For those keeping track:
Essayli (CDCal), Habba (DNJ), and Chatta (DNev) have been found to have been unlawfully appointed. Govt appealing.
Halligan (EDVa) & Sarcone (NDNY) pending.
(Issues not always exactly the same.)
Essayli (CDCal), Habba (DNJ), and Chatta (DNev) have been found to have been unlawfully appointed. Govt appealing.
Halligan (EDVa) & Sarcone (NDNY) pending.
(Issues not always exactly the same.)
Judge Schofield will hear argument 12/4 on whether US Attorney for the Northern District of NY was lawfully appointed. (Arises in Letitia James' challenge to a grand jury subpoena issued there.)
November 21, 2025 at 6:19 PM
For those keeping track:
Essayli (CDCal), Habba (DNJ), and Chatta (DNev) have been found to have been unlawfully appointed. Govt appealing.
Halligan (EDVa) & Sarcone (NDNY) pending.
(Issues not always exactly the same.)
Essayli (CDCal), Habba (DNJ), and Chatta (DNev) have been found to have been unlawfully appointed. Govt appealing.
Halligan (EDVa) & Sarcone (NDNY) pending.
(Issues not always exactly the same.)
I believe he's the 5th US Atty to be disqualified for unlawful appointment. Earlier disqualifications (not necessarily in this order) were:
Alina Habba (DNJ)
Sigal Chatta (DNev)
Bilel Essayli (CDCal)
Lindsey Halligan (EDVa)
Alina Habba (DNJ)
Sigal Chatta (DNev)
Bilel Essayli (CDCal)
Lindsey Halligan (EDVa)
January 8, 2026 at 4:47 PM
I believe he's the 5th US Atty to be disqualified for unlawful appointment. Earlier disqualifications (not necessarily in this order) were:
Alina Habba (DNJ)
Sigal Chatta (DNev)
Bilel Essayli (CDCal)
Lindsey Halligan (EDVa)
Alina Habba (DNJ)
Sigal Chatta (DNev)
Bilel Essayli (CDCal)
Lindsey Halligan (EDVa)
Judge Sunshine Sykes of the CDCal (L.A. area) has granted a preliminary injunction barring govt from removing an alien under the Alien Enemies Act without 14 days notice & opp to challenge. Case not filed as class action, so apparently only applies to him.
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May 15, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Judge Sunshine Sykes of the CDCal (L.A. area) has granted a preliminary injunction barring govt from removing an alien under the Alien Enemies Act without 14 days notice & opp to challenge. Case not filed as class action, so apparently only applies to him.
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9th Circuit hears argument today on whether Sigal Chatta was lawfully appointed US Atty for Nevada. Courts have found 6 of Bondi's US Attys to be unlawfully appted: DNev, EDVa, CDCal, NDNY, DNJ, DNM. But 2 have let Bondi's appointee still run the office as "1st asst US Atty."
February 12, 2026 at 1:48 PM
9th Circuit hears argument today on whether Sigal Chatta was lawfully appointed US Atty for Nevada. Courts have found 6 of Bondi's US Attys to be unlawfully appted: DNev, EDVa, CDCal, NDNY, DNJ, DNM. But 2 have let Bondi's appointee still run the office as "1st asst US Atty."
Some notes on Judge John Holcomb’s Alien Enemies Act ruling yesterday, which granted a district-wide (CDCal) injunction against AEA removals until the govt commits to meaningful due process, but also UPHELD Trump’s use of the AEA. ...
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June 3, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Some notes on Judge John Holcomb’s Alien Enemies Act ruling yesterday, which granted a district-wide (CDCal) injunction against AEA removals until the govt commits to meaningful due process, but also UPHELD Trump’s use of the AEA. ...
1/12
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... To complete the picture, by my count 3 other judges— Alvin Hellerstein (SDNY), Charlotte Sweeney (DColo), & Sunshine Sykes (CDCal)—have found that aliens were likely to win on their claims that there was no “invasion” or “predatory incursion.”...
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June 3, 2025 at 11:59 PM
... To complete the picture, by my count 3 other judges— Alvin Hellerstein (SDNY), Charlotte Sweeney (DColo), & Sunshine Sykes (CDCal)—have found that aliens were likely to win on their claims that there was no “invasion” or “predatory incursion.”...
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Judge Sykes' ruling will no longer have effect outside the Central District of Calif. That means many noncitizen detainees will be *entitled* to a bond hearing in CDCal, but the issue remains unclear everywhere else except in the Fifth Circuit, where the USCA5 accepted Trump's theory.
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March 10, 2026 at 6:43 PM
Judge Sykes' ruling will no longer have effect outside the Central District of Calif. That means many noncitizen detainees will be *entitled* to a bond hearing in CDCal, but the issue remains unclear everywhere else except in the Fifth Circuit, where the USCA5 accepted Trump's theory.
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What's the state of play in Alien Enemies Act litigation after USCA5 punted yesterday? SCOTUS injunction still in effect for now. If lifted:
AEA removals barred in SDNY, DColo, SDTex, WDTex
Barred in CDCal, but only due to lack of notice.
Removals OK in WDPa
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AEA removals barred in SDNY, DColo, SDTex, WDTex
Barred in CDCal, but only due to lack of notice.
Removals OK in WDPa
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August 14, 2026 at 12:59 PM
What's the state of play in Alien Enemies Act litigation after USCA5 punted yesterday? SCOTUS injunction still in effect for now. If lifted:
AEA removals barred in SDNY, DColo, SDTex, WDTex
Barred in CDCal, but only due to lack of notice.
Removals OK in WDPa
www.lawfaremedia.org/projects-ser...
AEA removals barred in SDNY, DColo, SDTex, WDTex
Barred in CDCal, but only due to lack of notice.
Removals OK in WDPa
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WELP. A few hours after the 5th Circuit panel denied SpaceX's mandamus request — and with no SpaceX filing — a Fifth Circuit judge "withh[eld] issuance of the mandate," preventing the district court judge from getting jurisdiction of the case to transfer it to CDCal again.
March 6, 2024 at 6:36 PM
WELP. A few hours after the 5th Circuit panel denied SpaceX's mandamus request — and with no SpaceX filing — a Fifth Circuit judge "withh[eld] issuance of the mandate," preventing the district court judge from getting jurisdiction of the case to transfer it to CDCal again.
different places outside CDCal may differ. Here in D.Mass, the Guerrero Orellana class attorneys would say Judge Saris's declaratory judgment "says what the law is" and so a bond hearing entitlement remains here (the Gov. disagrees).
March 10, 2026 at 11:28 PM
different places outside CDCal may differ. Here in D.Mass, the Guerrero Orellana class attorneys would say Judge Saris's declaratory judgment "says what the law is" and so a bond hearing entitlement remains here (the Gov. disagrees).
#OnThisDate in 2011, #LavanVLA was filed in the #CDCal in #LosAngeles, for an #injunction against seizing and destroying homeless people's property during #EncampmentSweeps and threatening them with arrest, #damages, and #AttorneyFees.
On This Date: April 5, 2011
#OnThisDate in 2011, Lavan v. City of Los Angeles was filed in the federal court for the Central District of California, Western Division, for a temporary restraining order, preliminary injunction, and permanent injunction, prohibiting the defendants from seizing and destroying plaintiffs' property during encampment sweeps and threatening them with arrest; a declaratory judgment that the City’s policies, practices and conduct violate Plaintiffs’ rights under the federal and state Constitution and state laws; an order certifying the plaintiff class; …
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April 6, 2026 at 3:57 AM
#OnThisDate in 2011, #LavanVLA was filed in the #CDCal in #LosAngeles, for an #injunction against seizing and destroying homeless people's property during #EncampmentSweeps and threatening them with arrest, #damages, and #AttorneyFees.
...and here's a summary page on Garcia v. City of Los Angeles, 2:19-cv-06182-DSF-E (filed 2019), with archived documents from #CDCal and the #9thCircuit.
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Garcia v. City of Los Angeles - The Promise Institute for Human Rights at UCLA School of Law
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May 30, 2026 at 6:45 AM
...and here's a summary page on Garcia v. City of Los Angeles, 2:19-cv-06182-DSF-E (filed 2019), with archived documents from #CDCal and the #9thCircuit.
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#OnThisDate in 2016, #CDCal granted a preliminary injunction in #MitchellVLA prohibitimg the City and its agents from confiscating #property incident to arrest or in #EncampmentSweeps, destroying it, and ordering to store it for 90 days in facilities open during business hours.
On This Date: April 13, 2016
#OnThisDate in 2016, a preliminary injunction was granted in Mitchell vs. City of Los Angeles. While the court found the Plaintiffs' proposed order too broad, it prohibited the City and its agents from: "Confiscating property in Skid Row or its surrounding areas, incident to an arrest or as part of a cleanup of an area where homeless people are located, absent an objectively reasonable belief that it is abandoned, presents an immediate threat to public health or safety, is evidence of a crime, or is contraband; and…
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April 15, 2026 at 7:04 AM
#OnThisDate in 2016, #CDCal granted a preliminary injunction in #MitchellVLA prohibitimg the City and its agents from confiscating #property incident to arrest or in #EncampmentSweeps, destroying it, and ordering to store it for 90 days in facilities open during business hours.
#OnThisDate in 2016, #MitchellVLA was filed in the #CDCal for an #injunction against arresting the homeless and destroying their property, #damages, and #AttorneyFees.
On This Date: March 14, 2016
#OnThisDate in 2016, Mitchell v. City of Los Angeles was filed in the federal court for the Central District of California, Western Division, for a judgment declaring the city's conduct unlawful, an injunction to stop the city from arresting homeless people for quality of life infractions and seizing and destroying or failing to store and return their property and the nearby property of others, monetary…
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March 15, 2026 at 3:54 AM
#OnThisDate in 2016, #MitchellVLA was filed in the #CDCal for an #injunction against arresting the homeless and destroying their property, #damages, and #AttorneyFees.
CDCal disagrees with SDNY on whether iphone/tablet TV rebroadcasters like Aereo and rival Aereokiller are legal http://bit.ly/TC2yCb
Judge to halt broadcast streaming service
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CDCal disagrees with SDNY on whether iphone/tablet TV rebroadcasters like Aereo and rival Aereokiller are legal http://bit.ly/TC2yCb
US judge in Boston won't shut down mobile TV rebroacaster #Aereo. follows USCA2, not DDC or CDCal ruling: http://bit.ly/17qMFB4
Hearst v Aereo - D. Mass ruling for Aereo
USDC (DMass) in Boston rules for Aereo, denying injunctio...
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December 3, 2024 at 2:39 PM
US judge in Boston won't shut down mobile TV rebroacaster #Aereo. follows USCA2, not DDC or CDCal ruling: http://bit.ly/17qMFB4
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Some notes on Judge John Holcomb’s Alien Enemies Act ruling yesterday, which granted a district-wide (CDCal) injunction against AEA removals until the govt commits to meaningful due process, but also ...
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