AMERICAN FREEDOM DEFENSE INITIATIVE et al v. SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY et al

Filing 39

ORDER THAT PLFFS' MOTION FOR PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION IS GRANTED. DEFTS ARE ENJOINED FROM RESTRICTING PLFFS' SPEECH & ARE THUS ORDERED TO PERMIT THE DISPLAY OF PLFFS' ADVERTISEMENT ON SEPTA'S ADVERTISING SPACE. THE PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION SHALL NOT ISSUE UNTIL PLFFS POST A BOND IN THE AMOUNT OF $100.SIGNED BY HONORABLE MITCHELL S. GOLDBERG ON 3/11/15. 3/11/15 ENTERED AND COPIES E-MAILED.(kw, )

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA

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AMERICAN FREEDOM DEFENSE
:
INITIATIVE (“AFDI”), et al.,
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Plaintiffs,
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v.
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SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA
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TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY
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(“SEPTA”), et al.,
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Defendants.
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CIVIL ACTION

No. 2:14-cv-5335

ORDER
AND NOW, this 11th day of March, 2015, upon consideration of “Plaintiffs’ Motion for
Preliminary Injunction” (Doc. No. 11), “Defendants’ Opposition to Plaintiffs’ Motion for
Preliminary Injunction” (Doc. No. 18), “Defendants’ Post-Hearing Brief on Plaintiffs’ Motion
for Preliminary Injunction” (Doc. No. 36), “Plaintiffs’ Post-Hearing Brief in Support of Motion
for Preliminary Injunction” (Doc. No. 37), and in accordance with the accompanying
Memorandum Opinion, it is hereby ORDERED that:
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“Plaintiffs’ Motion for Preliminary Injunction” (Doc. No. 11) is GRANTED.

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Defendants are ENJOINED from restricting Plaintiffs’ speech and are thus ORDERED
to permit the display of Plaintiffs’ advertisement on SEPTA’s advertising space.

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The preliminary injunction shall not issue until Plaintiffs post a bond in the amount of
$100.
BY THE COURT:
/s/ Mitchell S. Goldberg
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MITCHELL S. GOLDBERG, J.