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PATEL v. RENO

No. 96-55359.

134 F.3d 929 (1997)

Jyotika PATEL; Mohanbhai Patel, Petitioners-Appellants, v. Janet RENO, Attorney General; Immigration and Naturalization Service; Clifton J. Rogers, INS, Acting District Director, Los Angeles, Respondents-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided August 1, 1997.

Amended January 16, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael J. Carrozzo, Law Offices of Steven D. Karp, Beverly Hills, California, for the petitioners-appellants.

Michael C. Johnson, Assistant United States Attorney, Los Angeles, California, for the respondents-appellees.

Before: CANBY and THOMAS, Circuit Judges, and KING, Senior U.S. District Judge.

THOMAS, Circuit Judge:

The Patel family's visa application has been pending before the United States Consulate in Bombay, India for eight years without action. The Patels filed this mandamus action to force the consulate to make a decision. Because we agree that the applicable regulations require the consulate to act, we reverse the district court's grant of summary judgment. We affirm the district court's issuance of summary judgment as to non-consulate parties who...

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