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Civil Litigation

May 13, 2021

California will pay church’s $1.35M legal fee

The Pasadena-based church challenged Gov. Gavin Newsom’s ban on gatherings for indoor worship services last summer.

The state of California agreed to pay $1.35 million in attorney fees to Harvest Rock Church, along with a permanent injunction from enforcing COVID-19 related orders that imposed restrictions on religious gatherings and indoor worship.

The Pasadena-based church challenged Gov. Gavin Newsom's ban on gatherings for indoor worship services. Harvest Rock Church v. Newsom et al., 2:20-CV-6414 (C.D. Cal., filed July 17, 2020).

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