Sheriff Joe Arpaio will face civil contempt hearing after federal judge’s ruling
Source: Reuters
A judge on Monday rejected a bid to put on hold a racial profiling case against Arizona lawman Joe Arpaio, and scheduled hearings in September on civil contempt charges against him.
Judge Murray Snow said he could find no legal reason to delay the proceedings until a U.S. appeals court decides on a motion by the Maricopa County sheriff and his top lieutenant, who want the judge to be removed from the case.
Snow ruled this month that he will not remove himself from the 2007 case, and he denied claims by the defendants’ lawyers that his decisions could be seen as biased.
The judge said on Monday in U.S. District Court in Phoenix that the motion filed by Arpaio and his chief deputy, Gerard Sheridan, was “legally insufficient and untimely.” Speaking from the bench, Snow said “we need to move forward” on another round of contempt hearings, and scheduled them for Sept. 22 through Sept. 25, and Sept. 29 through Oct. 2. The case had been on hold for two months.
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Maybe if he spent more time doing his job correctly instead of grandstanding at every opportunity
