Immigrant Legal Resources Center v. City of McFarland

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 IMMIGRANT LEGAL RESOURCE No. 1:20-cv-00966-TLN-AC CENTER; and FREEDOM FOR IMMIGRANTS, Petitioners, v. ORDER 15 CITY OF MCFARLAND; and MCFARLAND PLANNING

COMMISSION,

17 Respondents,

GEO GROUP, INC., Real Party in Interest, 21 22 On July 12, 2020, Petitioners Freedom for Immigrants (“FFI”) and Immigrant Legal Resource Center’s (“ILRC”) (collectively, “Petitioners”) filed an Ex Parte Application for Temporary Restraining Order and Order to Show Cause. (ECF No. 3.) On July 14, 2020, the Court granted Petitioners’ application for temporary restraining order and granted Petitioners’ application for an order to show cause as to why a preliminary injunction should not issue. (ECF 28 No. 8.) Respondent City of McFarland (“the City”) and Real Party in Interest GEO Group, Inc. (“GEO”) filed oppositions. (ECF Nos. 19, 20.) Petitioners filed a reply. (ECF No. 21.) For the reasons set forth below, the Court GRANTS Petitioners’…