Western State University of Southern California v. American Bar Ass'n

ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFFS’ APPLICATION FOR PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION

TAYLOR, District Judge.

Until the matter can be decided on the merits, the Court issues an order to preserve the status quo, preliminarily enjoining the ABA from implementing any final decision to withdraw Western State’s provisional accreditation or remove Western State from the list of approved law schools.

I. BACKGROUND

In 1998, Defendant American Bar Association granted provisional approval to Plaintiff Western State University of Southern California d/b/a Western State University College of Law. Provisional approval requires…