Defend Affirmative Action Party (DAAP) et al v. Regents of University of California et al
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ORDER REQUESTING RESPONSE TO TRO APPLICATION (vclc3S, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 3/31/2016)
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
DEFEND AFFIRMATIVE ACTION
PARTY (DAAP), et al.,
Plaintiffs,
v.
Case No. 16-cv-01575-VC
ORDER REQUESTING RESPONSE TO
TRO APPLICATION
Re: Dkt. No. 3
REGENTS OF UNIVERSITY OF
CALIFORNIA, et al.,
Defendants.
The defendants who have already been served (the Regents of the University of
California, President Janet Napolitano, and Chancellor Nicholas B. Dirks) are ordered to file a
response to the TRO application by 9 a.m. on Saturday, April 2, 2016. In addition to whatever
other issues the defendants wish to discuss, the response should address the following questions:
1. Have the regulations governing ASUC elections been applied in a viewpoint-neutral
manner, given the way those regulations have been applied to DAAP and
CalSERVE?
2. Have the plaintiffs unreasonably delayed in seeking a TRO and/or notifying the
defendants that they intended to seek a TRO? If so, does this affect the Court's
analysis of whether a TRO should be granted?
3. If the Court denies the plaintiffs' application for a TRO, but later concludes that the
plaintiffs' First Amendment rights have been violated, what relief will be available?
Could the Court order a new election?
The parties can assume the Court will issue a ruling by Saturday afternoon. In addition,
counsel for the plaintiffs and the served defendants should make themselves available Saturday
afternoon in case the Court wishes to hold oral argument.
The plaintiffs are ordered to serve a copy of this order on the University of California's
Office of the General Counsel by fax and e-mail.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated: March 31, 2016
______________________________________
VINCE CHHABRIA
United States District Judge
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