#Maricopa county docket full

#Maricopa county docket full

Justice Department Files Lawsuit Against Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office For Refusing Full Cooperation With Title VI Investigation On May 10, 2012, presumably as a result of the continued investigation, the United States filed a lawsuit against Maricopa County in a related case, United States v. There is no further activity and this case appears to be closed. Snow) dismissed the case 60 days after a Joint Motion to Remove Case to the Inactive Docket was made. On August 1, 2011, the Court (Judge Murray G. Additionally, the MCSO agreed to produce the documents that the DOJ had requested, as well as a blanket agreement to comply with Title VI. The agreement granted the DOJ access to the MCSO facilities. On June 2, 2011, after the parties had both filed motions for summary judgment, a settlement agreement was reached. The DOJ found them to be in violation of Title VI and initiated this lawsuit. After over a year had passed, the MCSO had only partially complied with 3 of these 51 requests. The DOJ was investigating a violation of the Omnibus Crime Control Act and the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act, and had requested documents from the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office (MCSO).

Under an implementing regulation, offices that receive financial assistance agree to give the DOJ access to their records and they make contractual agreements to that effect. Maricopa County receives federal funds for its Sheriff's Office. Specifically, the DOJ claimed that Maricopa County had refused to comply after a year of being minimally cooperative and obstructing the DOJ investigation into the police practices in Maricopa County. The DOJ sought declaratory and injunctive relief, claiming that Maricopa County had violated the Civil Rights Act by failing to comply with a DOJ investigation. On September 2, 2010, the United States Department of Justice ('DOJ'), Civil Rights Division, filed this lawsuit under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 in the United States Court for the District of Arizona, Phoenix Division. Specifically, the DOJ claimed that Maricopa County had refused to comply after a year of being minimally…