Shankar
Shankar v. Jaddou
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 CHETHAN JAYARAM SHANKAR, et al., Case No. 22-cv-04040-HSG
Plaintiffs, ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO
STAY
v. Re: Dkt. No. 18 UR M. JADDOU, et al., Defendants.
12 Pending before the Court is a motion to stay filed by Defendants Ur M. Jaddou, Director of United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”), and Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of the United States Department of State (“DOS”). Dkt. No. 18. Defendants seek to stay this action pending resolution of the appeal before the Ninth Circuit in Babaria v. Blinken, Case No. 22-16700. The Court finds this matter appropriate for disposition without oral argument and the matter is deemed submitted. See Civil L.R. 7-1(b). For the reasons detailed below, the Court GRANTS the motion. I. BACKGROUND Plaintiffs Chethan Jayaram Shankar and Ramya Gundmi filed this action to challenge the process by which USCIS and DOS adjudicate I-485 applications for lawful permanent residency status. …