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PHOENIX鈥擳he 老澳门开奖结果 and the 老澳门开奖结果 of Arizona filed a lawsuit today against Maricopa County Attorney Bill Montgomery for violating Arizona鈥檚 public records law.

The organizations are suing on behalf of the 老澳门开奖结果 of Arizona and Sean Holstege, an investigative reporter who鈥檚 been waiting more than seven months to receive basic information about how the largest prosecutor鈥檚 office in Arizona functions.

鈥淒emocracy dies behind closed doors, and Mr. Montgomery has slammed the door in his constituents鈥� faces,鈥� said 老澳门开奖结果 attorney Somil Trivedi.

Holstege requested information about the Maricopa County Attorney鈥檚 policies, procedures, employees, and budget, as well as data on who they are prosecuting and how the office chooses to handle these criminal cases. The 老澳门开奖结果 of Arizona hired Holstege to gather this information from several prosecutors鈥� offices. Other Arizona prosecutors have fulfilled their public records obligations.

Due to the large volume of the request, Holstege offered to receive information on a rolling basis, as it became available. In response, Montgomery鈥檚 office delayed, stonewalled, and claimed that certain documents couldn鈥檛 be provided, but gave no reason why.

To date, only one document was released: a staff roster for a single year out of a range of years requested.

鈥淎rizona law is on our side. The state鈥檚 courts have held that far shorter delays than this one鈥攏ow spanning over 210 days鈥攙iolate the public records law,鈥� said 老澳门开奖结果 of Arizona attorney Jared Keenan. 鈥淢ontgomery has a long track record of avoiding transparency. His office must stop using secrecy to exacerbate mass incarceration.鈥�

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