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 -1- Case No. 2:26-cv-01623-JAM-CKD 
 ORDER GRANTING LEAVE TO FILE BRIEF OF AMICI CURIAE 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 
 
EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 
 
 
 
PACIFIC MEDIA WORKERS GUILD; 
ANGEL JOSE FLORES; JULISSA RUIZ 
RAMIREZ; ALYSSA LEIVA, 
 
Plaintiffs, 
 
v. 
 
CITY OF MODESTO; BRANDON 
GILLESPIE, in his official capacity as 
Modesto Chief of Police, 
 
Defendants. 
 

 
 
ORDER GRANTING APPLICATION FOR 
LEAVE TO FILE BRIEF OF AMICI 
CURIAE IN SUPPORT OF PLAINTIFFS’ 
MOTION FOR PRELIMINARY 
INJUNCTION 
 
Date: June 30, 2026 
Time: 1:00 p.m. 
Crtrm.: Crtm. 6, 14th Floor 
Judge: Hon. John A. Mendez 
 
The Court, having considered the Application of amici curiae Central Valley Journalism 
Collaborative, First Amendment Coalition, Freedom of the Press Foundation, The McClatchy 
Company, LLC, National Press Photographers Association, Reporters Committee for Freedom of 
the Press, and Society of Professional Journalists of Northern California to file a brief of amici 
curiae in support of Plaintiffs’ motion for a preliminary injunction, and good cause appearing 
therefor, it is hereby ordered that the application (ECF No. 18) is hereby GRANTED. 
Counsel shall refile the Amicus Brief, attached to the Application at ECF No. 18-1, within 
five (5) days of this order. Amici curiae is advised that the Court will only consider briefing that 

helps the Court beyond the help the lawyers for the parties are able to provide; duplicative or 
cumulative arguments will not be considered. 
Defendants’ request to respond is GRANTED, and they shall file their response by June 
16, 2026. 
 
Dated: June 09, 2026 
 
 

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