Keith

ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION FOR PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION

This matter comes before the court on plaintiffs’ request for a preliminary injunction prohibiting the State of California Department of Transportation (“Caltrans”), Gary W. Bush, James W. Van Loben Seis, and their agents from issuing any permit to non-party Robert L. Kudler that would allow him to place any billboard or other outdoor advertising displays along the Interstate 105 freeway (“1-105”) in Los Angeles County.

The court has considered the documents filed in this matter, including the briefs of the parties and non-party Kudler. In addition, the court has heard argument and considered the affidavits and declarations submitted by the parties and non-party Kudler'. The court has also reviewed the record of this litigation, including: this court’s 1972 injunction, Keith v. Volpe, 352 F.Supp. 1324 (C.D.Cal.1972), aff'd, sub nom Keith v. California Highway Comm’n, 506 F.2d 696 (9th Cir.1974) (en banc), cert. denied, 420 U.S. 908 , 95 S.Ct. 826 , 42 L.Ed.2d 837 (1975); the Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Routes 1 & 1-105 (El Segundo-Norwalk) Freeway-Transitway, vols. 1-2 (“the Final EIS”) filed…