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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 Dilevon Lo, et al., No. 2:21-cv-00999-KJM-DMC Plaintiffs, ORDER Vv. County of Siskiyou, et al., Defendants. 16 A California county has passed a pair of ordinances which have the practical effect of 18 cutting off the water supply to a minority community that has recently been the target of racial prejudice. The plaintiffs, who are members of this community, have raised serious questions 20 about the merits of their claim that the ordinances are motivated by racial animus. They have also shown that without an injunction, they will not have water to meet their basic needs. Because the 22 hardships tip sharply in favor of temporary relief, their motion for a preliminary injunction is granted in part, as described below. 24] I. BACKGROUND Siskiyou County occupies some of California’s northernmost territory along the state’s 26 border with Oregon. It is one of the largest counties…