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Case 8:23-cv-00504 Document 1 Filed 03/20/23 Page 16 of 45 Page 1D#:16 1 II. JURISDICTION AND VENUE 2 51. The Court has jurisdiction over this action pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §§ 1331, 3 and 1343(a)(3), based on questions of federal statutory and constitutional law, and under 4 the Declaratory Judgment Act, 28 U.S.C. §§ 2201(a) and 2202. The Court has 5 supplemental jurisdiction over state law claims under 28 U.S.C. § 1367. 6 52. Venue is proper in the Central District of California pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 7 1391(b) because all of the Defendants reside and can be found in this District and all of 8 the acts and events giving rise to the claims occurred here. Venue is proper specifically 9 in the Southern Division of this District because all of the Defendants reside within the 10 Southern Division and all of the claims arose in the Southern Division. l 1 III. THE PARTIES 12 53. The City is now, and at all relevant times has been, (a) a municipality 13 organized and existing under the laws of the State of California and (b) a political 14 subdivision of the State of California, located within the County of Orange. The City 15 receives funds from the federal government relating to various federal programs. 16 54. SOS is a community-based 501(c)(3) California non-profit corporation and 17 community health center with its principal place of business in Orange County, 18 California. SOS was founded in 1970 for the express purpose of implementing the 19 Directives of the Catholic Bishops of the United States in offering a broad spectrum of 20 services and resources to help those in need. For the past 39 years, has delivered high- 21 quality, accessible, and affordable health care services to individuals and families 22 throughout Orange County. 23 55. SOS has been designated as a Federally Qualified Health Center ("FQHC") 24 since 2012, and has also secured designation as a Health Care for the Homeless 16 Complaint of Share Our Selves