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JAMOUSSIAN v. BLINKEN

District of New JerseyKevin McNultyDecided February 23, 2022No. 2:21-cv-10980

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What the decision decided

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Agency National Visa Center Read by a model
On August 19, 2020, the I-129F was approved, and the case was forwarded to the National Visa Center (“NVC”), which was to schedule an interview.
Form or filing DS-160 (nonimmigrant visa) Read by a model
Karoun J. Jamoussian is understandably frustrated at the slow pace of the processing of a nonimmigrant visa application.
What the suit asked for Schedule an interview Read by a model
Plaintiffs ask that this Court enter an order “mandating a time certain to schedule and adjudicate Petitioner’s nonimmigrant visa”
Kind of order A ruling on a motion or the petition Read by a model
The defendants’ motion to dismiss the Complaint is therefore GRANTED.
Motion decided Motion to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction; Motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim Read by a model
Defendants move to dismiss the complaint for lack of jurisdiction and failure to state a claim, citing Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(1) and 12(b)(6).
Whose motion The government's motion Read by a model
The defendants’ motion to dismiss the Complaint is therefore GRANTED.
Disposition Dismissed The case or every delay claim was dismissed for a reason other than mootness. Read by a model
The defendants’ motion to dismiss the Complaint is therefore GRANTED.
Prevailing party Government Read by a model
The defendants’ motion to dismiss the Complaint is therefore GRANTED.
The delay claim Dismissed Read by a model
Weighing the relevant factors, I find that no unreasonable delay has been plausibly pled, and I grant the motion to dismiss for failure to state a cause of action.
Months pending 18 months from the application to the court's decision Read by a model
As of this writing, the I-129F was approved some eighteen months ago.
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
Under such circumstances, to grant relief would accomplish little beyond pushing one applicant ahead of others equally deserving, scrambling agency priorities and incentivizing litigation.
Threshold rulings None Read by a model

How the case ended

Docket
No. 2:21-cv-10980
Filed
May 7, 2021
Ended
February 23, 2022
Suit's filing to its end
292 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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