Cody

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN JOSE DIVISION 6 CALVARY CHAPEL SAN JOSE, et al., Case No. 20-cv-03794-BLF

Plaintiffs,

ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND

v. DENYING IN PART PARTIAL

MOTION TO DISMISS AND MOTION

SARA CODY, et al., TO STRIKE FOURTH AMENDED

COMPLAINT

Defendants. [Re: ECF No. 179]

13 This case challenges policies and orders of the County of Santa Clara designed to slow the spread of COVID-19, a highly transmissible respiratory disease that has claimed over 1 million lives in the United States and over 6 million lives worldwide since December 2019. Beginning in March 2020, the County issued emergency orders that instituted capacity limits for certain types of facilities, restricted the practice of certain activities (including singing and chanting), and required individuals to wear masks in many situations. Those orders have been repeatedly amended in response to changing circumstances and new variants of COVID-19. …