Posted on 09/11/2018 5:24:51 PM PDT by ButThreeLeftsDo
The Hennepin County Attorney's Office is asking a federal court judge to grant a request by attorneys for former Minneapolis police officer Mohamed Noor to have a civil case filed against Noor and others stayed until after his trial on third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter charges has concluded.
The request was filed in August in U.S. District Court. The family of Justine Damond - the Australian woman killed in the July 2017 shooting - has filed a lawsuit in federal court against Noor, partner Matthew Harrity, former police chief Janee Harteau, current police chief Medaria Arradondo and the city.
In the lawsuit, Damond's father, John Ruszczyk, claims the defendants violated the Fourth and 14th Amendments. The lawsuit seeks damages in excess of $50 million.
Noor's request for a stay stated he should not be made to defend a civil matter while at the same time facing criminal charges.
The county attorney's office weighed in Tuesday with a letter asking the judge to grant the stay "in its entirety until the state district court criminal proceeding is resolved by dismissal, a verdict of not guilty, or sentencing after a plea of guilty or guilty verdict."
The letter said a civil trial could result in a prejudiced jury pool in the criminal matter.
"One critical component of achieving integrity and fairness is to avoid any prejudice to the jury pool, which is a special concern here, given that the criminal case has garnered an exceptional amount of publicity to date," reads part of the letter. "To protect those interests, the presiding state court judge has issued a protective order that strictly restricts the dissemination of any discovery materials while the criminal case is pending ... Discovery in this case could undermine the effectiveness of the state court's protective order, particularly since the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure contemplate a much broader scope of discovery than the Minnesota Rules of Criminal Procedure."
The letter said an omnibus hearing in the state criminal proceeding is scheduled for Sept. 27, and it's likely the state court will set a trial date at that time.
No big.
Justine Damond list ping.
Agree. Just get the criminal trial going. Apparently this diversity hire has had other cop related problems too. Why his partner is covering for him after he fired his gun under partner’s nose is a great mystery to me. I would fire him too.
His partner should have beat the crap put of him.
This is unfair to the family of the murdered woman. They have to spend their time and money to try to get some justice.
Unlikely they ever will. The entire city of Minneapolis is under the control of m*slims and dhimmis.
“Agree. Just get the criminal trial going.”
Then when that is dismissed, do the civil and get that dismissed.y
I seriously doubt the Noor will serve any real time or suffer any significant punishment for the killing of a White girl.
Why do you think that Ellison is running for AG?
Resident, also.
Makes no sense to me.
I know Lutherans do - I married one.
I’m a Lutheran. I don’t feel any white guilt nor do any of my deplorable Lutheran friends and family.
They released Noors psych evaluation. It is clear to anyone that he should not be anywhere near a position of authority or a gun. He is straight up nuts.
According to published reports, Noor two months prior to his killing of Justine Damond, drew his gun and held it to the head of a driver who he had stopped for a routine traffic violation. Noor’s hiring was due to political correctness and any other officer would have been fired or severely reprimanded for doing the same thing.
You are correct on all points.
YES BIG !!
The county attorney's office weighed in Tuesday with a letter asking the judge to grant the stay "in its entirety until the state district court criminal proceeding is resolved by dismissal, a verdict of not guilty, or sentencing after a plea of guilty or guilty verdict."
To H€!! with you commieterroristmuzzieboy you have NO RIGHTS ANYMORE!!! you are useless, you MURDERED JUSTINE DAMOND IN COLD BLOOD AND you MUST PAY FOR IT...
Not likely to be dismissed, not likely at all. Too much evidence and the fact that it has even gotten this far is remarkable.
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