Pirillo

ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND DENYING IN PART DEFENDANTS’ MOTION TO DISMISS AND GRANTING PLAINTIFFS’ REQUEST FOR JUDICIAL NOTICE

This matter comes before the Court on the defendants’ motion to dismiss and the plaintiffs’ request for judicial notice. After reviewing and considering the materials submitted by the parties and hearing oral argument, the Court adopts the following Order.

I. Background

Plaintiff Golden Day Schools, Inc. (“Golden Day”) is a non-profit corporation which operates child development and educational programs, including a child day care center, in South Central Los Angeles. (Pl.’s First Am. Compl., ¶ 3.) Plaintiff Clark Parker (“Parker”) founded Golden Day in 1963, and now selves as its Chief Executive Officer. (Id. at ¶¶ 4,16.) Plaintiff Rosa Little (“Little”) is a Golden Day employee. (Id. at ¶ 5.)

Defendant Carolyn Pirillo (“Pirillo”) is a Staff Counsel for the California Department of Education (“CDE”). (Id. at ¶ 6.) Defendants Keesha Woods (“Woods”), Jennifer Hua (“Hua”), Sergio Ramirez (“Ramirez”), and Susan Neeson (“Nee-son”) are employees of the California Department of Social Services (“DSS”). (Id. at ¶¶ 7-10.)

Golden Day applied for and began…