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Gharamaleki v. Blinken

Southern District of TexasGeorge C Hanks, JrDecided September 30, 2024No. 4:23-cv-03119

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What the decision decided

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Agency Department of State Read by a model
The three were interviewed by a consular officer at the United States Embassy in Yerevan, Armenia.
Form or filing 221(g) (consular refusal); DS-260 (immigrant visa) Read by a model
Plaintiffs, according to their pleading, filed their Form DS-260 visa applications on November 3, 2022.
What the suit asked for Finish 221(g) processing Read by a model
“compel[] the Defendants and those acting under them to perform their duty to complete all steps necessary to adjudicate Plaintiffs’ immigrant visa applications” within 30 days of the Court’s order.
Kind of order A ruling on a motion or the petition Read by a model
Defendants’ motion to dismiss under Rule 12(b)(1) (Dkt. 17) is GRANTED. This case is DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE.
Motion decided Motion to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction Read by a model
Defendants’ motion to dismiss under Rule 12(b)(1) (Dkt. 17) is GRANTED.
Whose motion The government's motion Read by a model
Defendants have moved for dismissal for lack of subject matter jurisdiction under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(1).
Disposition Dismissed as moot Dismissed or denied as moot because the agency acted. Read by a model
Accordingly, the Court concludes that Defendants’ decisions on Plaintiffs’ visa applications mooted Plaintiffs’ claims for relief.
Prevailing party Neither side Read by a model
Accordingly, the Court concludes that Defendants’ decisions on Plaintiffs’ visa applications mooted Plaintiffs’ claims for relief.
The delay claim Moot: the agency acted Read by a model
Accordingly, the Court concludes that Defendants’ decisions on Plaintiffs’ visa applications mooted Plaintiffs’ claims for relief.
Months pending 21.7 months from the application to the agency's action Read by a model
on August 26, 2024, Pashapour’s application was again refused
TRAC factors The court did not weigh the TRAC factors Read by a model
Threshold rulings Consular nonreviewability applied; Held moot; No duty to re-adjudicate a 221(g) refusal Read by a model
Plaintiffs are barred by the doctrine of consular nonreviewability from asking this Court to review final decisions on their visa applications.

How the case ended

Docket
No. 4:23-cv-03119
Filed
August 23, 2023
Ended
September 30, 2024
Suit's filing to its end
404 days
How it ended
Ended once the agency acted
From the record
idb disp 14 (dismissed: other)

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Supreme Court and Fifth Circuit authority

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