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BOKHARI v. BITTER

District of New JerseyJamel K. SemperDecided January 22, 2024No. 2:23-cv-01947

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What the decision decided

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Agency Department of State Read by a model
The State Department has discretion regarding visa interview scheduling, but the APA requires agencies to act on matters presented to them within a “reasonable time.”
Form or filing None named Read by a model
What the suit asked for Schedule an interview Read by a model
Plaintiff’s Complaint fails to set forth a short and plain statement of his claims adequately alleging unreasonable delay in scheduling the visa interview.
Kind of order A ruling on a motion or the petition Read by a model
ORDERED that Plaintiff’s Complaint is DISMISSED without prejudice for failure to state a claim pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6).
Motion decided Motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim Read by a model
Motion to Dismiss Plaintiff Qamar Munir Bokhari’s (“Plaintiff”) Complaint, (ECF 1.), pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure (“Rule”) 12(b)(6)
Whose motion The government's motion Read by a model
Defendants Rena Bitter, Andrew Schofer, and Antony Blinken’s (“Defendants”) Motion to Dismiss Plaintiff Qamar Munir Bokhari’s (“Plaintiff”) Complaint
Disposition Dismissed The case or every delay claim was dismissed for a reason other than mootness. Read by a model
ORDERED that Plaintiff’s Complaint is DISMISSED without prejudice for failure to state a claim pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6).
Prevailing party Government Read by a model
ORDERED that Plaintiff’s Complaint is DISMISSED without prejudice for failure to state a claim pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6).
The delay claim Dismissed Read by a model
ORDERED that Plaintiff’s Complaint is DISMISSED without prejudice for failure to state a claim pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6).
The other claims Dismissed Read by a model
Plaintiff fails to state a claim for relief under the Due Process Clause of the Fifth Amendment.
Months pending Not stated Read by a model
TRAC factors The court did not weigh the TRAC factors Read by a model
Threshold rulings None Read by a model

How the case ended

Docket
No. 2:23-cv-01947
On the docket
This ruling (ECF 15)
Filed
April 6, 2023
Ended
January 22, 2024
Suit's filing to its end
291 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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Supreme Court and Third Circuit authority

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