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Mostofi v. Napolitano

District of ColumbiaEllen Segal HuvelleDecided January 27, 2012No. 1:11-cv-00727

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What the decision decided

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Agency Department of State Read by a model
On April 14, 2010, the Immigrant Visa Chief of the United States Consulate General in Sydney denied Aghakhani’s visa application stating
Form or filing DS-260 (immigrant visa) Read by a model
As part of the continuing process of obtaining an immigrant visa, Aghakhani attended a March 16, 2010 interview at the United States Consulate in Sydney, Australia.
What the suit asked for Not recorded Read by a model
Kind of order A ruling on a motion or the petition Read by a model
For these reasons, defendants’ motion to dismiss for lack of subject matter jurisdiction is granted.
Motion decided Motion to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction Read by a model
For these reasons, defendants’ motion to dismiss for lack of subject matter jurisdiction is granted.
Whose motion The government's motion Read by a model
For these reasons, defendants’ motion to dismiss for lack of subject matter jurisdiction is granted.
Disposition Dismissed The case or every delay claim was dismissed for a reason other than mootness. Read by a model
For these reasons, defendants’ motion to dismiss for lack of subject matter jurisdiction is granted.
Prevailing party Government Read by a model
For these reasons, defendants’ motion to dismiss for lack of subject matter jurisdiction is granted.
The other claims Dismissed Read by a model
For these reasons, defendants’ motion to dismiss for lack of subject matter jurisdiction is granted.
Months pending Not stated Read by a model
TRAC factors The court did not weigh the TRAC factors Read by a model
Threshold rulings Consular nonreviewability applied Read by a model
Since plaintiff has not stated a valid constitutional claim, the doctrine of consular nonreviewability bars this Court from conducting even a limited Mandel review.
Nationality Iran Read by a model
Plaintiff Shaghayegh Mostofi, a naturalized American citizen, married Iranian citizen Shahriar Aghakhani on August 20, 2008, in Tehran, Iran.
I-130 category Immediate relative Read by a model
Plaintiff Shaghayegh Mostofi, a naturalized American citizen, married Iranian citizen Shahriar Aghakhani on August 20, 2008, in Tehran, Iran.

How the case ended

Docket
No. 1:11-cv-00727
Filed
April 14, 2011
Ended
January 27, 2012
Suit's filing to its end
288 days
How it ended
Dismissed on jurisdiction or the merits
From the record
idb disp 3 (dismissed: lack of jurisdiction)

A voluntary or stipulated dismissal is how most suits end once the agency acts; the docket rarely says why.

Supreme Court and D.C. Circuit authority

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