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Daniel J. Pochoda
dpochoda@acluaz.org
Brenda Muoz Furnish
bmfurnish@acluaz.org
ACLU Foundation of Arizona
3707 N. 7th Street, Suite 235
Phoenix, AZ 85014
Telephone: (602) 650-1854
Facsimile: (602) 650-1376
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Plaintiffs,
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v.
Joseph M. Arpaio, et al.,
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CV-07-2513-PHX-GMS
PLAINTIFFS MEMORANDUM IN
SUPPORT OF A $200,000 NOTICE
BUDGET FOR CIVIL CONTEMPT
COMPENSATION SCHEME
PURSUANT TO THE COURTS
ORDER OF MAY 31, 2016
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Julia Gomez*
jgomez@maldef.org
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persons who were subject to detentions in violation of the December 23, 2011 preliminary
injunction and give them the best chance of participation in the court-ordered compensation
scheme. Without the widespread, effective notice plan afforded by a $200,000 budget, there
is substantial risk that the injured persons will not be aware of the availability of
compensation and will be prejudiced in their ability to obtain just compensation for harms
they suffered as a result of MCSOs contemptuous conduct. A more robust notice program
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is warranted in this case in part because Defendants have not undertaken independent efforts
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to locate individuals harmed by violations of the preliminary injunction, and because they
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failed to document all immigration detentions. Contempt Findings 159. Further, many
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years have passed since some of the detentions occurred and injured persons may not be
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aware that they should consider making a claim for the improper MCSO detention. A
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document created by BrownGreer outlining the specific breakdown of costs associated with
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the proposed notice plan is attached as Exhibit A. While the specifics of the plan outlined by
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BrownGreer are subject to the Parties input, it provides a helpful understanding of the type
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which according to BrownGreers research has the highest reach among Latino audiences,
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thereby maximizing the chances of reaching individuals who were improperly detained by
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MCSO. Based upon that information, a significant portion of the budget would be spent on
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radio advertising on many different stations and in English and Spanish for at least thirty
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days. The smaller budget proposed by Defendants would result in fewer days of radio spots
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and would restrict notice of the plan to fewer stations. $200,000 is needed to secure
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advertising on radio stations with the largest Latino audiences and reach a larger number of
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The $200,000 budget would also allow BrownGreer to utilize strategic partnerships
with other organizations, including nongovernmental groups in Arizona and Mexico with
the compensation plan. For that reason, they are vital to an effective outreach program, and
ought to be funded.
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Plaintiffs respectfully request that the Court issue an order that Maricopa County
provide $200,000 for a notice budget for the victim compensation mechanism as part of the
remedy for the civil contempt.
RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED this 1st day of June, 2016.
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Daniel Pochoda
Brenda Muoz Furnish
ACLU Foundation of Arizona
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I hereby certify that on June 1, 2016, I electronically transmitted the attached
document to the Clerks office using the CM/ECF System for filing. Notice of this filing
will be sent by e-mail to all parties by operation of the Courts electronic filing system or by
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EXHIBIT A
POTENTIAL SETTLEMENT
NOTICE PLAN
MELENDRES v. ARPAIO
2:07-cv-02513-PHX-GMS (D. Ariz.)
Developed on 8/18/2015.
Revised at party request on 6/1/16.
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2014 BrownGreer PLC
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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II.
III.
Publication Notice.................................................................................................................. 5
I.
GENERAL INTRODUCTION
BrownGreer prepared this potential notice plan (the Plan) on August 18, 2015 for the
Melendres v. Arpaio matter, based on our initial conversations with Plaintiffs Counsel and on
our review of preliminary compensation procedure proposals prepared by the Parties and
provided to us on a confidential basis on August 7, 2015. Drawing upon our experience and the
positions of the Parties, we developed the Plan with an aim to provide an effective and efficient
notice framework in this non-Rule 23 context. On June 1, 2016, we updated Section V.B.5 of
this Plan (and the corresponding cost line item in Row 7 of the table in Section VII) to reflect an
increased public relations investment proposed by Plaintiffs in light of their interactions with
potential strategic partners presenting interest in assisting affected individuals to whom they have
direct access. The data and information included in this Plan is otherwise original to the August
18, 2015 initial version.
The Plan attempts to inform individuals and their passengers (the Potential Claimants) who
were stopped in violation of the December 2011 preliminary injunction order of the existence of
this proposed settlement, how it affects them, their rights and obligations under the eventual
Settlement Agreement, the actions they may take, the deadlines for acting, and the consequences
of acting or failing to act by the deadline. This document explains the means by which we
preliminarily proposed accomplishing this, how we arrived at those means, and how we would
implement the Plan.
II.
TARGET AUDIENCE
49.90
%
Age Range
Gender
Male
50.06
%
Female
III.
We understand that the Defendants can produce some name, date of birth, and address data on
approximately 200 to 500 individuals; however, as most Potential Claimants were never booked,
there may not be identifying information for the entire population of harmed individuals.
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INDIVIDUAL NOTICE
We understand that this will not be a class action settlement and that, accordingly, Fed. R. Civ.
P. 23 will not be implicated expressly. Nevertheless, drawing upon Rule 23s directive that we
should issue individual notice to all members who can be identified through reasonable effort
and basic concepts of due process, the Plan will attempt direct, individual notice to all Potential
Claimants for whom any direct notice may be attempted using a combination of available contact
information again, recognizing that Defendants will have contact information for few, if any,
Potential Claimants.
As it appears no email notice will be accomplishable, the direct notice necessarily must
contemplate mailing a notice letter or packet where possible. Such a notice would typically
include at least the following in clear and plain language:
(a) An introductory paragraph that summarizes the key facts of the settlement program
and proposed Settlement;
(b) An explanation of Claimant membership and Potential Claimants benefits under the
terms of the proposed Settlement;
(c) Instructions that indicate how Potential Claimants may receive benefits from the
Settlement;
(d) A clear and brief description of the underlying case and the claims and issues
involved;
(e) If applicable, a description of the Potential Claimants right to opt out of or object to
the Settlement and the procedures for doing so, and the right to appear before the
Court at a Fairness Hearing;
(f) Counsel information and a Potential Claimants right to hire his or her own attorney;
(g) Instructions that indicate how Potential Claimants may access a full, detailed notice
from the Claims Administrators website;
(h) The Claims Administrators mailing address, website, and toll-free number; and
(i) A notice identification number unique to every Potential Claimant.
We do not expect to receive many addresses, but for those that we do receive we will attempt to
verify and update all addresses in the data files from Defendants against the United States Postal
V.
PUBLICATION NOTICE
A. Media Consumption.
With few addresses available to contact Potential Claimants directly, the primary focus of the
notice effort will be to reach persons through other media. Consumers have more choices than
ever today. Analyzing their usage and time spent with various media helps us identify the most
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The NCOA database contains records of all permanent change of address submissions received by the USPS from
individuals and businesses. The Settlement Potential Claimant list is submitted against the database, and a Potential
Claimants address is automatically updated with the new address from USPS data based on a comparison with the
Potential Claimants name and last known address.
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CASS is a certification process to standardize the address format and ensure the accuracy of ZIP and ZIP + 4
codes. The Potential Claimant list is submitted and the ZIP and ZIP + 4 codes are compared and updated based on
the ZIP and ZIP + 4 codes in the USPS data.
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DPV confirms addresses against known addresses in the USPS system to verify accuracy and to confirm that mail
is deliverable to a particular address. The addresses are compared against valid addresses in the USPSs Address
Management System and DPV verifies the accuracy of addresses and reports the deficiencies or errors in incorrect
addresses.
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LACS compares addresses against USPS data, and addresses are updated when there are emergency/E911 updates
or streets are renamed (for example, from Rural Route 2 Box 5 to 123 Main Street).
effective, efficient mediums to target. Radio has the highest reach among all media with the
target population:
91% 87%
80%
67%
60%
50% 49%
27%
7%
Listened to
Watched
Watched Any
Used
Visited
Read Any
Radio Past 7 Broadcast TV Non-Premium Cellphone to Facebook Past Newspaper
Days
Past Week
Cable Past Access Internet
Month
Past Week
Week
Visited
YouTube Past
Month
Visited
Pandora
Past Month
5%
Reach and time spent with radio is strong across all age groups.
Hispanics
12+
Weekly
Reach:
93.0%
Weekly
Reach:
93.5%
Hispanics
18+
Weekly
Reach:
92.7%
Hispanics
18-34
Weekly
TSL:
13hrs:15min
Weekly
TSL:
14hrs:01min
Weekly
TSL:
12hrs:24min
Best
Daypart:
10a-3p
Best
Daypart:
10a -3p
Best
Daypart:
3-7p
Hispanics
25-54
Weekly
Reach:
94.6%
Hispanics
35-64
Weekly
Reach:
95.0%
Weekly
TSL:
14hrs:19min
Weekly
TSL:
15hrs:16min
Best
Dayparts:
10a-3p, 37p
Best
Daypart:
10a-3p
Our strategy will be to develop customized schedules across multiple top-ranking radio
stations among the Hispanic listeners. This will provide the highest reach against our target
audience, ensuring as many people as possible hear the message. The spot schedule alone
should deliver significant reach against the target audience in this community.
Station
Dial Position
Format
Rank
KLNZ-FM
103.5
Mexican Regional
KHOT-FM
105.9
Mexican Regional
KNAI-FM
88.3
Mexican Regional
3t
KVVA-FM
107.1
3t
KESZ-FM
99.9
Adult Contemporary
5t
KUPD-FM
97.9
Rock
5t
KOMR-FM
106.3
7t
KZZP-FM
104.7
CHR
7t
KKFR-FM
98.3
Rhythmic AC
9t
KZON-FM
101.5
Top 40
9t
2. Hispanic Newspapers.
To extend the reach of our target audience beyond radio, we feel that public notice ads
should be placed in the local Hispanic newspapers as well as an announcement in the primary
Arizona newspaper. The newspaper is easily accessible for our target audience.
Publication
Published
Circulation
Ad Size
LaVoz
Weekly on Fridays
75,000
Full Page
Prensa Hispana
Weekly on Thursdays
48,140
Full Page
Monthly
117,000
Full Page
Arizona Republic
503,080
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Arizona: Tucson
New Mexico: Albuquerque, Santa Fe, Las Cruces
California: San Diego, Los Angeles
Nevada: Las Vegas
Traditional media in these markets would run between $500,000 and $1 million, so we
recommend utilizing digital paid search and display advertising, as well public relations efforts,
to minimize costs but still enjoy productive reach.
D. International Target Audience.
To reach the target population in international markets, we recommend utilizing paid search and
display advertising to ensure the highest number of impressions at the highest efficiency.
Accordingly, we preliminarily recommend one million to two million impressions directed
specifically to the following markets: (1) Mexico, (2) Honduras, and (3) Guatemala.
VI.
The potential Plan thus includes: (1) direct, individual notice by first-class mail where possible,
with procedures for verifying addresses and resending undeliverable notices; (2) radio spots; (3)
newspaper placements; (4) online paid search words; (5) online website banner and social media
displays; and (6) public relations efforts. The Plan will focus on Maricopa County and the
greater Phoenix area with regional targeting beyond to surrounding states and international
targeting to three select countries.
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ESTIMATED COSTS
We will prepare an estimate of direct notice costs once the quality, quantity, and type of Potential
Claimant data becomes known. While the actual costs will be determined by the notice elements
chosen by the Parties and media costs applicable at that time, we can estimate the possible costs
of otherwise implementing the Plan described above as follows:
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