grant a plaintiffs a TRO,
(2) sanction defendants, and
(3) hear some evidence, or
(4) dismiss the complaint. Compare Opp. TRO, pg. 1, first 7 lines, factually unsupported opinion.
If defendants had really wanted to play fair, thus sparing themselves the extraordinary effort of having to oppose a motion for Sanctions, [13] they could have had Officer O'Neill come to Court on January 6, 1995, and accuse plaintiffs of making the whole thing up, or whatever. Instead, they just said, "The Government is not prepared." [14]
[13 This point is particularly telling, since defendants had what quite possibly may be the longest period of time to prepare for a simple TRO hearing in all of human history.]
[14 The Court might ask counsel, "Can you point to an instance in the Record of this case when defendants have approached closer to the facts of this case than the Motion to Dismiss the complaint against the unidentified triggerman, 'Officer X,' because of the fact that plaintiffs have not made service upon him?" Defendants' Motion to Dismiss, footnote 2. compare, Plaintiffs' Motion for Sanctions, filed January 24, 1995.]
Now, they've filed this Opposition, which, if had any link to reality, would explain why a Government agent who suspects someone of violating the well established "camping" regulation, knew, or should have known that kicking the suspected camper was covered under the umbrella of his official authority. Defendants nearly ignore this point, except to incorrectly opine, amid several lines of conclusive distortions of the Complaint:
(see also, Declaration