Ali

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 ASHIANA FIRDOSH ALI, No. 2:23-cv-02822 CKD 12 Plaintiff, 13 v. ORDER 14 LESLIE ORDEMAN, et al.,

15 Defendants. 16 17 Plaintiff Ashiana Firdosh Ali proceeds on a petition for writ of mandamus and complaint 18 for injunctive relief. (ECF No. 1.) Pursuant to the parties’ consent and the court’s order of 19 February 16, 2024, this matter is before the undersigned for all purposes including trial and entry 20 of judgment. (ECF Nos. 6, 7, 8.) The defendants, Leslie Ordeman and Antony Blinken, seek to 21 dismiss the complaint under Rule 12(b)(6) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. (ECF No. 9.) 22 In the alternative, defendants seek summary judgment under Rule 56 of the Federal Rules of Civil 23 Procedure. (Id.) This matter was deemed appropriate for decision without oral argument under 24 Local Rule 302(g). (ECF No. 13.) For the reasons set forth below, defendants’ alternate motion 25 for summary judgment is granted. 26 I. Background 27 Foreign…