Cancino-Castellar v. Nielsen

338 F. Supp. 3d 1107
CourtDistrict Court, S.D. California
DecidedSeptember 6, 2018
DocketCase No. 17-cv-0491-BAS-BGS
StatusPublished
Cited by5 cases

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Cancino-Castellar v. Nielsen, 338 F. Supp. 3d 1107 (S.D. Cal. 2018).

Opinion

Hon. Cynthia Bashant, United States District Judge

Before the Court is a motion for reconsideration of the Court's February 8, 2018 order (the "Order") dismissing the Complaint for lack of jurisdiction, filed by Plaintiff-Petitioners Jose Orlando Cancino-Castellar, Ana Maria Hernandez Aguas, and Michael Gonzalez, (collectively, "Plaintiffs"). (ECF No. 50.) Defendants1 oppose the motion (ECF No. 53) and Plaintiffs have replied (ECF No. 55). For the reasons herein, the Court grants in part and denies in part Plaintiffs' motion.

RELEVANT BACKGROUND2

Plaintiffs filed the putative class action complaint and habeas petition (the "Complaint"), alleging that Defendants have a "policy and practice of detaining individuals for extended periods without promptly presenting them for an initial hearing before an immigration judge or promptly seeking judicial review of probable cause for detention." (Compl. ¶¶ 1, 4-6.) Each Plaintiff was taken into custody by various immigration enforcement agencies and detained pursuant to Defendants' alleged policy. (Id. ¶¶ 47-49.) Plaintiffs alleged that "many individuals" who have claims to relief from removal "routinely languish in detention for two months or longer before they see a judge" because of Defendants' alleged policy. (Id. ¶ 1.)

The Complaint challenged Defendants' conduct as violating (1) detained individuals' Fifth Amendment procedural and substantive due process rights by causing detention without prompt presentment, (2) their Fourth Amendment rights to a *1110prompt judicial determination of whether probable cause justifies their detention, and (3) the Administrative Procedure Act ("APA"), 5 U.S.C. §§ 706(1), 706(2)(A)-(D). (Id. ¶¶ 38-44, 75-80 (Fifth Amendment); id. ¶¶ 81-84 (Fourth Amendment); id. ¶¶ 85-90 (APA).) Plaintiffs requested declaratory relief, an injunction, and the issuance of a writ of habeas "commanding the release of Plaintiff-Petitioners and class members from detention to the extent necessary for Defendants-Respondents to comply" with Plaintiffs' view of the law. (Id. at 23.) Defendants moved to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction pursuant to Rule 12(b)(1) and for failure to state a claim pursuant to Rule 12(b)(6). (ECF No. 28.)

On February 8, 2018, the Court granted Defendants' motion to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction. (ECF No. 49.) The Court determined that it lacks jurisdiction over Gonzalez's Fourth Amendment probable cause claim pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1252(g) because he was initially placed into mandatory detention as a result of expedited removal proceedings. (Id. at 15.) The Court further determined that 8 U.S.C. §§ 1252(a)(5) and 1252(b)(9) deprive it of jurisdiction over Cancino's and Hernandez's Fourth Amendment claims and all Plaintiffs' Fifth Amendment claims because those claims arise from removal proceedings. (Id. at 22-27.) The Court concluded that the statutory provisions require the Plaintiffs to raise these claims in a petition for review ("PFR"). (Id. ) Lastly, the Court determined that Plaintiffs' request for habeas relief did not prevent the channeling of their claims. (Id. at 33-41.) The Court dismissed the Complaint, but granted Plaintiffs leave to amend "to assert claims over which th[e] Court may properly exercise jurisdiction." (Id. at 42.)

On February 27, 2018, the Supreme Court decided Jennings v. Rodriguez , --- U.S. ----, 138 S.Ct. 830, 200 L.Ed.2d 122 (2018). Because the decision provides new analysis on Section 1252(b)(9), Plaintiffs moved for reconsideration of the Order's Section 1252(b)(9) conclusions. (ECF No. 50.) Plaintiffs' deadline to file an amended complaint is vacated pending resolution of the motion. (ECF No. 51.)

LEGAL STANDARD

"Reconsideration is appropriate if the district court (1) is presented with newly discovered evidence, (2) committed clear error or the initial decision was manifestly unjust, or (3) if there is an intervening change in controlling law." Sch. Dist. No. 1J, Multnomah Cty. v. ACandS, Inc. , 5 F.3d 1255, 1263 (9th Cir. 1993). A motion to reconsider must (1) show some valid reason why the court should reconsider its prior decision, and (2) set forth facts or law of a strongly convincing nature to persuade the court to reverse its prior decision. Frasure v. United States , 256 F.Supp.2d 1180 (D. Nev. 2003) (citing All Hawaii Tours Corp. v. Polynesian Cultural Ctr. , 116 F.R.D. 645, 648-49 (D. Haw. 1987), rev'd on other grounds , 855 F.2d 860 (9th Cir. 1988) ).

DISCUSSION

A. The Scope and Application of Section 1252(b)(9)

The parties dispute whether Jennings supports the Court's conclusion that it lacks jurisdiction over the claims asserted in the Complaint pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1252(b)(9). (ECF Nos. 50, 53, 55.) To resolve this dispute, the Court first considers (1) the statutory text and its pre- Jennings interpretation, (2) the Supreme Court's analysis in Jennings , and (3) Jennings ' departures from prior Ninth Circuit precedent.

*11111. Statutory Text and Pre- Jennings Interpretation

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