Singh
Singh v. Garland
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 SHAMSHER SINGH, No. 1:22-cv-00502-ADA-CDB Plaintiff, v. ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS’
MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT
MERRICK B. GARLAND, et al., (ECF No. 17) Defendants. 16 This matter is before the Court on Defendants Merrick B. Garland, Alejandro Mayorkas, and Kathy A. Baran’s motion for dismissal and summary judgment. (ECF No. 17.) The Court converts the motion into one for summary judgment. Due to the emergency posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, the motion was taken under submission based on the papers. (ECF No. 18.) As explained below, the Court will grant Defendants’ motion for summary judgment.
1 “If, on a motion under Rule 12(b)(6) . . . matters outside the pleadings are presented to and not excluded by the court, the motion must be [converted to] one for summary judgment under Rule 56.” Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(d); United States v. Ritchie, 342 F.3d 903, 907 (9th Cir. 2003); Parrino v. FHP, Inc., 146 F.3d 699, 706 fn. 4…