Motaghedi

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

4 SEYED AMIN SAM MOTAGHEDI, et al., 1:19-cv-01466-LJO-SKO 5 Plaintiffs, 6 v. ORDER DENYING MOTION FOR PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION MICHAEL R. POMPEO, et al., (ECF No. 10) Defendants. 9 10 I. INTRODUCTION On October 15, 2019, Plaintiffs filed a complaint alleging that Defendants withheld adjudications of case-by-case waivers of Presidential Proclamation 9645, Enhancing Vetting Capabilities and Processes for Detecting Attempted Entry into the United States by Terrorists or Other Public-Safety Threats (“PP 9645”). See ECF No. 1 ¶ 1. Plaintiffs raise claims under the Administrative Procedure Act (“APA”), as well as claims for mandamus relief, deprivation of procedural due process, and Equal Protection under the Fifth Amendment. See generally ECF No. 1. On October 25, 2019, Plaintiffs filed a motion for a preliminary injunction. See ECF No. 10. Plaintiffs move this Court to declare Defendants’ usurpation of consular…