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THE HONORABLE RICHARD A. JONES

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON
AT SEATTLE

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BLACK LIVES MATTER SEATTLEKING COUNTY, ABIE EKENEZAR,
SHARON SAKAMOTO, MURACO
KYASHNA-TOCHA, ALEXANDER
WOLDEAB, NATHALIE GRAHAM,
AND ALEXANDRA CHEN,
Plaintiffs,

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No. 2:20-cv-00887-RAJ
[PROPOSED] ORDER GRANTING
MOTION FOR TEMPORARY
RESTRAINING ORDER
NOTE ON MOTION CALENDAR:
June 9, 2020

v.
CITY OF SEATTLE,
Defendant.

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This matter comes before the Court on the motion for a temporary restraining order filed

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by Plaintiffs Black Lives Matter Seattle-King County, Abie Ekenezar, Sharon Sakamoto, Muraco

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Kyashna-tochá, Alexander Woldeab, Nathalie Graham, and Alexander Chen (“Plainitiffs”). TRO

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Mot., ECF No. 6 (June 9, 2020). The Court, having thoroughly considered Plaintiffs’ motion

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and the declarations and exhibits filed in support of the motion, Defendant City of Seattle’s

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opposition (if any), the applicable law, the relevant portions of the record, and the arguments of

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counsel, GRANTS Plaintiffs’ motion for a temporary restraining order.

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Plaintiffs have shown all four factors necessary for the issuance of a temporary
restraining order: that Plaintiffs will suffer irreparable harm in the absence of a temporary
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restraining order, Plaintiffs are likely to succeed on the merits of their First and Fourth

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Amendment claims, the balance of equities tips in Plaintiffs’ favor, and a temporary restraining

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order is in the public interest. Accordingly, the Court enters the following order.

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ORDER

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Pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 65 and Local Civil Rule 65, the Court

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GRANTS Plaintiffs’ motion for a temporary restraining order and temporarily ENJOINS the

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City of Seattle as follows:

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1. The City of Seattle, including the Seattle Police Department and any other officers,

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departments, agencies, or organizations acting within the Seattle Police Department’s

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jurisdiction or under the Seattle Police Department’s control (collectively, “the

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City”), is hereby enjoined from deploying chemical weapons or projectiles of any

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kind for the purpose of crowd control at protests or demonstrations. This injunction

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includes prohibitions on: (1) any chemical irritant such as CS Gas (“tear gas”) or OC

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Spray (“pepper spray”) and (2) any projectile such as flash-bang grenades, “pepper

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balls,” “blast balls,” and rubber bullets.

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2. Because this is a non-commercial case, the balance of hardships favors Plaintiffs, and

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there is no realistic likelihood of harm to the City of Seattle from enjoining its

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conduct, the Court waives the security bond requirement.

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3. This Order will expire fourteen days after entry unless extended by the Court for good

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cause. Fed. R. Civ. P. 65(b)(2).

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By:

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HONORABLE RICHARD A. JONES
United States District Judge

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Presented by:
By: s/ David A. Perez
David A. Perez, WSBA No. 43959
s/ Joseph M. McMillan
Joseph M. McMillan, WSBA No. 26527
s/ Mallory Gitt Webster
Mallory Gitt Webster, WSBA No. 50025
s/ Carolyn Gilbert
Carolyn Gilbert, WSBA No. 51285
s/ Nitika Arora
Nitika Arora, WSBA No. 54084
s/ Heath Hyatt
Heath Hyatt, WSBA No. 54141
s/ Paige L. Whidbee
Paige L. Whidbee, WSBA No. 55072
Perkins Coie LLP
1201 Third Avenue, Suite 4900
Seattle, WA 98101-3099
Telephone: 206.359.8000
Fax: 206.359.9000
E-mail: DPerez@perkinscoie.com
E-mail: JMcMillan@perkinscoie.com
E-mail: MWebster@perkinscoie.com
E-mail: CGilbert@perkinscoie.com
E-mail: NArora@perkinscoie.com
E-mail: HHyatt@perkinscoie.com
E-mail: PWhidbee@perkinscoie.com
By: s/ Molly Tack-Hooper
Molly Tack-Hooper, WSBA No. 56356
s/ Nancy L. Talner
Nancy L. Talner, WSBA No. 11196
s/ Lisa Nowlin
Lisa Nowlin, WSBA No. 51512
s/ Breanne Schuster
Breanne Schuster, WSBA No. 49993
s/ John Midgley
John Midgley, WSBA No. 6511
American Civil Liberties Union of
Washington Foundation
P.O. Box 2728
Seattle, WA 98111
Telephone: (206) 624-2184
E-mail: mtackhooper@aclu-wa.org
E-mail: talner@aclu-wa.org
E-mail: lnowlin@aclu-wa.org
E-mail: bschuster@aclu-wa.org
E-mail: jmidgley@aclu-wa.org
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By: s/ Robert S. Chang
Robert S. Chang, WSBA No. 44083
Fred T. Korematsu Center for Law and
Equality
Ronald A. Peterson Law Clinic
Seattle University School of Law
1112 E. Columbia Street
Seattle, WA 98122
Telephone: 206.398.4025
Fax: 206.398.4077
E-mail: changro@seattleu.edu
Attorneys for Plaintiffs Black Lives Matter
Seattle-King County, Abie Ekenezar, Sharon
Sakamoto, Muraco Kyashna-tocha, Alexander
Woldeab, Nathalie Graham, and Alexandra
Chen

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