United States of America v. State of California et al

Filing 105

MOTION for LEAVE to FILE AMICI CURIAE BRIEF by County of Los Angeles (and associated parties). (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Brief of Amici Curiae, # 2 Proposed Order)(Carter, Margaret) Modified on 5/21/2018 (Benson, A.).

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 MARGARET L. CARTER (S.B. #220637) mcarter@omm.com DANIEL R. SUVOR (S.B. #265674) dsuvor@omm.com DANIEL J. TULLY (S.B. #309240) dtully@omm.com O’MELVENY & MYERS LLP 400 S. Hope Street, 18th Floor Los Angeles, CA 90071 Telephone: 213.430.6000 Facsimile: 213.430.6407 Attorneys for Amicus Curiae County of Los Angeles BARBARA J. PARKER (S.B. #069722) City Attorney MARIA BEE (S.B. #167716) ERIN BERNSTEIN (S.B. #231539) ebernstein@oaklandcityattorney.org MALIA MCPHERSON (S.B. #313918) One Frank H. Ogawa Plaza, 6th Floor Oakland, California Telephone: 510.238.3601 Facsimile: 510.238.6500 Attorneys for Amicus Curiae City of Oakland JAMES R. WILLIAMS (S.B. #271253) County Counsel GRETA S. HANSEN (S.B. #251471) KAVITA NARAYAN (S.B. #264191) LAURA S. TRICE (S.B. #284837) JAVIER SERRANO (S.B. #252266) javier.serrano@cco.sccgov.org 70 West Hedding Street, E. Wing, 9th Floor San José, CA 95110 Telephone: 408.299.5900 Facsimile: 408.292.7240 Attorneys for Amicus Curiae County of Santa Clara 15 16 17 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 18 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 19 20 THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff, 21 22 23 24 25 26 v. THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA; EDMUND GERALD BROWN JR., Governor of California, in his official capacity; and XAVIER BECERRA, Attorney General of California, in his official capacity, Case No. 2:18-cv-00490-JAM-KJN MOTION FOR LEAVE TO FILE BRIEF OF AMICI CURIAE 25 CALIFORNIA COUNTIES, CITIES, AND LOCAL OFFICIALS IN SUPPORT OF DEFENDANTS’ OPPOSITION TO PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION (ECF NO. 74) Judge: Honorable John A. Mendez Defendants. 27 28 MOTION FOR LEAVE TO FILE BRIEF OF AMICI COUNTIES & CITIES 2:18-CV-00490-JAM-KJN 1 Pursuant to Local Rule 230 and this Court’s March 27, 2018 Minute Order regarding 2 amicus briefs (Dkt. No. 37), Amici California Localities hereby request leave to file the Brief of 3 Amici Curiae 25 California Counties, Cities, and Local Officials in Support of Defendants’ 4 Opposition to Plaintiff’s Motion for Preliminary Injunction (Dkt. No. 74), filed concurrently with 5 this Motion. Undersigned counsel have conferred with counsel for Plaintiff and Defendants, and 6 the parties consent to the filing of the brief. 7 INTEREST AND IDENTITY OF AMICUS CURIAE 8 Amici represent 25 counties, cities, and local officials throughout California: 9 • County of Alameda, California 10 • City of Albany, California 11 • City of Arvin, California 12 • City of Berkeley, California 13 • City of Culver City, California 14 • City of Davis, California 15 • City of East Palo Alto, California 16 • County of Los Angeles, California 17 • County of Marin, California 18 • County of Monterey, California 19 • City of Morgan Hill, California 20 • City of Mountain View, California 21 • City of Oakland, California 22 • City of Palm Springs, California 23 • City of Richmond, California 24 • City of Sacramento, California 25 • City of San Diego, California 26 • City of San José, California 27 • City of Santa Ana, California 28 -1- MOTION FOR LEAVE TO FILE BRIEF OF AMICI COUNTIES & CITIES 2:18-CV-00490-JAM-KJN 1 • County of Santa Clara, California 2 • County of Santa Cruz, California 3 • City of Santa Monica, California 4 • County of Sonoma, California 5 • Mayor Michael Tubbs, City of Stockton, California 6 • City of West Hollywood, California 7 Amici share a common mission of promoting the health, safety, and well-being of their 8 communities and encouraging community cooperation with law enforcement. In support of this 9 mission, amici have adopted laws and policies reflecting their local judgment of how best to serve 10 their communities. These policies include efforts to allocate jurisdictions’ local law enforcement 11 resources to community safety and crime prevention, rather than enforcement of federal civil 12 immigration law, and to otherwise support community safety by engaging with immigrant 13 communities. The United States Supreme Court has long recognized the importance and validity 14 of local control over matters of public health and safety. Yet Plaintiff in this suit challenges the 15 State of California’s exercise of its historic police powers by seeking to invalidate three 16 California laws, including SB 54, which aim to promote public safety and health. Plaintiff’s suit 17 improperly attempts to disrupt the careful balance of state and federal powers prescribed by the 18 Constitution. 19 Amici have an interest in promoting public safety by enacting policies, similar to the laws 20 challenged in this suit, that encourage all members of their communities, regardless of 21 immigration status, to cooperate with local law enforcement. Amici also have a sovereign 22 interest in preserving local control over states’ and localities’ right to determine the extent to 23 which they should participate in federal immigration enforcement. 24 25 For the foregoing reasons, Amici respectfully request the Court’s permission to file the brief filed concurrently with this Motion. 26 27 28 -2- MOTION FOR LEAVE TO FILE BRIEF OF AMICI COUNTIES & CITIES 2:18-CV-00490-JAM-KJN 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Dated: May 18, 2018 Respectfully submitted, By: /s/ Margaret L. Carter Margaret L. Carter MARGARET L. CARTER (S.B. #220637) mcarter@omm.com DANIEL R. SUVOR (S.B. #265674) dsuvor@omm.com DANIEL J. TULLY (S.B. #309240) dtully@omm.com O’MELVENY & MYERS LLP 400 S. Hope Street, 18th Floor Los Angeles, CA 90071 Telephone: 213.430.6000 Facsimile: 213.430.6407 Attorneys for Amicus Curiae County of Los Angeles 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 BARBARA J. PARKER (S.B. #069722) City Attorney MARIA BEE (S.B. #167716) ERIN BERNSTEIN (S.B. #231539) ebernstein@oaklandcityattorney.org MALIA MCPHERSON (S.B. #313918) One Frank H. Ogawa Plaza, 6th Floor Oakland, California Telephone: (510) 238-3601 Facsimile: (510) 238-6500 Attorneys for Amicus Curiae City of Oakland JAMES R. WILLIAMS (S.B. #271253) County Counsel GRETA S. HANSEN (S.B. #251471) KAVITA NARAYAN (S.B. #264191) LAURA S. TRICE (S.B. #284837) JAVIER SERRANO (S.B. #252266) javier.serrano@cco.sccgov.org 70 West Hedding Street, E. Wing, 9th Floor San José, CA 95110 Telephone: (408) 299-5900 Facsimile: (408) 292-7240 Attorneys for Amicus Curiae County of Santa Clara 24 25 26 27 28 -3- MOTION FOR LEAVE TO FILE BRIEF OF AMICI COUNTIES & CITIES 2:18-CV-00490-JAM-KJN

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