In Which The Able Judge Sabraw's Reserve Of Patience Is Clearly Waning, With Team Trump...

This is the slightly delayed overnight order, on a shortened schedule for a new status update hearing next week, and a directive that Commander White, in person, attend the coming settlement discussion session, as ordered. That's an unusual order -- and it suggests waning judicial patience.

Commander White has been the government's face -- of the reunification efforts, in San Diego federal district court. [Backgrounder here.]

I think he enjoys an ongoing presumption of credibility, and good faith -- from the able Judge Sabraw, based on his earlier appearances. [He has been in his current role since long before Donald Trump took office.] And it seems clear -- in between the lines here -- that the able judge will not accept a two year time frame to identify the remaining perhaps 47,000 children who are separated from their families, or otherwise. . . missing. It is my estimation that the judge expects Commander White to press hard on an accelerated urgency, and decency, out of Team Trump's lawyers, in trying to minimize these unspeakably monstrous, and still-ongoing. . . harms.

Here is the PDF of that order, and the most relevant bit:

. . . .On the newly added class members, the parties shall meet and confer on a joint proposal for identifying the children of the newly added class members. The meet and confer should preferably take place in person and should include, at a minimum, Commander White for Defendants, and a representative for Plaintiffs, not just counsel for the parties. As part of the meet and confer, counsel and the parties should discuss methods of expediting the review process for children who were in ORR custody between April and June of 2018, any young children who were unlikely to have crossed the border alone and any children who were apprehended in the El Paso Sector during the relevant time-frame. . . .

Depending on the status of the meet and confer efforts, the Court invites the parties to submit a short status report to the Court outlining any areas of agreement and disagreement between the parties. If the parties are able to submit that report, they should do so on or before 5:00 p.m. on April 23, 2019. A further status conference on these issues shall be held on April 25 [new order from Judge Sabrw]24, 2019, at 1:00 p.m.. . . .

Now you know -- celebrate or refrain, as you see fit -- one and all, this weekend. And be thankful that your family, whatever that means to you -- is not ripped asunder this holiday -- by unlawful governmental edicts.

Me? I plan on. . . downing a huge Easter brunch (sushi array, along with omelets, waffles and rare prime rib. . . at our extended family's favorite high-end hotel haunt). . . along with new baby girl, and youngest son, in tow. . . smile. Onward .

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