Maddern v. Austin

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 RONALD MADDERN, Case No. 21-cv-1298-MMA (BLM) 12 Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S 13 v. MOTION FOR LEAVE TO FILE AMENDED COMPLAINT 14 LLOYD AUSTIN, 15 Defendant. [Doc. No. 8] 16 17 18 19 Plaintiff Ronald Maddern (“Plaintiff”) brings this action against Defendant Lloyd 20 Austin, in his official capacity as Secretary of the United States Department of Defense 21 (“Defendant”), pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act (“APA”),

5 U.S.C. § 706

et 22 seq. See Doc. No. 1 (“Compl.”). Plaintiff challenges the…