Foothills Christian Church v. Johnson
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 FOOTHILLS CHRISTIAN Case No. 22-cv-0950-BAS-DLL
MINISTRIES; THE GROVE CHURCH;
12 and JOURNEY COMMUNITY ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS’ CHURCH, MOTION TO DISMISS
PLAINTIFFS’ FIRST AMENDED
Plaintiffs, COMPLAINT (ECF No. 24) v.
KIM JOHNSON, in her official capacity as the Director of the California 17 Department of Social Services; and ROBERT ANDRES BONTA, in his official capacity as the Attorney General 19 of the State of California, 20 Defendants.
The California Child Day Care Facilities Act (the “Act”), Cal. Health & Safety Code §§ 1596. et seq., enables private persons, firms, associations, partnerships, and corporations to open and operate preschools in California, so long as they attain a license to do so first. To this end, the Act establishes a comprehensive licensing scheme, regulated, overseen, and monitored by the California Department of Social Services (“DSS”). The Act and…