Babaria

1 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 4 JIGAR BABARIA, et al., Case No. 22-cv-05521-SI

Plaintiffs,

ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO

v. STAY PROCEEDINGS

ANTONY J. BLINKEN, et al., Re: Dkt. No. 23 Defendants.

10 Before the Court is the defendants’ motion to stay proceedings pending resolution of plaintiffs’ appeal of this Court’s decision denying their motion for a preliminary injunction. Dkt. No. 23. Plaintiffs have not responded to the motion to stay proceedings. For the reasons discussed below, the motion is GRANTED. 15 BACKGROUND1 At issue in this case is the process by which defendant United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) and the United States Department of State (DOS) allocate immigrant visas, which allow the holder to live permanently in the United States. Dkt. No. 14 at 12. Plaintiffs are Indian citizens who currently reside in the United States in non-immigrant status and who have applied for EB-2 immigrant…