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Coulibaly v. Schrader

Eastern District of New YorkMargo K. BrodieDecided September 22, 2025No. 1:23-cv-08031

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Agency Department of State Read by a model
The same day, the U.S. Embassy in Senegal “issued a refusal on the immigrant visa application” of Mr. Coulibaly pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1182(a)(6)(C)(i),4
Form or filing DS-260 (immigrant visa) Read by a model
“issued a refusal on the immigrant visa application”
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 the foregoing reasons, the Court grants Defendants’ motion to dismiss the Complaint.
Motion decided Motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim Read by a model
On March 13, 2025, Defendants moved to dismiss the Complaint for failure to state a claim pursuant to Rule 12(b)(6) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure; Plaintiff opposes the motion.2
Whose motion The government's motion Read by a model
On March 13, 2025, Defendants moved to dismiss the Complaint for failure to state a claim pursuant to Rule 12(b)(6) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
Disposition Dismissed The case or every delay claim was dismissed for a reason other than mootness. Read by a model
For the foregoing reasons, the Court grants Defendants’ motion to dismiss the Complaint.
Prevailing party Government Read by a model
For the foregoing reasons, the Court grants Defendants’ motion to dismiss the Complaint.
The other claims Dismissed Read by a model
For the foregoing reasons, the Court grants Defendants’ motion to dismiss the Complaint.
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
The doctrine of consular nonreviewability bars the Court’s review of Mr. Coulibaly’s visa denial.
I-130 category Family preference Read by a model
Plaintiff is a lawful permanent resident and resides in Queens, New York.3 (Compl. ¶ 11.) Plaintiff and her husband Mr. Coulibaly married on July 31, 2018, and Plaintiff’s children are all under twenty-one years of age.

How the case ended

Docket
No. 1:23-cv-08031
On the docket
This ruling (ECF 23)
Filed
October 27, 2023
Ended
September 23, 2025
Suit's filing to its end
697 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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