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Tekle v. Blinken

District of ColumbiaAmit Priyavadan MehtaDecided April 29, 2022No. 1:21-cv-01655

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Agency Department of State Read by a model
Plaintiff attempts to avoid this precedent by asserting that his family is already at “the front of the line, simply awaiting the consular officer’s completion of administrative processing.”
Form or filing 221(g) (consular refusal); DS-260 (immigrant visa) Read by a model
Plaintiff Tadesse Welday Tekle is a United States c itizen who has filed visa applications on behalf of his wife and son, both citizens of Ethiopia.
What the suit asked for Finish 221(g) processing Read by a model
Plaintiff ultimately requests an order by this court “requiring Defendants to complete the adjudication process.”
Kind of order A ruling on a motion or the petition Read by a model
For the reasons that follow, Defendants’ motion to dismiss is granted and Plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment is denied as moot.
Motion decided Motion to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction; Motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim; Summary judgment Read by a model
For the reasons that follow, Defendants’ motion to dismiss is granted and Plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment is denied as moot.
Whose motion Cross-motions Read by a model
For the reasons that follow, Defendants’ motion to dismiss is granted and Plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment is denied as moot.
Disposition Dismissed The case or every delay claim was dismissed for a reason other than mootness. Read by a model
For the reasons that follow, Defendants’ motion to dismiss is granted and Plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment is denied as moot.
Prevailing party Government Read by a model
For the reasons that follow, Defendants’ motion to dismiss is granted and Plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment is denied as moot.
The delay claim Dismissed Read by a model
For the reasons that follow, Defendants’ motion to dismiss is granted and Plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment is denied as moot.
Months pending 23 months from the application to the suit; 33.5 months from the application to the court's decision Read by a model
His wife had an interview in July 2019 at the U.S. Embassy in Ethiopia
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
Even if the court were to take account of the ensuing ten months, a 33-month delay is not unreasonable.
The government's delay arguments Line-jumping accepted Read by a model
What is not speculative, however, is that if the court were to grant the relief Plaintiff seeks, it would divert resources from other processing priorities to Plaintiff’s family’s applications.
Threshold rulings None Read by a model
Nationality Ethiopia Read by a model
his wife and son, both citizens of Ethiopia.
I-130 category Immediate relative Read by a model
Plaintiff Tadesse Welday Tekle is a United States c itizen who has filed visa applications on behalf of his wife and son, both citizens of Ethiopia.

How the case ended

Docket
No. 1:21-cv-01655
Filed
June 18, 2021
Ended
April 29, 2022
Suit's filing to its end
315 days
How it ended
Ended, outcome not recorded
From the record
terminated; no disposition recorded

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