State of California et al v. Trump et al

Filing 57

ADMINISTRATIVE MOTION To enlarge page limits in support of motion for injunctive relief filed by State of California. Responses due by 4/18/2019. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order, # 2 Declaration of Lee Sherman, # 3 Notice of Motion & Motion for Preliminary Injunction, # 4 Proposed Order, # 5 Appendix of Declarations re: TFF, # 6 Appendix of Declarations re: Environmental, # 7 Request for Judicial Notice, # 8 Certificate/Proof of Service)(Sherman, Lee) (Filed on 4/4/2019)

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 XAVIER BECERRA Attorney General of California ROBERT W. BYRNE SALLY MAGNANI MICHAEL L. NEWMAN Senior Assistant Attorneys General MICHAEL P. CAYABAN CHRISTINE CHUANG EDWARD H. OCHOA Supervising Deputy Attorneys General HEATHER C. LESLIE JANELLE M. SMITH JAMES F. ZAHRADKA II LEE I. SHERMAN (SBN 272271) Deputy Attorneys General 300 S. Spring St., Suite 1702 Los Angeles, CA 90013 Telephone: (213) 269-6404 Fax: (213) 897-7605 E-mail: Lee.Sherman@doj.ca.gov Attorneys for Plaintiff State of California 12 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 13 FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 14 OAKLAND DIVISION 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 STATE OF CALIFORNIA; STATE OF COLORADO; STATE OF CONNECTICUT; STATE OF DELAWARE; STATE OF HAWAII; STATE OF ILLINOIS; STATE OF MAINE; STATE OF MARYLAND; COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS; ATTORNEY GENERAL DANA NESSEL ON BEHALF OF THE PEOPLE OF MICHIGAN; STATE OF MINNESOTA; STATE OF NEVADA; STATE OF NEW JERSEY; STATE OF NEW MEXICO; STATE OF NEW YORK; STATE OF OREGON; STATE OF RHODE ISLAND; STATE OF VERMONT; COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA; and STATE OF WISCONSIN; DECLARATION OF LEE I. SHERMAN IN SUPPORT OF PLAINTIFFS’ ADMINISTRATIVE MOTION TO EXCEED APPLICABLE PAGE LIMITS FOR PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION FOR PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION Plaintiffs, 26 27 Case No. 4:19-cv-00872-HSG v. 28 Decl. of Lee I. Sherman in Supp. of Admin. Mot. to Exceed Applicable Page Limits (4:19-cv-00872-HSG) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 DONALD J. TRUMP, in his official capacity as President of the United States of America; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE; PATRICK M. SHANAHAN, in his official capacity as Acting Secretary of Defense; MARK T. ESPER, in his official capacity as Secretary of the Army; RICHARD V. SPENCER, in his official capacity as Secretary of the Navy; HEATHER WILSON, in her official capacity as Secretary of the Air Force; U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY; STEVEN T. MNUCHIN, in his official capacity as Secretary of the Treasury; U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR; DAVID BERNHARDT, in his official capacity as Acting Secretary of the Interior; U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY; KIRSTJEN M. NIELSEN, in her official capacity as Secretary of Homeland Security; Defendants. 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Decl. of Lee I. Sherman in Supp. of Admin. Mot. to Exceed Applicable Page Limits (4:19-cv-00872-HSG) 1 I, Lee I. Sherman, declare as follows: 2 1. 3 4 5 6 I have personal knowledge of the facts set forth in this declaration. If called as a witness, I could and would testify competently to the matters set forth below. 2. I am a Deputy Attorney General with the California Department of Justice, and am counsel of record for Plaintiff the State of California in this matter. 3. On April 4, 2019, I filed an Administrative Motion to Exceed Applicable Page 7 Limits for Plaintiffs’ Motion for Preliminary Injunction. Attached to that Administrative Motion 8 is a Motion for Preliminary Injunction (PI Motion) filed by Plaintiff States seeking to prevent 9 Defendants from diverting federal funds and resources toward the construction of a border wall 10 11 for the pendency of this litigation. 4. In the PI Motion, Plaintiff States are asserting a likelihood of success on numerous 12 statutory and constitutional claims to contest Defendants’ unlawful redirection of funds and 13 resources appropriated for other purposes towards construction of a border wall, and to challenge 14 Defendants’ plan to proceed with border wall construction without complying with the National 15 Environmental Policy Act. Plaintiff States request additional pages so they can provide necessary 16 details regarding Defendants’ actions and sufficient analysis of the underlying statutes and 17 constitutional principles relevant to Plaintiff States’ claims. 18 5. Plaintiff States also request additional pages for their PI Motion to outline the 19 evidence of irreparable harm that supports the PI Motion. There are twenty states moving for 20 relief and while Plaintiff States have endeavored to be concise in their briefing, additional pages 21 are required given the variety of claims raised and number of Plaintiff States involved in the PI 22 Motion. 23 6. Plaintiff States were not able to meet and confer with Defendants concerning this 24 request for additional pages because counsel for Defendants have not yet appeared in this 25 litigation or submitted notices of appearance. Therefore, Plaintiff States were not able to obtain a 26 stipulation from Defendants concerning the relief sought in this Motion. 27 28 7. If this Administrative Motion is granted, Plaintiff States would not oppose a request from Defendants (collectively) seeking leave to file excess pages in response to Plaintiffs’ 1 Decl. of Lee I. Sherman in Supp. of Admin. Mot. to Exceed Applicable Page Limit (4:19-cv-00872-HSG) 1 2 3 4 PI Motion, where Defendants ' response would also be limited to 35 pages total. I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the United States that the foregoing is true and correct. Executed on April 4, 20 19, at Los Angeles, California. 5 6 Lee I. She1man Deputy Attorney General 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 2 Deel. of Lee I. Shennan in Supp. of Admin. Mot. to Exceed Applicable Page Limit ( 4: 19-cv-00872-HSG)

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