{"id":3236,"date":"2021-09-09T22:53:32","date_gmt":"2021-09-09T22:53:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/britsimonsays.com\/?p=3236"},"modified":"2021-09-09T22:53:36","modified_gmt":"2021-09-09T22:53:36","slug":"a-great-win-in-the-dv2021-lawsuits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/britsimonsays.com\/a-great-win-in-the-dv2021-lawsuits\/","title":{"rendered":"A great win in the DV2021 lawsuits"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Judge Mehta has release an order\/opinion that is a very good win for DV2021 cases. Congratulations and thanks goes to the legal eagles that have fought this battle!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. He tells the government to do as many interviews as possible before September 30th. <\/li>
  2. He blocks the prioritization (Tier 4 ) for DV2021 cases. That is VERY important.<\/li>
  3. He is instruction the lawyers to give a joint status report on September 23<\/li>
  4. He is considering preserving visas for issuance after the end of the fiscal year.<\/li>
  5. He did not give priority to the named plaintiffs. This additional effort could apply to any case.<\/li>
  6. Rosales and Goodluck cases are being combined. <\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    The order itself can be seen here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    This could see some additional interviews being booked between now and the end of the month – but I think it will be hard to add many thousands of cases in such a short timeline. So – it is likely that the report due on September 23 will be used to determine how many visas should be preserved for later issuance. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    There is much we don’t know at this point – so please be patient while things get worked out<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    You can see my thoughts here:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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