Alegre

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 CINDY ALEGRE, et al., Case No.: 16-cv-2442-AJB-KSC Plaintiffs,

ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS’

v. MOTION TO DISMISS UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, et al., 14 Defendants. (Doc. No. 110) 15 Presently before the Court is Defendants United States of America, Department of the Interior, and Individual Defendants Michael Black, Weldon Loudermilk, Amy Dutschke, and Javin Moore’s (sued in their official capacities) (collectively, “Federal Defendants”) motion to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction Plaintiffs’ third cause of action in Plaintiffs’ Fourth Amended Complaint. (Doc. No. 110.) The Court held a hearing on Federal Defendants’ motion on January 9, 2020. (Doc. No. 120.) For the reasons set forth below, the Court GRANTS Federal Defendants’ motion to dismiss, and DISMISSES Plaintiffs’ third cause of action from the Fourth Amended Complaint WITHOUT LEAVE TO AMEND. I. BACKGROUND The following facts are taken from the Fourth Amended Complaint and…