George

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA Judy GEORGE, et al., Case No.: 22-cv-0424-AGS-DDL

Plaintiffs,

ORDER GRANTING IN PART

v. MOTION TO DISMISS (ECF 100) GROSSMONT CUYAMACA

COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT

7 BOARD OF GOVERNORS, et al., 8 Defendants. 9 Plaintiffs sued their community-college employers over COVID- vaccine mandates. The defense moves to dismiss based on mootness and failure to state a claim. BACKGROUND This case’s 31 defendants include three community-college districts, their governing boards, and various presidents, chancellors, and employees sued “in their official capacities only.” (ECF 95, at 2–27.) In late 2021, defendants “adopted a COVID- vaccine requirement for employees, students, and individuals accessing services and utilizing facilities.” (Id. at 5, 9–10, 18.) All seven plaintiffs requested religious exemptions that were ultimately granted. (Id. at 6, 8–9, 10, 14–15, 19, 22, 24.) But they …