Bryant v. Newsom
- Vince Chhabria
- 3:20-cv-03243
- U.S. District Court · Northern District of California
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In Bryant v. Newsom, Judge Chhabria denied the plaintiffs’ application for a temporary restraining order.
The ruling affected the plaintiffs’ request for emergency relief against the defendants; the opinion does not state the underlying claims or the broader effect on other people.
What happened
In Bryant v. Newsom, the plaintiffs applied for a temporary restraining order against the defendants.
The court found that the plaintiffs had not shown they were likely to succeed on their lawsuit, that the balance of fairness favored them, or that an injunction would serve the public interest.
Judge Vince Chhabria denied the application for a temporary restraining order on May 19, 2020.
The detailed version
- Bryant v. Newsom · No. 3:20-cv-03243
- Vince Chhabria
- May 19, 2020
Background
The plaintiffs applied for a temporary restraining order, which is an emergency court order issued before a case is fully resolved. The opinion does not describe the underlying claims or the specific relief the plaintiffs sought.
Legal standard
The court applied the standard from Winter v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. Under that standard, the plaintiffs had to show that they were likely to succeed on the merits, that the balance of equities favored them, and that an injunction was in the public interest.
Ruling
The court held that the plaintiffs had not made any of those required showings. It therefore denied the application for a temporary restraining order.
Read the full 1-page opinion on CourtListener, the free public archive maintained by the Free Law Project.