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Case Name	Gonzalez-Garcia v. Sessions	IM-MA-0016
Docket / Court	1:18-cv-11340-GAO ( D. Mass. )
State/Territory	Massachusetts
Case Type(s)	Immigration and/or the Border
Case Summary	Case summary not yet recorded compress summary

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Issues and Causes of Action

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Issues

Constitutional Clause

Due Process

Equal Protection

Discrimination-basis

Immigration status

General

Family reunification

Habeas Corpus

Juveniles

Placement in shelters

Youth / Adult separation

Immigration/Border

Constitutional rights

Refugees

Plaintiff Type

Private Plaintiff

Special Case Type

Habeas

Type of Facility

Government-run

Non-government non-profit

Causes of Action

Administrative Procedure Act, 5 U.S.C. §§ 551 et seq.
Declaratory Judgment Act, 28 U.S.C. § 2201
Ex parte Young (federal or state officials)
Habeas Corpus, 28 U.S.C. §§ 2241-2253; 2254; 2255
Mandamus, 28 U.S.C. § 1361

Case Details

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Defendant(s)	Attorney General of the United States Director, ICE Field Office for Enforcement Removal Operations in Houston, TX Office of Refugee Resettlement Southwest Key Programs U.S. Customs and Border Protection U.S. Department of Health and Human Services U.S. Department of Homeland Security U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Plaintiff Description	Asylum-seeker from Guatemala who fled to Arizona with her seven-year-old daughter, who was then separated from her and detained for a prolonged period despite repeated pleas for reunification.
Class action status sought	No
Class action status granted	No
Filed Pro Se	No
Prevailing Party	None Yet / None
Public Int. Lawyer	No
Nature of Relief	Reunification occurred; case voluntarily dismissed
Source of Relief	None
Filing Year	2018
Case Closing Year	2018
Case Ongoing	No

Documents

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Docket(s)

1:18-cv-11340 (D. Mass.)
IM-MA-0016-9000.pdf | Detail
Date: 07/05/2018
Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]

General Documents

Complaint [ECF# 1] IM-MA-0016-0001.pdf \| Detail Date: 06/27/2018 Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]
Emergency Motion for Temporary Restraining Order and Preliminary Injunction [ECF# 2] IM-MA-0016-0002.pdf \| Detail Date: 06/27/2018 Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]

People

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Judges	O'Toole, George A. Jr. (D. Mass.) show/hide docs IM-MA-0016-9000
Plaintiff's Lawyers	Church, Susan (Massachusetts) show/hide docs IM-MA-0016-0001 \| IM-MA-0016-0002 \| IM-MA-0016-9000 Lafaille, Adriana (Massachusetts) show/hide docs IM-MA-0016-0001 \| IM-MA-0016-0002 Lippman, Julia A.C. (Massachusetts) show/hide docs IM-MA-0016-0001 \| IM-MA-0016-0002 Rauseo-Ricupero, Ronaldo (Massachusetts) show/hide docs IM-MA-0016-0001 \| IM-MA-0016-0002 \| IM-MA-0016-9000 Segal, Matthew (Massachusetts) show/hide docs IM-MA-0016-0001 \| IM-MA-0016-0002 Yountz, Heather (Massachusetts) show/hide docs IM-MA-0016-0001 \| IM-MA-0016-0002 \| IM-MA-0016-9000
Defendant's Lawyers	Farquhar, Rayford A. (Massachusetts) show/hide docs IM-MA-0016-9000 Piemonte-Stacy, Eve (Massachusetts) show/hide docs IM-MA-0016-9000

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