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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JOSEPH ABAD, et al., No. 2:20-cv-00447-TLN-AC Plaintiffs, v. ORDER CHARLTON BONHAM, et al., Defendants. 16 This matter is before the Court on Defendants California Department of Fish and Wildlife (“CDFW”) Director Charlton Bonham and California Attorney General Rob Bonta’s1 (collectively, “Defendants”) Motion to Dismiss. (ECF No. 16.) Plaintiffs Joseph Abad (“Abad”) and Austen Brown (“Brown”) (collectively, “Plaintiffs”) filed an opposition. (ECF No. 18.) Defendants filed a reply. (ECF No. 20.) Also before the Court is Plaintiffs’ Motion for Preliminary Injunction. (ECF No. 17.) Defendants filed an opposition. (ECF No. 41.) Plaintiffs filed a reply. (ECF No. 42.) For the reasons set forth below, the Court DENIES both motions. /// /// ///

Both Defendants are being sued in their official capacity. I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND2 At issue is California Senate Bill 1017 (“SB 1017”),…