Ian Elliott Davies et al v. Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors et al
| Reverend J. Edwin Bacon, Jr, Rabbi Amy Bernstein, Reverend Father Ian Elliott Davies, Reverend Peter Laarman, Reverend Tera Little, David N. Myers, Rabbi John Rosove, Rabbi Harold M. Schulweis and Shakeel Syed |
| William T. Fujioka and Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors |
| 2:2014cv00907 |
| February 6, 2014 |
| US District Court for the Central District of California |
| John E. McDermott |
| Christina A. Snyder |
| Civil Rights: Other |
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JUDGMENT AND PERMANENT INJUNCTION by Judge Christina A. Snyder: The Court, having granted Plaintiffs' Motion for Permanent Injunction 84 , hereby enters judgment as follows: IT IS ORDERED, ADJUDGED, and DECREED that: The Los Angeles County Boar d of Supervisors' 1/7/2014 motion approving the addition of a Latin cross to the official seal of Los Angeles County (the "2014 Seal") violates: (1) the No Aid Clause of article XVI, section 5 of the California Constitution; (2) the No Preference Clause of article I, section 4 of the California Constitution; and (3) the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment to the United States Constitution. The action by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors to adopt a revised County seal by placing a Latin Cross on the apex of the roof of the depiction of the San Gabriel Mission on the County seal adopted in September 2004 is hereby declared NULL and VOID. Defendant County of Los Angeles shall return the official County seal to the status quo ante existing as 1/6/2014, to wit, the official County seal adopted by Board Order No. 25 of 9/14/2004, in the form attached as Exhibit 1 hereto. Defendant County of Los Angeles, its officers, agents, employees, and all persons acting in concert therewith, are hereby PERMANENTLY ENJOINED from any and all use, display, or implementation of the 2014 Seal in connection with any County service, program, facility, equipment, activity, or use of County funds, effective 145 days from the date of this Judgment, etc. This Judgment does not bar Defendant County of Los Angeles from adopting a new seal in the future consistent with the Court's opinion. Plaintiffs are found to be the prevailing party in this case and shall be entitle d to an award of costs and reasonable attorneys' fees. Such attorneys' fees and costs of suit shall be awarded by the Court at a later date upon noticed motion filed within 60 days of entry of this judgment. See document for further details. (gk)
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ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFFS' MOTION FOR PERMANENT INJUNCTION by Judge Christina A. Snyder: Plaintiffs' motion for a permanent injunction 84 is hereby GRANTED. Plaintiffs are directed to prepare a form of judgment to be lodged with the Court in accordance with this decision and the Local Rules of this Court. See document for details. (MD JS-6. Case Terminated) (gk)
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PROTECTIVE ORDER by Magistrate Judge John E. McDermott 26 . (san)
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