Givens
Givens v. Newsom
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 RON GIVENS, an individual; No. 2:20-cv-00852-JAM-CKD CHRISTINE BISH, an individual, Plaintiffs, ORDER DENYING DEFENDANTS’ MOTION
TO DISMISS AND GRANTING IN PART
v. AND DENYING IN PART PLAINTIFFS’
MOTION TO AMEND
GAVIN NEWSOM, in his capacity as Governor of California; et al., Defendants. 17 Ron Givens and Christine Bish (“Plaintiffs”) bring this action challenging California’s response to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (“COVID-19”) on First Amendment grounds. See Compl., ECF No. 1. Before the Court are two motions. First, Gavin Newsom, Rob Bonta, Amanda Ray, and Tomás Aragón (“Defendants”) filed a motion to dismiss. See Defs.’ Mot., ECF
24 1 These motions were determined to be suitable for decision without oral argument. E.D. Cal. L.R. 230(g). The hearings 25 were scheduled for August 24, 2021. 26 2 Rob Bonta succeeded former Attorney General Xavier Becerra; Amanda Ray succeeded former California Highway Patrol Commissioner, Warren…