Opinion
No. 20-55445 20-56324
12-24-2020
Wendy GISH; Patrick Scales; James Dean Moffatt; Brenda Wood, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Gavin NEWSOM, in his official capacity as the Governor of California; Xavier Becerra, In his official capacity as the Attorney General of California; Erin Gustafson, in her official capacity as the San Bernardino County Acting Public Health Officer; John McMahon, in his official capacity as the San Bernardino County Sheriff; Robert Lovinggood, in his official capacity as a San Bernardino County Supervisor; Janice Rutherford, in her official capacity as a San Bernardino County Supervisor; Dawn Rowe, in her official capacity as a San Bernardino County Supervisor; Curt Hagman, in his official capacity as a San Bernardino County Supervisor; Josie Gonzales, in his official capacity as a San Bernardino County Supervisor; Cameron Kaiser, in his official capacity as the Riverside County Public Health Officer; George Johnson, in his official capacity as the Riverside County Executive Officer and Director of Emergency Services; Chad Bianco, in his official capacity as a Riverside County Sheriff; Kevin Jeffries, in his official capacity as a Riverside County Supervisor; Karen Spiegel, in her official capacity as a Riverside County Supervisor; Chuck Washington, in his official capacity as a Riverside County Supervisor; V. Manuel Perez, in his official capacity as a Riverside County Supervisor; Jeff Hewitt, in his official capacity as a Riverside County Supervisor; County of San Bernardino, Defendants-Appellees.
ORDER
These consolidated appeals are related to appeal No. 20-56358, South Bay United Pentecostal Church, et al., v. Newsom , et al.
The December 23, 2020 motions panel order granted appellants’ request to expedite briefing of appeal No. 20-56324.
The expedited briefing schedule for appeal No. 20-56324 shall proceed as follows: the opening brief and excerpts of record are due on or before December 31, 2020; the answering briefs are due on or before January 7, 2021; and the optional reply brief is due on or before January 11, 2021.
The December 23, 2020 order additionally directed appellants to move for voluntary dismissal of appeal No. 20-55445 or show cause why appeal No. 20-55445 should not be dismissed as merged within 21 days. Appellants’ response to the order to show cause is now due December 31, 2020. If appellants elect to show cause, appellees may file a response by January 7, 2021.
These appeals are set for virtual oral argument at the Richard H. Chambers U.S. Court of Appeals Building, Pasadena, California, on January 15, 2021, at 2:00 P.M. Each side is allotted 30 minutes for argument.