Legal Opinion

Yung-Kai Lu v. Tillerson

Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit

Decided February 15, 2018No. Civil Action No. 17–1028 (JEB)PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

JAMES E. BOASBERG, United States District Judge

Plaintiff Yung-Kai Lu, proceeding pro se , is a citizen and resident of Taiwan. In 2015, Lu was the lucky winner of the "visa lottery" for lawful admission to the United States. Yet his victory proved hollow, as he was never granted a visa. Lu then brought this suit alleging that this 2015 visa deprivation was based on unreasonable delays on the part of the State Department, as well as on other unconnected events. As relief, Plaintiff asked this Court to compel Defendant Secretary of State to extend the time for a visa interview for his 2015…

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