Donahoe v. Arpaio
Citation | 869 F.Supp.2d 1020 |
Decision Date | 09 April 2012 |
Docket Number | No. CV11–1921–PHX–NVW.,No. CV11–0473–PHX–NVW.,No. CV10–2758–PHX–NVW.,No. CV10–2757–PHX–NVW.,No. CV11–0902–PHX–NVW.,No. CV11–0116–PHX–NVW.,No. CV10–2756–PHX–NVW.,CV10–2756–PHX–NVW.,CV10–2757–PHX–NVW.,CV10–2758–PHX–NVW.,CV11–0116–PHX–NVW.,CV11–0473–PHX–NVW.,CV11–0902–PHX–NVW.,CV11–1921–PHX–NVW. |
Parties | Gary DONAHOE and Cherie Donahoe, husband and wife, Plaintiffs, v. Sheriff Joseph ARPAIO and Ava Arpaio, husband and wife; Andrew Thomas and Anne Thomas, husband and wife; Lisa Aubuchon and Peter R. Pestalozzi, wife and husband; Deputy Chief David Hendershott and Anna Hendershott, husband and wife; Peter Spaw and Jane Doe Spaw, husband and wife; Maricopa County, a municipal entity; Jon Does I–X; Jane Does I–X; Black Corporations I–V; and White Partnerships I–V, Defendants. Susan Schuerman, Plaintiff, v. Sheriff Joseph Arpaio and Ava Arpaio, husband and wife; et al., Defendants. Sandra Wilson and Paul Wilson, husband and wife, Plaintiffs, v. Sheriff Joseph Arpaio and Ava Arpaio, husband and wife; et al., Defendants. Conley D. Wolfswinkel, a single man; Brandon D. Wolswinkel, a single man; Ashton A. Wolfswinkel, a single man; Vanderbilt Farms, LLC, an Arizona limited liability company; ABCDW, LLC, an Arizona limited liability company; Stone Canyon, LLC, an Arizona limited liability company; Vistoso Partners, LLC, an Arizona limited liability company; and W Harquahala, LLC, an Arizona limited liability company, Plaintiffs, v. Sheriff Joseph Arpaio and Ava Arpaio, husband and wife; et al., Defendants. Mary Rose Wilcox and Earl Wilcox, wife and husband, Plaintiffs, v. Sheriff Joseph Arpaio and Ava Arpaio, husband and wife; et al., Defendants. Donald T. Stapley, Jr. and Kathleen Stapley, husband and wife, Plaintiffs, v. Sheriff Joseph Arpaio and Ava Arpaio, husband and wife; et al., Defendants. Barbara Mundell, Plaintiff, v. Maricopa County, body politic of the State of Arizona; et al., Defendants. |
Court | U.S. District Court — District of Arizona |
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Lawrence J. Wulkan, M. Elizabeth Nillen, Michael C. Manning, Stefan Mark Palys, Stinson Morrison Hecker LLP, Kenneth B. Vaughn, Merwin D. Grant, Grant & Vaughn PC, Colin F. Campbell, Kathleen Erin Brody Omeara, Osborn Maledon PA, Phoenix, AZ, Lawrence C. Wright, Wright & Associates, Mesa, AZ, Shannon Marie Eagan, Stephen C. Neal, Cooley LLP, Palo Alto, CA, for Plaintiffs.
Daryl A. Audilett, Kimble Nelson Audilett & Kastner PC, Tucson, AZ, Donald Wilson, Jr., Richard E. Chambliss, Sarah Lynn Barnes, Broening Oberg Woods & Wilson PC, Barry Matthew Markson, Caleb Saul Lihn, Thomas Thomas & Markson PC, Nicole Suzanne Kaseta, Rebeca Hoeffer Moskowitz, Steven A. Lamar, Beer & Toone PC, Phoenix, AZ, Douglas V. Drury, James Paul Mueller, Mueller & Drury PLLC, Scottsdale, AZ, for Defendants.
Pending before the Court are multiple motions to dismiss the amended complaints filed by Plaintiffs in this action: Defendant Maricopa County's Partial Motion to Dismiss Second Amended Complaints of Plaintiffs Stapley, Donahoe and Wilson (Doc. 270); Thomas Defendants' Consolidated Motion to Dismiss Claims in Plaintiffs' Amended Complaints Pursuant to Rule 12(b)(6), as the Claims are Barred by Absolute Prosecutorial Immunity (Doc. 271); Defendants Arpaios' Motion to Dismiss Pursuant to FRCivP 8,...
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