Scholl

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

COLIN SCHOLL, et al., Case No. 20-cv-05309-PJH Plaintiffs,

v. ORDER GRANTING MOTION FOR

PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION AND

STEVEN MNUCHIN, et al., MOTION FOR CLASS

CERTIFICATION

Defendants. Re: Dkt. No. 8

13 Before the court is plaintiffs Colin Scholl and Lisa Strawn’s (“plaintiffs”) motion for preliminary injunction, motion for class certification, and motion to appoint class counsel. The matter is fully briefed and suitable for resolution without oral argument. Having read the papers filed by the parties and carefully considered their arguments and the relevant legal authority, and good cause appearing, the court rules as follows. BACKGROUND On August 1, 2020, plaintiffs filed a complaint (“Compl.”) in this putative class action asserting three causes of action: (1) violation of the Administrative Procedure Act (“APA”), 5 U.S.C. § 706(1); (2) violation of the APA, 5 U.S.C. §§ 702, 706(2); and …