Flores v. Garland - Plaintiffs’ Notice of Motion and Motion to Modify 2022 CBP Settlement

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A motion filed by plaintiffs in the United States District Court for the Central District of California seeks relief under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 60(b) to modify and extend a CBP Settlement approved on July 29, 2022. The filing sets a hearing for January 24, 2024, at 9:30 a.m., and explains the request through a memorandum of law and contemporaneously filed exhibits. The motion cites meetings of counsel under Local Rule 7-3 and related settlement provisions, supported by written correspondence.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryResearch & Report

FormatPDF

Pages255

Reading Time10 h 43 min

AccessFree to download

Table of Contents

Introduction

Background

Overview of 2022 CBP Settlement

CBP Continues to Hold Class Members for Extended Periods in RGV and El Paso Thereby Exacerbating Harms of Detention

Brief History of CBP Non-Compliance

Case 2:85-cv-04544-DMG-AGR Document 1526 Filed 12/20/24 Page 1 of 3 Page ID \#:51933 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 CENTER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS & CONSTITUTIONAL LAW Carlos R. Holguín (Cal. Bar No. 90754) Sarah E. Kahn (Cal. Bar No. 341901) 256 South Occidental Boulevard Los Angeles, CA 90057 Telephone: (213) 388-8693 Email: [crholguin@centerforhumanrights.org](crholguin@centerforhumanrights.org) Attorneys for Plaintiffs Additional counsel listed on following page UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA WESTERN DIVISION JENNY LISETTE FLORES, et al., Plaintiffs, v. MERRICK GARLAND, Attorney General of the United States, et al., Defendants. No. CV 85-4544-DMG-AGRx PLAINTIFFS ’ NOTICE OF MOTION AND MOTION TO MODIFY 2022 CBP SETTLEMENT JUDGE: Hon. Dolly M. Gee Hearing: January 24, 2024 Time: 9:30 a.m. Case 2:85-cv-04544-DMG-AGR Document 1526 Filed 12/20/24 Page 2 of 3 Page ID \#:51934 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 NATIONAL CENTER FOR YOUTH LAW Mishan Wroe (Cal. Bar No. 299296) Diane de Gramont (Cal. Bar No. 324360) 1212 Broadway, Suite 600 Oakland, CA 94612 Telephone: (510) 835-8098 [Email: mwroe@youthlaw.org](Email: mwroe@youthlaw.org) NATIONAL CENTER FOR YOUTH LAW Rebecca Wolozin (admitted pro hac vice) 818 Connecticut Ave. NW, Suite 425 Washington, DC 20006 Telephone: (202) 868-4792 [Email: bwolozin@youthlaw.org](Email: bwolozin@youthlaw.org) CHILDREN’S RIGHTS Leecia Welch (Cal. Bar No. 208741) 2021 Fillmore Street San Francisco, CA 94115 Telephone: (415) 602-5202 Email: [lwelch@childrensrights.org](lwelch@childrensrights.org) CHILDREN’S RIGHTS Eleanor Roberts (admitted pro hac vice) 88 Pine Street, Suite 800 New York, NY 10005 Telephone: (212) 683-2210 Email: [eroberts@childrensrights.org](eroberts@childrensrights.org) Case 2:85-cv-04544-DMG-AGR Document 1526 Filed 12/20/24 Page 3 of 3 Page ID \#:51935 1 To Defendants and their attorneys of record: 2 Please take notice that on January 24, 2024, at 9:30 a.m., or as soon 3 thereafter as counsel may be heard, Plaintiffs will and do hereby move under 4 Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 60(b) to modify and extend the CBP Settlement 5 approved by this Court on July 29, 2022 , as described in the accompanying 6 memorandum of law. 7 This motion is based upon the memorandum of law and exhibits filed 8 concurrently herewith, and all other matters of record; it is brought following 9 meetings of counsel pursuant to Local Rule 7-3 and Sec. XIII of the Settlement on 10 November 8, 2024, and December 16, 2024 , as well as extensive written 11 correspondence. 12 13 Dated: December 20 , 2024 CENTER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS AND CONSTITUTIONAL LAW 14 Carlos R. Holguín 15 Sarah Kahn 16 NATIONAL CENTER FOR YOUTH LAW 17 Mishan Wroe Rebecca Wolozin 18 Diane de Gramont 19 CHILDREN’S RIGHTS 20 Leecia Welch 21 Eleanor Roberts 22 /s/ Mishan Wroe 23 Mishan Wroe One of the Attorneys for Plaintiffs 24 25 Case 2:85-cv-04544-DMG-AGR Document 1526-1 Filed 12/20/24 Page 1 of 29 Page ID \#:51936 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 CENTER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS & CONSTITUTIONAL LAW Carlos R. Holguín (Cal. Bar No. 90754) Sarah E. Kahn (Cal. Bar No. 341901) 256 South Occidental Boulevard Los Angeles, CA 90057 Telephone: (213) 388-8693 Email: [crholguin@centerforhumanrights.org](crholguin@centerforhumanrights.org) Attorneys for Plaintiffs Additional counsel listed on following page UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA WESTERN DIVISION JENNY LISETTE FLORES, et al., Plaintiffs, v. MERRICK GARLAND, Attorney General of the United States, et al., Defendant

FAQs

What relief do plaintiffs request under the Federal Rules?

Plaintiffs move under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 60(b) to modify and extend the CBP Settlement approved on July 29, 2022.

When and where will the motion be heard?

The notice sets the hearing for January 24, 2024, at 9:30 a.m., in the United States District Court for the Central District of California, Western Division.

What materials support the motion?

The motion is based on a memorandum of law, exhibits filed concurrently, and other matters of record, along with counsel meetings under Local Rule 7-3 and settlement-related sections and written correspondence.

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