The following excerpt is from Miller v. Ghilarducci, Case No. 1:17-cv-00448-SKO (PC) (E.D. Cal. 2017):
If the action in question does not involve a suspect classification, a plaintiff may establish an equal protection claim by showing that similarly situated individuals were intentionally treated differently without a rational relationship to a legitimate state purpose. Engquist v. Oregon
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