Sunil Kumar, Ph. D. v. Dr. Jolene Koester

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CIVIL MINUTES - GENERAL

Case No. 2:22-cv-07550-RGK-MAA Date November 6, 2023 Title Kumar v. Koester

Present: The Honorable R. GARY KLAUSNER, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE Joseph Remigio Not Reported N/A Deputy Clerk Court Reporter / Recorder Tape No. Attorneys Present for Plaintiffs: Attorneys Present for Defendant: Not Present Not Present Proceedings: (IN CHAMBERS) Order to Show Cause Re: Standing to Assert Due Process Clause Claim On February 28, 2023, Sunil Kumar and Praveen Sinha (“Plaintiffs”) filed a First Amended Complaint (“FAC”) against Jolene Koester (“Defendant”) in her official capacity as Chancellor of California State University (“CSU”). (ECF No. 80.) Plaintiffs alleged that the inclusion of the word “caste” in CSU’s interim antidiscrimination policy (“Policy”) violates their constitutional rights under (1) the Equal Protection Clause, (2) the First Amendment’s Free Exercise Clause, (3) the First Amendment’s Establishment Clause, and (4)…