Zargarian

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ED MEHDI ZARGARIAN, No. 2:24-cv-02008-DAD-JDP Plaintiff, v. ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND

DENYING IN PART DEFENDANTS’

SCOTT M. OUDKIRK, et al., MOTION TO DISMISS AND DENYING

DEFENDANTS’ MOTION FOR SUMMARY

Defendants. JUDGMENT (Doc. No. 6) 17 18 This matter is before the court on defendants’ motion to dismiss and motion for summary judgment filed on September 24, 2024. (Doc. No. 6.) On October 31, 2024, the pending motion was taken under submission pursuant to Local Rule 230(g). (Doc. No. 11.) For the reasons explained below, defendants’ motion to dismiss will be granted in part and denied in part, and defendants’ motion for summary judgment in their favor will be denied. BACKGROUND Plaintiff Ed Mehdi Zargarian brings this action against defendants Scott M. Oudkirk, Deputy Chief of Mission for the U.S. Embassy in Turkey, and Antony Blinken,…