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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
ASSOCIATION OF CHRISTIAN
SCHOOLS INTERNATIONAL, et al.,
Plaintiffs,
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ROMAN STEARNS, et al.,
Defendants.
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NO. CV 05-06242 SJO (MANx)
ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS'
"MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT
ON PLAINTIFFS' AS-APPLIED CLAIMS"
[Docket No. 172]
This matter is before the Court on Defendants' "Motion for Summary Judgment on Plaintiffs'
As-Applied Claims," filed May 28, 2008. Plaintiffs filed an Opposition, to which Defendants replied.
The Court heard oral argument from the parties on July 18, 2008. (Docket No. 221.) Because
Plaintiffs fail to raise a genuine issue of material fact in support of their "as-applied" claims,
Defendants' Motion is GRANTED.
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BACKGROUND
Plaintiffs – Calvary Chapel Christian School ("Calvary"), five Calvary students, and the
Association of Christian Schools International ("ACSI") – brought suit against Defendants – several
University of California ("UC") employees – for developing and implementing an admissions
process that allegedly violates the Free Speech Clause, the Free Exercise Clause, the
Establishment Clause, and the Equal Protection Clause.
Case 2:05-cv-06242-SJO-MAN Document 226 Filed 08/08/2008 Page 1 of 20
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1 This Court's "Order Denying Plaintiffs' Motion for Summary Judgment and Granting
Defendants' Motion for Partial Summary Judgment" (the "Prior Order") describes the UC
admissions process in greater detail. (Prior Order 1-4.)
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UC admits most California applicants based on achievement in high school courses and
standardized tests. However, UC only considers courses that it has approved to ensure that
admitted students took courses that provided those students with the knowledge and skills to
succeed in their studies at UC.1
The focus of Plaintiffs' suit is the method by which UC approves high school courses.
Plaintiffs allege that this m