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Motion for Preliminary Injunction — Effective Date Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. § 705 — East Bay Sanctuary Covenant, 4:19-cv-04073 (Document 131)
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Notice of motion filed January 21, 2021 as Document 131 in East Bay Sanctuary Covenant v. Robert M. Wilkinson, Case No.: 4:19-cv-04073-JST, in the Northern District of California. East Bay Sanctuary Covenant, Al Otro Lado, Innovation Law Lab and Central American Resource Center of Los Angeles move for a preliminary injunction and a stay under 5 U.S.C. § 705 of the effective date of the transit asylum ban final rule. The motion says the Trump administration issued the final rule on December 17, 2020, that it went into effect on January 19, 2021, and that it is materially identical to the interim rule the court had preliminarily enjoined. It says the interim rule had not been in effect since June 2020, when a district court in the District of Columbia vacated it. Counsel include the ACLU Foundation, the Southern Poverty Law Center and the Center for Constitutional Rights.
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“Motion for Preliminary Injunction — Effective Date Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. § 705 — East Bay Sanctuary Covenant, 4:19-cv-04073 (Document 131).”
Original at archive.org, No. 4:19-cv-04073-JST, Doc. 131. Archived at Pandemic Darlings, https://pandemicdarlings.com/court-filings/east-bay-sanctuary-v-barr/2021-01-21-memo-iso-motion-preliminary-injunction-dkt-131/
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Case 4:19-cv-04073-JST Document 131 Filed 01/21/21 Page 1 of 4
1 Lee Gelernt* Katrina Eiland (SBN 275701)
Omar C. Jadwat* Cody Wofsy (SBN 294179)
2 Anand Balakrishnan* Spencer Amdur (SBN 320069)
Ming Cheung** Morgan Russell (SBN 296137)
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ACLU FOUNDATION ACLU FOUNDATION
4 IMMIGRANTS’ RIGHTS PROJECT IMMIGRANTS’ RIGHTS PROJECT
125 Broad Street, 18th Floor 39 Drumm Street
5 New York, NY 10004 San Francisco, CA 94111
T: (212) 549-2660 T: (415) 343-0770
6 F: (212) 549-2654 F: (415) 395-0950
lgelernt@aclu.org keiland@aclu.org
7 ojadwat@aclu.org cwofsy@aclu.org
abalakrishnan@aclu.org
8 mcheung@aclu.org samdur@aclu.org
mrussell@aclu.org
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Attorneys for Plaintiffs
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
12 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
13 Case No.: 4:19-cv-04073-JST
14 East Bay Sanctuary Covenant, et al., NOTICE OF MOTION AND MOTION
FOR PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION
15 Plaintiffs, AND STAY OF FINAL RULE’S
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U.S.C. § 705
17 Robert M. Wilkinson, et al.,
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Case 4:19-cv-04073-JST Document 131 Filed 01/21/21 Page 2 of 4
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Melissa Crow* Baher Azmy**
2 SOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CENTER Angelo Guisado**
1101 17th Street, NW Suite 705 Ghita Schwarz**
3 Washington, D.C. 20036 CENTER FOR CONSTITUTIONAL
T: (202) 355-4471 RIGHTS
4 F: (404) 221-5857 666 Broadway, 7th Floor
melissa.crow@splcenter.org New York, NY 10012
5 T: (212) 614-6464
F: (212) 614-6499
6 bazmy@ccrjustice.org
aguisado@ccrjustice.org
7 gschwarz@ccrjustice.org
8 Vasudha Talla (SBN 316219)
Angélica Salceda (SBN 296152)
9 Attorneys for Plaintiffs AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION
FOUNDATION OF NORTHERN
10 *Admitted pro hac vice CALIFORNIA, INC.
**Pro hac vice application forthcoming 39 Drumm Street
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T: (415) 621-2493
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vtalla@aclunc.org
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MOTION FOR PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION AND STAY OF FINAL RULE, 4:19-cv-04073
Case 4:19-cv-04073-JST Document 131 Filed 01/21/21 Page 3 of 4
1 TO RESPONDENTS AND THEIR ATTORNEYS OF RECORD:
2 PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that Plaintiffs East Bay Sanctuary Covenant, Al Otro Lado,
3 Innovation Law Lab, and Central American Resource Center of Los Angeles hereby move the Court
4 for a preliminary injunction and a stay pursuant to 5 U.S.C. § 705 of the transit asylum ban final
5 rule’s effective date. 1 The Trump administration issued the final rule on December 17, 2020, and it
6 went into effect on January 19, 2021. See Asylum Eligibility and Procedural Modifications, 85 Fed.
7 Reg. 82,260 (Dec. 17, 2020). The final rule is materially identical to the interim version of the rule,
8 which this court preliminarily enjoined. Although that ruling was stayed, the interim rule had not
9 been in effect since June 2020 when a district court in the District of Columbia vacated it. Now that
10 the policy is once again in force, a preliminary injunction and/or stay of the rule under 5 U.S.C.
11 § 705 is necessary to prevent Plaintiffs from again experiencing significant harm.
12 This motion is brought pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 65 and is based on the
13 accompanying Memorandum in Support and materials cited therein; the pleadings and evidence on
14 file in this matter; the accompanying declarations; and such other materials and argument as may be
15 presented in connection with a hearing on the motion.
16 Plaintiffs will confer with counsel for Defendants about a briefing schedule on this motion
17 and Plaintiffs’ previous motion for leave to file an amended and supplemental complaint, and will
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Dated: January 21, 2021 Respectfully submitted,
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Lee Gelernt* /s/ Katrina L. Eiland
21 Omar C. Jadwat* Katrina Eiland (SBN 275701)
Anand Balakrishnan* Cody Wofsy (SBN 294179)
22 Ming Cheung**
ACLU FOUNDATION Spencer Amdur (SBN 320069)
23 IMMIGRANTS’ RIGHTS PROJECT Morgan Russell (SBN 296137)
125 Broad Street, 18th Floor ACLU FOUNDATION
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Plaintiffs previously filed a motion for leave to file a First Amended and Supplemental Complaint
26 that (1) challenges the final transit ban rule on the same grounds asserted against the interim rule in
the original complaint and (2) amends the claims to challenge the final rule as invalid because
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rule was issued. See ECF No. 130.
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Case 4:19-cv-04073-JST Document 131 Filed 01/21/21 Page 4 of 4
New York, NY 10004 IMMIGRANTS’ RIGHTS PROJECT
1 T: (212) 549-2660 39 Drumm Street
F: (212) 549-2654 San Francisco, CA 94111
2 lgelernt@aclu.org
ojadwat@aclu.org T: (415) 343-0770
3 abalakrishnan@aclu.org F: (415) 395-0950
mcheung@aclu.org keiland@aclu.org
4 cwofsy@aclu.org
Melissa Crow* samdur@aclu.org
5 SOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CENTER mrussell@aclu.org
1101 17th Street NW, Suite 705
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T: (202) 355-4471 Baher Azmy**
7 F: (404) 221-5857 Angelo Guisado**
melissa.crow@splcenter.org Ghita Schwarz**
8 CENTER FOR CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS
Attorneys for Plaintiffs 666 Broadway, 7th Floor
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*Admitted pro hac vice Telephone: (212) 614-6464
10 **Pro hac vice application forthcoming Facsimile: (212) 614-6499
bazmy@ccrjustice.org
11 aguisado@ccrjustice.org
gschwarz@ccrjustice.org
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13 Angélica Salceda (SBN 296152)
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FOUNDATION OF NORTHERN
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