Zulmai Nazarzai v. County of Orange

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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SOUTHERN DIVISION – SANTA ANA

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ZULMAI NAZARZAI,

11 Case No. SACV 17-1884 AG (AGRx) 12 Plaintiff, 13 v. MEMOMORANDUM OF DECISION 14 WITH FINDINGS OF FACT AND COUNTY OF ORANGE, et al, CONCLUSIONS OF LAW 15

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28 1 Whenever the Government reaches its strong arm down to put someone in jail, important

2 issues are always raised. Especially when it’s done without a jury for a failure to pay money.

3 For nearly six years. In a case where a public defender would have been helpful from the

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6 Plaintiff Zulmai Nazarzai seeks damages for his nearly six-year civi l contempt imprisonment

7 ordered by a state court judge for the failure to pay $360,540. He also seeks damages for

8 religious discrimination.

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10 After a five day bench trial, the Court considered providing its Findings of Fact and

11 Conclusions Law orally and immediately. Instead, the Court concluded that…