NACDL - United States v. Ortiz

United States v. Ortiz

A DHS agent was assisting other agents in moving a vehicle through protestors, defendant was obstructing the officers and waving a black flag in protest. According to an agent, in the process of waving the black flag, the flag struck the agent in the vicinity of his face. Defendant was charged with simple assault, a misdemeanor, but less than a month later, the government moved to dismiss the information without prejudice.

Case Details

Case No.: 2:25-cr-00662
Case Filed: July 21, 2025
Jurisdiction: C.D. Cal.
Charges: 18 U.S.C. 111
Case Outcome: Dismissal without Prejudice
Judge: Olguin, Fernando M.
Defendant(s): Ortiz, Margaret Sarah
Defense Attorney: Coit, Shannon M.

Key Topics in the Case

Protester

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Case Files

ECF: 1 - 07/21/25 - Government - Complaint

Complaint

a-gov-uscourts-cacd-982647-1-0.pdf
ECF: 20 - 08/12/25 - Court - Court Orders

Dismiss Complaint without prejudice

b-gov-uscourts-cacd-982647-20-0.pdf
ECF: 21 - 08/11/25 - Government - Information

Information

c-gov-uscourts-cacd-982647-21-0.pdf
ECF: 27 - 09/05/25 - Court - Court Orders

Dismiss Information without Prejudice

d-gov-uscourts-cacd-982647-27-0.pdf

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