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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 Dilevon Lo, et al., No. Case 2:21-cv-00999-KJM-DMC Plaintiffs, ORDER Vv. County of Siskiyou, et al., Defendants. 16 Siskiyou County has restricted the transportation of water to an area where many Hmong immigrants live. The plaintiffs in this action, some of the people who live there, claim this 19 restriction violates their constitutional rights to equal protection and due process. Their motion 20 for preliminary injunctive relief is pending, see Order (June 15, 2021), ECF No. 11, and the court recently referred the parties to mandatory mediation, see Min. Order (Aug. 8, 2021), ECF No. 38. The American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California and the Asian Law Caucus move for leave to file an amicus curiae brief to participate in the upcoming mediation. The parties have 24 briefed that motion on a shortened timeline at the request of the proposed amici. See Order (Aug. 16,…