Lo

Lo v. County of Siskiyou

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United States District Court, Eastern District of CaliforniaMay 12, 20222:21-cv-00999California10,243 words

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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-AC Plaintiffs, ORDER v. County of Siskiyou, et al., 1S Defendants. 16 While this case is pending, this court enjoined Siskiyou County from enforcing two 18 ordinances that would likely cut off the water supply to a predominantly Hmong community within its borders. Although the County cited legitimate concerns when it adopted these 20 ordinances, such as preventing people from using scarce groundwater to grow mariyuana illegally onacommercial scale, serious questions surrounded its intentions. The County has now modified the two ordinances by resolution, but not amendment, and has clarified the system of 23 permits they created. It moves to dissolve the preliminary injunction blocking the two ordinances. The County’s changes resolve some concerns and reduce the chance people will go 25 without water for their basic needs, but the County has not…

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