Raha Momeni v. Antony J. Blinken

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United States District Court Central District of California

11 RAHA MOMENI et al., Case № 2:24-cv-04879-ODW (AGRx)

Plaintiffs,

ORDER DENYING

v. 14 A NTONY J. BLINKEN et al., MOTION TO DISMISS [12]

15 Defendants.

16 I. INTRODUCTION Plaintiffs Raha Momeni, Faraz Momeni, Mozhgan Khorrami, Tara Momeni, 19 and Ali Momeni (“Plaintiffs”) bring this mandamus action against Defendants Antony 20 J. Blinken, as U.S. Secretary of State, and Robert Jachim, as Acting Director of the 21 Office of Screening, Analysis, and Coordination (“Defendants”). (Pet. ¶¶ 16–22, 22 ECF No. 1.) Plaintiffs seek to compel Defendants to adjudicate their pending 23 family-based immigrant visa applications. (Id. ¶ 11.) Defendants move to dismiss 24 Plaintiffs’ Petition. (Mot. Dismiss (“Motion” or “Mot.”), ECF No. 12.) For the 25 reasons below, the Court DENIES the Motion.2

1 Plaintiffs noticed the substitution of Robert Jachim for Carson Wu, pursuant to Federal Rule of 27 Civil Procedure 25(d). (Pls.’ Substitution, ECF No.…