Free Motion for Preliminary Injunction - District Court of California - California

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PETER D. LEPISCOPO, ESQ. C.S.B. #139583 Counsel of Record BILL MORROW, ESQ. C.S.B. #140772

LEPISCOPO & MORROW, LLP

2635 Camino del Rio South, Suite 109 San Diego, California 92108 Telephone: (619) 299-5343 Facsimile: (619) 299-4767 Lead Attorneys for Plaintiff, GUATAY CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP DEAN R. BROYLES, ESQ. C.S.B. #179535 JAMES M. GRIFFITHS, ESQ. C.S.B. # 228467 THE WESTERN CENTER FOR LAW & POLICY 539 West Grand Avenue Escondido, California 92025 Telephone: (760) 747-4549; Facsimile: (760) 747-4505 Attorneys for Plaintiff, GUATAY CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA GUATAY CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP, ) ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) ) ) v. ) ) ) ) COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO, ) ) ) Defendant. ) ) ) ) ) Case No. 08-CV-01406-JM-CAB G A A C R S I NF L O H PS U T Y H IT A E L WS I' NOTICE OF MOTION AND MOTION FOR PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION [F.R.Civ.P. Rule 65] DATE: September 25, 2008 TIME: 3:30 p.m. COURTROOM: 16 COURTROOM: 16 JUDGE: HON. JEFFREY T. MILLER TRIAL DATE: None set

NOTICE OF MOTION AND MOTION

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GUATAY CHRISTIANF L O H PSNOTICE OF MOTION AND MOTION FOR PRELIMINARY E L WS I' INJUNCTION

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PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that on September 25, 2008, at 3:30 p.m., or as soon thereafter as the matter might be heard in Courtroom 16 of the above entitled Court, Plaintiff, GUATAY CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP (the " CHURCH" shall, and hereby does, move the Court pursuant ), Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Rule 65, to issue a preliminary injunction that:

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a. permits t C U C ' cn ne ueo t C U C C m l fr eg u h H R H S ot ud s f h H R H o p x o r i os e i e e li assemblies and activities as it has for the past 22 years; b. restrains the COUNTY from enforcing its land use regulations in a manner that poi t i e e swt o ar gst C U C ' cn ne ue o t rh i, n r r b s t f e i , r bi e h H R H S ot ud s f h h d e i e CHURCH Complex for religious assemblies and activities; and c. restrains the COUNTY from entering the Park or CHURCH Complex to conduct any inspections. The CHURCH shall demonstrate that it is entitled to such relief based upon the documentary evidence and declarations submitted in support of this Motion, which shall demonstrate that: a. the CHURCH will suffer irreparable harm if a preliminary injunction is not issued; b. the CHURCH is likely to succeed on the merits; and c. the balance of the hardships weighs heavily in favor of the CHURCH. This Motion is based upon this Notice of Motion and Motion, the Memorandum of Points and Authorities in Support of this Motion, the declarations and exhibits submitted, and upon all other evidence and/or testimony provided at the hearing on the Motion. The parties, through their counsel of record, have agreed to the following briefing schedule: (a) any opposition to the Motion shall be filed and served on or before September 12,

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Dated: August 29, 2008.

LEPISCOPO & MORROW, LLP

By: __/s/ Peter D. Lepiscopo______________ Peter D. Lepiscopo, Esq., Attorneys for Plaintiff, GUATAY CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP

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CASE NAME: GUATAY CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP v. COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO CASE NO.: 08-CV-01406-JM-CAB

CERTIFICATE OF PERSONAL SERVICE

STATE OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO: I am over the age of eighteen years, and not party to this action. My business address is 2635 Camino del Rio South, Suite 109, San Diego, California 92108.
I, the undersigned, declare under the penalty of perjury that I served the below name person(s) the following documents:

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1. GUATAY CHRISTIAN FELLO H PSNOTICE OF MOTION AND MOTION WS I' FOR PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION in the following manner:

By personal service by delivery to ABC ATTORNEY SERVICES, INC. for personal service on August 29, 2008 to the following person(s):

THOMAS D. BUNTON, ESQ. SENIOR DEPUTY COUNTY COUNSEL County of San Diego County Administration Center 1600 Pacific Highway, Room 355 San Diego, California 92101-2469

Attorneys for County of San Diego

I certify and declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the United States of America and the State of California that the foregoing is true and correct. Executed on this 29TH day of August, 2008.

__/s/ Peter D. Lepiscopo_________ Peter D. Lepiscopo, Esq.

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GUATAY CHRISTIANF L O H PSNOTICE OF MOTION AND MOTION FOR PRELIMINARY E L WS I' INJUNCTION