In an interview Thursday, Ed Harness said his relationship with Louisville Police Chief Paul Humphrey is "cold." 

U.S. District Judge Benjamin Beaton said that it he doesn’t believe there 'is much sense or utility in a court trying to force a case like this to persist when the (DOJ) doesn’t want it to and the city doesn’t resist that position.'

"From Louisville Metro’s perspective, the proposed Consent Decree is an effective mechanism to keep the reform process on track and to provide third-party validation of Louisville Metro's progress by means of an independent monitor that will report to the public."

'I think that having a third-party monitor involved in some capacity is an important part of this,' Mayor Craig Greenberg said Friday 

In an interview on WDRB News, Humphrey said the city has negotiated an agreement with the Department of Justice and “regardless of whether it’s under a consent decree or oversight of federal government … is going to be striving toward constant improvement.”

Judge Benjamin Beaton expressed concern that he would be responsible for 'day to day operations' of the city's police force

The agreement comes after the DOJ found police and Metro government for years engaged in practices that violated the U.S. Constitution and federal law, including excessive use of force and searches based on invalid search warrants.