Read AHMED v. DEP'T OF HOMELAND SECURITY, 02-1467

District court had jurisdiction over a diversity visa lottery winner's action to compel the federal government to process a visa application, but denial of mandamus is affirmed as relief could not be implemented without violating substantive limitations of the statute creating the diversity visa program.

Appellate Information

• Argued 11/14/2002
• Decided 05/09/2003
• Published 05/09/2003

Judges

• DIANE P. WOOD, Circuit Judge., Before RIPPLE, ROVNER, and DIANE P. WOOD, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• James V. Noonan (argued), Noonan & Lieberman, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Jeffery J. Bernstein (argued), Department of Justice, Civil Division, Immigration Litigation, Washington, D.C., Defendant-Appellee.