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WILLIAM G. MONTGOMERY

MARICOPA COUNTY ATTORNEY

By: MAXINE S. MAK (031158)

CHARLES TRULLINGER (018936)

Deputy County Attorneys

makm@mcao.maricopa.gov

trullinc@mcao.maricopa.gov

CIVIL SERVICES DIVISION

Security Center Building

222 North Central Avenue, Suite 1100

Phoenix, Arizona 85004

Telephone (602) 506-8541

Facsimile (602) 506-8567

ca-civilmailbox@mcao.maricopa.gov

MCAO Firm No. 00032000

Attorneys for Penzone, Van Blarcum (B2091)

Eide (B0934), Martinez (A9462), Fallone 

(B0302), Myers (B3117), Smith (A7808) 

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA

Harvey Kendrick,

Plaintiff,

v.

Maricopa County Sheriff Penzone; Detention 

Officer Richard Van Blarcum B2091 and 

Spouse Van Blarcum, husband and wife; 

Detention Officer Michael Eide B0934 and 

Spouse Eide, husband and wife; Detention 

Officer William Martinez A9462 and Spouse 

Martinez, husband and wife; Detention Officer 

Peter Fallone B0302 and Spouse Fallone, 

husband and wife; Detention Officer Myers 

B3117 and Spouse Myers, husband and wife; 

and Lt. Brandon Smith A7808 and Spouse 

No. _______________________

NOTICE OF REMOVAL OF 

MARICOPA COUNTY 

SUPERIOR COURT CASE 

NO. CV2017-096097 TO THE 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT 

COURT

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Smith, husband and wife,

 Defendants.

Defendants, Maricopa County Sheriff Penzone, Detention Officer Richard Van 

Blarcum (B2091), Detention Officer Michael Eide (B0934), Detention Officer William 

Martinez (A9462), Detention Officer Peter Fallone (B0302), Detention Officer Myers 

(B3117), Lt. Brandon Smith (A7808), pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §§1441(c), §1446(a), and 

Rule 3.6, Rules of Practice of the United States District Court for the District of Arizona, 

notice the removal of the above-captioned case, cause number CV2017-096097, from the 

Arizona Superior Court, Maricopa County, to this Court, and in support of removal asserts 

the following:

1. On or about September 26, 2017, Plaintiff filed a Complaint against 

Defendants in the Superior Court of the State of Arizona for the County of Maricopa 

under the caption Harvey Kendrick v. Maricopa County Sheriff Penzone, et al., Case No. 

CV2017-097096. Plaintiff subsequently filed an Amended Complaint on December 5, 

2017. A copy of the Complaint, Amended Complaint and all other documents previously 

filed in this matter and served on Defendants are attached hereto as Exhibit “A.”

2. Plaintiff served Defendants, Maricopa County Sheriff Penzone, Detention 

Officer Richard Van Blarcum (B2091), Detention Officer Michael Eide (B0934), 

Detention Officer William Martinez (A9462), Detention Officer Peter Fallone (B0302), 

Detention Officer Myers (B3117), Lt. Brandon Smith (A7808) on December 5, 2017. 

3. This Notice of Removal is being filed within 30 days after service of a paper 

where it may be ascertained that the case is removable and is therefore timely filed under 

28 U.S.C. § 1446(b)(3).

4. Plaintiff’s Amended Complaint alleges that Defendants violated his Eighth 

and Fourteenth Amendment rights under the United States Constitution and brings claims 

under 42 U.S.C. § 1983.

5. By reason of the above facts, (a) the United States District Court has 

original jurisdiction of this civil actions pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §1331, because one or more 

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claims asserted by the Plaintiff arises under the Constitution, laws, or treaties of the 

United States; and (b) the case is removable pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1441(c). Defendants, 

Maricopa County Sheriff Penzone, Detention Officer Richard Van Blarcum (B2091), 

Detention Officer Michael Eide (B0934), Detention Officer William Martinez (A9462), 

Detention Officer Peter Fallone (B0302), Detention Officer Myers (B3117), Lt. Brandon 

Smith (A7808) are the only served defendants in this action and consent to the removal of 

this action. The remaining named defendants have not been served. 

6. A Notice of Filing of Notice of Removal, a true and correct copy of which is 

attached as Exhibit “B,” has been filed in the Arizona Superior Court, County of 

Maricopa.

WHEREFORE, Defendants respectfully request that the above action now pending 

in the Arizona Superior Court, Maricopa County, be removed to this Court.

RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED this 3

rd day of January, 2018.

WILLIAM G. MONTGOMERY

MARICOPA COUNTY ATTORNEY

BY: /s/ Maxine S. Mak

MAXINE S. MAK

CHARLES E. TRULLINGER

Deputy County Attorneys

Attorneys for Penzone, Van Blarcum (B2091)

Eide (B0934), Martinez (A9462), Fallone 

(B0302), Myers (B3117), Smith (A7808)

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I hereby certify that on January 3, 2018, I caused the foregoing document to be 

electronically transmitted to the Clerk’s Office using the CM/ECF System for filing and 

transmittal of a Notice of Electronic Filing to the following CM/ECF registrants:

Honorable Joshua Rogers

Maricopa County Superior Court

Southeast Facility - 2F/206

222 E. Javelina Ave.

Mesa, AZ 85210-6234

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Keith M. Knowlton, Esq.

KEITH M. KNOWLTON, LLC

9920 S. Rural Rd., Ste. 108

PMB #132

Tempe, AZ 85284-4100

keithknowlton@msn.com

Attorney for Plaintiff

/s/ D. Ochoa

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