Wooten

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

11 ABIDING PLACE MINISTRIES, Case No. 20-cv-683-BAS-AHG 12 Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR PRELIMINARY

INJUNCTION

v. [ECF No. 24] GAVIN NEWSOM, in his official capacity as the Governor of California, et al.,

Defendants.

18 19 Plaintiff Abiding Place Ministries challenges the stay-at-home and other orders issued by California Governor Gavin Newsom, and the corresponding orders issued by the County of San Diego. The stay-at-home orders were issued in an attempt to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus, also known as COVID-19. Plaintiff filed a complaint against the County of San Diego and Public Health Officer of San Diego County Wilma J. Wooten, seeking a temporary restraining order and declaratory relief. (ECF No. 1.) Plaintiff also filed a motion for temporary restraining order on April 9, 2020, asking the Court to enjoin the county order so the telephonic hearing and denied the motion. …