Becerra

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 BIG SANDY RANCHERIA No. 1:18-cv-00958-DAD-EPG ENTERPRISES, a federally chartered corporation, Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS’

MOTIONS TO DISMISS

v. (Doc. Nos. 15, 16) XAVIER BECERRA, in his official capacity as Attorney General of the State of California; and NICOLAS MADUROS, in his official capacity as Director of the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration, 18 Defendants. 19 Plaintiff Big Sandy Rancheria Enterprises (“BSRE”) brings this action challenging the application of California’s cigarette tax and licensing statutes. On April 16, 2019, the matter came before the court for a hearing on the motion to dismiss filed by defendant Xavier Becerra, in his official capacity as Attorney General for the State of California (“Attorney General”), and the motion to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction filed by defendant Nicolas Maduros, in his official capacity as Director of the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration (“CDTFA”). 26…