Legal Opinion

Dib v. Shea

District Court, District of Columbia

Decided June 2, 2026No. Civil Action No. 2025-4167Published

1Opinion of the Court

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ALAA DIB, Plaintiff, v. Civil Action No. 25-4167 (JEB) PETER T. SHEA & MARCO A. RUBIO, Defendants. MEMORANDUM OPINION Plaintiff Alaa Dib needs a K-1 nonimmigrant visa to come to the United States to marry his American fiancée. His application, however, has languished in administrative processing in Jordan for almost two years. Dib has thus turned to the courts. He seeks relief under the Administrative Procedure Act for agency action that has been unreasonably delayed, as well as a writ of mandamus, both of which would compel Defendants…

2Cases cited30 opinions

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  2. Bell Atlantic Corp. v. TwomblySupreme Court of the United States · 2007
  3. Scheuer v. RhodesSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
  4. Norton v. Southern Utah Wilderness AllianceSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
  5. American Nat. Ins. Co. v. FDICCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2011

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