Noem has until Monday to respond to State of MN and Cities of Minneapolis, St Paul v. Noem, DHS, ICE, and CBP

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8. Then Dist. Judge Menendez will grant the plaintiffs request for a TRO by default. She can also do other things

at the same time:

-- impose various sanctions on defendants for failure to comply with court orders or procedural rules. These sanctions could be monetary, such as requiring the non-compliant parties to pay the opposing side's attorney fees and costs incurred due to the delay.

-- add that their failure to respond is seen as a willful disobedience of a direct court order, and Menendez could find the defendants in contempt of court.

-- strike the offending party's pleadings or deny them the right to assert a defense, which could severely hamper their ability to argue their case later.

This case is "on the front burner" for Menendez. Sounds like she ain't playin'.