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Felix v. U.S. Department of State

District of NevadaJames C. MahanDecided February 24, 2025No. 2:24-cv-00812

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What the decision decided

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Agency Department of State Read by a model
The Secretary of State owes plaintiff a mandatory, 13 non-discretionary duty that Duarte’s application will be adjudicated by a consular officer within a reasonable time.
Form or filing 221(g) (consular refusal); DS-260 (immigrant visa) Read by a model
She seeks mandamus relief to compel defendants to adjudicate Duarte and his family’s visa applications.
What the suit asked for Finish 221(g) processing Read by a model
She seeks mandamus relief to compel defendants to adjudicate Duarte and his family’s visa applications.
Kind of order A ruling on a motion or the petition Read by a model
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, ADJUDGED, and DECREED that defendants’ motion to dismiss (ECF No. 14) be, and the same hereby is, DENIED.
Motion decided Motion to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction; Motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim Read by a model
Defendants move to dismiss 6 plaintiff’s complaint under Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 12(b)(1) and 12(b)(6).
Whose motion The government's motion Read by a model
Defendants move to dismiss 6 plaintiff’s complaint under Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 12(b)(1) and 12(b)(6).
Disposition Government's motion denied; the case goes on The government's motion (to dismiss, or for summary judgment) was denied, so the case goes on. Counted as the applicant's ruling; a later decision in the case can still go either way. Read by a model
Defendants’ motion to dismiss is denied.
Prevailing party Applicant Read by a model
Defendants’ motion to dismiss is denied.
The delay claim The delay claim goes on Read by a model
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, ADJUDGED, and DECREED that defendants’ motion to dismiss (ECF No. 14) be, and the same hereby is, DENIED.
Months pending 18.6 months from the application to the court's decision Read by a model
On August 8, 2023, Duarte and 24 his family appeared at the Embassy for their interviews. (Id.).
TRAC factors The court did not weigh the TRAC factors Read by a model
Threshold rulings Consular nonreviewability rejected; Mootness argument rejected; Duty to re-adjudicate a 221(g) refusal found Read by a model
Here, the doctrine is not triggered because plaintiff does not 25 challenge the consular officer’s decision—she challenges defendants’ delay in issuing a decision.

How the case ended

Docket
No. 2:24-cv-00812
On the docket
This ruling (ECF 19), deciding the motion (ECF 14)
Filed
April 29, 2024
Ended
July 10, 2025
Suit's filing to its end
437 days
How it ended
Ended once the agency acted
From the record
voluntary dismissal 2025-07-10; idb disp 12 (dismissed: voluntarily)

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Supreme Court and Ninth Circuit authority

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