Doescher

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 Amy Doescher, et al., No. 2:23-cv-02995-KJM-JDP Plaintiffs, ORDER v. Tomas Aragon, et al. Defendants. 16 This action concerns a 2015 change to California’s mandatory school vaccination laws, commonly known as Senate Bill (SB) 277. See generally First Am. Compl., ECF No. 18. California law generally requires all children attending schools to be “fully immunized” against 20 several specifically listed diseases. See Cal. Health & Safety Code § 120334. Before SB 277 was passed in 2015, the law made an exemption for those with personal beliefs against vaccination, 22 including religious beliefs. See First Am. Compl. 2, 48. The plaintiffs in this action are three couples who each are the parents of school-aged 24 children. See id. J§ 10-42. The complaint does not identify plaintiffs’ children as parties, 25 although the caption of their complaint does say they are suing on…