Motion (2021-02-02)

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Plaintiffs' Reply in Support of Motion for Preliminary Injunction and Stay of Final Rule's Effective Date Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. § 705, filed February 2, 2021 as Document 137 in East Bay Sanctuary Covenant, et al. v. Robert M. Wilkinson, et al., Case No. 4:19-cv-04073-JST, in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. The reply argues that the Ninth Circuit's decision in E. Bay Sanctuary Covenant v. Barr, 964 F.3d 832 (9th Cir. 2020), makes the Final Rule contrary to 8 U.S.C. § 1158, and quotes Defendants' response (ECF No. 136) acknowledging that decision as controlling law of the circuit. Plaintiffs state that relief on the statutory-authority holding would be sufficient and do not request oral argument. The three-page reply is signed by counsel for Plaintiffs from the ACLU and two other organizations.

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          Case 4:19-cv-04073-JST Document 137 Filed 02/02/21 Page 1 of 3




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     Lee Gelernt*                                 Katrina Eiland (SBN 275701)
 2   Omar C. Jadwat*                              Cody Wofsy (SBN 294179)
     Anand Balakrishnan*                          Spencer Amdur (SBN 320069)
 3   Ming Cheung**                                Morgan Russell (SBN 296137)
 4   ACLU FOUNDATION                              ACLU FOUNDATION
     IMMIGRANTS’ RIGHTS PROJECT                   IMMIGRANTS’ RIGHTS PROJECT
 5   125 Broad Street, 18th Floor                 39 Drumm Street
     New York, NY 10004                           San Francisco, CA 94111
 6   T: (212) 549-2660                            T: (415) 343-0770
     F: (212) 549-2654                            F: (415) 395-0950
 7   lgelernt@aclu.org                            keiland@aclu.org
     ojadwat@aclu.org                             cwofsy@aclu.org
 8   abalakrishnan@aclu.org
     mcheung@aclu.org                             samdur@aclu.org
 9                                                mrussell@aclu.org

10   Attorneys for Plaintiffs
     (Additional counsel listed below)
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                                     UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
12                                 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
13    East Bay Sanctuary Covenant, et al.,
14                                                    Case No.: 4:19-cv-04073-JST
                     Plaintiffs,
15                                                    PLAINTIFFS’ REPLY IN SUPPORT
                     v.
                                                      OF MOTION FOR PRELIMINARY
16    Robert M. Wilkinson, et al.,                    INJUNCTION AND STAY OF FINAL
                                                      RULE’S EFFECTIVE DATE
17                   Defendants.                      PURSANT TO 5 U.S.C. § 705
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 1          The Court should grant Plaintiffs’ motion and preliminarily enjoin the Final Rule and/or stay

 2   its effective date pending review pursuant to 5 U.S.C. § 705. As explained in Plaintiffs’ motion, the
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     Ninth Circuit’s binding decision affirming this Court’s prior injunction, E. Bay Sanctuary Covenant
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     v. Barr, 964 F.3d 832 (9th Cir. 2020), dictates that the Final Rule—like the Interim Final Rule—is
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     contrary to 8 U.S.C. § 1158 and arbitrary and capricious; and that the equitable factors favor
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     granting preliminary relief. ECF No. 131-1 at 6-13, 21-23. In their response, Defendants
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 8   acknowledge (1) that the Final Rule “adopt[s] almost verbatim the interim final rule this Court

 9   previously enjoined on July 24, 2019”; (2) that “the Ninth Circuit’s published decision affirming this
10   Court’s injunction—including its statutory authority ruling—is controlling law of the circuit”; and
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     (3) “that this Court and the Ninth Circuit have both held that the other preliminary-injunction factors
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     support Plaintiffs’ prior motion.” ECF No. 136 at 1-2; accord id. at 1 (“[T]he government
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     acknowledges that the Ninth Circuit’s decision is law of the circuit and therefore controlling in this
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15   case.”). Accordingly, there is no dispute that, under binding Ninth Circuit precedent, the materially

16   identical Final Rule is contrary to law for the reasons previously identified by this Court and the

17   Ninth Circuit. Moreover, Defendants do not contest that the equitable preliminary injunction and
18   stay factors continue to favor granting Plaintiffs preliminary relief.
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            While Plaintiffs maintain that the Final Rule is unlawful for the additional reasons identified
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     in their motion, Plaintiffs agree that it would be sufficient for the Court to grant preliminary relief
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     “on the statutory-authority holding in the Ninth Circuit’s precedential decision” in this case. See
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23   Response, ECF No. 136 at 2.

24          Accordingly, for these reasons and those set forth in Plaintiffs’ motion, Plaintiffs respectfully

25   request that the Court preliminarily enjoin the Final Rule and/or stay its effective date pursuant to 5
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     U.S.C. § 705, to prevent further harm to Plaintiffs. Given the lack of dispute between the parties,
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     Plaintiffs are not requesting oral argument on the motion.
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     Dated: February 2, 2021                  Respectfully submitted,
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                                              /s/ Katrina Eiland
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     Lee Gelernt*                             Katrina Eiland (SBN 275701)
 4   Omar Jadwat*                             Cody Wofsy (SBN 294179)
     Anand Balakrishnan*                      Spencer Amdur (SBN 320069)
 5   Ming Cheung**                            Morgan Russell (SBN 296137)
     AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION           AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION
 6   FOUNDATION                               FOUNDATION
     IMMIGRANTS’ RIGHTS PROJECT               IMMIGRANTS’ RIGHTS PROJECT
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     125 Broad St., 18th Floor                39 Drumm Street
 8   New York, NY 10004                       San Francisco, CA 94111
     T: (212) 549-2660                        T: (415) 343-1198
 9   F: (212) 549-2654                        F: (415) 395-0950
     lgelernt@aclu.org                        keiland@aclu.org
10   ojadwat@aclu.org                         cwofsy@aclu.org
11   abalakrishnan@aclu.org                   samdur@aclu.org
     mcheung@aclu.org                         mrussell@aclu.org
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     Melissa Crow*                            Vasudha Talla (SBN 316219)
13   SOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CENTER              Angélica Salceda (SBN 296152)
     1101 17th Street, NW Suite 705           AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION OF
14   Washington, D.C. 20036                   NORTHERN CALIFORNIA, INC.
     T: (202) 355-4471                        39 Drumm Street
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     F: (404) 221-5857                        San Francisco, CA 94111
16   melissa.crow@splcenter.org               T: (415) 621-2493
                                              F: (415) 255-8437
17                                            vtalla@aclunc.org
                                              asalceda@aclunc.org
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                                              Baher Azmy**
19                                            Angelo Guisado**
                                              Ghita Schwarz**
20                                            CENTER FOR CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS
                                              666 Broadway, 7th Floor
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                                              Telephone: (212) 614-6464
22                                            Facsimile: (212) 614-6499
                                              bazmy@ccrjustice.org
23                                            aguisado@ccrjustice.org
                                              gschwarz@ccrjustice.org
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     **Pro hac vice application forthcoming
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