Pro Publica, Inc. v. Butler

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 PRO PUBLICA, INC., Case No.: 22-cv-1455-BTM-KSC

Plaintiff,

ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND

v. DENYING IN PART DEFENDANTS’

PARTIAL MOTION TO DISMISS

COMMANDER DEREK D.

BUTLER; VICE ADMIRAL DARSE

[ECF NO. 40]

E. CRANDALL, JR.; CARLOS DEL

TORO; CAROLINE D. KRASS; and

LLOYD J. AUSTIN, III,

17 Defendants. 18 19 20 Pending before the Court is Defendants’ motion to partially dismiss Plaintiff’s first amended complaint. (ECF No. 40). For the reasons discussed below, the motion will be granted in part and denied in part. I. BACKGROUND Plaintiff Pro Publica, Inc., filed its amended complaint on May 19, 2023. (ECF No. 38). Plaintiff is a nonprofit news organization and alleges that the Navy is “denying the public meaningful and timely access” to records in court-martial proceedings. (Id. at ¶ 1). According to Plaintiff, the Navy denies the public access to…