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Raul Sanchez, a lead plaintiff in the case below, bought our book in
May, 2005 and sent us the following message:
=93Thank you, thank you, thank you, Dear American Secret Society of
Illegals. From reading your book, I knew that as soon as the rancher
captured us, we had an airtight lawsuit. Bravisimo!
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How to File a Discrimination Suit
As crazy as it seems, you can sue an American these days for millions
of dollars -- and win! -- for any number of ridiculous reasons: simply
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understand your English, or because he does not like your bathing
habits, the way you wear your turban, or, if you can believe it, the
garlic on your breath. END EXCERPT
Rancher cleared in rights case
Arizona jury still awards damages to illegal immigrants
Buzz up!
A federal jury in Tucson ruled Tuesday that an Arizona rancher did not
violate the civil rights of 16 Mexican nationals he stopped after they
sneaked illegally into the United States, but awarded $78,000 in
actual and punitive damages on claims of assault and the infliction of
emotional distress.
The jury of four men and four women returned the verdict Tuesday
afternoon in U.S. District Court in Tucson after a day and a half of
deliberation. The jury, after a nine-day trial, also threw out charges
of false imprisonment, battery and conspiracy against Douglas, Ariz.,
rancher Roger Barnett.
In a case that generated national outrage over the ability of
Americans to stop illegal immigrants, most of the award - about
$60,000 - was for punitive damages.
The illegal immigrants, five women and 11 men, had sought $32 million
in actual and punitive damages - $2 million each - in a lawsuit
brought by the Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund
(MALDEF). The allegations were based on a March 7, 2004, incident in
which Mr. Barnett approached a group of illegal immigrants while he
patrolled his ranch carrying a gun and accompanied by his dog.
The ranch has become a major corridor for armed drug and immigrant
smugglers.
Mr. Barnett's attorney, David T. Hardy of Tucson, described the
decision as an "80 percent victory," adding that he wished he and his
client "would have gotten the other 20 percent." But he said he would
appeal the decision, citing what he called "solid grounds." He also
said U.S. District Judge John M. Roll, who heard the case, was
"scrupulously fair" during the trial.
A rancher and successful businessman, Mr. Barnett owns the Cross Rail
Ranch near Douglas, where he maintains cattle on 22,000 acres of
private and leased land. Also named in the lawsuit were Mr. Barnett's
wife, Barbara, and his brother, Donald, although the jury dismissed
the allegations against them.
Mr. Hardy said his client was "tired" but thought he had "come off
with a win our way."
The jury awarded $7,500 each in actual damages to two of the
plaintiffs for the infliction of emotional distress and $1,400 each to
two others for assault.
The lawsuit charged that the Barnetts "engaged in a private campaign
and have conspired with each other and others to 'hunt' and detain
against their will, and at gunpoint, Latino migrants or presumed
migrants such as plaintiffs." It said Mr. Barnett acted negligently
and "engaged in a conspiracy to deprive plaintiffs of their civil
rights."
Mr. Hardy argued that the Barnett ranch was frequently crossed by
illegal immigrants and drug smugglers and that his client was checking
for damages when his dog started barking and ran off into the desert.
He said Mr. Barnett followed the dog and came across a large group of
people "apparently trying to hide."
"Since drug smugglers are frequently armed, I drew my handgun," Mr.
Barnett said in an April 18, 2007, deposition. "I holstered it after
assuring myself they were not armed. I then called Border Patrol on my
cell phone, and my wife, Barbara, on my radio, and waited until Border
Patrol arrived and took them into custody."
One of the 16 illegal immigrants allowed to bring the lawsuit is a
convicted felon deported from the U.S. after a 1993 arrest on federal
drug charges, court records show. Gerardo Gonzalez, 38, was convicted
in September 1993 of possession of a controlled substance for sale and
ordered deported to his home country.
In a March 2007 deposition, Border Patrol agent Manuel Rodriquez said
agents ran a records check of those detained on the Barnett ranch in
the 2004 incident and found that other members of the party had made
prior attempts at illegal entry.
In a 2002 interview with The Washington Times, Mr. Barnett, now 64,
said he first started to notice tracks and trash on his ranch in 1998,
and learned later that his property had become a major route for
illegal immigrants headed out of Mexico and for northbound drug
smugglers.
The ranch sits 50 miles east of Douglas in what Cochise County, Ariz.,
law enforcement authorities call "the avenue of choice" for illegal
immigration.
Mr. Barnett said intruders on his ranch tore up water pumps, killed
calves, destroyed fences and gates, stole trucks and broke into his
home. Some of his cattle died from ingesting the plastic bottles left
behind by the immigrants, he said, adding that he installed a faucet
on an 8,000-gallon water tank so the immigrants would stop damaging
the tank to get water.
A former Cochise County sheriff's deputy who later became successful
in the towing and propane business, Mr. Barnett said he carried a
pistol during his searches for the immigrants and a rifle in his truck
"for protection" against immigrant and drug smugglers. He said he has
rounded up as many as 86 illegal immigrants in one night. He said he
turns over those he apprehends to the Border Patrol.
His sprawling ranch became an illegal-immigration highway when the
Border Patrol - backed by an infusion of manpower, equipment and
technology - diverted its attention to several border towns in an
effort to take control of the established ports of entry. That effort
moved the illegal immigrants to the remote areas of the border,
including the Cross Rail Ranch.
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