Welker

ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF ' DAVID V. WELKER’S MOTION FOR PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION

The court, Judge Robert J. Timlin, has read and considered Plaintiffs David Welker (“Welker”), Ian McGrew (“McGrew”), and Nathan Masters (“Masters”) (collectively, “Plaintiffs”)’s Motion (“Motion”) for a preliminary injunction against Defendants Ralph Cicerone (“Cicerone”), Charles Pieper, Katherine Goshgarian, Walter Coronell, Shervin Bozorgnia, Paris Shahabi, and Tracy De la Cruz (collectively, “Defendants”) and Defendants’ opposition. Based on such consideration, the court concludes as follows:

I.

BACKGROUND

A. Associated Students of the University of California, Irvine Elections Code

The University of California consists of several campuses throughout the state of California, including the University of California at Irvine (“UCI”). The Associated Students of the University of California, Irvine (“ASUCI”) is a student organization comprised of all 15,970 UCI students.

According to the Preamble to its constitution, ASUCI was established and exists to (a) provide a forum for the expression of views and interests of UCI students, (b) encourage and maintain the freedom of UCI students to pursue…