Howard v. Republican National Committee

1 WO 2 3 4 5 6 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 7 FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA 8 Jacob H oward, ) No. CV-23-00993-PHX-SPL ) 9 ) 10 Plaintiff, ) ORDER vs. ) ) 11 ) Republican National Committee, ) 12 ) 13 Defendant. ) ) 14 ) 15 Before the Court are Defendant Republican National Committee’s (“Defendant”) 16 Motion to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim (Doc. 14), Plaintiff Jacob Howard’s 17 (“Plaintiff”) Response (Doc. 17), and Defendant’s Reply (Doc. 18). The Court rules as 18 follows.1 19 I. BACKGROUND 20 Defendant is federally registered political action committee who campaigns for the 21…