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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 SARONI RAY, et al., Case No. 20-cv-06279-JSC

Plaintiffs,

ORDER RE PLAINTIFFS’ MOTIONS

v. FOR A PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION

AND TO EXPEDITE DISCOVERY

KENNETH T. CUCCINELLI, Re: Dkt. Nos. 6 & 12 Defendant.

12 Plaintiffs are 45 foreign nationals holding H-4 visas; they are also individual spouses of H- 1B visa holders. They reside across the country, and allege that United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) has unlawfully withheld from them a 180-day automatic extension of work authorization upon the expiration of their Employment Authorization Documents, and that USCIS has created unreasonable delays in the adjudication of their work reauthorizations. They seek to compel USCIS to recognize that their work authorizations should be automatically extended and adjudicate their pending work reauthorization petitions. Plaintiffs also seek to expedite discovery. For the reasons set forth below, the Court DENIES Plaintiffs’ …