Cantil-Sakauye

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ex rel. Case No. 2:20-cv-00893-JAM-JDP (PS)

JULIUS M. ENGEL,

FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS TO Plaintiff, GRANT DEFENDANT’S MOTION TO DISMISS PLAINTIFF’S FIRST AMENDED v. COMPLAINT 14 TANI CANTIL-SAKAUYE, ECF No. 12 15 Defendants. OBJECTIONS DUE WITHIN 14 DAYS 16 17 Plaintiff was a California-licensed attorney. Following the State Bar of California’s recommendation that he be disbarred, he petitioned for review to the Supreme Court of California. His petition was denied in an order signed by defendant, the Chief Justice. Plaintiff then brought this lawsuit, alleging various misdeeds during the process leading to his disbarment. Under Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 12(b)(1) and 12(b)(6), defendant now moves to dismiss plaintiff’s first amended complaint for lack of subject-matter jurisdiction, judicial immunity, and failure to state a claim upon which relief can be…