Plaintiff's original complaint for declaratory and
injunctive relief, filed Nov. 21, 2000: This is the UDV’s original lawsuit
against the government.
http://nvo.com/cd/nss-folder/pubfiles/PltnfsComplaint.pdf
Plaintiff's motion for a preliminary injunction, and
memorandum of points and authorities in support thereof, filed Dec. 22,
2000:
http://nvo.com/cd/nss-folder/pubfiles/PlntfsMPAMotionPI.pdf
Defendant's memorandum in opposition to plaintiff's
motion for a preliminary injunction, filed Jan 25, 2001:
http://nvo.com/cd/nss-folder/pubfiles/DfndtsResponsePI.pdf
Defendant's answer to the complaint, filed Feb. 1,
2001: This is the government’s reply to the UDV’s original lawsuit.
http://nvo.com/cd/nss-folder/pubfiles/DfndtsAnswer.pdf
Plaintiff's reply to defendant's memorandum in
support of opposition to plaintiff's motion for a preliminary injunction,
filed Feb 12, 2001:
http://nvo.com/cd/nss-folder/pubfiles/PlntfsReplyPI.pdf
Court's Memorandum Opinion and Order for the
preliminary injunction, filed Aug 12, 2002: This is the court’s opinion on
the order granting the preliminary injunction to the UDV.
http://nvo.com/cd/nss-folder/pubfiles/CourtsOpinionPI.pdf
Court's preliminary injunction, filed Nov. 13, 2002:
This is the actual preliminary injunction, which details the arrangements
made between the UDV and the DEA.
http://nvo.com/cd/nss-folder/pubfiles/CourtsPI.pdf
Plaintiff's emergency motion for reconsideration of
the court's order granting the government's motion for an emergency stay
pending appeal, filed Dec. 18, 2002: This was filed by the UDV after the
appellate court granted the government an emergency stay of the court’s
injunction.
http://nvo.com/cd/nss-folder/pubfiles/PlntfsReconStay.doc
Sept. 5, 2003: A New Mexico church was handed a small victory yesterday when
a federal appeals court ruled its use of hallucinogenic tea was likely to be
protected under religious-freedom laws. The 2-1
ruling
by a three-judge panel of the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver,
upheld a preliminary injunction against the U.S. attorney general, the Drug
Enforcement Administration and other government agencies that sought to
prohibit the tea's use. CCLE Notes on Ruling
November 12, 2004: Tenth
Circuit Affirms Preliminary Injunction in favor of Church.
