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Heather Reid
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Managing Director, 💻Digital at @climatepower.bsky.social | Jack and Annabel’s mom. Ruthless pragmatist. Always looking for a silly little drink.
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WOW. After the Trump admin refused to name individuals involved in sending Mr. Abrego to CECOT, Judge Xinis says DOJ is engaged in "a deliberate evasion of their fundamental discovery obligations," which she says "can only be viewed as willful and intentional noncompliance."
II. Ruling on Specific Objections & Incomplete Responses 1. Defendants’ answer to Interrogatory No. 5, in which they name exactly two individuals who “have been or will be involved in any of the actions responsive to Interrogatories 1–4 or in ordering or authorizing Abrego Garcia’s removal to El Salvador, his initial placement in CECOT or his continued confinement in CECOT,” reflects a deliberate evasion of their fundamental discovery obligations. Defendants identify only Robert Cerna, Acting Field Office Director for Harlingen, and Evan Katz, Assistant Director for the Enforcement and Removal Operations at DHS, as the universe of individuals responsive to the question. Given the context of this case, Defendants have failed to respond in good faith, and their refusal to do so can only be viewed as willful and intentional noncompliance. Defendants must supplement their answer to include all individuals involved as requested in this interrogatory.
April 22, 2025 at 10:10 PM