Judge Denies Hospice Patient’s TRO Request, Deems Cat Not Reasonable Accommodation

(July 17, 2023, 8:30 AM EDT) -- JACKSON, Tenn. — A Tennessee federal judge adopted a magistrate judge’s report recommending denying a hospice patient’s motion for a preliminary injunction and a temporary restraining order (TRO) in her suit against her retirement home, alleging violations of the Fair Housing Act (FHA) for disallowing her to have a cat as an emotional support animal (ESA), finding, among other things, that the woman is “unlikely to succeed on the merits.”...