Legal Opinion

Mehta v. United States Department of State

District Court, W.D. Washington

Decided May 16, 2016No. Case No. 15-1543RSMPublished

1Opinion of the Court

ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS’ MOTION TO DISMISS

RICARDO S. MARTINEZ, CHIEF UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

I. INTRODUCTION

This matter comes before the Court on Defendants United States Department of State, et al. (collectively, “State Depart*1148ment”)’s Motion to Dismiss pursuant to FRCP 12(b)(1) and 12(b)(6), Dkt. #27. The State Department argues inter alia, that the Court lacks jurisdiction under the Administrative Procedure Act (“APA”) to review Defendants’ revision to a visa bulletin as this revision does not constitute “final agency action.” Id. at 2. Plaintiffs oppose this Motion and argue that the…

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