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Ebrahimi v. Blinken

Northern District of IllinoisJoan H. LefkowDecided May 3, 2024No. 1:23-cv-03867

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What the decision decided

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Agency Department of State Read by a model
In this case, not only was Akbar’s application refused for administrative processing under Section 221(g), but he was also later informed by the State Department that further adjudication would be necessary: “You will receive another adjudication once such [administrative] processing is complete.”
Form or filing 221(g) (consular refusal); DS-260 (immigrant visa) Read by a model
On November 28, 2021, plaintiffs-petitioners filed Form DS-260 and paid the required processing fees.
What the suit asked for Finish 221(g) processing Read by a model
Plaintiffs-petitioners ask for a declaration that they are entitled to a “prompt” adjudication, a writ of mandamus and an injunction compelling complete adjudication within 30 days, and an order enjoining “any further unreasonable delay” in the adjudication of Akbar’s application.
Kind of order A ruling on a motion or the petition Read by a model
For the foregoing reasons, the motion to dismiss (dkt. 11) is granted.
Motion decided Motion to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction; Motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim Read by a model
Defendants-respondents move to dismiss under Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 12(b)(1) and 12(b)(6).
Whose motion The government's motion Read by a model
Defendants-respondents move to dismiss under Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 12(b)(1) and 12(b)(6).
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 motion to dismiss (dkt. 11) is granted. Counts I and IV are dismissed with prejudice, but Counts II and III are dismissed without prejudice.
Prevailing party Government Read by a model
For the foregoing reasons, the motion to dismiss (dkt. 11) is granted. Counts I and IV are dismissed with prejudice, but Counts II and III are dismissed without prejudice.
The delay claim Dismissed Read by a model
Counts I and IV are dismissed with prejudice, but Counts II and III are dismissed without prejudice.
Months pending 18.7 months from the application to the suit; 29.1 months from the application to the court's decision Read by a model
On November 28, 2021, plaintiffs-petitioners filed Form DS-260 and paid the required processing fees.
TRAC factors The court weighed the TRAC factors
  • 1. Rule of reasonfavors the government
  • 2. Congressional timetablefavors the government
  • 3. Human health and welfarefavors the government
  • 4. Competing prioritiesfavors the government
  • 5. Interests prejudicedfavors the government
  • 6. No impropriety neededneutral
Read by a model
In sum, all TRAC factors favor finding that plaintiffs-petitioners have not plausibly alleged that the 11-month “delay” in the adjudication of Akbar’s application is unreasonable.
The government's delay arguments Line-jumping accepted Read by a model
the lack of differentiation nonetheless supports the government’s position since compelling an expedited adjudication of Akbar’s application would presumably divert resources away from other competing priorities.
Threshold rulings Consular nonreviewability rejected; Mootness argument rejected; APA adequate-remedy bar applied (mandamus claim fails) Read by a model
Just as the ongoing adjudication of Akbar’s application satisfies standing doctrine’s redressability prong, that ongoing adjudication means that no final decision has been made that would implicate the doctrine of consular nonreviewability.
Nationality Iran Read by a model
Iranian national Akbar Ebrahimi
I-130 category Immediate relative Read by a model
On or about February 20, 2020, United States citizen Samaneh Ebrahimi filed a petition for an immigration visa on behalf of her father, Iranian national Akbar Ebrahimi, via Form I-130 (“Petition for Alien Relative”).

Other orders in this case

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DecisionDecidedJudgeDisposition
Ebrahimi v. BlinkenThis decision May 3, 2024 Joan H. Lefkow Dismissed
Ebrahimi v. BlinkenThe case's latest decision: its outcome is the one counted May 3, 2024 Joan Humphrey Lefkow Dismissed

How the case ended

Docket
No. 1:23-cv-03867
Filed
June 20, 2023
Ended
August 14, 2024
Suit's filing to its end
421 days
How it ended
Ended once the agency acted
From the record
idb disp 12 (dismissed: voluntarily)

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Supreme Court and Seventh Circuit authority

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