On September 22nd at 11am a telephonic status hearing will be held with the Monitor and DOJ.
The next Status Hearing in this case will be held on Tuesday, September 22, 2020 at 11:00 a.m. In recognition of the spread of the COVID-19 virus and the continuing need to assist in the preservation of public safety and health during
this period of national emergency, the attorneys and Monitor will appear by videoconference and the public will be able to listen to the hearing by telephone. No in person appearances are allowed. To afford the public the opportunity to be heard, the Court will permit members of the public to submit written statements in advance of the hearing. Any person wishing to provide written comments regarding the status of the implementation of the Consent Decree may do so by sending a written submission of no more than five pages to the Monitor at Fergusonmonitor@hoganlovells.com between September 8, 2020 and 5 p.m. on September 21, 2020. Persons making written submissions must include their full names. No telephone calls, anonymous submissions, or submissions that do not comply with these requirements will be considered.
The written statements will not be docketed website for this case, or otherwise read into the record of proceedings at this status hearing. However, the Monitor will forward all timely submissions to the parties and the Court for review and consideration before the hearing, and the parties, the Monitor, and/or the Court may address particular submissions at the hearing as deemed appropriate. The written transcript of this status hearing will be placed on
charge no later than September 23, 2020.
Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Court will hold a Status Hearing with all counsel and the Monitor on Tuesday, September 22, 2020 at 11:00 a.m. The hearing will take place by video via Zoom. Video participants received a separate
email with a link to join the hearing by Zoom.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that any members of the public who wish to listen to the hearing may do so by calling the following number to participate by telephone: 1-669-254-5252, Meeting ID: 160 670 3965. Pursuant to Local Rule
13.02, all means of photographing, recording, broadcasting, and televising are prohibited in any courtroom, and in areas adjacent to any courtroom, except when authorized by the presiding judge. This includes proceedings ordered by the Court to be conducted by phone or video.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that any person wishing to provide written comments regarding the status of the implementation of the Consent Decree may do so by sending a written submission of no more than five pages to the Monitor at
Fergusonmonitor@hoganlovells.com between September 8, 2020 and 5 p.m. on September 21, 2020. Persons making written submissions must include their full names. No telephone calls, anonymous submissions, or written
submissions that do not comply with these requirements will be considered.
The Monitor will provide copies of the emails to the parties and to the Court before the hearing.