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OLADOJA v. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF STATE

District of New JerseyJulien Xavier NealsDecided March 21, 2025No. 2:24-cv-01143

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Agency Department of State Read by a model
On or about August 24, 2023, Tijani was interviewed by the consular section of the U.S. Embassy in Kingston, Jamaica.
Form or filing 221(g) (consular refusal); DS-260 (immigrant visa) Read by a model
complete all administrative processing within sixty days; (ii) take jurisdiction of this action and adjudicate Tijani’s immigrant visa;
What the suit asked for Finish 221(g) processing Read by a model
Plaintiff requests, inter alia, that this Court (i) compel Defendants to promptly complete all administrative processing within sixty days;
Kind of order A ruling on a motion or the petition Read by a model
Defendants’ motion to dismiss (ECF No. 14) is GRANTED, and the Complaint is DISMISSED without prejudice.
Motion decided Motion to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction; Motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim Read by a model
motion to dismiss Plaintiff Kaothar Oyindamola Oladoja’s (“Plaintiff”) Complaint (ECF No. 1) (“Complaint” or “Compl.”) pursuant to Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 12(b)(1) and 12(b)(6).
Whose motion The government's motion Read by a model
On July 1, 2024, Defendants moved to dismiss the Complaint.
Disposition Dismissed The case or every delay claim was dismissed for a reason other than mootness. Read by a model
Defendants’ motion to dismiss (ECF No. 14) is GRANTED, and the Complaint is DISMISSED without prejudice.
Prevailing party Government Read by a model
Defendants’ motion to dismiss (ECF No. 14) is GRANTED, and the Complaint is DISMISSED without prejudice.
The delay claim Dismissed Read by a model
Therefore, Plaintiff’s APA claim must be dismissed for lack of subject matter jurisdiction under the APA and the Mandamus Act.
The other claims Dismissed Read by a model
As the Court finds (i) it lacks subject matter jurisdiction over the APA claim and (ii) the Complaint fails to state a due process claim, the Complaint will be dismissed in its entirety.
Months pending 6.2 months from the application to the suit; 18.9 months from the application to the court's decision Read by a model
On or about August 24, 2023, Tijani was interviewed by the consular section of the U.S. Embassy in Kingston, Jamaica.
TRAC factors The court did not weigh the TRAC factors Read by a model
The government's delay arguments Line-jumping accepted Read by a model
Because Plaintiff has failed to set forth any evidence of bad faith, deliberate inaction, or improper behavior, Plaintiff “cannot use Section 1202[ ] to leapfrog the line given the discretion inherent in the visa adjudication process.”
Threshold rulings None Read by a model
Nationality Jamaica Read by a model
Tijani is a Jamaican citizen.
I-130 category Immediate relative Read by a model
Plaintiff, a United States citizen, filed an I-130 petition with the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) on behalf of her husband Ahmad Akinkunle Tijani’s (“Tijani”).

How the case ended

Docket
No. 2:24-cv-01143
Filed
February 28, 2024
Ended
March 21, 2025
Suit's filing to its end
387 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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