Legal Opinion
Serv. Women's Action Network v. Mattis
District Court, N.D. California
Decided November 29, 2018No. Case No. 12-cv-06005-EMCPublished
1Opinion of the Court
EDWARD M. CHEN, United States District Judge
Plaintiff is Service Women's Action Network ("SWAN") a nonprofit "to support, connect and advocate for all military women, including current service members, but also veterans and future enlisted women." Docket No. 122 ¶ 13. Defendant is the Secretary of the Department of Defense, James N. Mattis. Id. ¶ 25. SWAN challenges as unconstitutional the "Leaders First" policy for the Army and Marines Corps, as well as the segregated training for the Marine Corps. Id. ¶ 6, 8. The Secretary moved for a motion to dismiss arguing that SWAN lacked both…
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