Proposed Order
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
William Thomas, et. al. |
Plaintiffs pro se, |
|
v. | C.A. No. 95-1018
| Judge Charles R. Richey
The United States, et. al. |
Defendants. |
ORDER
Defendants have closed Pennsylvania Avenue, and placed
barriers around Lafayette Park with absolute disregard for all
applicable regulations governing closure of public parks, .
Defendants also plan to make other changes to the topography of
the park and/or further restrict public access to the park.
UPON CONSIDERATION of plaintiff's Motion for a Preliminary
Injunction pending resolution of the issues raised in the
Complaint, this ___ day of _____, 1995, it be and hereby is
ORDERED defendants and officials of the D.C. Metropolitan
Police Department be, and hereby are PRELIMINILY RESTRAINED from
interfering with the exercise of plaintiff's First Amendment
activity, and it is further,
ORDERED defendants are hereby preliminarily restrained from
arresting plaintiff for engaging in lawful First Amendment
activities under color of D.C.M.R. "Failure to Obey a Police
Officer," and or D.C.M.R 24.101, and it is further
ORDERED that defendants are preliminarily enjoined from (1)
making any further changes to Lafayette Park, and it is
FURTHER ORDERED that defendants are preliminarily enjoined
from (2) from replacing the temporary concrete barriers presently
enclosing Lafayette Park with any more permanent barriers, and
from constructing any fence, wall or other obstruction to open
access around Lafayette Park, and it is
FURTHER ORDERED, that defendants are preliminarily enjoined
from closing the Park, except as provided by law, pending the
resolution of this complaint.
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U.S. District Court Judge