*1 Mosby comment. without arguments table KELLER, Jr.; Doe; Jua H. Juan Fred super- of his early termination argues #2, laintiffs-Appell na Doe he appropriate release
vised P Appellees in civil detention years three ants/Cross some spent greatly was curtailed.” “freedom where his v. positive subsequent his Mosby emphasizes Shotkoski, FREMONT; Dale OF CITY community, having into transition Timothy Capacity; in his Official work steady housing and stable found Mullen, Capacity, De in his Official points to He also his release. since Appellants. fendants-Appellees/Cross sys- registration offender sex Minnesota’s for tem, he will be monitored under which Mercado; Jr.; Martinez, Martin Mario Mosby asserts that rest of his life. Doe; Mercado; Maria Jane Paula for dis- minimum remand we should Roe; Dahl; Nebraska Steven ACLU reasoning de- explain its court to trict Foundation; Food and Com United his motion. nying 22; Union, Local mercial Workers court did the district conclude that We Plaintiffs-Appel Harper, Blake presided had It abuse its discretion. Appellees lants/Cross acquainted well Mosby’s trial and was over record, criminal which with his extensive Shotkoski, Fremont; Dale of for violent offenses convictions includes Capacity his as Fremont attempted murder Official degree such first Mullen, Attorney; Timothy in his Of The district sexual assault. degree first of Mosby Capacity as Fremont Chief time that ficial was aware court Police, Defendants-Appellees/Cross § to his related been detained had Appellants transi- subsequent positive his proceeding, custody, his of life outside
tion to Fund; Unity Legal Defense American subjecting him sex as a offender status Legal Eagle Education and Forum Neither 18 monitoring. U.S.C. state Ap Fund, of Amici on Behalf Defense 3583(e) required case law nor relevant Appellants pellees/Cross of its denial explain court to the district release. supervised early termination Inc.; Raza, Jus of La National Council in its sum- of discretion see no abuse We Neighbors-Nebraska; Na tice for our motion. Mosby’s mary denial Housing Alliance; The tional Fair Association; The Major Chiefs Cities III. Asso Latino Peace Officers National America; ciation; court the district United States Accordingly, affirm we Housing of Nebraska- Mosby’s motion for termi- Fair Center denying order ‘ Iowa; Apartment Association supervised release. nation of Lincoln; Nebras Omaha Greater in the Appleseed Center for Law ka Apartment Interest; National Public Ap Behalf of Association, Amici on Appellees.1 pellants/Cross Ap- amici in are not Apartment Association” "Apartment of Greater Association 1. The peal No. 12-1708. the "National and Lincoln” and Omaha *2 12-1702, 12-1705, Nos. 12-1708. of Appeals,
United States Court
Eighth Circuit. Dec. 2012.
Submitted:
Filed: June *5 IL, Rivas, argued, Chicago, for
Alonzo in 12-1702 and appellant/cross-appellees 12-1708. Newell, Fran- argued, San
Jennifer C. CA, cisco, appellant/cross-appellees for 12-1705 and 12-1708. brief, Siebert-Llera, on the Chi-
Aaron IL, appellee in appellant/cross for cago, 12-1702 and 12-1708. Sitorius, Peterson, L.
Alan E. Michelle brief, Wittier, Miller, Amy on the Terry R. NE, Bhandari, York, Lincoln, New Esha NY, appellee in 12-1705 appellant/cross and 12-1708. *6 Kobach, argued, Kansas
Kris William brief, KS, Roe, on the City, Garrett Robert DC, appellee/cross-appel- for Washington, 12-1702,12-1705 and 12-1708. lants Stern, argued, Holly B. A. Thom- Mark Gross, as, Beth S. Brink- Mark Lenard Abate, mann, Benjamin P. M. Michael Shultz, Tenny, Jeffrey Eric Daniel and brief, DC, Washington, Sandberg, on the of America on for Amicus United States appellant/cross-appellees. behalf of the McDermott, brief, Arling- J. on the John ton, VA, Apartment for Association Lincoln and National Greater Omaha and Association. Apartment Lincoln, brief, Gould, Rebecca on NE, Appleseed Center for for Nebraska Public Law the Interest. brief, Joseph,
Lawrence John on the DC, Eagle Forum Edu- Washington, Legal cation and Defense Fund. Ellison, brief, on the Charles Shane Omaha, NE, Neigh- for Justice for our bors-Nebraska. McPherson, Background Bilik David Shiri I.
Mark York, NY, Wolf, brief, on the New for The Omaha, Located near “city Fremont is a Major Association and The Cities Chiefs of the first class” with a population of Latino Peace Officers Associa- National 26,000. approximately See Neb.Rev.Stat. tion. § In years, 16-101. recent reflected data, City’s U.S. Census Bureau His- Zall, brief, Rockville, Barnaby on the W. panic or Latino population nearly tripled, Hakola, brief, MD, Edith D. War- (4.3% 1,085 rising from in 2000 renton, VA, Unity Legal for The American (11.9%). City’s 3,149 population) to in 2010 Defense Fund. Census, According to the 2000 Latinos Dane, brief, Stephen M. on the Wash- then comprised City’s about 80% of the DC, ington, Housing for National Fair Al- foreign-born In population. a June 2010 liance, Housing Fair Center Nebraska- election, special after the Council de- Raza, Iowa and National Council of La pass measure, clined to a nearly identical Inc. adopted voters Ordinance No. 5165 amend- ing City’s municipal code. LOKEN, BRIGHT, Before Shortly before the Ordinance was to COLLOTON, Judges. Circuit effect, take Plaintiffs filed these facial chal- LOKEN, Judge. Circuit lenges, later consolidated the parties’ consent. alleged Plaintiffs that the Ordi- Fremont, In June voters Ne- law; preempted by nance is vio- braska, adopted Ordinance No. which Protection, Process, Equal lates the Due hiring and providing housing limits and Commerce Clauses of the United “illegal aliens” and “unauthorized Constitution; States violates Fair aliens,” terms defined in the Ordinance. 1981; Housing Act and 42 U.S.C. landlords, tenants, groups Two and em- City’s municipal exceeds the powers under “Plaintiffs,” ployers (collectively, sepa- They initially sought Nebraska law. pre- rately, “the Keller Plaintiffs” and “the *7 liminary permanent injunctive as well as Plaintiffs”) Martinez filed these actions City relief. passed When the Council enforcement, enjoin federal court to con- resolution not to enforce the Ordinance Ordinance, tending face, that the on its issue, until 14 days after final decisions unconstitutional and violates federal and preliminary Plaintiffs withdrew their in- Ruling state laws. on cross-motions for junction motions. summary judgment, the district court sev- enjoined ered and enforcement of certain employment provisions Ordinance’s provisions, rental concluding require “[ejvery entity per- ... business preempted by Immigration the forming City” and Na- work within the to partici- (“INA”), tionality §§ Act pate “E-Verify Program,” 8 U.S.C. 1101 et the a federal seq., and violate the Fair Housing employers verify Act database that allows (“FHA”), §§ 42 seq. U.S.C. 3601 et Keller the prospec- work-authorization status of Fremont, City F.Supp.2d v. 853 959 tive employees. requirement This does (D.Neb.2012). appeal. apply Both sides Re- not hiring independent novo, viewing hiring these issues de we reverse contractors or “to the intermittent preemption the district FHA court’s of casual labor for domestic tasks.” Viola- licenses, rulings, respects, may affirm in all other per- vacate tors lose their business injunction, mits, contracts, loans, grants the court’s and remand with or from the City. directions to complaints. Relying dismiss Plaintiffs’ on the Court’s deci- 938 unit. The lessor must obtain Whiting, dwelling Commerce
sion Chamber of — An occupancy license. U.S.-, L.Ed.2d of the renter’s copy deter- (2011), subsequently concluded renter who is the district court alien is not in the lawfully present of the Ordinance portion that this mined to be not it is law because by federal be deemed to have States “shall United licensing or similar law” and “essentially a the lease. breached” in the savings clause falls within the thus occupan- of the Promptly after issuance Act of and Control Immigration Reform license, Department the Fremont Police cy 1324a(h)(2). (“IRCA”), 8 U.S.C. verify government to must ask the federal Keller, F.Supp.2d at 971. Plaintiffs do of an alien renter. immigration status ruling. appeal this that the government reports If federal prospective pro- The Ordinance’s “unlawfully present,” police renter is ap- of these primary are the focus visions notice; deficiency send the renter make it unlawful These peals. sixty days to establish renter then has entity to rent or business person to do presence. If the renter fails lawful to, by, illegal “an permit occupancy so, the federal police must contact alien, disregard in reckless knowing or again verify the renter’s government entered, to, has come the fact that an alien govern- If the federal immigration status. in viola- remains in the United States that the renter is “un- again reports ment “illegal An alien” is “an alien tion of law.” the rent- lawfully present,” police send lawfully in the United present is not who revoking landlord a notice er and the States, according to the terms United license, forty-five days effective occupancy seq.” Title Section et States Code may per be fined later. Violators $100 that an indi- not conclude “The shall landlords per day. violation Renters and illegal alien unless and until an is an vidual judi- deficiency notices seek receiving has representative authorized cial review. pur- government, with the federal verified rejected Plaintiffs’ The district court States Code Title Sec- suant to United li- challenge to the preemption 1373(c), immigration individual’s tion such finding no conflict censing requirement, status.” immigration pro- law and between restriction, the Ordi- implement To prospec- requiring of the Ordinance visions renters provides prospective nance immigration to disclose infor- tive renters occupan- must obtain an age over the of 18 verify requiring police mation to. City, and must obtain a cy license from the *8 with authorities. that information federal rental they license if move to different new However, the court concluded: Temporary guests need not properties. ... that the Ordinance To the extent license, an To a obtain a license. obtain of penalties harboring for the provides pay a five-dollar fee and applicant must have entered or remained persons who information, in- identifying basic disclose law, in in the United States violation and, alien,2 immi- if an cluding citizenship for the revocation of occu- provides or The “shall immediate- gration status. for the penalties licenses and pancy receipt occupancy upon license” ly issue dwelling units follow- lease or rental point, [of] At complete application. a licenses, revocation of occupy ing a rented the renter lease pejoratively. the term See "any person not we do not use 2. INA defines "alien” as Keller, 8 F.Supp.2d a national of the United States.” at 970 n. 6. citizen or court, 1101(a)(3). § the district Like U.S.C. INA, it conflicts presenting an alien’s willful violation of alien reg- federal obstacle to the accomplishment and exe- 5(C) istration laws. Section imposed crim- purposes objectives cution of the full penalties inal on unauthorized aliens who Congress. seek work or work Arizona. Section 6 Keller, authorized state F.Supp.2d (quota- at 972-73 officers to per- arrest a omitted). son, warrant, tions The court also without a if concluded the officer has preempted that these provisions, probable on their cause to person believe the “has face, violate the FHA they would any public committed offense that makes disparate have an unlawful impact on Lati- [him] removable from the United States.” residents. Finally, no Id. at 976-79. ap- omitted). Id. at (quotations Section law, plying Nebraska the court concluded 2(B) required that state officers make a provisions that unlawful are severable “reasonable attempt ... to determine the from the remainder of the Ordinance and immigration status any person permanently enjoined enforcement, their detain, stop, arrest another legiti- but not the non-preempted provi- mate basis if suspicion reasonable exists sions.3 person that the is an alien and is unlawful- appeal, Plaintiffs contending the court present ly in the United States.” Id. at invalidating erred all of the Ordi- omitted). (quotations The Court held nance’s rental federally the first provisions, three but not or, alternatively, proper- as not fourth, preempted by the immigra- ly severable from the unlawful provisions. tion laws. The Martinez Plaintiffs appeal the court’s Kennedy’s Justice majority opin rulings state law and its conclusion that began ion by reaffirming powerful two they did not plead disparate impact claims that principles govern First, these issues. under the FHA. The appeals, cross government broad, the federal “has un arguing the court in concluding erred power subject doubted over the of immi any provision of the federally Ordinance is aliens,” and the gration status of authority preempted or violates the FHA.
that rests on the
power
constitutional
Preemption
II.
“establish an uniform Rule of Naturaliza
tion,”
I,
Art.
cl.
and on the national
Four months after the district court’s
government’s
power
“inherent
as sover
decision,
issued its
Court
de-
eign
-
to control and conduct relations with
States,
cision
Arizona v. United
Arizona,
foreign nations.”
132 S.Ct. at
U.S.-,
field ... must
2(B)
in a
§
will be construed
in-
assume
that
be
ate to
preemption
governance,”
a conflict
federal
of a federal
that creates
way
pervasiveness
from the
ferred
law,”
from the dominance
regime or
id.
2510.
regulatory
Id.
being regulated.
interest
of the federal
that
the Ordinance’s
argue
Plaintiffs
addition, state laws are
In
at 2500-2501.
federally preempted
are
provisions
with federal
they conflict
when
pre-
all of the above-summarized
under
when
occurs
preemption
law. Conflict
view,
only
the
In our
emption doctrines.
and state
federal
compliance with both
summary judgment
serious issue on this
a state law
and when
impossible,
is
laws
preemption,
conflict
whether
record is
accomplish-
as an obstacle
“stands
as an obstacle
provisions
these
“stand
purposes
of the full
and execution
ment
execution of the
accomplishment
and
Id. at 2501
Congress.”
of
objectives
Congress”
of
objectives
purposes
full
omitted).5
(quotations
procedures
exclusively
federal
providing
at is-
Arizona
Turning to the
unlawfully present
removing
aliens
§
as an
sue,
first invalidated
the Court
INA, as the district
country
this
in the
exclusively
on the
intrusion
impermissible
ar-
concluded and the United States
court
registration, relying
of alien
federal field
address-
Amicus Curiae. Before
gues as
in Hines v.
prior decision
heavily on its
issue,
why Plain-
explain
that
we will
ing
52, 59-60, 74,
Davidowitz,
312 U.S.
preemption arguments
tiffs’ broader
(1941),
399,
that struck
941 posed obtaining does not other subject housing of a state statute regulation immigration, it a City, render renting City, outside the or relocat- essentially a determination of which is ing parts country. to other of the or should not be admitted who should deter, designed Laws or even un- country,
into the
and the conditions
prohibit, unlawfully present aliens from re
may remain.
legal
der which a
entrant
siding
particular
locality
within
are not
(citations
354-55,
424
at
Plaintiffs’
inconsistent with
any
is also
of
such trend on federal
immigration”
impact
of
the
Whiting,
in
131 S.Ct.
decision
the Court’s
clear—
policies.
thing
One
immigration
1987,
Arizona law that
upholding
at
an end to
such
Congress
put
could
E-Verify and revoked
mandated the use of
not, by exercising
widespread or
practice,
knowingly
who
employers
of
the licenses
powers. See Ari-
express preemption
its
lacking work authoriza-
aliens
employed
zona,
at 2500-01.
It would be
132 S.Ct.
no hint that
the
gave
tion. The Court
pow-
I
Congress’s
Article
inconsistent
impermissible
Arizona law constituted
judiciary
if
assumed for itself this
ers
because it
immigration
of
regulation
state
preemption power.
broad
certain
driving
of
may have the effect
Instead,
classes of aliens from
State.
Preemption Asser
B. Other Field
carefully analyzed whether
the Court
argue the Ordinance’s
tions. Plaintiffs
expressly preempt-
either
Arizona law was
are,
preempted by
provisions
also
IRCA,
preempted
by
impliedly
ed
or was
wholly
two
legislation
occupies
that
federal
law. Id.
it conflicted with federal
because
“anti-
fields,
registration and
other
alien
have been
analysis
at
This
would
1977-84.
issues,
In
harboring.”
considering these
“a
unnecessary if the Arizona law was
we must bear mind
Court’s
of
constitutionally proscribed regulation
“Every Act of Con
caution in De Canas:
Congress
itself would be
immigration
field,
occupies some
but we must
gress
approve.” De
powerless to authorize or
that field before
know the boundaries of
Canas,
356,
[federal]
invalidated
officials
6 of the state law
by immigration
Unlike
cretion exercised
Arizona,
do not re-
who are
the rental
which aliens
to determine
*13
in the United States should
legally present
officials to determine whether
quire local
. Arizona,
country
from the
removed
the
be
an alien is removable from
United
2499. The district court
“sig-
that involves
determination
States —a
contention,
this
con
part
in
agreed
Once
to the federal
quire City officials to defer
this
present
as an alien
in
al authorities
of whether an
government’s determination
regula-
and federal
country, the INA
unlawfully present.8 The
alien renter
is
for the
provide
...
the structure
tions
deference to federal determi-
Ordinance’s
removal.
individual’s classification and/or
“mirrors the
immigration
nations of
status
take
political
If
subdivisions
states
Whiting.”
in
statutory language approved
to remove aliens
independent action
Branch,
(Elrod,
Farmers
675 F.3d
jurisdiction, essentially forc-
from their
J., dissenting
part);
Whiting,
in
see
community
ing them from one state
opinion in this
(plurality
S.Ct. at 1981
identity and
another where their
Part).
obscured,
the
may be
whereabouts
argues
provi-
that a
The United States
Congress has established for
structure
that enacted
Fremont
sion “such as
of aliens will
potential
the ...
removal
orderly operation of
would undermine the
impaired.
be
by depriving
proceedings
federal removal
the
at 973. As
Ordinance’s
F.Supp.2d
of shelter while federal officials de-
aliens
only indirectly
would
ef
provisions
rental
pro-
termine whether to institute removal
any alien from the
fect the “removal” of
ceedings,
proceedings
and while such
take
It
reasoning
far too broad.
City, this
and that “Fremont’s Ordinance
place,”
the
law
apply equally
would
California
assumption
on the unsound
the
rests
the Arizona law
upheld in'.De Canas and
will
Department
Police
and state courts
be
Whiting,
denying
aliens
upheld
lawfully
can
able to determine who
remain
inevitably has the effect
employment
country
of and without
advance
“removing” some of them from
State.
in a
re-
regard to determination
federal
Raich,
33, 42, 36
See Truax v.
Plaintiffs,
proceeding.”
moval
Like
(“In
(1915)
ordinary
S.Ct.
will be deemed federal authorities tó be gous situation. provi- Before the rental “lawfully present.” gov- Plaintiffs and the sions have been implement- construed and that, an im- reply ernment alien’s by officials, ed state and local and before fluid, migration gov- status is the federal we know how federal authorities will re- City ernment will not to tell the be able spond City’s inquiries to the under “unlawfully present.” whether an alien is § speculate we -decline to 1373(c), whether that, City pursuant The to 8 contends the rental provisions might, as applied, 1373(c),9 § U.S.C. federal authorities will an accomplish- “stand[ ] as obstacle to the the an be able to tell whether alien is ment and execution of the full purposes lawfully present. The record does not objectives Congress” as reflected clarify government respond how the would complex the provisions. removal of federal 1373(c), by § requests to the under immigration law. Id. at 2501 (quotations argument and counsel at oral could not omitted). “In determining whether a law requests specific guidance. answer our for invalid, facially is be careful [courts] must that, It if gov- seems obvious the federal go beyond not to facial statute’s re- definitively ernment will be unable to re- quirements speculate ‘hypotheti- about that an port “unlawfully present,” alien is ‘imaginary’ cal’ or cases.” Wash. State then provisions simply the rental are inef- Grange Rep. Party, v. Wash. State 552 fectual. Plaintiffs and the United States 442, 449-50, 1184, U.S. 170 explain do not awhy local law is conflict- (2008). L.Ed.2d 151 government when the federal reasons, For we conclude that these complete has power to avoid the conflict. any Plaintiffs have failed to that establish provisions of the Ordinance’s rental These fact-intensive issues illus facially preempted by federal law. In so why trate facial challenges are disfavored holding, obviously express opinion we no and, accordingly, why Plaintiffs’ facial chal as to the provisions wisdom these Arizona, lenge must fail. In federal, state, public matter of or local 2(B) § Court dismissed a facial attack on policy. law, rejecting of the state argument 2(B) inevitably
that require would state Housing III. Fair Act prolong officers to detention for the sole purpose verifying immigra rejected a detainee’s The district court Plaintiffs’ tion disparate status: FHA treatment claims because 1373(c) requires govern- gration 9. Section the federal status of individual within the “respond by jurisdiction agency inquiry any purpose ment a ... law, government agency, seeking by providing requested State[] or local authorized verify citizenship or ascertain the or immi- verification or status information.” 946 (8th 1225, Co., F.3d 1229 132 requisite intent Chemical prove the
they failed to Inc., Dillard’s, Cir.1997); Gregory v. party No Latinos. against discriminate cf. Cir.) (en banc) (“A (8th that The court held F.3d ruling. appeals that required failed to assert ‘to divine Plaintiffs court ... Martinez district claim; they appeal impact that FHA intent and create claims disparate litigant’s denied, the Keller ”), held that The court ruling. clearly raised.’ cert. are not a FHA standing to assert Plaintiffs have 175 L.Ed.2d U.S. S.Ct. upheld that claim and impact disparate (2009). the court to the rental
claim as
the six
The Keller
Of
B.
Plaintiffs.
federally preempted.
concluded are
also
Plaintiffs,
three remain:
Keller
original
rulings.
those
City appeals both
Keller,
proper-
a landlord with rental
Fred
Doe,
City;
Af
Juan
an alien with
ties
A. The Martinez Plaintiffs.
judg
entered final
whose wife is
Temporary
the district court
Protected Status
ter
ment,
Plaintiffs filed a motion
the Martinez
and who
an alien without
lawful status
judgment to reflect
to amend the
City;
month-to-month
rents
*15
impact theory.
disparate
a
prevailed
too
on
#2,
Doe
an alien without
lawful
Juana
60(a)
Rules of Civil
of the Federal
Rule
now lives in a mobile home she
status who
a
a court “to correct
allows
Procedure
court,
City
the
In the district
purchased.
arising from
or a mistake
clerical mistake
has stand-
plaintiff
that no Keller
argued
The district court
oversight or omission.”
impact
FHA
ing
disparate
to assert an
motion,
“that
the
concluding
denied the
the district court lacked
claim and thus
plead
dispa
not
plaintiffs
[a
did
Martinez
jurisdiction
grant
to
relief on those claims.
not prevailing
claim and are
impact]
rate
Keller,
responded
plaintiff
plaintiffs
toAs
claim.” The Martinez
on that
parties
standing
Supremacy
assert
that he has
to
we re
ruling,
that
which
appeal
Plaintiffs
challenges
Clause
Clause and Commerce
Alpern v.
for abuse of discretion. See
view
harboring
occupancy licensing
and
to the
Inc.,
1525,
United,
84 F.3d
1589
UtiliCorp
court ruled more
provisions. The district
Cir.1996).
(8th
The Martinez Plaintiffs’
an
broadly: “the Court has undertaken
alleged:
Complaint simply
Amended
Third
...
analysis and is satisfied
independent
violates the
Immigration
“The
Ordinance
standing
Plaintiff has
to assert
that each
Act,
Housing
seq.,
42
3601 et
Fair
U.S.C.
by that Plaintiff.”
presented
the claims
it discriminates on the basis
at 966-67 n. 2. The court
F.Supp.2d
origin.”
race
national
Unlike
and/or
stated,
with the Keller
then
consistent
Plaintiffs,10 they
allege
did not
a
Keller
Complaint:
First Amended
Plaintiffs’
claim,
they allege
did
disparate impact
nor
case”—who obvi-
in the Keller
“Plaintiffs
disparate
a
im
support
sufficient facts
“that
ously include landlord Keller —assert
theory. After careful review of
pact
disparate negative
the Ordinance has
issue, we con
pertaining to this
record
residents.”
Id. at 978
impact on Latino
its
court did not abuse
clude the district
(emphasis
original).
Martinez Plain
denying
discretion
argue
length
appeal,
parties
On
“oversight or
tiffs’ motion to correct their
Doe #2
Doe and Juana
whether Juan
plead
a distinct Fair
failing
omission”
FHA
standing
III
to assert
v. Dow have Article
Housing Act claim. See Kocher
impact
negative
disproportionate
Com-
that has
The Keller Plaintiffs’ First Amended
enacting
alleges
“[b]y
the Ordi-
the federal Fair
plaint
Latinos in violation of
nance,
imposed
have
terms and
Defendants
Housing Act.”
housing
the rental of
in the
conditions on
disparate impact claims. But as to
versy
land-
is both immediate and real.” Lake
Keller,
City,
conceding
lord
after
he
MacMullan,
Carriers’ Ass’n v.
standing
preemp-
“has
raise most of the
498, 508,
1749,
92 S.Ct.
tion simply claims asserts with- (1972). Therefore, “[plaintiffs have stand- analysis authority out or citation -that ing to challenge the validity facial of a Keller, “a United States citizen landlord— regulation notwithstanding pre-en- obviously standing lacks to bring” dispa- forcement lawsuit, nature of a where the impact rate claim. agree. We cannot impact of the regulation is direct and im- mediate actual, an allege satisfy
To
III
well-
standing
Article
founded
requirements
fear that the
thereby
show
will
law
be enforced
controversy exists,
against
actual case or
“the
them.”
par
Gray
Valley
ty must
Park,
show has
some
(8th
suffered
actual
Cir.2009).
567 F.3d
injury
or threatened
that can be traced to
Here,
Ordinance’s
allegedly
illegal conduct and that
and harboring provisions
directly
tar
capable
being
redressed.” Nat'l Fed’n of
geted
landlords. Keller testified that he
Cross,
Blind Mo. v.
184 F.3d
aliens,
has rented to
does not
inquire
(8th Cir.1999).
injury
must be
whether his
lawfully
tenants are
in this
“concrete
particularized”
and “actual
country, but has been told that one or two
imminent,
conjectural
hypotheti
unlawfully present.
were
If
provi
these
cal.” Lujan v.
Wildlife, 504
Defenders of
went
sions
into effect and Keller continued
555, 560,
U.S.
119 L.Ed.2d
City landlord,11
to be a
he
subject
would be
(1992)
omitted).
(quotations
*16
Because
to the harboring proscription, could not
Congress intended standing under the re
dwelling
rent
units
obtaining
without
cop
provisions
medial
of the Fair Housing Act
ies of occupancy
from
licenses
each occu
III,
“to extend to
full
limits” of Article
pant, and would be compelled
imple
to
authority
additional,
courts lack
to create
ment revocation notices received from the
prudential
standing.
barriers to
Havens
Fremont Police
Coleman,
Department.
Realty Corp.
363,
v.
Violations
455 U.S.
372,
(1982)
1114,
subject
102 S.Ct.
Keller to criminal prosecu
948
—
dismissed,
(2011), cert.
L.Ed.2d 395
injury,
him
and that
has caused
...
action
1306,
-,
...
the action will
L.Ed.2d
181
judgment preventing
a
U.S.
Concerned
it.”
Citizens
(2012);
redress
Minn.
Holly
Citizens
Mt.
Gardens
Comm’n,
F.3d
Fed. Election
v.
Action,
Mount Hol
Toumship
Inc. v.
Life
omitted).
Cir.1997)
(8th
(quotation
cert,
(3d Cir.2011),
grant
ly,
tion to consider whether question the difficult circuit, consider prove In to a dis this # 2 would also Doe Doe and Juana Juan FHA, a violation of the parate impact facial chall assert standing have a prima must first establish facie plaintiff enge.12 case, is, objected-to “that the action argues the in,
C. The Merits.
in,
result
predicted
results
or can be
concluding that the
district court erred
upon
protected
a
class
disparate impact
a
provisions violate
Ordinance’s
a
population as
compared to a relevant
disparate
of their unlawful
FHA because
Hous. Auth. v. U.S.
whole.” Charleston
circuits,
Like most
we
impact on Latinos.
(8th
729, 740-41
Agric., 419 F.3d
Dept. of
disparate impact
long recognized
have
Cir.2005).
identify a
The Keller Plaintiffs
the FHA in which
cause of action under
class,
they fail
Latinos. But
protected
more than that
prove
need
no
plaintiff
“the
disparate impact, simply
identify
specific
actually or
the defendant
the conduct of
enforcing
“that
referring to the likelihood
discriminatory
ef
... has
predictably
in a reduction
the Ordinance would result
Jack,
City Black
fect.” United States
in Fremont.”
Hispanic population
(8th Cir.1974).
But
508 F.2d
identify
attempt
make no
And
expressly declined to
Court
compared, oth
population”
“relevant
to be
Huntington
in Town
rule on this issue
showing that a
citing
er than
statistics
*17
Branch, NAACP, 488 U.S.
Huntington
v.
City’s foreign-born
of the
large number
18,
276,
15,
12. Juan Doe and his wife have
Thus,
provisions may
years.
Ordinance's rental
rented residence for four
His
current
looking
requisite "high degree of
"currently
to
lack the
immedia-
that he is
declaration
2,
house,”
cy.” Lujan,
at
n.
112 S.Ct.
contrary
prior deposition
564
to his
rent
requisite personal
interest that
testimony,
speculative
confer
2130. “The
may be too
Tires,
litiga-
commencement of the
standing.
Inc.
must exist at the
Article III
See Camfield
1361,
throughout its
(standing)
continue
Corp.,
1365-
tion
must
Tire
719 F.2d
v. Michelin
Earth,
(mootness)."
Cir.1983).
(8th
Friends
#
existence
66
Juana Doe 2’s claims
167,
Servs., 528 U.S.
v. Laidlaw Environ.
injunctive
because she has
Inc.
relief are moot
693,
(2000)
L.Ed.2d 610
pur
apartment
into a
moved from a rented
omitted).
(quotations
and testified that she
mobile home
chased
view,
great impor-
ry
In
the issue is of
Gallagher,
our
effects.”
immigrants from Germany, Scan- FHA disparate claims of unlawful impact dinavia, China, Italy, parts or other of the must be dismissed. illogical world. It would be to impose disparate
FHA impact liability based on IV. State Law Claims the effect an otherwise lawful ordinance Early in the litigation, conferring after may have on a sub-group unprotect- parties, with the the district court certified ed class of lawfully present aliens not following question to the Supreme country. Espinoza Mfg. v. Farah Cf. Court of Nebraska: Co., U.S. S.Ct. 38 L.Ed.2d class, May city a Nebraska of the first (1973). statutory Whatever its merit *18 that a city is not “home rule” under contexts, in other the of urged cause action XI Article of the Nebraska Constitution by the Keller Plaintiffs is unsound. passed charter, and has not a home rule This conclusion is reinforced when we promulgate placing an ordinance condi- consider the other two a dispa- elements of persons’ eligibility tions on occupy to rate impact claim under the FHA: wheth- dwellings, ability landlords’ to rent City policy er the can show that “its or dwellings, authority or owners’ business practice relationship had manifest to a le- workers, employ to hire and consistent gitimate, non-discriminatory objec- policy 16, 18, Chapters and 19 the necessary tive and was to the attainment Revised of Nebraska? Statutes objective,” of that and if plain- so whether Keller, F.Supp.2d at 979. The Ne- tiffs can show that “a viable alternative certification, Supreme means was available braska Court denied legiti- to achieve the objective that, mate policy noting without discriminato- in exercising police power del- Fremont has no home because State, legisla- tion here municipal “the by the egated limits, above-quoted sole state- is the charter. As the ture, constitutional rule within enacted laws should be Supreme to what Court of Nebraska judge by as ment the the and that people,” clear, City for the welfare has been makes the in Keller “identify did not question certified to enact or- police power broad delegated provi- constitutional or state state statutes general the “not inconsistent with dinances violated in the allegedly sions that were § 16- Neb.Rev.Stat. laws of the state.” Keller v. complaints.” plaintiffs’ Martinez Plain- surprisingly, the 246. Not Fremont, 790 N.W.2d 280 Neb. in which an no case tiffs cite Nebraska omitted). (2010) In its (quotations 712-13 rule city without a home ordinance ruling, the summary judgment subsequent solely the invalidated charter was Plaintiffs’ claim rejected district court “a matter regulate not ground that did a matter of is void as “that the Ordinance purely local concern.” law,” that the Nebraska concluding state argue Plaintiffs next what The Martinez very stat- delegated broad Legislature has alleged complaint in their was not of the first utory powers to cities police the presented to therefore Fremont, regard without such as class ques- in certified of Nebraska Court a home rule they adopted have whether con- Nebraska statutes specific tion—that XI of the Nebraska under Article charter with, or preempt, therefore one flict Keller, F.Supp.2d Constitution. First, (“A provisions of the Ordinance. more 12; § 16-246 see Neb.Rev.Stat. & n. requirement they all contend may class make such city of the first rules, 1.5(E) ordinances, “[e]very bylaws, regulations, § of the Ordinance gen- not inconsistent with resolutions with- entity performing ... work business necessary be eral laws of state E-Verify in the register in the shall maintaining ... expedient general Program” is “inconsistent with and welfare of good government, peace, the Nebraska of the state” because laws city.”) impose Legislature 2009 declined statewide, opting instead to requirement Martinez Plaintiffs appeal, On beyond only public is entities and contractors argue require that the Ordinance first it “does City’s police power E-Verify. Neb.Rev.Stat. enroll in See purely a matter of local con 4-114(2). not involve Second, that re- § contend is without merit. cern.” This contention renters to disclose quiring prospective law, there a con when Under Nebraska “country citizenship” obtain their provision flict a state law and between an unlawful license constitutes charter, provision “a of a city’s home rule inquiry or record concern- “written or oral precedence over a rule charter takes home person ... of a origin the ... national ing of lo conflicting state statute instances rent, any housing” ... seeking to or lease concern, Legis when the municipal cal but Housing Fair of the Nebraska violation municipal af affecting lature enacts a law 20-318(5). Act. See Neb.Rev.Stat. concern, the of state-wide fairs which is *19 ordinance is municipal “[A] over mu precedence law takes state actually it the extent that preempted to rule under the home nicipal action taken City law.” State ex rel. conflicts with state Terry, v. 211 Neb. Jacobberger charter.” Farms, Cnty. 266 Neb. Alma v. Furnas (1982) 903, 878, (quota 320 N.W.2d (2003). 558, 512, 522 “When 667 N.W.2d omitted); Axberg City tions see also claims, the court is reviewing preemption 613, Lincoln, 55, 2 141 Neb. N.W.2d harmonize, to the extent (1942). obligated to applica- have no But these cases done, ed, municipal can be state and and the case is legally remanded with di- subject. on the identical enactments rections to dismiss the Keller Plaintiffs’ susceptible of two When an ordinance is and the Martinez Plaintiffs’ complaints. constructions, under one of which it is valid,
clearly while under the its COLLOTON, other Judge, Circuit concurring doubtful, validity may be that construction in part concurring in judgment. the clearly which the ordinance valid .makes join I, II, III.A, I Parts IV (citations given.” be Id. 521-22 will opinion of the court. respect With to the omitted). Keller Plaintiffs Housing and the Fair Act Applying this standard to the rela (“FHA”), as addressed in Parts III.B and us, tively barren record before con we III.C of opinion, the lead I that conclude clude that the Martinez Plaintiffs failed to Fred Keller never asserted standing to prove their belated claims of actual con FHA, raise a claim under the and it is not Legislature flict. That the does not re place our to raise that claim for him sua E- quire employers all the State to use' sponte. Juan Doe and Juana Doe # 2 lack Verify imply does not that it intended to standing under Article III of the Constitu- prohibit municipality individual from claim, tion to an FHA pursue requirement enacting promote the requisite have not established the injury public welfare own In within its borders. I agree fact. therefore FHA deed, notes, the statute on claims of the Keller Plaintiffs should be rely implied which Plaintiffs to establish dismissed, and I concur in judgment specifically “encourag[es] conflict the use directing the complaints. dismissal of both immigration sys of the federal verification Although argued Fremont by private employers. tem” Neb.Rev.Stat. the district appeal court and on that the 4-114(3). Likewise, requiring prospec standing bring Keller Plaintiffs lacked “country tive renters to disclose their FHA, claim under the Fred Keller never citizenship” necessarily require does not standing claimed to have to do In so. origin disclosure of national in a manner response City’s summary to the motion for Housing that would violate the Fair state judgment, Keller, argued which Fred record, pre-enforcement Act. On this Doe, and standing Juan Juana Doe lacked input housing no from the relevant state any claims, to bring the Keller Plaintiffs officials and no evidence as to the specific (1) responded as follows: “Plaintiff Fred required, disclosure that will be a review Standing Keller has to Raise his Claims ing “obligation] pre court’s to harmonize” Supremacy Fair Under Clause and the ruling Housing cludes that the Act and the Ordinance’s licensing Commerce Clause of the U.S. Constitu- (2) requirements tion;” are in actual conflict. Of “Plaintiff Standing Juan Doe has course, validity of the Ordinance under to Raise Supremacy his Claims under the question peculiarly state law is a within Clause, Clause, Equal Protection Sec- province of the state courts. Our deci Act;” Housing tion and the Fair challenge sion does not foreclose a future (3) Standing “Plaintiff # 2 Juana Doe has on a complete more record state court. Supremacy to Raise her Claims Under the Clause, Clause, Equal Protection Sec- reasons,
For these we reverse the dis- Housing tion and the Fair Act.” R. rulings trict that certain of the court’s 14, 17, Doc. 19. The plain import preempted by FHA, response of this that Juan Doe and law and violate the and we affirm in *20 injunction all respects. raising other The is vacat- Juana Doe # were a claim under not meet that stan- Act, by and Juana do Fred Keller was Juan Housing the Fair dard. court concluded the district not. When has that “each Plaintiff briefing after this that he deposition testified at Juan Doe presented the claims standing to assert in their current and his wife had lived Fremont, Plaintiff,” Keller years, unit four (D.Neb. n. 2 966-67 F.Supp.2d long time.” to reside there “for a intended meant
2012),
presumably
court
the district
not apply
The Ordinance does
Supp. SA 8.
standing to raise his
Keller had
the Ordinance
only that
to rentals
effect before
1.2(A)(3).
5165, §
As
Clause and
Ord.
Supremacy
was enacted.
claims under
Clause,
and his wife remain at then-
long
in the
as Juan
presented
the Commerce
residence,
subject
they will not be
current
The court’s
Keller Plaintiffs.
brief of the
injury.
will suffer
to the Ordinance and
no
in the Keller
to the “Plaintiffs
reference
injury by sub-
attempted to establish
Juan
Fair
its discussion of the
during
case”
affidavit that said
mitting post-deposition
a
Act,
naturally under
is
Housing
id.
house,”
“currently looking to rent a
he was
plaintiffs
mean those
who asserted
stood to
party
this court has held that a
who
but
the FHA
to raise a claim under
standing
length
deposition
on
has been examined at
#2),
(i.e.,
Doe
Doe and Juana
Juan
genuine
“simply
issue of fact
cannot raise
Fred Keller.
contradicting his
by submitting an affidavit
event,
argued
In
also
Tires,
testimony.”
own earlier
Camfield
Plaintiffs
that none of the Keller
appeal
Corp., 719 F.2d
Inc. v. Michelin Tire
raise a claim under the
standing
has
to
(8th Cir.1983).
accepting
Even
court,
FHA.
in the district
the Keller
As
affidavit, moreover, merely “looking
Juan’s
only that
responded by arguing
Plaintiffs
an
insufficient to demonstrate
to rent” is
# 2 have stand-
Doe and Juana Doe
Juan
harm when the record shows
imminent
no
that Fred
ing. They
argument
advance
not moved to a new resi-
that Juan had
pressing
Keller is
a claim under
FHA
filing
affi-
dence within six months of
Fred
standing
or that he has
to do so.
davit.
any claim un-
Keller thus has abandoned
fact,
injury
alleged
Doe #
no
Juana
that.might
plead-
been
der the FHA
have
commenced,
because after this case
she
such,
complaint.
amended
As
ed
unit into a trailer
moved from a rental
Keller
unnecessary to address whether
then
purchased,
home that she
she
standing
pre-enforce-
to
would have
raise
at the trailer
plans
testified that she
live
challenge that Ordinance No. 5165
ment
“indefinitely.”
general
home
Juana’s
time
violates the FHA while at the same
prefer
give
that she “would
statement
subject
be
averring that he will never
living
her son a more comfortable
situa-
ante, at 947 & n. 11.
the Ordinance. Cf.
tion” is insufficient to establish that
summarily
court concluded
district
injury
cause an imminent
Ordinance will
#2 have
that Juan Doe and Juana Doe
by preventing
housing,
a move to rental
FHA,
bring a claim under the
standing to
acknowledged that
especially since Juana
injury
alleged
has
a sufficient
but neither
she was unable to rent a more desirable
III
satisfy
requires
Article III. Article
the Or-
apartment in Fremont even before
“
“concrete,
injury
particularized,
that is
day’
‘[S]ome
dinance went into effect.
imminent,”
v. Am
Clapper
and actual or
of con-
any description
intentions —without
—
International,
U.S.-,
any specifica-
nesty
plans, or indeed even
crete
USA
1138, 1147,
day
be—do not
an obstacle to objective. a federal I An person undocumented who declares strongly dissent. or her presence his unlawful would receive
In June voters Fremont license immediately upon adopted by public the Ordinance initiative. completing application and could then heart of prohibi- begin Ordinance is the occupancy of the rented dwelling. tion of harboring. The However, Ordinance declares process will not end here. it is any person unlawful for or busi- issuing After an occupancy license to an entity ness to harbor an undocumented person, undocumented the Fremont Police Although 13. the Ordinance uses the term "il- only prospective- The Ordinance will apply legal persons alien” to unlawfully describe ly persons and will not affect undocumented States, present in the United in this dissent I leases, existing they try until move to persons refer to such by the term "undocu- a new dwelling. unit or person.” mented *22 court concluded that several infor- The district person’s will submit
Department the Ordinance are conflict parts “to as- government the federal mation to Fremont, occupant preempted. is an alien Keller whether the certain (D.Neb.2012). In States.” 972-73 lawfully F.Supp.2d in the United present conclusion, to the the court noted presence reaching of unlawful reporting This First, an additional deter- government important Congress facts. cre- federal two persons obtaining adju- INA, complex to undocumented scheme for rent ated the in Fremont. in the housing dicating immigrants’ right to remain The INA and other country. Id. at 972. reports to government the federal When regulations provide the structure federal person is that an undocumented Fremont the classification and removal of undoc- for De- unlawfully present,15 Police indeed Second, persons. umented Id. 973. deficiency person will issue the partment enter the United States ille- persons who notice, days person to allow the wait 60 unlawfully remain here are none- gally and informa- government’s correct the federal stay in often allowed to the United theless and prove presence, their lawful tion and adjudication of their status pending States If again days elapsed. check after 60 have they may eventually granted legal be and government again responds the federal status. Id. at 972. person is unlawful- undocumented then ly present, Department the Police will court concluded that sec- district pro- a revocation notice. This notice issue 4(D) 2, 3(L), are conflict tions and occu- person’s vides for revocation of the they present an obsta- days. after 45 Under this pancy license of a federal accomplishment cle to the occu- process, person’s an undocumented objective. at 972-73. The district Id. uncertainty for a pancy will rest on they court isolated these sections because lengthy period. aliens, harboring illegal “prohibit[ ] provid[e] for the revocation of occu- person if an would
Even undocumented pancy penalties licenses and for certain license, applying occupancy hazard for an revocation.” Id. at 973. following such license person’s under the Ordinance this penalty pro- The court reasoned that these inevitably revoked. And will be persons visions remove undocumented reported to process, person will be Fremont, political states or from and “[i]f authorities. This is how the Ordi- federal action to re- independent subdivisions take keep persons nance will undocumented out jurisdiction, their essen- move aliens from they be deterred of Fremont —either will tially forcing them from one state or com- dwellings attempting from to rent identity munity to another where their their licenses revoked will have obscured, may be the struc- whereabouts and be forced to leave. The Ordinance for the clas- Congress ture has established from prevents persons undocumented sification, adjudication, potential re- Fremont, which is tantamount renting impaired.” will Id. at city moval of aliens be preventing living them from 973. at all.16 Moreover, problems may Ordinance creates Department not take ac-
15. The Police
potential
tenants
government's
for all landlords and
tion if
ascertainment
obtaining
complicating
process of
person’s
or tenta-
status is inconclusive
effect,
goes
housing.
the Ordinance
into
wait for a "final ascer-
If
tive and must instead
try
liability
may
limit their risk of
Department
landlords
tainment.” The Police
harboring by finding
not to rent to
verify
reasons
attempt
independently
an undocu-
any person they suspect
undocumented.
to be
person's status.
mented
consider
We must
whether
the Ordi-
The Third Circuit addressed an identical
harboring prohibition
Lozano,
nance
F.3d
“stands as an obstacle to the accom-
*23
Hazleton,
at 179.'
Pennsylvania enacted an
plishment
pur-
and execution of the full
“
ordinance making it
‘unlawful for any
poses
objectives
Congress.”
of
Hines
.
person or business entity that owns a
Davidowitz,
52, 67,
v.
312
61 S.Ct.
U.S.
dwelling
in the City
unit
to harbor an
(1941).
399,
Most
the Eleventh Circuit ad-
“regard
no
of the statutory pro-
dressed a similar
ordinance
United
cesses or avenues for granting an alien
States v. Alabama.22
Al-
the rental in section 13 “effec- immigration basic principles law. “The tuates an expansion untenable of the fed- Government of the United States has eral harboring provision.” Id. at 1288. broad, power subject undoubted over the Ultimately, the court determined that sec- of immigration and the status of aliens.” tion 13 was conflict preempted because it Only Id. at 2498. the federal government mandated enforcement of additional regu- may immigration determine the policy of lations not contemplated by the INA. Id. may our nation and legis- states not enact
The Eleventh
designed
Circuit also
lation
found section
achieve their own immi-
27 preempted.
Notably,
gration policy.
Id. at 1296.
Id. at
2506. One
court
important aspect
immigration
stated that section 27
would remove
law and
persons
Alabama,
undocumented
from
policy
government
entrusted to the federal
exercising
exclusively
thus
pow-
power
alone is the
to control the removal
“[Tjhe
er. Id. at 1293. The court was
persons
“convinced of
from the United States:
Alabama,
Supreme
recently
22. The
Court
denied a writ
of certiorari in
be based America,
UNITED STATES
Plaintiff-Appellee FONDER, D. Defendant-
Steven
Appellant.
No. 13-1141. of Appeals,
United States Court
Eighth Circuit.
Submitted: June 2013.
Filed: June
