Jimenez

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 MARK JIMENEZ, No. 2:19-cv-01458-TLN-KJN Plaintiff, v. ORDER DEPARTMENT OF

TRANSPORTATION; THE HON. PETE

BUTTIGIEG, SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION; and DOES 1 through 50, inclusive, Defendants. 18 This matter is before the Court pursuant to Defendants U.S. Department of Transportation (the “DOT”) and Secretary Pete Buttigieg’s1 (collectively, “Defendants”) Motion to Dismiss. (ECF No. 7.) Plaintiff Mark Jimenez (“Plaintiff”) opposes Defendants’ motion. (ECF No. 15.) Defendants filed a reply. (ECF No. 16.) For the reasons set forth below, the Court hereby GRANTS Defendants’ motion. (ECF No. 7.) /// /// 26 Pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure (“Rule”) 25(d), “[t]he officer’s successor is automatically substituted as a party” when a public officer “ceases to hold office while the action is pending.” Fed. R. Civ. P. 25(d). The Clerk of the Court is directed to update the docket as necessary. I. …