Zheng

1 2 3 4 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 5 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 7 XIAOLIAN ZHENG, Case No. 4:23-cv-02707-KAW

8 Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S

MOTION FOR SUMMARY

9 v. JUDGMENT AND GRANTING

DEFENDANTS’ CROSS-MOTION FOR

10 ALEJANDRO N. MAYORKAS, et al., SUMMARY JUDGMENT 11 Defendants. Re: Dkt. Nos. 14 & 17

12 13 On May 31, 2023, Plaintiff Xiaolian Zheng filed this lawsuit against Defendants Alejandro 14 N. Mayorkas, Ur M. Jaddou, and Danielle E. Lehman seeking to compel Defendants to adjudicate 15 his asylum application, which was filed on July 2, 2020. (Compl., Dkt. No. 1 ¶¶ 1, 2; Compl., Ex. 16 1.) On August 30, 2023, Plaintiff filed a motion for summary judgment. On October 16, 2023, 17 Defendants filed an opposition and cross-motion for summary judgment. 18 Upon review of the moving papers, the Court finds this matter suitable for resolution 19 without oral argument pursuant to Civil Local Rule 7-1(b), and, for the reasons set forth below, 20 DENIES Plaintiff’s motion for summary…