Judge orders civil contempt hearing for Arizona lawman Arpaio

YAHOO News | REUTERS ^ | David Schwartz

[SandRat]

PHOENIX (Reuters) - Controversial Arizona lawman Joe Arpaio and his top lieutenants will face a civil contempt-of-court hearing in April for repeatedly ignoring judicial orders arising from a 2007 racial-profiling case, a federal judge ruled on Thursday.

U.S. District Court Judge Murray Snow ordered the evidentiary hearing to be conducted after determining there was sufficient evidence to move ahead with the proceeding that could result in penalties against Arpaio, four other individuals, and the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office.

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I think Matt Salmon would.

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I don’t think it’s far fetched at all.

[LucyT]

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[HotHunt]

I met Joe Arpaio years ago when he gave a talk at our Young Mortgage Bankers luncheon in Phoenix and I've been a fan ever since. He is a tough guy. Plain spoken and this crap doesn't faze him one bit. He's in this for the long run.

He's very popular in Maricopa County but less so than in years past. He's pushing 83 this coming June so if the tides turn against him in his next reelection, he may have to bow out. But he's not one to retire. So my guess is, he'll die in office with his middle finger up, flipping the big FU bird to Obama and Holder. That's the Joe we know and love.

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Judge Snow deserves muzzie treatment.

(I mean, after all, he is going against cultural law.)

[SandRat]

Roger THAT!

[Brown Deer]

His father, Karl Stanton Snow, was a Mormon bishop in Boulder City.

[Brown Deer]

Karl Stanton Snow's parents were 2d cousins. Their great grandparents were Lucina Streeter and Levi Snow. His grandfather, LDS Apostle Erastus Fairbanks Snow had at least 29 children from his bigamous marriage with at least 4 wives.

[Regulator]

Thanks for the research. Thought so.

Same Erastus Snow who co-founded Snowflake, Arizona with Senator Jeff Flake's G-Grandfather....

How un-Shocking.

The Brethern looking after each other...

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks Seizethecarp.

[Brown Deer]

The Brethern looking after each other...

No Kidding?

Arizona senator's son and his wife demand $8million in compensation claiming 'lying' police ruined their lives by charging them for killing 21 dogs in their family-run kennel

Senator Jeff Flake's son and his young wife are suing Maricopa County Sheriff's office and Sheriff Joe Arpaio for $8million in damages claiming they 'constructed a conspiracy' to wrongfully indict the couple.

Austin and Logan Flake, both 21, are seeking $4million in damages each after they were initially charged in the deaths of 21 dogs who died from heat exhaustion while in their care last summer in Arizona.

The couple's lawyer stated in a letter that the sheriff's office had a plot to 'harm their reputations by presenting false and misleading information', which caused 'irreparable injury to their good names and future prospects'.

The Flakes case against Arpaio and the sheriff's office is centered around claims including malicious prosecution, conspiracy, abuse of process, negligence, defamation, false light invasion of privacy, and intentional and/or negligent infliction of emotional distress, according to their lawyer's statement.
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They found 21 canines dead which the sheriff's department investigators concluded likely died on June 20 from suffocation and heat exhaustion after being confined in a small room that measured eight by 12 foot.

When the bodies of the dogs were found, some of the owners claimed that they were initially told their pets had run away.

Jacqueline Heath, who lost three dogs, told ABC that her home would never be the same.

It still doesn't seem real that I'm never going to see these dogs again,' she told CBS as she broke down in tears. 'We don't have them running around. We're never going to have them to cuddle.'

The dog owners claim that they were told the family would only board a few dogs at a time but a police investigation found more than two dozen dogs were in the small room together.

'Our clients were deceived, attorney John Schill told AZFamily. 'They were told their dogs would be boarded at a Disneyland-type facility, where the dogs would run free.

'In reality, it was 28 dogs crammed into a nine-by-twelve [foot] room, where they died.'

As the Flakes file their claim against Maricopa County, one woman whose two dogs died at the kennel is 'shocked' that they are going from suspects to alleged victims.

Valerie Collins said: 'It’s like slapping [the dog owners] in the face. How could this be happening?'

[LucyT]

[Nachum]

Payback?

Joe Arpaio’s Investigating Federal Judge G. Murray Snow, DOJ, Sources Say, and Using a Seattle Scammer To Do It

http://blogs.phoenixnewtimes.com/valleyfever/2014/06/joe-arpaio-investigating-judge-murray-snow-doj.php

[Nachum]

Apparently Hangin’ Judge Snow, and old Sheriff Joe have some history together- and some bad blood.

[SandRat]

Anyone who messes with Joe gets bit and BIT HARD!

[Red Steel]

They found 21 canines dead which the sheriff's department investigators concluded likely died on June 20 from suffocation and heat exhaustion after being confined in a small room that measured eight by 12 foot.

Overheated from the Arizona sun? Sure looks like negligence on brat Flake's part and then he lied about it to their owners.

[Velveeta]

Thanks, Lucy. They’ve been gunning for Arpaio for a long time. Prayers for him.

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Sheriff Joe has done more to preserve America than the entire Hill.