{"id":"SEC-16-023","kind":"order","level":"court","jurisdiction":"District of Columbia","state":"DC","metro":"","industry":"16","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"United States District Court for the District of Columbia (McFadden, J.)","authority":"42 U.S.C. 2000bb (RFRA); Fed. R. Civ. P. 65","instrument":"Capitol Hill Baptist Church v. Bowser, No. 20-cv-2710, 496 F. Supp. 3d 284 (ECF No. 43)","title":"Memorandum Opinion granting preliminary injunction","dateIssued":"2020-10-09","effective":"2020-10-09","end":"","startDate":"2020-10-09","endDate":"2020-12-31","quarters":["2020Q4"],"types":["GATH","CAP"],"addressees":["Mayor of the District of Columbia"],"clause":"[T]he District prohibited \u0027large gatherings\u0027 - defined to include events with ten or more persons in an indoor or outdoor space, Mayor\u0027s Order 2020-053... On May 27, the District began Phase One... in which gatherings of more than ten people were prohibited. Mayor\u0027s Order 2020-067... Phase Two began on June 22... permitting gatherings of up to 50 people. \u0027Places of worship are encouraged to continue providing virtual services\u0027; if they meet in person, they may \u0027operate with expanded capacity limits\u0027 - the fewer of 50 percent capacity or 100 persons.... These limits are the same whether the gathering takes place indoors or outside.... [The Church\u0027s motion for a preliminary injunction is granted.]","enforcement":"Civil and administrative penalties; violations of D.C. Code 7-2307 (recited)","functions":["WS 10-person (Mar. 24-June 21), 50%/100 (June 22-Oct. 9, 2020) caps on worship indoors and outdoors"],"notes":"Court recital verifies Mayor\u0027s Orders 2020-053, -067, -075 and the Phase Two Guidance for Places of Worship.","sourceUrl":"https://ecf.dcd.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/show_public_doc?2020cv2710-43","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":368720,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"SEC-16","url":"/library/SEC-16-023","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/SEC-16-023","citation":"United States District Court for the District of Columbia (McFadden, J.), Capitol Hill Baptist Church v. Bowser, No. 20-cv-2710, 496 F. Supp. 3d 284 (ECF No. 43) (Oct. 9, 2020) (Ex. SEC-16-023)","stateName":"District of Columbia","related":[]}