Allen

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 SEAN ALLEN, et al., No. 2:18-cv-02230-MCE-CKD Plaintiffs, v. ORDER SANTA CLARA COUNTY

CORRECTIONAL PEACE OFFICERS

ASSOCIATION, et al., Defendants. 17 Through the present class action, Plaintiffs Sean Allen, Stanley Graham, Bradley Taylor, Juanita Wiggins, James Kirkland, Eric Liddle, and Antonio Richardson (collectively “Plaintiffs”) seek to recover so-called “fair share” fees on behalf of themselves and on behalf of a putative class of all former and current public employees represented by Defendant Santa Clara County Correctional Peace Officers Association (“SCCCPOA” or the “Union”). According to Plaintiffs, those fees were involuntarily collected under Janus v. AFSCME Council 31, 138 S. Ct. 2448 (2018) to pay for collective bargaining activities in violation of the First Amendment of the United States Constitution. In addition, Plaintiff Allen contends his constitutional rights were further violated when,…