Rowen

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 ROBERT ROWEN, Case No. 23-cv-02806-DMR

Plaintiff,

ORDER ON MOTION TO DISMISS

v. Re: Dkt. No. 14 WILLIAM PRASIFKA, et al., Defendants.

Self-represented Plaintiff Robert Jay Rowen filed a complaint against Defendants William Prasifka, Reji Varghese, and Jannsen Tan alleging constitutional violations pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 related to the suspension of his medical license. Defendants move pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6) to dismiss the complaint. This matter is suitable for resolution without a hearing. Civ. L.R. 7-1(b). For the following reasons, the motion to dismiss is granted. I. BACKGROUND1 Rowen alleges that Prasifka is the former executive director of the Medical Board of California (“CMB”); Varghese is the acting executive director of CMB; and Tan is a Deputy Attorney General for the State of California. Compl. 2-3. Rowen alleges that Defendants suspended his medical license in October 2022. His…