County of Los Angeles v. SAHAG-MESROB ARMENIAN CHRISTIAN SCHOOL

Opinion

TURNER, P. J.

I. INTRODUCTION

Defendant, Sahag-Mesrob Armenian Christian School, has appealed from issuance of a May 29, 2009 preliminary injunction. The preliminary injunction was issued at the request of plaintiff, County of Los Angeles. Defendant argues the denial of its “clean hands waiver” application violates the land use provisions of the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act of 2000 (the act). (42 U.S.C. § 2000cc.) The act is commonly referred to by the ungainly acronym, RLUIPA. We affirm.

II. THE PLEADINGS

Plaintiff’s complaint, filed on December 22, 2008, alleges…