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Case Name	Human Rights Watch v. U.S. Department of Homeland Security	IM-CA-0117
Docket / Court	4:18-cv-01842-DMR ( N.D. Cal. )
State/Territory	California
Case Type(s)	Immigration and/or the Border
Special Collection	Trump Administration FOIA cases
Case Summary	Case summary not yet recorded compress summary

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Issues and Causes of Action

Issues

General

Assault/abuse by staff

Excessive force

Government Services (specify)

Inadequate citizen complaint investigations and procedures

Incident/accident reporting & investigations

Personal injury

Record-keeping

Records Disclosure

Immigration/Border

Admission - procedure

Asylum - procedure

Border police

Status/Classification

Undocumented immigrants - rights and duties

National Origin/Ethnicity

Hispanic

Plaintiff Type

Non-profit NON-religious organization

Causes of Action

Administrative Procedure Act, 5 U.S.C. §§ 551 et seq.
Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. § 552

Case Details


Defendant(s)	U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Plaintiff Description	A human rights organization
Class action status sought	No
Class action status granted	Moot
Prevailing Party	None Yet / None
Public Int. Lawyer	Yes
Nature of Relief	None yet
Source of Relief	None yet
Case Ongoing	Yes

Additional Resources


	Rights Group Sues DHS For Info On Asylum Seekers www.law360.com Date: Mar. 26, 2018 By: Kevin Penton (Law360) [ Detail ] [ External Link ]

Documents

Docket(s)

4:18-cv-01842-DMR (N.D. Cal.)
IM-CA-0117-9000.pdf | Detail
Date: 03/27/2018
Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]

General Documents

Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief [ECF# 1]

IM-CA-0117-0001.pdf | Detail
Date: 03/26/2018
Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]

People


Judges	Ryu, Donna Miae Court not on record IM-CA-0117-9000
Plaintiff's Lawyers	Fletes, Christina E. (California) IM-CA-0117-0001
	Richards, Matthew A. (California) IM-CA-0117-0001 \| IM-CA-0117-9000