chapotraphouse

OK, three DOJ lawyers filed a request for more time about half an hour before they were supposed to present their info to the court, and want to push back until next week. They filed it in error, by attorneys who don't practice in Maryland, and who aren't the lawyers listed in the court case, so the court system automatically rejected it?

I'm only a lawyer in the board game sense. I don't know what any of this actually means, other than it still seems like nothing has happened yet.

Kilmar's attorneys--billion-dollar-case sharks--responded:

This Court’s order to facilitate Abrego Garcia’s return was issued one week ago. It was not stayed until Monday afternoon. Accordingly, the Government should have been taking actions Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Monday morning, and the Government can report on those. The Supreme Court lifted the stay yesterday evening. Accordingly, the Government should have been taking actions last night and this morning, and it can report on those. The Government should likewise be in a position to tell the Court in general terms what its further plan is to facilitate Mr. Abrego Garcia’s return, and who in the Government is responsible for implementing that plan.

Instead, the Government continues to delay, obfuscate, and flout court orders, while a man’s life and safety is at risk. Its request for an extension—filed this morning in defiance of the Court’s rules requiring consultation with Plaintiffs’ counsel—is another stunning display of arrogance and cruelty. It did not take that time to ponder whether to remove Garcia—which it effectuated within 72 hours of his unlawful seizure—and it does not need that time to comply with this Court’s and the Supreme Court’s rulings. We vigorously oppose the Government’s motion, and we further request that the Government immediately report on Mr. Abrego Garcia’s safety and well being. We will attend the scheduled hearing at 1 p.m.