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 The plaintiffs in this action are the parents of several school-aged children. Vaccination is 18 contrary to the parents’ religious convictions. They contend California law violates the First Amendment by requiring their children to show proof of immunization before attending school. The defendants—the state Attorney General and the Director of the California Department of Public Health—move to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction and for failure to state a claim. As explained in this order, the complaint does not include allegations to show the parents have 23 standing. This court also lacks jurisdiction over the claims against the Attorney General, so the 24 court dismisses the complaint with leave to amend in part, as explained further below. 25 I. BACKGROUND For…