Subba Chalamalesetty v. Ur Jaddou

• Court: Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
• Decided: April 30, 2024
• Docket: 23-3216
• Status: Unpublished

Opinion

United States Court of Appeals For the Eighth Circuit ___________________________

No. 23-3216 ___________________________

Subba Rao Chalamalesetty

Plaintiff - Appellant

v.

Ur Jaddou, Director, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services; Antony J. Blinken, Secretary, U.S. Department of State

Defendants - Appellees ____________

Appeal from United States District Court for the District of Nebraska - Lincoln ____________

Submitted: April 25, 2024 Filed: April 30, 2024 [Unpublished] ____________

Before COLLOTON, Chief Judge, BENTON and SHEPHERD, Circuit Judges. ____________

PER CURIAM.

In this action brought under the Administrative Procedures Act, Subba Rao Chalamalesetty, a native and citizen of India, appeals the district court’s1 final

1 The Honorable John M. Gerrard, United States District Judge for the District of Nebraska. judgment dismissing the action for lack of subject-matter jurisdiction. Having jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, this court affirms.

On de novo review, see Great Rivers Habitat All. v. Fed. Emergency Mgmt. Agency, 615 F.3d 985, 988 (8th Cir. 2010) (standard of review), this court agrees that the district court lacked subject-matter jurisdiction to review Chalamalesetty’s claims. See Thigulla v. Jaddou, 94 F.4th 770, 773-78 (8th Cir. 2024); see also Cheejati v. Blinken, No. 23-40398, 2024 WL 1517635, at *6 (5th Cir. Apr. 9, 2024).

The judgment is affirmed. ______________________________

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