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TexasTowelie

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Sun May 3, 2015, 12:03 AM May 2015

Gov’t says no bad faith involved; that sanctions not warranted

Source: McAllen Monitor

BROWNSVILLE — Federal government attorneys again apologized to a U.S. district judge Friday, regretting the misunderstanding that resulted from their statements regarding the dates when immigrants without legal status would begin to participate in President Obama’s immigration programs.

Friday’s filing in the ongoing lawsuit that a Texas-led coalition of 26 states filed against the Obama administration to block the expanded Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.

“The Government deeply regrets not only the confusion that these statements created, but that it did not recognize the prospect of confusion earlier,” Justice Department attorneys wrote. “But the miscommunications were not the product of bad faith, and they do not warrant sanctions or further discovery,”

The 34-page response came after U.S. District Judge Andrew S. Hanen’s ordered Justice Department lawyers to provide further information regarding a March 3 advisory.

Read more: http://www.themonitor.com/news/local/gov-t-says-no-bad-faith-involved-that-sanctions-not/article_903548c2-f107-11e4-82a9-e3bd3713d12f.html



To forum hosts: I realize that this article indicates that the action in court occurred on Friday, but this article was posted on Saturday night and it has not been mentioned in any other news media.
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Gov’t says no bad faith involved; that sanctions not warranted (Original Post) TexasTowelie May 2015 OP
"...and they do not warrant ... further discovery" eggplant May 2015 #1
That rather says it all, no? ChairmanAgnostic May 2015 #2
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