Vincent L. CHALK, Petitioner-Appellant,
v.
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA, Respondent,
Orange County Superintendent of Schools, also known as Orange County Department of Education, and Robert Peterson, in his official capacity, Real Parties in Interest/Respondents.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
Argued and Submitted November 10, 1987.
Decided November 18, 1987.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Paul L. Hoffman, Susan D. McGreivy, Mickey J. Wheatley, Jon W. Davidson, Christine A. Littleton, ACLU Foundation of Southern California, Los Angeles, Cal., Marjorie Rushforth, Georgia Garrett-Norris, Garrett-Norris & Rushforth, Joel J. Loquvam, Joan K. Honeycutt, Jack C. Francis, Santa Ana, Cal., for petitioner-appellant.
Ronald D. Wenkart, Costa Mesa, Cal., for respondents.
Elizabeth H. Esty, Sidley & Austin, Washington D.C., Kirk B. Johnson, Martin J. Hatlie, Chicago, Ill., for amicus American Medical Ass'n.
John Van de Kamp, Atty. Gen., and M. Anne Jennings, Deputy Atty. Gen., Andrea Sheridan Ordin, Asst. Atty. Gen., Marian M. Johnston, Supervising Deputy Atty. Gen., San Francisco, Cal., for amicus State of Cal.
Kirsten L. Zerger, Chief Counsel, Burlingame, Cal., and A. Eugene Huguenin, Jr., Staff Counsel, for amicus California Teachers Ass'n.
Arlene Mayerson, Berkeley, Cal., Professor Karl Mannheim, Loyola Univ. Law School, Los Angeles, Cal., for amicus Disability Rights and Educ. Defense Fund.
Chris Redburn and Rini Hirai, San Francisco, Cal., for amicus Employment Law Center of the Legal Aid Soc. of San Francisco.
Nan D. Hunter, New York City, for amici Shirley L. Fannin, M.D., and Martin D. Finn, M.D.
Mark I. Klein, M.D., pro per, amicus.
Ron Apperson, Legal Advisor, and Belinda D. Stith, Asst. Legal Advisor, Los Angeles, Cal., for amicus Los Angeles Unified School Dist.
Kenneth R. Vogel, Loyola Law School, Nora Quinn, Los Angeles, Cal., for amicus Western Law Center for the Handicapped.
Karl Mannheim, Los Angeles, Cal., for National Hemophilia Foundation.
Before SNEED, SKOPIL and POOLE, Circuit Judges.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
ORDER
The order of the district court denying appellant Vincent L. Chalk's motion for a preliminary injunction is reversed.
On this record, appellant has shown a strong likelihood of prevailing on the merits of his case. Evidence before the district court overwhelmingly indicates that the casual contact incident to the performance of his teaching duties in the classroom presents no significant risk of harm to others, and that although handicapped, because...
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