California Court Rejects Attempt to Throw Out Lawsuit Against San Francisco’s Sanctuary Policies

Judicial Watch ^ | 12/4/17 | Stafff

[x1stcav]

Judicial Watch today announced that the Superior Court of California, San Francisco County overruled San Francisco Sheriff Vicky Hennessy’s move to end a Judicial Watch taxpayer lawsuit challenging the Sheriff’s sanctuary policy. The lawsuit challenges restrictions on the ability of sheriff’s deputies to communicate freely with Immigration and Custom Enforcement (ICE) about inmates’ citizenship, immigration status, and release dates (Cynthia Cerletti v. Vicki Hennessy, Sheriff (No. CGC-16-556164)).

The November 21, 2017 ruling came in a December 2016 lawsuit brought by Judicial Watch on behalf of California taxpayer Cynthia Cerletti. The lawsuit alleges Sheriff Hennessy’s restrictions on communications with ICE conflict with federal immigration law and are therefore invalid.

San Francisco’s sanctuary policy received national attention on July 1, 2015, when Kathryn Steinle was gunned down at one the city’s most popular tourist spots, allegedly by Jose Ines Garcia Zarate (formerly known as Juan Francisco Lopez-Sanchez), an illegal alien who had been released from the San Francisco Sheriff’s Department despite a request from ICE that he be detained for possible deportation. On Thursday, November 30, a San Francisco jury acquitted Zarate of murder.

[x1stcav]

Another little win. They're adding up.

[DoughtyOne]

w i n n i n g

This is what it looks like.

[Thank You Rush]

“”Another little win. They’re adding up.””

And they’re making me nervous. I can’t help but feel that there are more shoes to drop and we are NOT going to like it! I thought the Bimbo from Huntington Beach with the lawsuit against Trump was gone for good but it appears Gloria has her fangs in her and is going to drag her all the way to court. I want to see Gloria learn the hard way - that will be a day to celebrate.

[CivilWarBrewing]

"..it appears Gloria has her fangs in her.."

Gloria probably has a lot more than just her fangs in that woman.

[bitt]

ping

[livius]

This is a step in the right direction, but I hope Judicial Watch is prepared to fight hard to keep it moving.

Personally, I think it will end up in the Supreme Court, since it hinges on the question of whether a state or city or region has the right to reject federal law just because they don’t like it. There are legal ways of challenging it, but SF and the other “sanctuary cities” never followed any legal process and simply ordered their employees not to obey.

[i_robot73]

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This is a step in the right direction, but I hope Judicial Watch is prepared to fight hard to keep it moving.
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Seems JW is the *ONLY* one doing the heavy lifting...and getting results.

Not the (R)NC\GOP(e)
Not the ‘brain trusts’\foundations in the N.E. corridors (where all the “GREATEST” (C) legal minds rub elbows)
Not within the halls of Congress (some ‘over-sight’, eh?)
Not the DOJ\Sleepy Sessions

Who’d-a-thunk, right?

[Rusty0604]

Judicial Watch has always done a good job, and I would encourage anyone looking for an organization to donate to, to consider them.

[Wuli]

Does anyone know anyone on the Judicial Watch team?

In addition to their current filing on a sanctuary city matter, I think there is a good approach that challenges all sanctuary city laws on Constitutional grounds, as denial of “equal protection of the law”.

If a citizen is wanted for apprehension on a federal charge, a “sanctuary city” does not proscribe their authorities from cooperation and assisting the federal authorities in that apprehension. But “sanctuary city” laws establish illegally resident non-citizens as a special class deserving of “protection” in the form of local official’s non-cooperation with federal authorities. In a “sanctuary city” the illegal non-citizen is privileged above any citizen who may be sought by federal authorities.

It’s clearly denial of equal protection of the law.

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks x1stcav.

Judicial Watch today announced that the Superior Court of California, San Francisco County overruled San Francisco Sheriff Vicky Hennessy’s move to end a Judicial Watch taxpayer lawsuit challenging the Sheriff’s sanctuary policy. The lawsuit challenges restrictions on the ability of sheriff’s deputies to communicate freely with Immigration and Custom Enforcement (ICE) about inmates’ citizenship, immigration status, and release dates... The lawsuit alleges Sheriff Hennessy’s restrictions on communications with ICE conflict with federal immigration law and are therefore invalid.