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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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SACRAMENTO DIVISION
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REHAN SHEIKH
Plaintiff,
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Brian Kelly
Secretary, California State Transportation
Agency
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Mark Tweety
Manager, Department of Motor Vehicles
Defendant
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Memorandum of Points and Authorities - Motion for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief
Table of Contents
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BACKGROUND ......................................................................................................................... 4
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II.
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Defendants Arbitrarily Demand for Driving, Written & Medical tests .................. 10
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[For their Convenience] Defendants assume plaintiffs inability to drive car and
The DMV has denied Post Deprivation Hearing since Dec 2011 .......................... 14
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Table of Authorities
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CASES
Bell v Burson,
402 U.S. 535 (1971) ................................................................................................................. 13
Collins v. City of Harker Heights,
503 U.S. 115 (1992) ................................................................................................................. 14
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Stanely v Illinois,
405 US 645 (1972) ................................................................................................................... 13
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Memorandum of Points and Authorities - Motion for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief
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Plaintiff submits this Memorandum of Points and Authorities in support of his Motion
for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief dated July 14. The Motion is set for hearing on
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I. BACKGROUND
A. Defendants Suspended Plaintiffs Driving License without Pre
Deprivation Hearing via an Anonymous Order in December 2011
1. The defendants sent an anonymous ORDER OF SUSPENSION to plaintiff that
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was generated by a computer program. That Order dated Dec 05, 2011, stated;
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The suspension will remain in effect until all Failures to Appear (FTA) and Failures
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to Pay a fine pursuant to section 42003(A) have been removed from your record.
a. The Order of Suspension did not state name of a judge or any other person
who was authorized to sign such an order.
b. The Order of Suspension did not state any emergency that mandated
suspension of plaintiffs driving license without pre deprivation hearing.
c. The Order of Suspension did not state how plaintiff can remedy the situation
and renew his driving license.
2. Since that Order of Suspension, on multiple occasions, plaintiff appeared before the
DMV and also before the San Joaquin County Court; Defendants refused to note
plaintiffs appearance and refused to undo the Suspension. Defendants continue to
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license without any written notice of denial. Defendants had a mandatory duty to
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issue a Written Notice of denial stating the specific allegations so that plaintiff
could respond to those accusations.
4. Defendants diligently Failed to Perform their mandatory duty to issue a written
Notice of Denial. Defendants actions and/or inactions resulted in deprivation of
plaintiffs driving license and constituted violation of Due Process clause of the
Fourteenth Amendment of the Constitution of the United States.
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5. The DMV declined to specify the alleged Failure to Appear stating that DMV does
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not maintain such information. Since the defendants did not know any specific
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7. Defendants claim that defendants do not have Burden to Prove plaintiffs Failure
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San Joaquin County Superior Court, plaintiff requested the Court staff to give him
a proof of his appearance; the Court staff denied plaintiff request. The Court staff
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8. After plaintiff filed the complaint with this Court, the DMV issued Two (2) written
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Notices of denial dated May 6, 2014 and April 25, 2014. The Notices of Denial
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stated two traffic citations dated Feb 16, 2014 1 and August 11, 2011 2 and also
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One officer searched plaintiffs car without plaintiffs permission. The other officer took
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plaintiffs driving license, car keys, called for a towing truck and possessed plaintiffs car. A
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third Police person arrived who introduced himself as Sergeant. The plaintiff was taken to a
City police facility, then he was taken to the County Jail.
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As plaintiff was being booked in the County Jail, police officer (who issued the citation) asked
Jail officer to give him back a paper where police officer added multiple traffic citations. The
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booking police officer had a conversation with the Jail police officer.
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The Jail Police officer started interrogation. Plaintiff said sir, I exercise my right to Fifth
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Amendment. Then several police officers surrounded plaintiff; inquiring officer became very
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loud saying, I will ask you one more time [or else]; Plaintiff said, Sir, I take the fifth.
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2012 3 there was a trial at the San Joaquin County Superior Court in connection
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Plaintiff was moved with force to a special place merely for exercising his Constitutional
Right to Fifth Amendment. Plaintiff remained deprived of critical medicine (including insulin)
and remained subconscious. Late night /early morning Plaintiffs vitals were unstable; he was
taken to the County Hospital Emergency and was brought back to the Jail.
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On or around Feb 17, 2012 (Friday noon time), plaintiff was released from Jail. In the lobby
area, outside the Jail, plaintiff called his wife who came to bring him home. As plaintiff and his
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wife were about to leave from the parking lot, a High ranking individual from Sheriffs office
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accompanied by a Sergeant and an officer asked the Officer to book plaintiff one more time.
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The High Ranking Sherriff told plaintiff, Im going to spend the weekend at home and you will
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Plaintiff was again made to spend two more days in the County Jail before he was released on
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late Sunday afternoon. During that time, Plaintiff often remained subconscious and his requests
for medical attention were denied.
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That was not the first or the last time when City Police and/or County Sheriff department
undertook unprofessional and adverse actions against plaintiffs family. San Joaquin County
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undersheriff sent an email to plaintiff April 5, 2013 that stated in Bold letters;
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Plaintiff was stopped a few yards from his home and was given a citation for allegedly not
completely stopping at a Stop sign and (allegedly) for lack of Proof of Insurance.
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The ticket was given by a police officer who was parked on the perpendicular street facing
the opposite direction. So the officer had no possibility of viewing the stop line.
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A trial was held at San Joaquin County Superior Court in connection with the two traffic
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and defendants failed to state that plaintiff did not appear. Defendants failed to
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accusation asserted via its computer programs. Defendants accusations are merely
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presumptuous. Only proof defendants offer for plaintiffs alleged Failure to Appear
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10. Defendants remain confused whether there is any Failure to Appear. Since
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citations. The Court addressed only alleged Failure to completely Stop at the Stop sign dated
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August 11, 2011. All other allegations in the traffic citations dated August 11, 2011 and
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February 16, 2012 were previously resolved or withdrawn. (Now defendants again introduce
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that traffic citation after plaintiff asked this Court to review continued denial of his driving
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The police officer who issued the citation was present. The police officer did not work for
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In the Court proceedings, the police officer was not able to identify the location where he
was parked at the time he issued the ticket; and stated, I do not have good recollection of the
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The Hon. Judge commented, We can issue the license if [then there was no guidance].
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The Hon. Judge announced to issue his opinion later. The Court also explained an appellate
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procedure before three judge panel if any party disagreed with its opinion. Plaintiff and his
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plaintiff filed this complaint, the DMV sent two Written Notices of Denial to
(FTA) while in the other Notice of denial the DMV state that plaintiff has cleared
the Failure to Appear 4 5. Plaintiff sought clarification from the Deputy Attorney
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11. Defendants have the capability to improvise their unspecified and unwritten
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Since then, the DMV records show that you have cleared this FTA, However, the DMV
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records show that you have failed to pay (FTP) the fine for your August 8, 2011,
Vehicle Code Violations.
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Once the FTA and FTP are cleared with Stockton Superior Court, you will need to
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contact Stockton Driver Safety Office at (209) 948-7715 to schedule an interview to discuss
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the priority reexamination referral of 02/16/2012. Part of that interview will involve a
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written law test, vision test and drive test; However, these tests cant be administered if FTA
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The letter from DMV dated April 25, 2014, incorrectly stated;
[Plaintiff] scheduled a reexamination for March 26,2012 at2:30 PM; however, [Plaintiff]
failed to appear and the suspension remains in effect.
Defendants forgot that on that date, Plaintiff went to DMV Sacramento office.
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13. The DMV is assumed to be an independent agency; the DMV is mandated to issue
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driving license based on an individuals ability to drive car. In this case, the DMV
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If after completing the reexamination the DMV does not remove the
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18. Police issues millions of citations every year to California drivers, the defendants
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do not demand all drivers to take driving and medical tests. Here police issued a
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and medical tests. The California Department of Justice does not refer all drivers
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for such a reexamination when police issues traffic citations. The California
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Department of Justice does not refer drivers for reexamination even when drivers
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The federal courts are concerned when such requirements are not applied to all
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for reasons that contravene the due process or equal protection clauses. Schware v.
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The defendants mention traffic citation issued by police as justification for polices request for
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19. The defendants have refused a hearing that would determine polices interest for
requesting plaintiffs reexamination. The city police that issued a request for
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20. Plaintiff contested defendants arbitrary demand for re-examination before DMV
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could determine the justification for such a re-examination. The DMV denied an
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21. Defendants demand for plaintiffs reexamination is based on their supposition that
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somehow plaintiff cannot drive a car. Rather than proving their claim, for their
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convenience, defendants rely on their supposition that plaintiff cannot drive car.
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hearing that would assess fault. Absent fault, the State's declared interest
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22. The DMV sent an anonymous Order of Suspension for an alleged Failure to Appear
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and deprived plaintiff of his driving license without any pre deprivation hearing.
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No Judge had signed such an order to suspend plaintiffs driving license. Even
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disaster or any other emergency that inhibited defendants ability to provide pre
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A. The DMV has denied Post Deprivation Hearing since Dec 2011
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VI.Summary
25. At the very minimum, the Due process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment
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number of occasions, Plaintiff appeared before the DMV and before the Judge, yet
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to deny plaintiffs driving license. Defendants have denied all requests for post
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deprivation hearing.
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26. Plaintiff requests the court for a Declaratory Relief that Defendants above
referenced actions and/or inactions constituted violation of Due Process clause of
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Respectfully Submitted;
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/s/ Rehan Sheikh
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---------------------------------Rehan Sheikh
Plaintiff
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