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SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
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FOR THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES - CENTRAL DISTRICT
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SOUTHERN CHRISTIAN LEADERSHIP Case No. 22STCP006 I 7
II CONFERENCE OF SOUTHERN Assigned To: Hon. Mary H. Strobel
CALIFORNIA
12 IPROPOSEDf-ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE
AND RE PRELIMINARY IN.JUNCTION
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ATKINSON, MARY LEE, KW AME
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(COLLECTIVELY. LEAGUE OF
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Petitioners/Plaintiffs,
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CITY OF LOS ANGELES, LOS ANGELES
20 CITY COUNCIL, AND HERB WESSON,

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2 TO RESPONDENTS CITY OF LOS ANGELES AND LOS ANGELES CITY

3 COUNCIL:

4 Petitione\·s· Southern Christian Leadership Conference of Southern California (the ··sCLC-

5 SC") and Pastor William D. Smart, Joy Atkinson, \1ary Lee. Kwame Cooper and Harry McElroy

6 (collectively, "League of Registered Voters of District I 0") Application for an Order to Show Cause

7 re Preliminary Injunction (the "Application'') came on for hearing before this Cou11 on February 24,

8 2022 at 8:30 am. Having considered the Application together with the papers on file, as well as any

9 oral argument of counsel, for good cause showing, the Court hereby GRANTS Petitioners'

IO Application.

11 YOU ARE HEREBY ORDERED to appear on )u_JAVI,, /~ y.a,z_ at

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13 California 90012, to show cause why a preliminary injunction should not be issued as follows:
14 Ordering Res1301~eleuts to vacate Cou11cil1iie111be1 fvlaik Ridle) T!:iomas·s

15 suspensio11 aHEi reinstate hiut to tlte City Council~

16 2. EnjainiFib Rcspu11denrs f10111 appoi11ti11g tt --~e111porat)"' 1cplaee1ncnt fo1

17 Corn1cilitten1bc1 lviatk Ridley Tlte,mas.

18 Ordering Respondents to vacate the appointment of Mr. Wesson to ··temporarily .. Ii II

19 Councilmernber Mark Ridley Thomas·s seat representing District IO and barring

20 Respondents from seating him on the Council.

21 IT IS FURTHER ORDERED THAT:

22 I. The Order to Show Cause and Temporary Restraining Order and suppo11ing papers

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IO DA TED: February 24, 2022

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