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Faghih Sabzevari v. Blinken

District of ColumbiaThomas F. HoganDecided October 27, 2021No. 1:21-cv-02165

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Agency Department of State Read by a model
Sometimes a plaintiff files suit before the selection FY ends but the court fails to act on that request until after September 30, at which point the State Department lacks authority to issue a diversity visa sought in the prior fiscal year.
Form or filing DS-260 (immigrant visa) Read by a model
Defendants had failed to timely adjudicate his diversity visa application
What the suit asked for Schedule an interview Read by a model
schedule and complete [his] diversity visa interview
Kind of order A ruling on a motion or the petition Read by a model
Accordingly, the Court is compelled to conclude that Plaintiff’s claims are moot, and the case is therefore dismissed.
Motion decided Other motion to dismiss; Preliminary injunction or TRO Read by a model
Defendants filed a combined Motion to Dismiss and Opposition to Plaintiff’s Motion for Preliminary Injunction [ECF No. 11].
Whose motion Cross-motions Read by a model
Defendants filed a combined Motion to Dismiss and Opposition to Plaintiff’s Motion for Preliminary Injunction [ECF No. 11].
Prevailing party Neither side Read by a model
Accordingly, the Court is compelled to conclude that Plaintiff’s claims are moot, and the case is therefore dismissed.
The delay claim Moot: the agency acted Read by a model
Accordingly, the Court is compelled to conclude that Plaintiff’s claims are moot, and the case is therefore dismissed.
Months pending Not stated at filing The agency acted before this decision, so the months up to the decision are not a delay and are not shown. Read by a model
TRAC factors The court did not weigh the TRAC factors Read by a model
Threshold rulings Held moot Read by a model
Accordingly, the Court is compelled to conclude that Plaintiff’s claims are moot, and the case is therefore dismissed.
Nationality Iran Read by a model
Plaintiff is an Iranian national

How the case ended

Docket
No. 1:21-cv-02165
On the docket
This ruling (ECF 17)
Filed
August 12, 2021
Ended
October 27, 2021
Suit's filing to its end
76 days
How it ended
Dismissed on jurisdiction or the merits
From the record
idb disp 3 (dismissed: lack of jurisdiction)

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Supreme Court and D.C. Circuit authority

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