Orellana

1 2 3 4 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 5 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 7 BLANCA ESTELLA ORELLANA, Case No. 19-cv-05759-DMR

8 Plaintiff,

ORDER ON DEFENDANTS’ MOTION

9 v. TO DISMISS

10 KEVIN K. MCALEENAN, et al., Re: Dkt. No. 18 Defendants. 11

12 Plaintiff Blanca Estella Orellana filed a first amended complaint seeking review of the denial 13 of her application for naturalization.1 [Docket No. 17 (“FAC”).] Defendants Kevin McAleenan, 14 Acting Secretary of Homeland Security; Kenneth T. Cuccinelli, Acting Director of U.S. Citizenship 15 and Immigration Services; and John Kramar, USCIS District Director move to dismiss the FAC 16 under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6). [Docket Nos. 18 (“Mot.”); 21 (“Reply”).] Orellana 17 filed a timely opposition. [Docket No. 19 (“Opp.”).] This matter is suitable for determination 18 without oral argument. Civil L.R. 7-1(b). 19 After consideration of the parties’ submissions, Defendants’ motion to dismiss is granted. 20 I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND 21 Orellana is a native and…