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Cevallos v. U.S. Department of State

District of ColumbiaJohn D. BatesDecided September 26, 2023No. 1:22-cv-02602

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What the decision decided

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Agency Department of State Read by a model
The State Department submits that the Amended Complaint should be dismissed because Cardenas Cevallos challenges a consular officer’s unreviewable decision to deny his visa.
Form or filing DS-160 (nonimmigrant visa) Read by a model
After the meeting, Cardenas Cevallos reapplied for a B-1/B-2 visa.
What the suit asked for Not recorded Read by a model
Kind of order A ruling on a motion or the petition Read by a model
ORDERED that [8] defendants’ motion to dismiss is GRANTED; and it is further ORDERED that this case is DISMISSED with prejudice.
Motion decided Motion to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction; Motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim Read by a model
The State Department filed a motion to dismiss the amended complaint for lack of subjectmatter jurisdiction under Rule 12(b)(1) and for failure to state a claim under Rule 12(b)(6).
Whose motion The government's motion Read by a model
Before the Court is the State Department’s motion to dismiss for lack of subject matter jurisdiction and failure to state a claim.
Disposition Dismissed The case or every delay claim was dismissed for a reason other than mootness. Read by a model
ORDERED that this case is DISMISSED with prejudice.
Prevailing party Government Read by a model
ORDERED that this case is DISMISSED with prejudice.
The other claims Dismissed Read by a model
ORDERED that this case is DISMISSED with prejudice.
Months pending Not stated Read by a model
TRAC factors The court did not weigh the TRAC factors Read by a model
Threshold rulings Consular nonreviewability applied Read by a model
Because Cardenas Cevallos squarely challenges the “manner” in which he was denied entry, his statutory claims are subject to consular nonreviewability.
Nationality Mexico Read by a model
Cardenas Cevallos is a Mexican citizen

How the case ended

Docket
No. 1:22-cv-02602
Filed
August 30, 2022
Ended
September 26, 2023
Suit's filing to its end
392 days
How it ended
Dismissed, ground not recorded
From the record
idb disp 2 (dismissed: want of prosecution)

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Supreme Court and D.C. Circuit authority

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