Raimondo

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 CENTER FOR BIOLOGICAL Case No. 23-cv-06642-AMO DIVERSITY, et al., 8 Plaintiffs, ORDER GRANTING PARTIAL MOTION TO DISMISS v. Re: Dkt. No. 14 GINA RAIMONDO, et al., 11 Defendants.

12 Defendants seek to dismiss the two causes of action Plaintiffs bring under the Endangered Species Act for failure to provide the mandatory 60-day notice of intent to sue. Defendants’ motion to dismiss was heard before this Court on May 16, 2024. Having read the papers filed by the parties, carefully considered their arguments therein and those made at the hearing, as well as the relevant legal authority, the Court hereby GRANTS the partial motion to dismiss for the following reasons. I. BACKGROUND A. Factual Background1 Plaintiffs Center for Biological Diversity and Turtle Island Restoration Network challenge a rule issued by Defendants Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo and the National Marine Fisheries Service…