Lo
Lo v. County of Siskiyou
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 Dilevon Lo, et al., No. 2:21-cv-00999-KJM-DMC Plaintiffs, ORDER v. County of Siskiyou, et al., IS Defendants. 16 Siskiyou County, California recently passed several ordinances and resolutions intended 18 to root out illegal and water-intensive cannabis cultivation during a severe drought. The plaintiffs 19 in this lawsuit claim the drought is a pretext. In reality, they allege, the County intends to expel a 20 disfavored community of Asian Americans by cutting off its only water supply. They move for a temporary restraining order barring the County from enforcing its ordinances until the court can 22 hear and decide a more formal motion for temporary injunctive relief. Although the plaintiffs have advanced concerning claims of racial discrimination, they 24 have not shown that they, as opposed to someone else, will likely suffer an irreparable injury if 25 the court does not immediately…