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1 2 3 4 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 5 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 7 ROBIN HALL, et al., Case No. 20-cv-03454-HSG

8 Plaintiffs, ORDER DENYING MOTION FOR

PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION

9 v. Re: Dkt. No. 5 10 U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, et al., 11 Defendants. 12 13 Pending before the Court is the motion for preliminary injunction filed by Plaintiffs Robin 14 Hall and Steven Summers. See Dkt. No. 5. The Court heard argument on June 10, 2020. As 15 detailed below, the Court finds that Plaintiffs have not met their heavy burden of establishing that 16 an injunction is warranted at this stage in the litigation and DENIES the motion. 17 I. BACKGROUND 18 We are currently in the midst of a once-in-a-generation global pandemic resulting from the 19 spread of a disease called COVID-19, which is caused by a novel coronavirus. As of the date of 20 this order, more than 2.1 million people in the United States have tested positive for COVID-19, 21 and more than 116,000 Americans have died.1 In response to this crisis, Congress passed the 22 Families First…