The next quarterly status hearing will be held on Tuesday, April 23, 2024 at 10:00 am in Courtroom 14-South at the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri. The hearing will be held in open court and the public is welcome to attend, but only the parties and the Monitor will make presentations or comments at the hearing.

To afford the public the opportunity to be heard, the Court will permit member of the public to submit written statements in advance of the hearing. Any person wishing to provide written comments regarding the status of the implementation of the Consent Decree may do so by sending a written submission of no more than five pages to the Monitor at Fergusonmonitor@hoganlovells.com between April 19, 2024 and 5 p.m. on April 22, 2024. Persons making written submissions must include their full names. No telephone calls, anonymous submissions, or submissions that do not comply with these requirements will be considered. The written statements will not be docketed in the Court file, placed on the Court's website for this case, or otherwise read into the record of proceedings at this status hearing. However, the Monitor will forward all timely submissions to the parties and the Court for review and consideration before the hearing, and the parties, the Monitor, and/or the Court may address particular submissions at the hearing as deemed appropriate.

The public may also listen to the hearing on the court’s YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/c/USCOurtsMOED.

The next quarterly status hearing will be held on Tuesday, January 9, 2024 at 10:00am in Courtroom 3-North at the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri. This will be an in-person hearing. Any member of the public who wishes to speak at the hearing may do so by registering at Courtroom 3-North between 9:30 a.m. and 9:50 a.m. on the day of the hearing. Statements by members of the public will be taken in the order individuals sign up and will be limited to five minutes per person. All persons who address the Court must speak from the lectern, state their name, and direct their comments to the Court.

The public may also listen to the hearing on the court’s YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/c/USCOurtsMOED.

The Monitoring Team invites you to attend a town hall with members of the team who will be available to discuss and answer questions pertaining to the Fall 2023 Status Report and Fall 2023 quarterly Court hearing.