Sikh Coalition sues California DMV over ‘unlawful’ CDL removals
The Sikh Coalition filed a lawsuit last week in the Superior Court of California for Alameda County seeking declaratory and injunctive relief over what it describes as unlawful removals of commercial driver’s licenses in California.
The suit points to nearly 20,000 California drivers who are slated to lose their CDLs, putting their ability to work at risk.
The Sikh Coalition, a national group defending the civil rights of Sikhs, and the San Francisco-based Asian Law Caucus filed the case as a class-action lawsuit on behalf of the affected California drivers.
For drivers, the case centers on the practical impact of a CDL removal: without a valid commercial license, a driver can’t legally operate in a CDL-required job, which can immediately disrupt income, schedules, and ongoing work commitments.
The lawsuit asks the court to declare the DMV’s actions unlawful and to order relief that would stop or prevent the challenged CDL removals.