Lyons

1 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN JOSE DIVISION

4 MICHELE LYONS, on her own behalf, and Case No. 21-cv-09461-BLF on behalf of her minor children, C.L., M.L., S.L., and R.L.,

ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFFS’

Plaintiffs, APPLICATION FOR A TEMPORARY

RESTRAINING ORDER

v. [Re: ECF 2] CARMEL UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT; TED KNIGHT, in his official capacity as Superintendent of Carmel Unified School District; and JAY MARDEN, in his official capacity as Principal of Carmel River Elementary School, 12 Defendants. 13 Plaintiff Michele Lyons, acting on behalf of herself and her minor children, sues the Carmel Unified School District (“District”) and two of its officials, claiming that Defendants endorse Christian beliefs and traditions while disfavoring those of other religions. Ms. Lyons’ children allegedly have been made to feel like outsiders while attending school in the District, because they are Jewish rather than Christian. Plaintiffs assert claims for violations of their federal constitutional rights under the…