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 2 MELENDRES V. SKINNER

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 Sh