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  5. NOTICE OF PROPOSED SETTLEMENT AND HEARING IN CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT ABOUT H-1B PETITIONS FOR MARKET RESEARCH ANALYST POSITIONS FILED ON OR AFTER JAN. 1, 2019

NOTICE OF PROPOSED SETTLEMENT AND HEARING IN CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT ABOUT H-1B PETITIONS FOR MARKET RESEARCH ANALYST POSITIONS FILED ON OR AFTER JAN. 1, 2019

MADKUDU INC. ET AL. v. U.S. CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION SERVICES, ET AL.,
Case No. 5:20-CV-02653-SVK
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN JOSE DIVISION

You are hereby notified that a hearing (the “Fairness Hearing”) has been scheduled for October 19, 2021, at 10:00 am Pacific Time at the San Jose Federal Courthouse, Courtroom 6, 4th Floor, 280 S. 1st St., San Jose, CA 95113, before the Honorable Magistrate Judge Susan van Keulen of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, for consideration of a proposed settlement of the claims that have been brought on your behalf in this lawsuit. Please note that the Fairness Hearing date may change without further notice. To confirm that the date has not been changed, you should check the Magistrate Judge’s weekly calendar, at https://apps.cand.uscourts.gov/CEO/cfd.aspx?71bw or the Court docket in this case, available through the electronic filing system via the Public Access to Court Electronic Records (PACER) system (instructions available at https://cand.uscourts.gov/cases-e-filing/cm-ecf/).

For more information regarding the "NOTICE OF PROPOSED SETTLEMENT AND HEARING IN CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT ABOUT H-1B PETITIONS FOR MARKET RESEARCH ANALYST POSITIONS FILED ON OR AFTER JANUARY 1, 2019 WHICH U.S. CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION SERVICES DENIED BASED ON A FINDING THAT THE OCCUPATIONAL OUTLOOK HANDBOOK DOES NOT ESTABLISH THAT MARKET RESEARCH ANALYST IS A “SPECIALTY OCCUPATION” UNDER 8 C.F.R. § 214.2(h)(4)(iii)(A)(1) AND, BUT FOR THIS FINDING, USCIS WOULD HAVE APPROVED THE PETITION" see the following links:

  • MadKudu Inc.,et al., v. USCIS, et al. Proposed Settlement Agreement (PDF, 268.06 KB)
  • Madkudu Inc., et al., v. USCIS, et al. Proposed Settlement and Hearing (PDF, 199.31 KB)
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