Calvary Chapel San Jose v. Superior Court CA6

I. INTRODUCTION

Calvary Chapel San Jose (Calvary Chapel) and its pastors, Mike McClure and Carson Atherley, failed to comply with any of public health orders issued by the State of California, the County of Santa Clara, and Sara H. Cody, M.D. (collectively, the People) during the COVID-19 pandemic.1 The People obtained restraining orders compelling Calvary Chapel to comply with the public health orders, which Calvary Chapel also violated. The People then initiated contempt proceedings against Calvary Chapel due to

1 Atherley is not a party to the present appeal.

1 the violations of court orders. The trial court issued two orders against Calvary Chapel and its pastors, the December 17, 2020 and the February 16, 2021 orders of contempt and to pay monetary sanctions. Calvary Chapel sought review of the contempt orders and monetary sanctions. In two cases, Calvary Chapel v. Superior Court (Aug. 15, 2022, H048734 [nonpub. opn.]) and McClure v. Superior Court (Aug. 15, 2022, H048947 [nonpub. opn.]) (collectively, Calvary Chapel I), this court annulled the December 17, 2020 and the February 16, 2021 orders of contempt, and reversed the orders to pay monetary sanctions. Calvary Chapel…