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Zindani v. Blinken

Eastern District of MichiganRobert J. WhiteDecided September 19, 2025No. 2:24-cv-12958

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What the decision decided

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Agency Department of State Read by a model
He seeks to, in effect, compel the State Department Defendants to direct consular officials to reconsider the CBP officers’ revocation of his visa.
Form or filing DS-260 (immigrant visa); I-130 (relative petition) Read by a model
to direct consular officials reconsider the revocation of his immigration visa.
What the suit asked for Some other action Read by a model
He seeks to, in effect, compel the State Department Defendants to direct consular officials to reconsider the CBP officers’ revocation of his visa.
Kind of order A ruling on a motion or the petition Read by a model
IT IS ORDERED that the State Department Defendants’ motion to dismiss the complaint (ECF No. 9) is granted.
Motion decided Motion to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction Read by a model
The State Department Defendants now move to dismiss the complaint on the ground that Quraea lacks Article III standing to maintain this action.
Whose motion The government's motion Read by a model
Before the Court is the State Department Defendants’ motion to dismiss the complaint.
Disposition Dismissed The case or every delay claim was dismissed for a reason other than mootness. Read by a model
IT IS ORDERED that the State Department Defendants’ motion to dismiss the complaint (ECF No. 9) is granted.
Prevailing party Government Read by a model
IT IS ORDERED that the State Department Defendants’ motion to dismiss the complaint (ECF No. 9) is granted.
The other claims Dismissed Read by a model
IT IS ORDERED that the State Department Defendants’ motion to dismiss the complaint (ECF No. 9) 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 None Read by a model
Nationality Yemen Read by a model
Quraea is a Yemeni citizen.
I-130 category Immediate relative Read by a model
His wife Ohud is an American citizen. (ECF No. 1, PageID.1, ¶ 1). She filed a Form I-130 Petition for Alien Relative on Quraea’s behalf. (Id.).

How the case ended

Docket
No. 2:24-cv-12958
Filed
November 6, 2024
Ended
September 19, 2025
Suit's filing to its end
317 days
How it ended
Dismissed, ground not recorded
From the record
idb disp 14 (dismissed: other)

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Supreme Court and Sixth Circuit authority

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