Ahmed

1 2 3 4 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 5 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 7 ADNAN AHMED, Case No. 23-cv-02474-SVK

8 Plaintiff,

ORDER ON DEFENDANTS’ MOTION

9 v. FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT

10 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF Re: Dkt. No. 15 STATE, et al., 11 Defendants. 12 13 Plaintiff Adnan Ahmed is a United States citizen. His spouse, who is a citizen of Pakistan, 14 was found to be documentarily qualified for an immigrant visa on May 25, 2022, but at the time 15 Plaintiff filed the Complaint on May 19, 2023, his spouse was still awaiting an interview at the 16 United States Embassy in Islamabad, which is the next step in the process of obtaining a visa. The 17 Complaint requests that the Court issue a writ of mandamus compelling Defendants to adjudicate 18 the visa application of Plaintiff’s spouse, pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act (“APA”) 19 and the Mandamus Act. Dkt. 1. All Parties have consented to the jurisdiction of a magistrate 20 judge. Dkt. 6, 8. 21 Now before the Court is Defendants’ motion for summary judgment, which…