Blinken

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

EL CENTRO REGIONAL MEDICAL Case No. 3:21-cv-00361-DMS-BDD

CENTER,

ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO and DISMISS COMPLAINT

JEFFERSON LAROT SANTOS,

14 Plaintiffs, 15 v. 16 ANTONY BLINKEN, U.S. Secretary of State,

Defendant.

19 Pending before the Court is Defendant Antony Blinken’s Motion to Dismiss Plaintiffs El Centro Regional Medical Center (“ECRMC”) and Jefferson Larot Santos’ Complaint. Plaintiffs filed an opposition to the Motion, and Defendant filed a reply. For the reasons discussed below, the Motion to Dismiss is granted. / / / / / / / / / 1 I. BACKGROUND A. Procedural History On March 2, 2021, Plaintiffs filed a Complaint for Mandamus Pursuant to the Mandamus Act, 28 U.S.C. § 1361, and for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief Pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act (“APA”), 5 U.S.C. § 701, et seq. (ECF No. 1.) The Complaint…