Tuesday, July 21, 2020

TRO Denied In Church's Suit Over California COVID Limits on Worship

On Friday, a California federal district court refused, on procedural grounds, to issue a temporary restraining order to a California church that filed suit challenging Governor Newsom's COVID-19 orders restricting worship services. In Harvest Rock Church, Inc. v. Newsom, (CD CA, July 20, 2020), the court in a two-page opinion said in part:
Harvest Rock seeks this injunctive relief without providing notice to Governor Newsom of either the Complaint or the TRO, yet fails to satisfy the requirements to obtain such an injunction without notice.
Pasedena Now reports on the decision.