Angelucci

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 RICHARD ANGELUCCI, Case No.: 3:20-cv-00435-AJB-JLB Plaintiff,

ORDER DENYING DEFENDANT’S

v. MOTION TO DISMISS PLAINTIFF’S ALEJANDRO MAYORKAS,1 Secretary, SECOND AMENDED COMPLAINT 14 United States Department of Homeland Security (Doc. No. 20)

16 Defendant. 17 18 19 20 Before the Court is Defendant Alejandro Mayorkas, Secretary of the United States Department of Homeland Security’s (“Defendant”) motion to dismiss Plaintiff Richard Angelucci’s (“Plaintiff”) Second Amended Complaint (“SAC”). (Doc. No. 20.) Plaintiff opposed the motion, (Doc. No. 22), and Defendant replied (Doc. No. 23). For the reasons set forth below, the Court DENIES Defendant’s motion to dismiss.

1 On February 2, 2021, Alejandro Mayorkas replaced David Pekoske as Secretary of the United States Department of Homeland Security. Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 25(d), Secretary Mayorkas is 28 I. BACKGROUND Plaintiff brings this action against…