Tag: Robert Warshaw
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Arpaio Defense Team Requests Recusal of Federal Judge, Removal of Monitor in Ongoing Contempt Case
ATTORNEYS CLAIM EX PARTE COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN MONITOR AND JUDGE “THE TIP OF AN ICEBERG” by Sharon Rondeau (Oct. 29, 2016) — On Wednesday, the Washington, DC-based law firm of Cooper & Kirk, PLLC and the Arizona law firm, Jones, Skelton & Hochuli, PLC, which defended Maricopa County Sheriff Joseph M. Arpaio in civil contempt hearings…
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Plaintiffs in Arpaio Case Hire Another Attorney
BUT AT WHOSE EXPENSE? by Sharon Rondeau (Nov. 5, 2015) — On Wednesday evening, a “MOTION for Admission Pro Hac Vice” was filed by Atty. James B. Chanin of Berkeley, CA in the case of Melendres, et al v. Arpaio, et al. “Pro hac vice” signifies that an attorney is not licensed to practice in the…
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Exclusive: Cold Case Posse Lead Investigator Responds to Court Filing On Production of Documents
“THIS IS STRICTLY DUE PROCESS” by Sharon Rondeau (Oct. 21, 2015) — On October 20, 2015, a document was posted at pacer.gov in the case of Melendres, et al v. Arpaio, et al titled “Notice of Partial Compliance with Subpoena Served on and Lack of Authority to Accomplish Additional Production from Michael Zullo.” Submitted by…
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Second Petition for Writ of Mandamus Filed with Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in Arpaio Case
IS JUDGE SNOW TAKING ORDERS FROM SOMEONE? by Sharon Rondeau (Aug. 9, 2015) — On August 6, attorneys representing defendants Maricopa County, AZ and its sheriff, Joseph M. Arpaio in the case of Melendres, et al v. Arpaio, et al filed a Petition for a Writ of Mandamus to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals…
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Where is the ACLU?
FEDERAL JUDGE AND ACLU ATTORNEYS SILENT IN ARPAIO CASE by Sharon Rondeau (Jul. 8, 2015) — For nearly two weeks, no documents have been posted in the case of Melendres et al v. Arpaio, et al, which accused Maricopa County Sheriff Joseph Arpaio and several of his deputies of racial profiling. Filed in December 2007,…
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In Arpaio Case, Judge Admits “High Degree of Personal Familiarity” with Monitor’s Performance
JUDGE AND MONITOR “IN CONSTANT COMMUNICATION” by Sharon Rondeau (Jun. 25, 2015) — In an order filed with the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona dated September 11, 2014 dealing with a billing dispute between Maricopa County and a court-appointed monitor, Judge G. Murray Snow stated that “the Court has a high degree…
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Attorney Asks Arpaio Judge to Restore Agreed Review Process of Monitor Invoices
“HUGE SUMS” NOT MADE PUBLIC by Sharon Rondeau (Jun. 20, 2015) — On Wednesday, The Post & Email reported, through documents filed in the federal PACER system, that U.S. District Court Judge G. Murray Snow had changed the manner in which invoices from a monitor appointed last year would be approved. In January 2014, Snow…
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Federal Court Assumes Oversight of Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office Monitor Invoices
ARE TAXPAYERS BEING BILKED? by Sharon Rondeau (Jun. 17, 2015) — On May 5, U.S. District Court Judge G. Murray Snow issued an order pertaining to the case of Melendres, et al v. Arpaio, et al to Maricopa County, AZ Deputy County Manager Sandi Wilson to approve for payment an April 2015 invoice from Robert…
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Judge Places USDOJ Request, Hearings on Hold in Arpaio Case
AFTER CONFIDENTIAL INFORMANT FILES SECOND MOTION TO INTERVENE by Sharon Rondeau (Jun. 2, 2015) — On Saturday, The Post & Email reported that former CIA contractor and confidential informant to the Maricopa County, AZ Sheriff’s Department (MCSO) Dennis Montgomery had not yet filed a motion in response to the request of the U.S. Department of…