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Case Name
Valenzuela v. County of Maricopa
JC-AZ-0013
Docket / Court
2:08-cv-660 ( D. Ariz. )
State/Territory
Arizona
Case Type(s)
Jail Conditions
Attorney Organization
ACLU National (all projects)
MALDEF
Case Summary
On April 4, 2008, immigrant detainees in Maricopa County filed a class action lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona against the County of Maricopa and head staff. The plaintiffs claimed that the Count of Maricopa violated the plaintiffs' rights under the Fifth, Sixth, and ...
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On April 4, 2008, immigrant detainees in Maricopa County filed a class action lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona against the County of Maricopa and head staff. The plaintiffs claimed that the Count of Maricopa violated the plaintiffs' rights under the Fifth, Sixth, and Eighth Amendments and the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. The plaintiffs, represented by the ACLU and MALDEF, asked the court for declaratory and injunctive relief, requesting an immediate bail hearing and declaration that Proposition 100 violated the plaintiffs' constitutional rights.
Specifically, the plaintiffs claimed that Proposition 100 did not limit pretrial incarceration or provide procedural protections for the criminal defendants.
Plaintiffs also alleged that Proposition 100 violated their constitutional rights at several stages of the criminal proceedings, including allowing police to forego advising detainees of their Miranda rights and allowing the County of Maricopa to hold immigrant detainees categorically ineligible for bail and legal counsel.
On March 29, 2011, the Court (Judge Susan R. Bolton) granted summary judgment in favor of defendants on all charges but the one. On May 13, 2011, the Court dismissed the remaining count without prejudice.
On June 10, 2011 the plaintiffs appealed the summary judgment order to the 9th Circuit. The plaintiffs stated at this time they were unsure as to whether they would refile their claim challenging Proposition 100. The case has been inactive since September 19, 2011.
Meredith Osborne - 10/16/2013
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Issues and Causes of Action
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Issues
Constitutional Clause
Due Process
Self-incrimination
Content of Injunction
Discrimination Prohibition
Defendant-type
Corrections
Discrimination-basis
Immigration status
General
Conditions of confinement
Disciplinary procedures
Over/Unlawful Detention
Unconstitutional conditions of confinement
Plaintiff Type
Private Plaintiff
Type of Facility
Government-run
Causes of Action
Declaratory Judgment Act, 28 U.S.C. § 2201
42 U.S.C. § 1983
Case Details
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Defendant(s)
Maricopa County
Plaintiff Description
Immigrant detainees held in Maricopa County Jail.
Indexed Lawyer Organizations
ACLU National (all projects)
MALDEF
Class action status sought
Yes
Class action status granted
No
Filed Pro Se
No
Prevailing Party
None Yet / None
Public Int. Lawyer
Yes
Nature of Relief
None yet
Source of Relief
None yet
Filed
04/04/2008
Case Ongoing
Perhaps, but long-dormant
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Court
Docket(s)
D. Ariz.
09/19/2011
2:08-cv-00660
JC-AZ-0013-9000.pdf
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General Documents
D. Ariz.
04/04/2008
Complaint [ECF# 1]
JC-AZ-0013-0001.pdf
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D. Ariz.
03/29/2011
Order Granting Partial Summary Judgment [ECF# 246]
JC-AZ-0013-0005.pdf
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D. Ariz.
05/13/2011
Order Granting Motion to Dismiss [ECF# 255]
JC-AZ-0013-0007.pdf
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D. Ariz.
05/13/2011
Judgment [ECF# 256]
JC-AZ-0013-0004.pdf
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D. Ariz.
06/10/2011
Notice of Appeal [ECF# 257]
JC-AZ-0013-0002.pdf
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D. Ariz.
07/14/2011
Certificate of Appealability [ECF# 264]
JC-AZ-0013-0003.pdf
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People
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Judges
Bolton, Susan Ritchie
(D. Ariz.)
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JC-AZ-0013-0003 | JC-AZ-0013-0005 | JC-AZ-0013-0007 | JC-AZ-0013-9000
Plaintiff's Lawyers
Blanchard, Charles
(Arizona)
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JC-AZ-0013-0001 | JC-AZ-0013-9000
Bodney, David Jeremy
(Arizona)
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JC-AZ-0013-9000
Campbell, Kristina Michelle
(California)
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Cincotta, Caroline
(California)
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Dixon, Cynthia Valenzuela
(California)
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Espiritu, Nicholas David
(California)
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Goldfaden, Robin Lisa
(California)
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Lai, Anne
(California)
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Limon, Gladys
(California)
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Moghadam, Tanaz
(New York)
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Monde, Steven J
(Vermont)
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Pochoda, Daniel Joseph
(Arizona)
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Ramírez, Mónica M.
(California)
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Segura, Andre Ivan
(New York)
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Stein, Lee David
(Arizona)
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Wang, Cecillia D
(California)
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Wein, Kevin B
(Arizona)
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Defendant's Lawyers
Casey, Timothy James
(Arizona)
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Grube, Charles A.
(Arizona)
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Longo, Anne Cecile
(Arizona)
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McCarthy, Eryn Marie
(Arizona)
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Metcalf, Drew
(Arizona)
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Nowlan, Rex Craig
(Arizona)
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White, Bruce P.
(Arizona)
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Other Lawyers
Weare, Richard H
(Arizona)
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JC-AZ-0013-0004
Williams, Ruth E
(Arizona)
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