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GOVERN GPT, INC. v. BLINKEN

District of ColumbiaRoyce C. LamberthDecided September 26, 2025No. 1:24-cv-02855

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Agency Department of State Read by a model
After Plaintiff Mohammed Amini, a national of Iran and a resident of Canada, applied for an O-1 non-immigrant visa, the U.S. Consulate in Toronto refused his application under Section 221(g) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (“INA”) for further administrative processing.
Form or filing 221(g) (consular refusal); DS-160 (nonimmigrant visa) Read by a model
Amini promptly completed an online non-immigrant visa application, Form DS-160, on October 19, 2023, and the U.S. Consulate in Toronto scheduled an in-person interview to take place approximately two weeks later, on November 3, 2023.
What the suit asked for Finish 221(g) processing Read by a model
Count II seeks a writ of mandamus to compel the defendants to adjudicate Amini’s visa application.
Kind of order A ruling on a motion or the petition Read by a model
the defendants’ motion will be GRANTED by separate order and the case will be DISMISSED.
Motion decided Motion to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction; Motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim Read by a model
On December 23, 2024, the defendants moved to dismiss under Rules 12 (b)(1) and 12(b)(6).
Whose motion The government's motion Read by a model
Before the Court is the defendants’ Motion to Dismiss for lack of standing and failure to state a claim.
Disposition Dismissed The case or every delay claim was dismissed for a reason other than mootness. Read by a model
Because the Court agrees that the plaintiffs have not identified a non-discretionary duty for the defendants to take further action, the defendants’ motion will be GRANTED by separate order and the case will be DISMISSED.
Prevailing party Government Read by a model
Because the Court agrees that the plaintiffs have not identified a non-discretionary duty for the defendants to take further action, the defendants’ motion will be GRANTED by separate order and the case will be DISMISSED.
The delay claim Dismissed Read by a model
Because the Court agrees that the plaintiffs have not identified a non-discretionary duty for the defendants to take further action, the defendants’ motion will be GRANTED by separate order and the case will be DISMISSED.
The other claims Dismissed Read by a model
the defendants’ motion will be GRANTED by separate order and the case will be DISMISSED.
Months pending 11.6 months from the application to the suit; 23.3 months from the application to the court's decision Read by a model
Amini promptly completed an online non-immigrant visa application, Form DS-160, on October 19, 2023
TRAC factors The court did not weigh the TRAC factors Read by a model
Threshold rulings No duty to re-adjudicate a 221(g) refusal Read by a model
Because the Court agrees that the plaintiffs have not identified a non-discretionary duty for the defendants to take further action, the defendants’ motion will be GRANTED by separate order and the case will be DISMISSED.
Nationality Iran Read by a model
Plaintiff Mohammed Amini is a native and citizen of Iran and a lawful permanent resident of Canada.

How the case ended

Docket
No. 1:24-cv-02855
Filed
October 7, 2024
Ended
September 29, 2025
Suit's filing to its end
357 days
How it ended
Dismissed on jurisdiction or the merits
From the record
idb disp 6 (judgment: motion before trial), judgment for defendant

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