Mr. Abrego Garcia (In Federal Court In Maryland) Has Moved For Fines And Sanctions -- Against Noem / Rubio / Tangerine 2.0 -- Based On Flouting Court Orders.

In a few years, when historians write of this dark moment in US immigration (and First Amendment) history, this set of papers, and this morning will be labeled as the moment that Kristi Noem was finally "brought to heel".

The able USDC Judge Xinis will very likely both fine and sanction (the exact contours of which will be left to the able judge's discretion, under applicable federal law) her lawyers for this nearly 70 day miscarriage of justice. Here's the motion just filed overnight -- and a bit:

. . .For nine weeks, the Government defied this Court’s order, affirmed by a unanimous Supreme Court, to facilitate the return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia to the United States following his illegal removal to El Salvador. For nearly eight of those weeks, the Government likewise flouted this Court’s order to produce expedited discovery concerning what, if anything, it was doing to comply. This motion addresses the latter, seeking sanctions under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 37 for the Government’s repeated violations of its discovery obligations. . . .

Nearly sixty days, ten orders, three depositions, three discovery disputes, three motions for stay, two hearings, a week-long stay, and a failed appeal later, the Plaintiffs still have seen no evidence to suggest that the Defendants took any steps, much less “all available steps,” to facilitate Abrego Garcia’s return to the United States “as soon as possible” so that his case could be handled as it would have been had he not been unlawfully deported. ECF No. 51 at 1 (emphasis added).

Rather, the record reflects a “pattern of deliberate delay and bad faith refusal to comply with court orders.” ECF No. 169 at 2. . . .

Onward -- grinning -- will check in on Nashville, on this case, next! Out -- be excellent to one another!

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