Case 5:20-cv-00755-JGB-KK Document 13 Filed 04/17/20 Page 1 of 28 Page ID #:187 1 XAVIER BECERRA Attorney General of California 2 MARK R. BECKINGTON Supervising Deputy Attorney General 3 AMIE L. MEDLEY Deputy Attorney General 4 TODD GRABARSKY Deputy Attorney General 5 State Bar No. 286999 [View] Faith Based 300 South Spring Street, Suite 1702 6 Los Angeles, CA 90013 Services Clarification TelepHone: (213) 269-6044 7 Fax: (916) 731-2124 Section (page 13) E-mail:
[email protected] 8 Attorneys for Gavin Newsom, in his official capacity as Governor of California, and Xavier 9 Becerra, in his official capacity as Attorney General of California 10 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 11 FOR THE CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 12 EASTERN DIVISION 13 14 15 WENDY GISH, et al., 5:20-cv-00755-JGB-KK 16 OPPOSITION OF DEFENDANTS Plaintiffs, GOVERNOR GAVIN NEWSOM 17 AND ATTORNEY GENERAL v. XAVIER BECERRA TO 18 PLAINTIFFS’ APPLICATION FOR GAVIN NEWSOM, in his official TEMPORARY RESTRAINING 19 ORDER AND ORDER TO SHOW capacity as Governor of California, et CAUSE 20 al, Judge: The Honorable Jesus G. 21 Defendants. Bernal Action Filed: April 13, 2020 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Case 5:20-cv-00755-JGB-KK Document 13 Filed 04/17/20 Page 2 of 28 Page ID #:188 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS 2 Page 3 Introduction ............................................................................................................... 1 4 Background ................................................................................................................ 3 5 I. The Governor’s Proclamation of a State of Emergency Related to the COVID-19 Pandemic .................................................................. 3 6 II. The Present Lawsuit .............................................................................