United States of America v. City of Seattle

Filing 641

ORDER APPOINTING MONITOR: The court hereby APPOINTS Dr. Antonio M. Oftelie as Monitor in this matter. The court also APPOINTS Ms. Monisha Harrell, Board Chair of Equal Rights Washington, as a Deputy Monitor. Their appointments are effective as of September 8, 2020. Signed by Judge James L. Robart. (LH)(Sent to Mr. Oftelie and Ms. Harrell via ad hoc)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON
AT SEATTLE

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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

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Plaintiff,

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v.

CASE NO. C12-1282JLR
ORDER APPOINTING
MONITOR

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CITY OF SEATTLE,

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Defendant.

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Following discussions with the Parties concerning the court’s appointment of a

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new Monitor, the court hereby APPOINTS Dr. Antonio M. Oftelie as Monitor in this

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matter. Dr. Oftelie is the Executive Director of Leadership for a Networked World, an

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Innovation Fellow at the Technology and Entrepreneurship Center at Harvard University,

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which is part of the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied

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Sciences, and a past Commissioner on the Ireland Commission for the Future of Policing.

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The court also APPOINTS Ms. Monisha Harrell, Board Chair of Equal Rights

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Washington, as a Deputy Monitor. Their appointments are effective as of September 8,

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2020. The court will announce further appointments in the near future.

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It is with great respect that the court acknowledges and thanks Mr. Merrick Bobb

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and the members of the Seattle Monitoring Team for their many years of service to both

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the parties and the court and for their significant contributions to police reform in the City

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of Seattle. Their efforts have improved the Seattle Police Department and made the City

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of Seattle a better place. Mr. Bobb’s and the Seattle Monitoring Team’s term of service

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was complete as of August 31, 2020.

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Dated this 8th day of September, 2020.

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JAMES L. ROBART
United States District Judge

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