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Nature of Suit Code: 740
Nature of Suit: Railway Labor Act
Cause of Action: 45:151 Railway Labor Act

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TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER AND ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE RE: PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION, 

Case No. ___________________

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STEPHEN P. BERZON (#46540) 

sberzon@altshulerberzon.com 

LINDA LYE (#215584) 

llye@altshulerberzon.com 

CLAIRE P. PRESTEL (#235649) 

cprestel@altshulerberzon.com 

Altshuler Berzon LLP 

177 Post Street, Suite 300 

San Francisco, CA 94108 

Telephone: (415) 421-7151 

Facsimile: (415) 362-8064 

ELIZABETH GINSBURG 

(Application for Admission Pro Hac Vice Pending) 

elizabeth.ginsburg@alpa.org

Air Line Pilots Association, International 

535 Herndon Parkway 

Herndon, VA 20172-1169 

Telephone: (703) 481-2424 

Facsimile: (703) 481-2478 

Attorneys for Plaintiffs 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SKYWEST PILOTS ALPA ORGANIZING 

COMMITTEE, et al., 

Plaintiffs, 

vs. 

SKYWEST AIRLINES, INC., 

Defendant. 

CASE NO.: 

TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER 

AND ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE RE: 

PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION 

The above-captioned matter came before the Court upon Plaintiffs’ Ex Parte Motion For 

A Temporary Restraining Order And Order To Show Cause Why A Preliminary Injunction 

Should Not Issue. 

Having considered the evidence and legal arguments, the Court finds that Plaintiffs have 

demonstrated a likelihood of success on the merits and that the balance of hardships tips sharply 

in Plaintiffs’ favor. Accordingly, Plaintiffs’ Motion for a Temporary Restraining Order is 

GRANTED. 

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IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Defendant, its officers, agents, servants, employees, and 

attorneys, and all persons acting by, through, under, or in concert with Defendant, are hereby 

temporarily restrained and enjoined, pending a ruling by this Court on whether a preliminary 

injunction should issue, and ordered as follows: 

1) To cease and desist from interfering in any way with Plaintiffs’, their members’, and their 

supporters’ outward expression of support for ALPA and the ALPA organizing campaign 

and association with like-minded pilots through, inter alia, the wearing of ALPA insignia 

on lanyards or pins, while in uniform or off duty. 

2) To cease and desist from interfering in any way with Plaintiffs’, their members’, and their 

supporters’ communication with fellow SkyWest pilots regarding ALPA and the ALPA 

organizing campaign through distribution of ALPA-related materials in non-work areas 

such as bulletin boards and crew lounges. 

3) To cease and desist from discriminating in any way against Plaintiffs, their members, and 

their supporters with respect to the channels of communication they may use to 

communicate with fellow pilots, and to provide Plaintiffs and their members with access 

to the same channels of communication provided to SAPA at any point during the last 

year, including but not limited to a dedicated bulletin board in each crew lounge where 

SAPA had a dedicated bulletin board at any point in the last year, general bulletin boards 

in crew lounges, pilot mailboxes, SkyWest’s email system, and newly-hired pilot classes. 

4) To cease and desist from funding, recognizing, bargaining or purporting to bargain with, 

or otherwise supporting in any fashion SAPA. 

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that no bond is necessary for each of the following separate 

and independent reasons: (1) Plaintiffs have a strong likelihood of success on the merits; (2) 

there is no realistic likelihood of harm to Defendant from enjoining its conduct; and (3) the 

balance of hardships weighs in favor of Plaintiffs. 

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IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Plaintiffs shall serve this restraining order and all 

pleadings and papers supporting their motion for a preliminary injunction on Defendants not 

later than _________________________. Opposition to Plaintiffs’ request for a preliminary 

injunction shall be filed and served by Defendants not later than ____________________. 

Plaintiffs’ reply papers shall be filed and served not later than ______________________. A 

hearing on Plaintiff’s request for a preliminary injunction will be held on 

_____________________. 

 IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Date: _______________________ _________________________________ 

 U.S. District Court Judge 

Thursday, May 24, 2007 Monday, May 28, 2007 Tuesday, May 29, 2007 Wednesday, May 30, 2007 at 3:00 p.m. May 22, 2007

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORN

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IT IS SO ORDERED

Judge Charles R. Breyer

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