Case 2:07-cv-02513-GMS Document 748 Filed 10/10/14 Page 1 of 3

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA

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Manuel de Jesus Ortega Melendres, on

behalf of him self and all others similarly
situated; et al.
Plaintiffs,

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v.

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Joseph M. Arpaio, i n his indi vidual and

official capacity as Sheriff of Maricopa
County, AZ; et al.

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ORDER GRANTING STIPULATION

TO AMEND SUPPLEMENTAL/
PERMANENT INJUNCTION/
JUDGMENT ORDER

Defendants.

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No. CV-07-2513-PHX-GMS

The C ourt, having reviewed the Stipul ation to Amend Supplemental/Permanent

Injunction/Judgment Order (Doc. 747) and good cause appearing,
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Stipulation is granted as follows:
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Paragraph 61 of the Courts Octobe

r 2, 2013 S upplemental/Permanent

Injunction/Judgment Order (Doc. 606) is amended as follows:

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The MCSO will installissue functional vide o and audio recording equipment to all

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patrol deputies and se rgeants w ho i n all tr affic patrol vehicles that m ake traffic

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stops, and shall comm ence regular operati on and maintenance of such vide o and

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audio recording equi pment. MCSO shall prioritiz

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equipment Specialized Units that enforce I mmigration-Related Laws, and S uch

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installation issuance must be complete w ithin 120 da ys of the appr oval of the

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policies and proce dures for the operation, maintenance, and data storage for such

e the installation of such

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on-person body cam eras and approval of t he purchas e of such equi pment and
related contracts by the Maricopa C

ounty Boar d of Supervis ors. MCSO shall

equip all t raffic patrol ve hicles that make traffic stops wi th video and a udio
recording e quipment w ithin 2 years of the Effectiv e Date. Subject to Maricopa

County code and the State of Ar izonas procurement law, the Court shall choose

the ve ndor for the vi deo a nd audio rec ording equipm ent if the Parties and the

Monitor cannot agree on one.

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In addition, the word in-vehicle shou ld be struck from the first sentence

of Paragraph 62 of the Courts October 2, 2013, Order.

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The first sentence of Pa ragraph 57 of the Court s Oc tober 2, 2013, Or der

should be amended to replace the term in-vehicle with on-person.

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4.

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follows:

Paragraph 1(r)(xv) of the Courts October 2, 2013 , Order is amended as

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The MC SO has de veloped and im plemented a s ystem for the audi o a nd vide o

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recording of traffic stops and a protocol for reviewing the recordings pursuant to

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Paragraphs 6163 of this Order with the understanding that Full and Effective

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Compliance m ay be achieved once all traffi c patrol vehicles patrol deputies and

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sergeants who that make traffic stops

used by Specialized Units ha ve been

mounted w ith the issued on-pers on a udio and vide o e quipment, so long as the
remaining vehicles are tim ely equipped with the a udio and vide o equipment and
have been properly trained on the use

of suc h e quipment according to the

requirements of those Paragraphs.

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The last sentence of

Paragraph 63 of the Courts October 2, 2013 i

substituted as follows:
MCSO sha ll develop a form al policy, to be reviewed by the M

onitor and the

Parties pursuant to the process described in Section I V and subj ect to review by
the District Court, to govern proper us e of the on-person cameras; accounta bility

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measures to ensure comp liance with the C ourts orde rs, including m andatory
activation of vide o c ameras for traffic st ops; review of t he ca mera recordings;
responses to public records requests in accordance with the Order and governing
law; and pr ivacy protections. The MCS O shall subm it such proposed policy for
review by the Monitor and

Plaintiffs counsel within

60 days of the

C ourts

issuance of an order appr oving the use of on-body cameras as set forth in this
stipulation. The MCSO shall submit a request for funding to the Maricopa County
Board of S upervisors within 45 days of the approval by the C ourt or the Monitor
of such policy and the equipment and vendor(s) for such on-body cameras.
Dated this 10th day of October, 2014.

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