Gilani v. Bitter

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE CENTRAL DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS SPRINGFIELD DIVISION SAMIE GILANI, ) Plaintiff, v. Case No. 23-cv-03288 RINA BITTER, et al., Defendants. OPINION COLLEEN R. LAWLESS, United States District Judge: Before the Court is Defendants’! Motion to Dismiss for Lack of Jurisdiction and Failure to State a Claim. (Doc. 6). I. BACKGROUND Plaintiff Samie Gilani (“Gilani”) is a United States citizen who submitted an J-130 visa petition for his wife, Rabiya Chauhan, a citizen of Pakistan. (Doc. 1 at 1, 8, 11). Gilani filed the petition with the United States Citizenship…