Devos

1 2 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 3 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 4 5 SURVJUSTICE INC, et al., Case No.18-cv-00535-JSC

6 Plaintiffs,

ORDER RE: CROSS MOTIONS FOR

7 v. SUMMARY JUDGMENT

8 ELISABETH DEVOS, et al., Re: Dkt. Nos. 136, 140 Defendants. 9

10 SurvJustice, Inc., Equal Rights Advocates, and Victim Rights Law Center (“Plaintiffs”) are 11 non-profit advocacy organizations who sue for injunctive relief against the U.S. Department of 12 Education (the “Department”), Secretary Elisabeth D. DeVos, and Acting Assistant Secretary for 13 Civil Rights Kenneth L. Marcus (collectively, “Defendants”).1 Plaintiffs seek to vacate the 14 Department’s policy regarding enforcement of Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 set 15 forth in guidance documents the Department issued on September 22, 2017. (Dkt. No. 123 at ¶ 16 1.)2 Now before the Court are the parties’ cross motions for summary judgment. (Dkt. Nos. 136 17 & 140.) After careful consideration of the parties’ briefing and having had the benefit of oral 18 argument on October 17, 2019, the…