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R.K. v. Lee, No. 3:21-cv-00725 (M.D. Tenn.), Memorandum Opinion and Order granting temporary restraining order (Doc. 30, filed Sept. 24, 2021)

TRO: Governor Lee enjoined from enforcing Executive Order No. 84 in Williamson County; Williamson County Schools and Franklin Special School District ordered to enforce their mask policies without exception

United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee · Williamson County, Tennessee (Nashville metropolitan area; United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee) (Court)

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Jurisdiction
Williamson County, Tennessee (Nashville metropolitan area; United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee) · Nashville, Memphis and Knoxville · Tennessee
Level
Court
Authority
Fed. R. Civ. P. 65; Americans with Disabilities Act; Rehabilitation Act § 504
Issued
2021-09-24 Sept. 24, 2021
Effective
2021-09-24
End
Converted to a preliminary injunction October 22, 2021 (MET-BNA-082) (read as 2021-10-22)
In force
Sept. 24, 2021 to Oct. 22, 2021
Quarters
2021 Q3
Limitation types
Face-covering requirementSchools and child care
Addressees
  • Governor Bill Lee
  • Williamson County Board of Education
  • Franklin Special School District
Functions reached
  • WF school employees masked
  • CB students and visitors masked
Collection
Nashville, Memphis and Knoxville MET-BNA

Operative words

1. Defendant Governor Lee is ENJOINED from enforcing Executive Order No. 84 in Williamson County... [Williamson County Board of Education and Franklin Special School] District are ORDERED to enforce their mask policies without exception for Executive [Order No. 84].

Enforcement

Federal court order

Notes

Recites that on August 16, 2021 Governor Lee issued Executive Order No. 84 allowing parents to opt children out of the Williamson County and Franklin temporary universal mask mandate requirements; records that 33 percent of students and 30 percent of staff were absent from Williamson County middle schools in August 2021 due to COVID-19.

Retrieval note

18 pages; text layer.