Kish

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 HINDU AMERICAN FOUNDATION, No. 2:22-cv-01656-DAD-JDP

INC.,

12 Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANT’S v. MOTION TO DISMISS 14 KEVIN KISH, (Doc. No. 8) 15 Defendant. 16 This matter is before the court on defendant’s motion to dismiss under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(1) on the grounds that plaintiff lacks standing and under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6) on the grounds that plaintiff’s complaint fails to state a claim upon which relief can be granted. (Doc. No. 8.) On August 24, 2023, the court took the matter under submission pursuant to Local Rule 230(g). (Doc. No. 19.) For the reasons explained below, the court will grant defendant’s motion to dismiss, in part. BACKGROUND On September 20, 2022, plaintiff Hindu American Foundation, Inc. initiated this action seeking declaratory and injunctive relief against Kevin Kish, in his official capacity as the director of…