United States of America v. Maricopa, County of et al

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STIPULATION Stipulated Motion to Extend Deadline to Respond to Motion for Summary Judgment by Joseph M Arpaio, Maricopa County Sheriff's Office, Maricopa, County of, United States of America. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Popolizio, Joseph)

United States of America v. Maricopa, County of et al

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William R. Jones, Jr., Bar #001481 John T. Masterson, Bar #007447 Joseph J. Popolizio, Bar #017434 JONES, SKELTON & HOCHULI, P.L.C. 2901 North Central Avenue, Suite 800 Phoenix, Arizona 85012 Telephone: [phone] Fax: [phone] w j o n e s @ j s h f i r m .c o m [e-mail] [e-mail] Attorneys for Defendants Maricopa County Sheriff's Office and Joseph M. Arpaio UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF ARIZONA United States of America, Plaintiff , v. Maricopa County, Arizona; Maricopa County Sheriff's Office; and Joseph M. Arpaio, in his official capacity as Sheriff of Maricopa County, Arizona, Defendants. NO. CV10-01878-PHX-GMS STIPULATED MOTION TO EXTEND DEADLINE TO RESPOND TO MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT (EXPEDITED CONSIDERATION REQUESTED)

Plaintiff and Defendants jointly stipulate and move this Court for an Order extending the deadline by which Defendants must respond to Plaintiff's Motion for Summary Judgment. Pursuant to the Court's Order dated November 1, 2010 (Dkt. 37), the current deadline is December 3, 2010. The parties have stipulated that a one week extension of this deadline until December 10, 2010, is appropriate. This stipulated request affects no other deadline; the Court has not set this case for trial or hearing. Moreover, this stipulated motion is not made for the purpose of delay, but because the parties are earnestly attempting to resolve this action without continued litigation.
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To that end, the parties have engaged in discussions to resolve this matter and are currently analyzing the content of a proposed agreement which would obviate the need for Defendants to respond to Plaintiff's Motion for Summary Judgment. The parties are optimistic that their efforts will be fruitful. The parties respectfully request that the Court enter an Order extending the deadline by which Defendants must file their Response to Plaintiff's Motion for Summary Judgment to December 10, 2010. A proposed form of Order is attached.

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DATED this 3rd day of December, 2010. JONES, SKELTON & HOCHULI, P.L.C. POLSINELLI SHUGHART, P.C.

By /s/Joseph J. Popolizio William R. Jones, Jr. John T. Masterson Joseph J. Popolizio 2901 North Central Avenue, Suite 800 Phoenix, Arizona 85012 Attorneys for Defendants Maricopa County Sheriff's Office and Joseph M. Arpaio U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, CIVIL RIGHTS DIVISION

By /s/Thomas K. Irvine w/permission Thomas K. Irvine Cynthia R. Estrella Polsinelli Shughart, P.C. One East Washington, Suite 1200 Phoenix, Arizona 85004 Attorneys for Maricopa County

By /s/Amin Aminfar w/permission Thomas E. Perez Dennis K. Burke Roy L. Austin, Jr. Matthew Colangelo Peter S. Gray Laurie A. Gelman Amin Aminfar 950 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20530 Michael M. Walker Assistant U.S. Attorney Two Renaissance Square 40 North Central Avenue, Suite 1200 Phoenix, Arizona 85004 Attorneys for the United States

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ORIGINAL electronically filed this 3rd day of December, 2010. COPY e-mailed this 3rd day of December, 2010, to: Thomas E. Perez, Assistant Attorney General Dennis K. Burke, United States Attorney Roy L. Austin, Jr. Matthew Colangelo Peter S. Gray Laurie A. Gelman Admin Aminfar U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division 950 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20530 Attorneys for the United States Michael M. Walker Assistant U.S. Attorney Two Renaissance Square 40 North Central Avenue, Suite 1200 Phoenix, Arizona 85004 Attorneys for the United States Thomas K. Irvine Cynthia R. Estrella Polsinelli Shughart, P.C. One East Washington, Suite 1200 Phoenix, Arizona 85004 Attorneys for Maricopa County /s/Joseph J. Popolizio

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