Aragon

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 BRAVE AND FREE SANTA CRUZ, et No. 2:24-cv-02312-DAD-JDP al., 12 Plaintiffs, 13 ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION v. FOR A PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION 14 TOMAS J. ARAGON, in his official (Doc. No. 25) 15 capacity as Director of the California Department of Public Health, et al., 16 Defendants. 17

18 19 On August 26, 2024, plaintiffs Brave and Free Santa Cruz, Free Now Foundation, D.C., 20 and B.P. filed this action against defendants Tomas J. Aragon, in his official capacity as Director 21 of the California Department of Public Health (“defendant CDPH”), Tony Thurmond, in his 22 official capacity as California State Superintendent of Public Instruction for the California 23 Department of Education (“defendant CDE”), Gavin Newsom, in his official capacity as 24 Governor of the State of California, Gilroy Unified School District, and Anisha Munshi, 25 Superintendent of Gilroy Unified School District.1 (Doc. No. 1.) On October 31, 2024, plaintiffs 26 filed their first amended…