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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 THE GEO GROUP, INC., No. 2:20-cv-00533-TLN-AC Plaintiff, v. ORDER GAVIN C. NEWSON, in his official capacity as Governor of the State of California; and ROB BONTA, in his official capacity as Attorney General of the State of California, Defendants. 18 This matter is before the Court on Plaintiff The Geo Group, Inc.’s (“Plaintiff”) Motion for Preliminary Injunction. (ECF No. 16.) Also before the Court is Defendants Gavin C. Newsom and Rob Bonta’s (collectively, “Defendants”) Motion to Dismiss. (ECF No. 24.) Both motions have been fully briefed. For the reasons set forth below, the Court GRANTS Defendants’ motion and DENIES Plaintiff’s motion as moot. /// /// /// /// /// I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND At issue is California Civil Code § 1670.9(d) (“§ 1670.9(d)”), which creates a 180-day notice and a two-hearing requirement that local governments must follow prior to issuing new zoning…