Stoia

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 Andrew Stoia, et al., No. 2:20-cv-01760-KJM-DMC Plaintiffs, ORDER Vv. Betty Yee, et al., IS Defendants, 16 Two In Home Supportive Services (IHSS) providers bring this § 1983 putative class action against SEIU Local 2015, California State Controller Betty Yee and Attorney General of California Rob Bonta,! alleging violations of their First and Fourteenth Amendment rights to free 20 speech and freedom of association, and their procedural due process rights as well. Plaintiffs 21 allege they never authorized union dues deductions and the State Controller deducted dues from 22 their wages without their consent. The State defendants and SEIU Local 2015 filed motions to dismiss. The motions are granted. 24

' Rob Bonta has served as the Attorney General of California since April 23, 2021.

I. BACKGROUND Plaintiffs are in-home care providers enrolled in California’s Medicaid…