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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 THADDEUS SALEEM SHAHEED, et al., Case No. 22-cv-06013-JSW Plaintiffs, 22-cv-01587-JSW 12 v. 13 ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION 14 CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO, Re: Dkt. No. 279 15 Defendant. 16 17 Now before the Court is the motion filed by Plaintiff Thaddeus Saleem Shaheed 18 (“Plaintiff”) for a preliminary injunction to be reinstated by Defendant City and County of San 19 Francisco (“City”). The Court has considered the parties’ papers, relevant legal authority, and the 20 record in this case, and HEREBY GRANTS the Plaintiff’s motion for a preliminary injunction. 21 BACKGROUND 22 During the global COVID-19 pandemic Plaintiff, who was working for the City as a 23 Customer Service Agent for its 311 Call Center, professed his religious objection as a Muslim to 24 the vaccination requirement for continued employment. In response to the City’s mandatory 25 policy, Plaintiff submitted a request for a religious exemption and accommodation based on his 26 faith. Reviewers of the request found that it was based on sincere beliefs, but finding him in 27 violation of the mandatory…