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ROCI(ARD J. DELGADILLO. City Atlomev (SBN 125 465tELLEN A. SARMIENTO, Supcrvising Assisaht City ArtoniqDAN F.IEFFRIES, Assisraat City anbruey, (SBN l'10?67)DAVID A. BOZAIIICH, Deputy City Attoiney (SBN 212458)MenrcDolitan Courrbouse1945 South llill Stect, Suirc 501Los Aanolce, CsJifornie 90007(213)97E-2400 (o)(2r3) 485.8243 (D
Anorncis for PlaintiffTIiEFEoPi,E oT NN ST^TE Or CALIFORMA I
Pleintiff,
vs,
PARIS WHITI{EY HILTON,
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"*"#,{#P**JUN0 7 2007
Caso I l;r.:6MPO9I60
EX R ,I; 1T APPLICATON FOR ORDERSHOI I'II\IING TIME, ORDER TO ST{OWCAU| ,i RE: CoNTEN4PT AI{D ORDER ToTRAI II;:PORT PAT{IS WHITNEY TIILTON TNCUS: :: DY TO COIJRTI I\4EMORAT.IDUMOF PI; I;.ITS A]'ID ATJTITORITIES INSUPI ',II.ITTHEREOF;E)(H::f lfs
IN TTIE SUPERIOR COURT OF TI{E ST I : B OF CALTFORNI,A
COUNTY OF LOS A}.I(:::LES
THS PEOPLE OF TltE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
Defcndant
TO THE ITONORABLE MICHAEL T. SAUER, ;'IIDGE O}T T}IE ST'PERIOR COUR'T O
THD STATE OF CALIFORMA, COTNTY OF LOS AN I:,LPS, DEPAR-II\4ENT 60, AND TO
LOS ANGELES SHERIFF,S DEPARTN,fENT AND LOS ,I.NGELES S}TERIFF LgF, BACA AND
DEFDNDANT PARIS WHITNEY HILTON AI-ID HER (.':UNSEI.: Piaase take uotics tbat on June 7
2007 at4:30 p.m., or at soon thcroaficr os the matler may I ; .leard in Deparurrcnt 60 of the Meuopoli
Courrhouse at 1945 Sourh }lill Street, Los Angelcs, C, , fornia 9000?, the People of tbe Srate
California will apply to this corut for tbree orders: (l) an ( ':rle-r Shortcning Tirne. (2) an Order to the
juds,DcpaDntcTirnt:
Hon. Micbael T. Saucr' r r rcnu 60
June 7,20074:30 p.m.
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Thc pcople's Ex Parrc Applicotion for Orrier Shorrening I ae, Ordct ro.Show Crnse Re: Contempq-
rnd otdct to Trnnspon Puis Whiucy I I l.oo in Custody to Court
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nsgcle6 sheriffs Department to show causE Re: contc rr1:,! aod (3) an order to ore los
Sberifs peparrrnent o Transport Paris Whitncy tlilton i:' riustody to Coutt for Thir Heering.
application is based upon this r:oticc and thc attached Mern< r.udr:m of Points aud Authqities in
Thcrco{ Extribi6 and such additional evidence and argume r.: as may be ptcsefied at the heedng of
applicarion
DATE: June 7,2007
Rcspectfully sr' : : :oir!cd,ROCKARD J. I rd,LGAI)ILLO' City AttomcyELLEN A. SA :.),/fiENTO,
Supew : lrtg Assisant City AttoracyDAN F. JEFFI l.lS, Assistaot City AttorncyDAVID A. BC;:,$.TICH' Deputy CltyAttorney
"rQ' :DA).IF, JEFFI.l:,iSAssisunt Crty,,' torDsY
Deputy CrtyA:'(rmey
Artomeys for . ',i,inti-ffTHE PEOPLE ::F THH STATE OF CALIFORNIA
rD',,'il) il.DAVID-A. B C . : ;,\},II CH
T5e Pcoplc's Ex Panc Applioarion for Order Shortcning J i ' ':, Ordcr ro Show Ceus€ Re: Contempt,and Ordcr to Transport Parir Wbincy H I t n in Cusrody to Corur
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MDMORAIIDUM OF POINTS AIIII iT.IITHORITIDS
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Introduction
This coun sbould. issue an order to the Los Angeles :l:rerifls popartmcnt to renua
Paris Whitucy }liltou ("Hiltoa') in cunody to the Centrry I r ijonal Dctention Centcr in order to
hcr sentcncc in conpliancc with California law aad tbis co r;r's order. Additionelly, bccause the
Aogeles Sheriffs f)eparto.e.nt has actcd in violation of such :.w ald order by allowigg Hiltos to
thg Qmtury Regional Detentios Ccntcr on cloctronio moni: ':ing, this court sbor:ld issue an ordcr
show cause to rha Los Angelcs Shuiff s Dcpartmeut regardi: r;; why it should not bc held in contempr
violating this corut's conrmitmont ordel made pursuaot to itt inding Hilton i.o violation of the tenns
conditioas of her probarion on May 4,2007'
On May 4,2007, this court rcvokcd Hilton's probal ,,rl and reinsteted ir on the satnc tenDs
conditions with tbe followiug modifications: Scrvc 45 days i i.,rail. The court fixther ordercd, botl:
on the rccord and in its'wihcn sentenci:og otder, 'No Worl f,rrlough; No Work Release; No Fl
Monitoring; No Wcekends; No City Jail." @xhibit I - S', ,;f,ior Coutt of California - County of
Angelcs - Ptobation violation Prooeedings (Misdemean" Docket) - Paris Hilton - casc
6MP09160), To efilectrrate tbat order, t}e clerk of this r ilrn exccuted a Conrmitnent Ordcr,
states in relevant part "TO TIIE SHERIFF OF LOS A'l:iE1Bt COIJI'ITY: Thc defendaat
having been oouvicted beibre a judge ir thc above-namr ,I coutrt sf the offense(s) and in thc case(s
describcd below, and rhe judgment having been duly entet: ; in tlrc pieutc otdc of said cotxt, I
certi$, flre forcgoing lo bc a u'ue copy of th.et ponioo o; e; i;l judgmant ordering the defendant
15. DEFEI{DAI.{T COMMITTED TO: COUNTY JA]L 5. FOR TIIE I.ERM OF: 45 DAYS; 29
OTIIER: No Work Release No Early Release No Electr< r i;: Monitoring No Weeksnds." (Exhibit 2
comrnitnrent - cJ - Hilton, Paris \l/!ritncy, case Nurnber : ''1P09160.)
On or about June 7,200?. the Los Aneeles Sbe:i:'''s Departmeat violafed thal court ordcr
permining Hilton 1o lcava the Cennrry Regional Dctentic , rlcntcr subject !o alccri'onic moniroring. B
The People's E< Pune Rpplication for chder Shonenr'ng 'r1e, ordcr ro sbow cause Roi Contcnpl'-
sod C)rdcr to Transport Pori. Yl*O'
:on in Custody to Court
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violatiog thar courl order, thc Loe Sgclcs Shcrifs f r lrarEdcDt should bc hold b
Addirioualln this cogrr should order thar the Los Angelel jiheriffs Departuent tansport Hilton
c'stody to this corul fo{ the haanng on this appfication snd t' . i: coult should order that the Los A
Shcrilfs Dcpartmeat s'anqporr tlilton in custody to rhc Ccr:.try Regional Detentiou Ccnter in ordcc
sewe the remsindor of hcr sentcncc in cornpliaace with C'. ilbrnia law and tbis cotlt's May 4,
ordcr. Srlch relief ie just" propcr and ncccssary to snr rrt'! compliance wi$ thif court'g
Additiotally, such relicf rightfrlly will rcstorc any loss o i 'Lublic confidcnco in and rcsPect for
integrity of the govenrmeut of this ciry, county and sratc.
An Urgeut lfearing and Retief Are Neeessrry Becluse I l'r,ton lr Earnlng Cuctody Credits EVery
Day Shc Is op Electronic Monltorlng, Despite tbe Fact T rrrrl Tbc Los Augcler Shcrif s
.. Acled ln Controvention And in Conteu: I of This Courttr Order.
Despite rhc thct that Hilton serving ber sentenco or r; edtroDrc monitodng is in contrevcntion
California law and this coun's order, Ililton will carn cred t ;r,gaiust her fony-five (45) day sentenoe
each'say speot oD elccuonic monitoriag. Cal. Pco. Code :900.5(a) provides thar "[ifn all felony
misdemeaoor convictions, cithcr by plca or by verdict, ';,'hen tbc dcfcndant has becn in cuslody
includiug, but not limited to, eny timc spent in a jail, c,. r,p, work furlough facility, halfilay
rehabilitation facility, hospital, prison, juvenilc dercntiou : ;;ility, s1 sinital tesidendal institution,
days of custody of thc defendanr includiag days served as , 'ondition of probetion in corupliancc wjft
court otdar, and inclrtding days credited to theperiod of s',rlinementpu$uant ro Secdon 4019, shall
c.redited upon his or her tena of impriso'.-ent[-1" ln Peol i,t t. Lapaille (1g93) l5 Cal.App.46 I 159,
corut concluded t}at a defcndant would be er:titled to c.:':ody ctedits pursuant to Cal. psrr. Code2900.5(a) lbr timc spcnt on c]ecronic raoniroring pursrut: r;y e4l. pcn. Codo ! 1203.016. AdditionallyCal. Pcn- Code $ 2900.1 provides that "tw]hcce a dcfenda r; has serycd any portion of his sentencea commitrnent based uPor, I judgmenr whicb judEnenr i subsequently cleclarcd invalid or which
modifled tluing the rerm of irnprisonnrenq such time slra I 're credired upon any zubsequcnl Bentence
The Poople's Ex Psne Application for Order Shot-rcning ' jne, Orclcr to Show Cause Re; Conrcmp!snd Ordcr ro l}rnsport paris Wbioey I 'ron in Cusrody to coun
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rDay reccivc upon a new comtnitoeat for the same crirni' , I ac't or acls," Finally, Cal. Pen. Code
2900.5(a) requircs that "[i]f $c total numbcr of days in cut t,rdy occeeds the number of days of the
of imprisonmcnt to be imposed, the entire term of imprison trr:ut shall be deemcd to have been served."
Hilton is coming co-gtody credits while on eler.:r:'nic monitorirrg; nrch crcdits cFnEot
wiihdravvn once the Los Angclcs Shcriffs Dcparment hes i:re! found to h.ave acted il violation ofI
oorut's order and once this coun ordqs tb$ Hiltoa ri;: r:fully should be returngd to cormty
Ibcro,forc, cvery day tliat Hilton remaios on the electonic rrrrnitoring program is credited to hcr
of rhe forty-five (45) day county jail tcrm otdcred by this c r.rft, If this coufi docs not sborten time,
Hilton oay bc dccmcd to have sewed bcr entirc tcrrs of i rprisonment despite serving a maximum
fivc actr:al dap in couDty jail. ln other words, cvot] rl:.r' 11'ttoo ssryes her sentence illcgally
alectroaic uroniroring oannot be recovcred by the People v lnn tle SherifPs ections are deemod il
Conseqlently, tinc is of tbc "ssence.
Therefore, tlre Peopl,, t::ove this court for arr order shonening
tiurc required by 1aw for isnunce of an order to show cl :,;e why tle Los Angeler County Sbcciff
Depar@ent should not be held in coDtempt for violatin t this court's order, nD cx parte order i
necessary to preserve the People of thc State of Califonia" irterest in cnforcing a va[d co\:rt order
in preventiug the Los A.ugeles Shedffls l)epartuent ftom a ::irrg iu contravemtion of such ordor snd
law to tbe People's dctriment
'Hpursunnt to Cntifonle Penal Code $ 1203.016(e), ADd ('rrlileyslg Judicial luterpretation'I'hereof,
thc Lcgistnrure Eltl Vested Statutory Power in Tbte r .': url to Deny Electronlc Monttoring to
Hiltou. Tbi.r Court Exercised Such Powr r in lts Moy 4, 2007 Order.
Prusuanr ro Calfomja Penal Code $ 1203.016(e), " i,l'l the Ume of scntencing or Et eoy time
thc court cleems it necessary, the court may rasllict or d r.t'r the defcndant's participation in a
detenrion prograna." (Enrphasis added.) The Calilbrnia Co . '. ol'Appeal relied on that text to Pro
thot.,[t]he sentencing judge has only the right to rcstrict or rlt:nv a defendant'.s 1:articipation in the
cf ctcotion 1y6yan. (Ciration-)t' Pcople v. Superior Courr 1t;ubbard) ( 1991) 230 Cal.App .3d 28J ,
The people's 61t Psne Applicarion for Order Shonening T I 1,', QJdsl to,$!rsw Causa Rc: Contr:rnp4'
arrd Order to Transpoh Faris firjmcy Hj t:r r in Custody to courl.5
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(relyfu oB o previous, but relevarrtly uochanged, vffsion of ,.;rl, Pcn, Code $ tZOl,Otg. Thc
court referrod to rhe legislative history of scction 1203,016 l,;plairring that "[aJs iuitially drafred,
honre dctention legislatiou conrained no provisiort for judi;.r,1 intervendon. 'Judges ocpresscd
reservations regarding the autbority of thc correctioul r;hninistrator 1s imFosa or rcvokc
deteutioD, sc,nlcncing decisiono Dotrnally withiD thc puni :.,' of the court, Howancc, they find
.*.*r'acceptable as long as rhc discrction of the adurinis : :-or is linrited by the absohn€ hgnt of
court to rostrict or deoy participation in thc program.' (! :;r. Mem-, Hg, Of Aug. 2, 1988, p. 4.
Hubbard,230 Cal.App.3d at 298. "Thcreafter, subdivision tt', wae added giving judggr veto powsr
a defendant's cligibility to participale in the prograrn." lJvfi,' t'4230 Cal.App,3d 8t 298-
Any hotdin g iD Hubhud mu-st be read in the contex . rrf thc facu of that case, wberein the
ordered the conectiopal administralor 1o placc the probatir trrfi ia the home moniroring FogrsrD,
facts in that case src not the same as the feste ia this case, lrr tlis oase, thc court gxerciscd its
veto pgwsr rc deny l-Iilton elecuonio mouitoring. ln Hubbc, 'r; , thc court exceeded its Etstrrtory
by ordcring electronic rionitorilg.
IV
Eccitrse No Motiou War Filed by thc Loe Angelos Sber I'l'e Dcpartment or rlilton to Modi$ Thtr
Courl's SeDtcnclnt nnd Connitment Ordon, And The. .rrr Angeles Sbcriff p Departmcnt Pfnced
Hilton oo Elccttonic Monitoring, tbe Los Angeler iilrrcrfffs Departmenf Ir tD Coutenpl
Additionally, tbc Los Angeles Sbcriffs Dcpartrnent Ac .;:J Withoui Any Prior Notlflcatiun to thc
Los Augcles City Attorney's Office, 'Wbo Rapreeen J I be People of tbe State of California-
NoithEr the Los Angeles Sheriffs Department nor , irton filed any motioo to modify t}is court'
senterrciog ordet or comrtitment order. -I}e courl's ;rlris1 spccificolly denied llilton
monitoring. Ln violation of this courl's order arrd Californ t, ,aw prusuant to Ca.I. Peu. Codc 1203.016(c
and People v- I{ubbtttd (1991) 230 Cal.App-3d 287, the I.::i Arl.geles Shcrif s Deparurreut violared
corut order and permincd flilton io be on electroruc monit' . irrg.
Tbr Pcople's Ex Pene Application for Order Shonening , irqe, order to Show Cause Re: Contcmpt,and Ordcr ro Trnnspwt Paris Whiurey l.t'>tr in Cunody to Court
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Finally, it mw bc noted tb4t the Shcrilf s Departn, , ,' released Hilton.aud pereitted her to
plaoed oa electronic moniroring withour aay notrfication to ln Los Angelas City Attdraey's Office.
fact, thc People ia tbis,cute, represeutcd by thc Los Angele '.:ity Attorncy's Office, bad no lrrrowl
of rhc actions or inEntione of the SherilPs Departnocnt uDr: 'ihis norniug when it tearned of llilton'
reJease through Deu/s rePorts. At thc prass conferencc, the S :urifPs Deparrment asscr6d tbat Hilonallowed to lcave rhe Cr:nrury Regional Daention Centcr for r,r,disal rea-qons and nol overcto;dinB,
vIt [s Appropriate for Thlc Court to Order Hiltou to Be . 'fescDt for the Hearing ou This Mattcr
Pursuant lo Cnl. Pcn. Codc $ 977(n)(3)(B), (C). Thcrr l');rer This Court Shourd Ordcr the Loc
Angcles Sheriffs Depettment t(r Trrnsport Hiltou rr 'Custody to Court for thc Eenr{ng.
^. Under Cal. Pen. Code $ 1203.016, Hiltou is r',: custody of tbc Lor Angeles
Dcpartment. Because Ore Los Angeles Shcriffs Depa ":renl is in coutravention of tbis conrt,
sentenci.ug and commilmcnt ordcrs, this cor:rt sbould ord ,' the Los A.ogeles ShcrifPs Dcpartrnent
b'ansport Hilroq to thjs cotrvt for thc bearing on wby the Shc ii:'f should not be beld in crntqmpr.
this nrancr involvos the sentencing of Hilton for a violat :'r of Califoraia Vehiclc Code g 23103
spccified in Cal. Veh, Code $ 23103.5 afler bcing chargnl wirb violating Califomia Vchiclc Code
23152, this oourl may order Hilton to be present pursuant 1: .:al. Pcrr. Codo $ 977(a)(3)(B), (C1.
Hilton's disregard of thc laws of the State of Californjr ;and for the terrns and conditions of
probation, rhc Sherift's disregard of the laws of the State o ' I'alifonnia aud for this court's ordors, aod
ensure compliancc with aoy pa^sl present and fliture cow ,;.:rlcr, this court sbould order the Sheriff
transporl Hilton to court for thie hearing. Additionally, lrr: Pcople move this court for au order
Hilton should be rcnuned ro county jail at the Century Re1 , . nal Deteution Ccnter to finish her se
in compliancc with this cotttl's ordcr.
The Pcople't Er Paric Application for Ordcr Sborteniug 'm$ Order to Transpon Paris whioey I
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Conclusion
The people of br Sbte of California apply to this cr .;'r for rhrec ordcrs: (f ) on Ordcr
Time; (2) an Order 1o the Los Angeles SherifPs Dcpartmc:r to Show Carxe Re: CoUernpt, end (3)
Orda to rbe Los Angeles Sberiffs Deparhnent to liaaspo llsris Wbitrey Hill,on in C\sfody to
fOr This Hcanru. Time is of the essEnc€ to ansufe comp,'rrrce with this corrrt'9 order.and ro
public confidence in tho faimess and equal teatnent of all I rrticipaots in the justice system.
DATE: Junc 7,2007
RsspecfilY s l:r:ritted, 'ROCI(ARD J. i;':,LGADILLO, City AtrorneyELLEN A. SA i I.{IENTO,
Supow : irg Assistnnt City AttorneyDAI.I F. JF.FFL,liS, Assisunf Ciq/ AttomeyDAVID A BC ii.'\}IICH, pcpur/ Ciry Anomcy
By \*DAN F. JEI'I]Assistant CitY '
uDltWhDAVTTTA. BC :i'\NICHDepuly Cirye:'(,rDeY
Anomeys for '.:,intiff.I}IE PN,OPLE :F THE STATE OF CALMORNIA
'r:, Ordcr ro Shq^t/ Cause Rc: Conrcmpl::r in OusrodY lo CourtT'lre Pcople's Ex Pane Applicatlou for ordcr.Shortening 1
and ordcr to TlaosPqn Pruis \ 4dmW H-8