Aboutalebi v. Department of State

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ZAHRA ABOUTALEBI, Plaintiff, v. Civil Action No. 19-2605 (TJK) DEPARTMENT OF STATE et al., Defendants. MEMORANDUM OPINION Zahra Aboutalebi, an Iranian citizen, brought this action to challenge Defendants’ failure to adjudicate her visa application; she also alleged that any later denial would be unlawful. She subsequently moved for a preliminary injunction to compel Defendants to adjudicate her application. Defendants have since denied her application. For that reason, they argue that the Court lacks subject-matter jurisdiction because…