The United States has sued the State of California in federal district court in Sacramento, the state capital, seeking a declaration that three state statutes enacted for the specific purpose of hindering enforcement of federal immigration law are unconstitutional. The case is United States v. California, et al., 2:18-cv-00490-JAM-KJN, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California, assigned to Judge John Mendez.
California moved to transfer the case to the Northern District, headquartered in San Francisco. The ostensible reason is that there are common questions with the grant-money cases already going on there. The real reason is that the Northern District would assign the case to Judge Orrick, whose rulings to date demonstrate that he is so vehemently on their side that he is essentially a member of The Resistance. See this post.
This morning Judge Mendez denied the motion.
Update: The hearing on the preliminary injunction is set for June 20.
California moved to transfer the case to the Northern District, headquartered in San Francisco. The ostensible reason is that there are common questions with the grant-money cases already going on there. The real reason is that the Northern District would assign the case to Judge Orrick, whose rulings to date demonstrate that he is so vehemently on their side that he is essentially a member of The Resistance. See this post.
This morning Judge Mendez denied the motion.
Update: The hearing on the preliminary injunction is set for June 20.
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