Innova Solutions, Inc. v. Kathy Baran

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

12 INNOVA SOLUTIONS, INC., ) Case No. 18-cv-09732 DDP (RAOx) ) 14 Plaintiff, ) ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S ) MOTION FOR SUMMARY v. ) JUDGMENT & DENYING ) DEFENDANT’S MOTION FOR KATHY A. BARAN, ) SUMMARY JUDGMENT ) Defendant. ) [Dkts. 28, 29] ) ) 20 ) 21 Presently before the court are the parti es’ cross motions for summary judgment.

(Dkts. 28, 29.) Having considered the submis sions of the parties and heard oral a rgument, the court grants Plaintiff’s motion, denies Defendant’s motion, and adopts the

fo l l o w i n g order. I. BACKGROUND

Under the Immigration and Nationality Act (“INA”), an employer may petition June 5, 2018, Plaintiff Innova Solutions, LLC (“Innova”) filed a Petition for 1 Nonimmigrant Worker with the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services 2 (“USCIS”) seeking to sponsor Dhesinghu Alagarsamy (“Beneficiary”) for an H-1B visa. 3…