Jeremy Coltharp v. Larry Herrera

I respectfully disagree and thus dissent. In my view, the district court committed reversible error by not granting Plaintiffs’ preliminary injunction for three reasons: (1) Plaintiffs are likely to succeed on the merits; (2) Plaintiffs demonstrated that they are likely to suffer irreparable harm; and (3) the balance of hardships and the consideration of the public interest favor Plaintiffs. See Winter v. Natural Res. Def. Council, Inc., 555 U.S. 7, 20, 129 S.Ct. 365, 172 L.Ed.2d 249 (2008); see also Klein v. City of San Clemente, 584 F.3d 1196, 1199 (9th Cir.2009).

First, the district court…