NICHOLA SCHMITZ; BENJAMIN VERDUSCO; and SUZANNE BROCK v. PERMIT SONOMA; TENNIS WICK, in his official capacity as Director of Permit Sonoma; TYRA HARRINGTON, in her official capacity as Code Enforcement Manager for Permit Sonoma; JESSE CABLK, in his official capacity as Code Enforcement Supervisor of Permit Sonoma; TODD HOFFMAN, in his official capacity as Senior Code Enforcement Manager of Permit Sonoma; RYAN SHARP, in his official capacity as Code Enforcement Inspector I; MICHAEL TOLLACK, in his official capacity as Code Enforcement Inspector I; and COUNTY OF SONOMA
This action challenges the constitutionality of Sonoma County’s use of unmanned aerial vehicles — drones — to target and record details about residents, their homes, and the areas surrounding them, all without a warrant. Since 2019, the Code Enforcement Section (“CES”) of Sonoma County’s Permit Sonoma agency (“Permit Sonoma”) has deployed drones more than 700 […]
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