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Case 1:20-cv-01340-AWI-EPG Document 31 Filed 02/08/21 Page 1 of

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CULINARY STUDIOS, INC., et al., CASE NO. 1:20-CV-1340 AWI EPG Plaintiffs

ORDER ON DEFENDANTS’ MOTIONS

v. TO DISMISS GOVERNOR GAVIN NEWSOM, et al., (Doc. Nos. 15, 16, 17, 20) Defendants

This case involves challenges to restrictions placed on businesses by Gov. Newsom and 13 various state agencies, the City of Fresno and former Fresno Mayor Lee Brand, and the County of

14 Fresno in response to Covid 19. The case is brought primarily by restaurants but includes other

15 businesses such as fitness centers. Plaintiffs intend for this matter to be a class action. Currently

16 before the Court are three motions to dismiss, one by the entities affiliated with the State of

17 California (“State Entities”), one by the entities affiliated with the County of Fresno (“County

18 Entities”), and one by entities affiliated with the City of…