Legal Opinion
Noroozi v. Napolitano
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided November 14, 2012No. 11 Civ. 8333(PAE)PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION & ORDER
PAUL A. ENGELMAYER, District Judge:
Plaintiffs Afshin Noroozi and John Assadi (together, “Noroozi”) bring this declaratory judgment action under the Administrative Procedure Act (“APA”), 5 U.S.C. §§ 701 et seq, challenging the decision of the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS” or “CIS”) to deny Noroozi an EB-1 “extraordinary ability” visa. The defendants, all of whom are federal government officials (“the Government”), now move for summary judgment. For the reasons below, the Court grants that motion.
I. Background1
A. The Parties
*537Noroozi is an Iranian…
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