Blythe
Blythe v. City of San Diego
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 DON BLYTHE, an individual, Case No.: 24-cv-02211-GPC-DDL
Plaintiff,
ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S
v. MOTION FOR PRELIMINARY
INJUNCTION
CITY OF SAN DIEGO,
Defendant. [ECF No. 9] 16 INTRODUCTION This case involves a challenge to City of San Diego Ordinance O-21822 (“the Ordinance”), which restricts First Amendment activity within 100 feet of health care facilities, places of worship, and school grounds (“Covered Facilities”). ECF No. 1 (“Compl.”) ¶¶ 7-9; ECF No. 11-1 at 9-10. Within this radius, the Ordinance prohibits individuals from “knowingly and willfully approach[ing] within eight feet of a person in the public right-of-way or sidewalk area seeking to enter or exit a health care facility, place of worship, or school grounds” to pass leaflets, display signs, or engage in oral protest, education, or counseling, unless the individual first obtains consent. Compl. ¶ 9. 26 …