Manuel De Jesus Ortega Melendres v. Russ Skinner
Opinion
Opinion
Wallace, J.
FOR PUBLICATION
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
MANUEL DE JESUS ORTEGA No. 23-15036
MELENDRES; DAVID
RODRIGUEZ; VELIA MERAZ; D.C. No. 2:07-cv- MANUEL NIETO, Jr.; SOMOS 02513-GMS
AMERICA,
Plaintiffs-Appellees, OPINION
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Intervenor-Plaintiff- Appellee,
v.
RUSS SKINNER, in his official capacity as Sheriff of Maricopa County,
Defendant-Appellant.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Arizona G. Murray Snow, Chief District Judge, Presiding
Argued and Submitted March 20, 2024 San Francisco, California Filed August 19, 2024
Before: J. Clifford Wallace, Susan P. Graber, and Marsha S. Berzon, Circuit Judges.
Opinion by Judge Wallace
SUMMARY *
Injunction / Court-Appointed Monitor
The panel affirmed the district court’s amended third supplemental permanent injunction in plaintiffs’ class action alleging that the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) racially profiled Latino drivers and passengers under the guise of immigration enforcement. The district court issued a permanent injunction against MCSO in 2013, and…