Robindeep Singh v. United States Department of State

I. INTRODUCTION

18 Plaintiffs Robindeep Singh and Urmila Singh filed this action against 19 Defendants U.S. Department of State (the “DOS”); Antony J. Blinken, in his official 20 capacity as U.S. Secretary of State; Atul Keshap, in his official capacity as U.S. 21 Ambassador to India; and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (the “USCIS”). 22 (First Am. Compl. (“FAC”), ECF No. 16.) Defendants now move to dismiss 23 Plaintiffs’ claims pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure (“Rule”) 12(b)(1) and 24 Rule 12(b)(6). (Mot. Dismiss (“Mot.” or “Motion”), ECF No. 20.) The Motion is 25 fully briefed. (Opp’n, ECF No. 23; Reply, ECF No. 26.) For the reasons set forth 26 below, the Court GRANTS Defendants’ Motion.1

28 1 Having carefully considered the papers filed in connection with the Motion, the Court deemed the matter appropriate for decision without oral argument. Fed. R. Civ. P. 78; C.D. Cal. L.R. 7-15. Case 2:21-cv-07142-ODW-PVC Document Filed 08/15/ Page 2 of Page ID #:238

II. BACKGROUND Robindeep2 is an adult nonresident alien who was born in India and currently 3 resides in…