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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Civil Rights Act

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WO 

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA 

Miriam Mendiola-Martinez,

Plaintiff, 

v. 

Joseph M. Arpaio, et al., 

Defendants.

No. CV-11-02512-PHX-DGC

ORDER 

Plaintiff Miriam Mendiola-Martinez commenced this action against Defendants 

Joseph Arpaio and Maricopa County and others in December 2011, asserting five claims: 

(1) deliberate indifference to her serious medical needs in violation of the Eighth 

Amendment; (2) deliberate indifference to her serious medical needs in violation of the 

Fourteenth Amendment; (3) cruel and unusual punishment in violation of the Eighth and 

Fourteenth Amendments; (4) disparate treatment in violation of the Fifth, Fourteenth, and 

Fifteenth Amendments; and (5) Monell liability. See Doc. 1. The Court granted 

summary judgment in favor of Defendants on all counts on January 22, 2014. Doc. 121. 

 Defendants have now filed a motion for attorneys’ fees pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 

§ 1988(b). Doc. 137. The motion is fully briefed. Docs. 144, 149. Plaintiff filed a 

notice of appeal to the Ninth Circuit on January 31, 2014 (Doc. 122) and filed amended 

notices on March 10, 2014 (Doc. 132), and April 22, 2014 (Doc. 146). 

 

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 IT IS ORDERED that Defendants’ motion for attorneys’ fees (Doc. 137) is 

denied without prejudice to re-filing upon resolution of Plaintiff’s appeal. 

 Dated this 3rd day of June, 2014. 

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