Judge Issues Restraining Order on Kapporos
A Los Angeles Federal Court judge ordered a temporary restraining order against the performance of Kapporos by Chabad of Irvine in southern California.
From the JTA:
U.S. District Judge Andre Birrote Jr. on Friday granted the temporary restraining order in response to a lawsuit filed late last month on behalf of the Virginia-based United Poultry Concerns against the Chabad of Irvine and an unnamed rabbi.
The judge set a hearing for Thursday in which Chabad Irvine will have the chance to contest a preliminary injunction that would prevent the ritual practice. Yom Kippur begins on Tuesday evening and ends on Wednesday night so the injunction essentially prevents the ritual from being performed in honor of the holiday this year.
Invalid
The injunction sounds invalid, and in any event the injunction would not prevent some other entity organizing the Kaparos.
Milhouse
Apparently Chabad of Irvine was not planning to have kaporos this year anyway, and was directing people to do it at other locations, so the injunction is irrelevant.
But for the sake of justice a complaint should still be filed against the judge; what kind of judge doesn’t understand that Thursday might as well be next year, that the plaintiffs had all year to file their suit, or that the defendants would be likely suffer irreparable harm while the plaintiffs would suffer no harm at all? Would any judge grant a last-minute injunction against a long-announced Xmas mass, lehavdil, pending a hearing to be held on the 26th?!
K
Do you think that Chabad did not have a lawyer who has experienced in this area?!
Maybe the lawyer needs to seek advice on how to do his job from this blog’s commentators?!
Do you think it is a little egotistic to sit in the peanut gallery and decide whether or not the injunction is valid?!
Let me gently break this to you:
There is a reason why the lawyer is getting money for giving legal advice and representing Chabad while you don’t get paid for giving your legal advice…
Hint: your advice is worth the amount that is paid for it.
Milhouse
K, what lawyer are you talking about? Where did you get the idea that any lawyer was involved? They were hit with an injunction. What makes you think they got a chance to argue against it? Their first opportunity to respond will be on Thursday, which may as well be next year. That is why this judge ought to be disciplined.
K
Those of us who know get annoyed by those who don’t and still give opinions.
Milhouse
K, you know less than nothing, because so many things that you think you know ain’t so.
DeClasse' Intellectual
Notice how sneaky they were to schedule the hearing on Thursday!!!!!!