Newsom
South Bay United Pentecostal Church v. Newsom
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 SOUTH BAY UNITED Case No. 3:20-cv-865-BAS-AHG PENTECOASTAL CHURCH, et al.,
ORDER SETTING BRIEFING
Plaintiffs, SCHEDULE v.
GAVIN NEWSOM, in his official 15 capacity as the Governor of California, et al., Defendant. 18 This case arises from the State of California’s regulations limiting the maximum attendance capacity at places of worship during the coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic. Since commencing this action in May, Plaintiffs have filed three motions for preliminary relief challenging California’s evolving regulations on places of worship. (ECF Nos. 12, 36, 53.) The Court has denied all three motions. (ECF Nos. 32, 39, 71.) Most recently on October 15, 2020, the Court declined to enjoin the State of California’s regulation in effect at the time. The Court had been granted jurisdiction upon the Ninth Circuit’s July 29, 2020 Order, in which the Ninth Circuit remanded the case to this Court for the…