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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SUNLIFT INTERNATIONAL, INC.,

Case No. 20-cv-08869-JCS Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S v. MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT, GRANTING ALEJANDRO MAYORKAS, et al., DEFENDANTS’ MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT AND Defendants. AFFIRMING DENIAL OF PETITION 11 Re: Dkt. Nos. 17, 18

I. INTRODUCTION On August 10, 2020, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) denied a Form I-140, Immigrant Petition for Alien Worker (“Petition”) filed by Plaintiff Sunlift International, Inc. (“Sunlift”) on behalf of Mr. Ping Zhou (“Beneficiary”). Sunlift contends the denial was arbitrary and capricious and contrary to law and brings this action seeking to overturn the denial, while USCIS asks the Court to uphold the denial. Presently before the Court is Plaintiff’s Motion for Summary Judgment (“Plaintiff’s Motion”) and Defendants’ cross-motion for…