Fisher, et al v. Tucson Unified, et al
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ORDER ADOPTING REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION re: 2026 Report and Recommendation. Further ordered that approving the Special Masters recommendation to address the 2015-16 SMAR Objections in the SY 2016-17 annual reports. Signed by Senior Judge David C Bury on 8/15/2017. (BAR)
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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA
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Roy and Josie Fisher, et al.,
No. CV-74-00090-TUC-DCB
Plaintiffs
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and
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United States of America,
Plaintiff-Intervenor,
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v.
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Tucson Unified School District, et al.,
Defendants,
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and
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Sidney L. Sutton, et al.,
Defendants-Intervenors,
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Maria Mendoza, et al.,
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No. CV-74-0204-TUC-DCB
Plaintiffs,
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and
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United States of America,
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Plaintiff-Intervenor,
ORDER
v.
Tucson Unified School District, et al.
Defendants.
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Special Master’s 2015-2016 Annual Report: Objections
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On June 16, 2017, the Special Master filed the 2015-16 Annual Report (SMAR).
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There has been a wave of objections. On August 11, 2017, the Special Master responded
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and recommended that the Objections be taken up in the context of the 2016-17 annual
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reports which are currently underway. The District’s 2016-17 Annual Report (AR) is due
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on October 1, 2017, and the SMAR is due December 1, 2017. The Court adopts this
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recommendation.
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The annual reports for SY 2016-17 will for the first time include, for each
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component of the Unitary Status Plan (USP), an analysis of the extent to which the
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District has met the provisions of the USP. Because the USP, functioning as a Consent
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Decree, is the litmus test for attaining unitary status, the District’s SY 2016-17 AR,
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followed by the SMAR, will be the starting point for a comprehensive review of the USP
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to determine which components, if any, have been fully and successfully implemented.
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The Court intends for this review to result in roadmaps, including time-lines, for attaining
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unitary status for any USP component which has not been fully and successfully
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implemented.
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The District should take care to review the concerns of the Plaintiffs and the
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Special Master expressed this past year and other years, especially specific alleged
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deficiencies which have been identified and especially where alternative remedies have
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been suggested by the parties or Special Master or the subject of Court Orders. Plaintiffs
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should take care in future critiques to support generalized objections about the level of
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commitment held by either the District or the Special Master with specific and concrete
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examples, including clear alternatives that were ignored or rejected by either.
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Accordingly,
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IT IS ORDERED that the Special Master’s 2015-16 SMAR (Doc. 2026) is
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adopted by the Court.
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IT
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FURTHER
ORDERED
that
approving
the
Special
Master’s
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recommendation to address the 2015-16 SMAR Objections in the SY 2016-17 annual
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reports.
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Dated this 15th day of August, 2017.
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