Motaghedi

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SEYED AMIN SAM MOTAGHEDI, et al., 1:19-cv-01466-LJO-SKO

Plaintiffs,

ORDER RE DEFENDANTS’ MOTION

v. TO DISMISS

MICHAEL R. POMPEO, et al., (ECF No. 29)

Defendants.

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.

The Court denied Plaintiffs’ preliminary injunction motion…