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Sheriff Arpaio’s office warned of possible Justice Dept. lawsuit after August 17
GSN: Government Security News ^ | 8/7/2010 | Adrian Courtenay

Posted on 08/10/2010 7:07:22 AM PDT by I_Publius

Thomas Perez

U.S. Assistant Attorney General Thomas Perez warned attorneys for Sheriff Joe Arpaio, of the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) in Arizona, in a letter dated August 3, that unless Arpaio voluntarily cooperates by August 17 with an investigation by the Justice Department’s civil rights division into allegations that Arpaio’s office has engaged in “unlawful searches and seizures, discriminatory police conduct, and failure to provide basic services to individuals with limited English proficiency,” the Justice Dept. “will file a Title VI civil action to compel access to the requested documents, facilities and personnel.”

GSN described Arpaio’s controversial tenure as sheriff in an article it published on August 3.

The letter from Perez reminds Arpaio that on March 25, 2009, the civil rights division “supplied MCSO with its First Request for Documentation and Information” and it has made several subsequent requests in writing and by telephone.

Perez’s letter acknowledged that the Sheriff’s office has provided his division with 11 pages of documents that it deemed “partially responsive to three of the fifty-one requests in the First Request,” and that the Sheriff’s office had promised further information once it had completed installation and training on its new litigation support system.

However, the Perez letter continued, on May 29, 2009, “counsel informed DOJ in writing that MCSO would ‘not respond to any document requests from DOJ…until appropriate assurances are made’ that DOJ was not improperly coordinating its investigation with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).”

 Arpaio’s lawyers said the following month that MCSO would not produce any documents or provide access to MCSO personnel, according to Perez’s letter. In fact, Sheriff Arpaio held a press conference on July 7, 2009, at which he said, “MCSO would not cooperate with the Division’s investigation, would not produce additional documents, and would not provide any access to MCSO facilities or personnel.”

Nearing its conclusion, the Perez letter says, “In order to avoid litigation, please provide a complete response to the First Request and an agreement to permit access to all pertinent MCSO facilities and personnel no later than August 17, 2010.”

“Although we would prefer voluntary compliance in this case as well, we will not hesitate to commence litigation after August 17, 2010, if MCSO continues to take the position that it need not cooperate with the Division’s investigation,” wrote Perez.

According to an article by Channing Turner in the independent, Washington-based news site Main Justice, attorney Robert Driscoll, of Alston & Bird, LLP, who represents Arpaio, has described the Justice Department’s threat to sue the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office as premature and has indicated that Arpaio will cooperate with certain elements of the probe.

But Driscoll also claimed that Arpaio had previously handed over thousands of documents in a lawsuit involving allegations that Arpaio’s deputies had racially profiled Hispanics, and that arguments contained in the Perez letter “conflated the legal boundaries between two separate and ongoing investigations.”



TOPICS: Breaking News; Crime/Corruption; Government; US: Arizona
KEYWORDS: arizona; arpaio; bhodoj; democrats; doj; dojisajoke; joearpaio; lawsuit; liberalfascism; mexico; obamabrownshirts; sheriffjoe
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To: muawiyah

Why is this prosecutor playing this out within the press instead of behind close doors, unless it is political? And you can be sure obamma is behind all this!


41 posted on 08/10/2010 8:49:18 AM PDT by rawhide
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To: I_Publius
Hey Sheriff Joe,

We have your back.

The American People

42 posted on 08/10/2010 8:58:20 AM PDT by ZeitgeistSurfer (Obama: Gozer the Destructor)
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To: I_Publius; Jet Jaguar; NorwegianViking; ExTexasRedhead; HollyB; FromLori; ...

The list, ping


43 posted on 08/10/2010 9:00:46 AM PDT by Nachum (The complete Obama list at www.nachumlist.com)
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To: rolling_stone
Methinks its time for the people of Maricopa County to push their interim County Attorney Richard Romley to hold a Grand Jury and Investigate possible fraud by Barry Obama and subpoena records and witnesses. Two can play this game.

I'm guessing you don't know Romley very well. I'm betting Romley hopes the feds come in and arrest Sheriff Joe.

44 posted on 08/10/2010 9:31:36 AM PDT by Getsmart64
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To: Getsmart64

yeah I kinda figured that but he is interim maybe looking for votes, after the right guy to do it resigned to run for AG...


45 posted on 08/10/2010 9:36:36 AM PDT by rolling_stone
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To: Truth29

“Islamic extremists or the Obama Administration”

But you repeat yourself.


46 posted on 08/10/2010 9:37:37 AM PDT by DesertRhino (I was standing with a rifle, waiting for soviet paratroopers, but communists just ran for office)
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To: Truth29

“Islamic extremists or the Obama Administration”

But you repeat yourself.


47 posted on 08/10/2010 9:37:50 AM PDT by DesertRhino (I was standing with a rifle, waiting for soviet paratroopers, but communists just ran for office)
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To: Truth29

“Islamic extremists or the Obama Administration”

But you repeat yourself.


48 posted on 08/10/2010 9:37:55 AM PDT by DesertRhino (I was standing with a rifle, waiting for soviet paratroopers, but communists just ran for office)
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To: Eagles6

There are a lot of DUTIES that go along with that power, as well,

like, protecting the county’s citizens AGAINST an overreaching federal agency.


49 posted on 08/10/2010 9:42:18 AM PDT by MrB (The difference between a (de)humanist and a Satanist is that the latter knows who he's working for.)
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To: DesertRhino

Good point - three times.


50 posted on 08/10/2010 9:43:35 AM PDT by Truth29
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To: patriot08

Ping for later!


51 posted on 08/10/2010 9:57:57 AM PDT by freebird5850 (Obama golfed while the Gulf gushed.)
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To: I_Publius

Sheriff Joe should file suit against to DOJ challenging their authority on the basis that “O” is not legally president and therefore cannot direct their actions. He should be able to find a “friendly” federal judge in AZ. to hear the case. He should be able to prove he has standing


52 posted on 08/10/2010 10:13:25 AM PDT by Will we know the moment
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To: I_Publius
The Constitution and the common law traditions mean nothing to this gang of thugs and mooches. They might learn the hard way that citizens who are regarded by the lame stream propaganda ministry as anarchists and outlaws will rally to support of their duly elected sheriff.
53 posted on 08/10/2010 10:26:02 AM PDT by kbennkc (For those who have fought for it freedom has a flavor the protected will never know .F Trp 8th Cav)
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To: VeniVidiVici
This is just to drown the MCSO in paperwork. Same thing they did to Ted Stevens. Drown him in paperwork. Bring trumped-up charges. Go to trial. Lie. Oops! Our mistake!

And to Sahah Palin.

54 posted on 08/10/2010 10:33:05 AM PDT by NurdlyPeon (Sarah Palin: America's last, best hope for survival.)
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To: unkus

I would like to see him come out and slam BO’s admin for this disgraceful effort to get the hispanic vote. This needs to be said and repeated often!


55 posted on 08/10/2010 10:40:42 AM PDT by Always Independent
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To: Always Independent

He’s already mentioned that in interviews. But, you’re right, he needs to make specific announcement.


56 posted on 08/10/2010 11:18:49 AM PDT by unkus
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To: I_Publius

The tension around the country is palpable. I am in agreement that the only way to get the country back is to TAKE it back. And the Texas Rangers are the most powerful men in the country. Look it up.
(Shameless plug from the Lone Star State. Sorry)


57 posted on 08/10/2010 12:40:48 PM PDT by TexasPatriot1 (Legalize the Constitution)
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To: I_Publius
Photobucket Bring It On!
58 posted on 08/10/2010 1:16:30 PM PDT by xuberalles (The Right Stuff: The Best Anti-Liberal Novelties On The Net ! http://www.zazzle.com/xuberalles)
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To: All
Modern Arizona Rangers patch


Looks like Arizona has their own law enforcement division that is simliar to the Texas Rangers. I sure hope they're on the right side of all this!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arizona_Rangers

59 posted on 08/10/2010 1:49:16 PM PDT by I_Publius
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To: muawiyah

Sheriff Arapaio will eat these guys alive. It’ll be fun to watch.


60 posted on 08/10/2010 1:49:25 PM PDT by dools007
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