FL PCM Holding LLC v. Donna P. Campagnolo

I. INTRODUCTION

On May 18, 2021, plaintiffs FL PCM Holding LLC and Vahagn Martirosyan brought this action against Director of the California Service Center (“CSC”) of the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”), Donna P. Campagnolo; the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, Alejandro Mayorkas; Attorney General of the United States, Merrick Garland; Acting Director of the USCIS, Tracy Renaud; and Chief of the USCIS Administrative Appeals Office, Susan Dibbins (collectively, “defendants”. This action arises under the Administrative Procedure Act, 5 U.S.C. §701 et seq. Plaintiffs seeks to overturn defendants’ administrative decisions which resulted in the denial of plaintiffs’ petition for the non-immigrant L-1A Visa pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1361 on behalf of Martirosyan as the proposed beneficiary. Dkt. 1 (“Compl.”) at ¥ 1. On May 25, 2022, plaintiffs filed an amended complaint. Dkt. 18 (“FAC”). On September 16, 2022, plaintiffs filed the instant motion for summary judgment. Dkt. 31 (“Mot.”). On October 17, 2022, defendants filed a responding brief. Dkt. 34 (“Opp.”). On November 7, 2022, plaintiffs filed a reply. Dkt. 37 (“Reply”). On…