Filed Date: 2021
Case Ongoing
Clearinghouse coding in progress
(This summary is temporary, while we research the case.)
On August 5, 2021, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced it was opening a pattern and practice investigation into the City of Phoenix and the Phoenix Police Department. According to the announcement, the investigation, initiated under the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994, will examine whether the City and the Department violated the First, Fourth, and Fourteenth Amendment of citizens or the 1964 Civil Rights Act and the Americans with Disabilities Act.
The matter is ongoing.
Summary Authors
Jonah Hudson-Erdman (9/12/2021)
Richard Cantoral (11/19/2021)
Last updated May 11, 2022, 8 p.m.
Docket sheet not available via the Clearinghouse.State / Territory: Arizona
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Key Dates
Filing Date: 2021
Case Ongoing: Yes
Plaintiffs
Plaintiff Description:
DOJ
Plaintiff Type(s):
U.S. Dept of Justice plaintiff
Attorney Organizations:
U.S. Dept. of Justice Civil Rights Division
Public Interest Lawyer: Yes
Filed Pro Se: Unknown
Class Action Sought: Unknown
Class Action Outcome: Unknown
Defendants
City of Phoenix (Phoenix, Maricopa), City
Phoenix Police Department (Phoenix, Maricopa), City
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Case Details
Causes of Action:
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), 42 U.S.C. §§ 12111 et seq.
34 U.S.C. § 12601 (previously 42 U.S.C. § 14141)
Title VI, Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000d et seq.
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Outcome
Prevailing Party: None Yet / None
Nature of Relief:
Source of Relief:
Issues
General:
Inadequate citizen complaint investigations and procedures