International Society for Krishna Consciousness of California Inc et al. vs. City of Los Angeles et al.

Filing 16

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE WHY A PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION SHOULD NOT BE ISSUED by Judge Dean D. Pregerson: Defendants are ordered to serve and file any papers in opposition to the issuance of a preliminary injunction no later than March 16, 2015. A memorandum in opposition shall be no more than 25 pages in length and shall conform to Local Rule 11-3. Plaintiff is further ordered to serve and file any reply papers in support of issuance of the preliminary injunction no later than March 23, 2015. A memorandum in reply shall be no more than 20 pages in length and shall conform to Local Rule 11-3. (lc). Modified on 3/6/2015. (lc).

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR
KRISHNA CONSCIOUSNESS OF
CALIFORNIA INC., a
California nonprofit
religious corporation;
INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR
KRISHNA CONSCIOUSNESS OF
ARIZONA, an Arizona
nonprofit religious
corporation doing business
as BLUE STAR,

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Plaintiffs,

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v.
CITY OF LOS ANGELES, a
California Municipal
Corporation; CITY OF LOS
ANGELES DEPARTMENT OF
RECREATION AND PARKS, a
division of the City of Los
Angeles,
Defendants.
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Case No. CV 15-01320 DDP (AGRx)
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE WHY A
PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION SHOULD NOT
BE ISSUED
[Dkt. No. 10]

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Defendants, City of Los Angeles and City of Los Angeles

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Department of Recreation and Parks, are ordered to appear before

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the United States District Court for the Central District of

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California, in the courtroom of the Honorable Dean D. Pregerson,

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United States District Judge, at 11:00 a.m., on March 30, 2015, and

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show cause why a preliminary injunction should not be issued

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against enforcement of an unwritten policy or rule that restricts

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prohibits the sale of religious literature, and the solicitation of

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donations in conjunction with the distribution of religious

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literature, as well as the sale of message-bearing T-shirts and

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other merchandise, on the public walkways and plaza areas of the

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Griffith Observatory, outside of a certain designated area adjacent

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to East Observatory Road.

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Defendants are ordered to serve and file any papers in

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opposition to the issuance of a preliminary injunction no later

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than March 16, 2015.

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than 25 pages in length and shall conform to Local Rule 11-3.

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Plaintiff is further ordered to serve and file any reply

A memorandum in opposition shall be no more

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papers in support of issuance of the preliminary injunction no

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later than March 23, 2015.

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than 20 pages in length and shall conform to Local Rule 11-3.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

A memorandum in reply shall be no more

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Dated: March 6, 2015
DEAN D. PREGERSON
United States District Judge

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