EAST BAY SANCTUARY COVENANT; et No. 23-16032 al., D.C. No. 4:18-cv-06810-JST Plaintiffs-Appellees, Northern District of California, Oakland v. ORDER JOSEPH R. BIDEN, President of the United States; et al.,

Defendants-Appellants. Before: W. FLETCHER, PAEZ, and VANDYKE, Circuit Judges. Order by Judges W. FLETCHER and PAEZ; Dissent by Judge VANDYKE.

The parties in this appeal have filed a Joint Motion to Place Appeal in Abeyance (Dkt. No. 83) pending settlement negotiations in this case, and a related case, M.A. v. Mayorkas, No. 1:23-cv-1843 (D.D.C.). The motion is GRANTED as follows:

This appeal is placed in abeyance pending the parties’ settlement discussions. The parties shall file a joint status report 60 days after the entry of this order and every 60 days thereafter. If the parties settle this case or settlement discussions fail, the parties shall promptly notify the court. Submission of this case is vacated pending further court order.