Van Ness v. Stephens

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE NASHVILLE DIVISION REID VAN NESS, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) No. 3:24-cv-01353 ) TENNESSEE BOARD OF FUNERAL ) DIRECTORS AND EMBALMERS, et ) al., ) ) Defendants. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION Before the Court is Plaintiff Reid Van Ness’s (“Van Ness”) Motion for Preliminary and Permanent Injunction (Doc. No. 58), which has been fully briefed (Doc. Nos. 59, 60, 71, 79, 84), heard at an evidentiary hearing on May 15, 2025 (Doc. No. 78), and is ripe for review.1 For the reasons set forth below, Van Ness’s motion will be denied. I. FINDINGS OF FACT2…