West Alabama Women's Center et al v. Miller

Filing 26

ORDER: On 8/4/2015, this court entered an order temporarily enjoining enforcement of the requirements of Alabama Administrative Code § 420-5-1-.03(6)(b) against plaintiffs West Alabama Womens Center and William J. Parker, M.D. By its terms, that order will expire on 8/18/2015, at 2:00 p.m. Pursuant to the agreement of the parties during an on-the-record conference call held 8/14/2015, it is ORDERED that the 20 TRO shall remain in effect until 9/1/2015, at 2:00 PM. It is further ORDERED that the 20 TRO is amended to reflect the additional requirement stated in this court's 22 TRO Opinion that the plaintiffs shall continue to engage in good-faith efforts to comply with the regulation as long as the order remains in effect. It is further ORDERED that an on-the-record Telephone Conference is set for 8/26/2015 at 2:00 PM before Honorable Judge Myron H. Thompson, to determine whether the 20 TRO should be extended beyond 9/1/2015, or, instead, whether the court should hold a hearing on the 3 Motion for Preliminary Injunction. Signed by Honorable Judge Myron H. Thompson on 8/17/2015. Copies furnished to calendar group, AG. (dmn, )

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE
MIDDLE DISTRICT OF ALABAMA, NORTHERN DIVISION
WEST ALABAMA WOMEN’S
)
CENTER and WILLIAM J.
)
PARKER, M.D., on behalf of )
themselves and their
)
patients,
)
)
Plaintiffs,
)
)
v.
)
)
DONALD E. WILLIAMSON,
)
M.D., in his official
)
capacity as State Health
)
Officer,
)
)
Defendant.
)

CIVIL ACTION NO.
2:15cv497-MHT
(WO)

ORDER
On August 4,

2015, this

court entered

an order

temporarily enjoining enforcement of the requirements
of

Alabama

against

Administrative

plaintiffs

West

William J. Parker, M.D.

Code

Alabama

§ 420-5-1-.03(6)(b)
Women’s

Center

and

By its terms, that order will

expire on August 18, 2015, at 2:00 p.m.

Pursuant to

the agreement of the parties during an on-the-record
conference

call

held

August

14,

2015,

and

for

good

cause

shown,

it

is

ORDERED

that

the

temporary

restraining order (doc. no. 20) shall remain in effect
until September 1, 2015, at 2:00 p.m.
It

is

further

ORDERED

that

the

temporary

restraining order (doc. no 20) is amended to reflect
the

additional

requirement

stated

in

this

court’s

temporary-restraining-order opinion (doc. no. 22) that
the plaintiffs shall continue to engage in good-faith
efforts to comply with the regulation as long as the
order remains in effect.
It

is

further

ORDERED

that

an

on-the-record

telephone conference is set for August 26, 2015, at
2:00

p.m.,

restraining

to
order

beyond

September

court

should

determine

whether

(doc.

20)

1,

hold

no.

2015,
a

or,

hearing

the

should

instead,
on

temporary

be

extended

whether

the

motion

for

the

preliminary injunction (doc. no. 3).
DONE, this the 17th day of August, 2015.
/s/ Myron H. Thompson____
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE