Hirt et al v. Unified School District No. 287 et al

Filing 19

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE. Show Cause Response due by 7/5/2017. Signed by Chief District Judge Julie A Robinson on 6/21/2017. Mailed to pro se party Gene Hirt and Eric Clark by regular and certified mail; Certified Tracking Number: 7012 3460 0000 8262 7204 (Eric Clark) and 7012 3460 0000 8262 7211 (Gene Hirt). (hl)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF KANSAS
GENE HIRT, ET AL.,
Plaintiffs,
v.

Case No. 17-CV-2279-JAR

UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 287, ET
AL.,
Defendants.

ORDER
This matter is before the Court on Plaintiffs Gene Hirt and Eric Clark’s Motion for
Preliminary Injunction (Doc. 3). Plaintiffs seek to enjoin Defendants Unified School District No.
287, Curt Altic, Rusty Ecord, Blaine Flory, Matt Froggatte, Ryan Sink, and Jerry Turner from
enforcing a July 13, 2015 letter notifying Hirt that he was no longer allowed on school district
property and enforcing an “ad hoc ‘socially acceptable manner’ policy” at school board
meetings. Defendants filed a response to the motion for preliminary injunction on June 19, 2017
(Doc. 16). In the response, Defendants allege that on June 14, 2017, they mailed a letter to Hirt
permitting him to attend any meeting or event on school district property to which the public is
invited, including school district board meetings.1 Defendants argue this moots the preliminary
injunction.
IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED BY THE COURT that Plaintiffs must show good
cause in writing, on or before July 5, 2017, why the Motion for Preliminary Injunction (Doc. 3)
should not be found moot.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
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Doc. 16 at 4.

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Dated: June 21, 2017
S/ Julie A. Robinson
JULIE A. ROBINSON
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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