Fazaga v. Federal Bureau of Investigation

ORDER GRANTING IN PART DEFENDANTS’ MOTIONS TO DISMISS PLAINTIFFS’ FISA CLAIM

CORMAC J. CARNEY, District Judge.

I. INTRODUCTION & BACKGROUND

On February 22, 2011, Plaintiffs, three Muslim residents in Southern California, filed a putative class action suit against the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”), the United States of America, and seven FBI officers and agents (collectively, “Defendants”) for claims arising from a group of counterterrorism investigations, known as “Operation Flex,” conducted in Plaintiffs’ community with the help of a civilian informant, Craig Monteilh, from 2006 to…