Ward

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 MARC R WARD, Case No. 23-cv-06167-JSC

Plaintiff,

ORDER RE: DEFENDANT YELLEN’S

v. MOTION TO DISMISS

SELVI STANISLAUS, et al., Re: Dkt. Nos. 31, 33 Defendants.

12 Plaintiff Marc Ward, who represents himself, sues United States Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen in her official capacity for printing currency and authorizing the Internal Revenue Service to collect income taxes in United States dollars. (Dkt. No. 5 at 4-6.) Before the Court is Defendant Yellen’s motion to dismiss. (Dkt. No. 31.) Having carefully considered the briefing, and with the benefit of oral argument on April 4, 2024, the Court GRANTS Defendant Yellen’s motion to dismiss. Because the United States has not waived its sovereign immunity for constitutional claims, this Court lacks subject matter jurisdiction over Plaintiff’s suit against Defendant Yellen. And as leave to amend to allege a claim under the Fair Credit Reporting Act would be futile,…