Motion decided Motion to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction; Motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim Read by a model
For the reasons below, the undersigned GRANTS Defendants’ motion to dismiss this case.
Whose motion The government's motion Read by a model
On July 30, 2024, Defendants filed a motion to dismiss.
Disposition Dismissed The case or every delay claim was dismissed for a reason other than mootness. Read by a model
For the reasons below, the undersigned GRANTS Defendants’ motion to dismiss this case.
Prevailing party Government Read by a model
For the reasons below, the undersigned GRANTS Defendants’ motion to dismiss this case.
The delay claim Dismissed Read by a model
For the reasons below, the undersigned GRANTS Defendants’ motion to dismiss this case.
The other claims Dismissed Read by a model
Accordingly, Plaintiffs’ Fifth Amendment claim will be dismissed.
Months pending 15.6 months from the application to the suit; 22.8 months from the application to the court's decision Read by a model
On January 23, 2023, Nejat completed his interview.
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 applicant
  • 4. Competing prioritiesfavors the government
  • 5. Interests prejudicedfavors the applicant
  • 6. No impropriety neededneutral
Read by a model
Accordingly, the first and second TRAC factors favors Defendants.
The government's delay arguments Line-jumping accepted Read by a model
Following other courts, this Court will not engage in judicial reordering by allowing Plaintiffs to skip the line.
Threshold rulings Consular nonreviewability rejected; Duty to re-adjudicate a 221(g) refusal found Read by a model
Accordingly, the doctrine of consular nonreviewability does not bar Plaintiffs’ claims.
Nationality Iran Read by a model
Plaintiff Aliasghar Nejat (“Nejat”), an Iranian national.
I-130 category Immediate relative Read by a model
a U.S. citizen, filed an immigration visa application on behalf of her foreign husband, Plaintiff Aliasghar Nejat (“Nejat”), an Iranian national.

How the case ended

Docket
No. 1:24-cv-01374
On the docket
This ruling (ECF 13), deciding the motion (ECF 7)
Filed
May 11, 2024
Ended
April 8, 2026
Suit's filing to its end
697 days
How it ended
Transferred
From the record
idb disp 0 (transferred to another district)

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