County of Santa Clara Statement Regarding Court Ruling Allowing Civil Enforcement Action Against Calvary Chapel San Jose To Proceed

SANTA CLARA COUNTY, CALIF. – On February 22, the Santa Clara County Superior Court issued a ruling that allows the County to proceed with its lawsuit to collect more than $2.8 million in unpaid fines levied against Calvary Chapel San Jose and its senior pastor, Mike McClure, for their defiance of State and County public health orders.  These public health orders were implemented to curb the transmission of COVID-19, which to date has killed nearly 900,000 people in the United States, including more than 2,000 in Santa Clara County.  The Court rejected Calvary and McClure’s efforts to stop the County’s lawsuit.