Feds put city of Portland on formal notice of non-compliance with Justice Dept. settlement agreement Updated 6:22 PM; Facebook Share The U.S. Justice Department has taken the first step toward probable mediation with the city over an impasse on stalled police reforms to address excessive use of force. Justice Department lawyers on Friday issued the city a formal notice of non-compliance with its 2014 settlement agreement - the first time it has taken that step since U.S. District Judge Michael H. Simon approved the agreement seven years ago. In February, the Justice Department found the Police Bureau failed to meet four key reforms under the settlement, citing inappropriate police use and management of force during protests last year, inadequate training, subpar police oversight and a failure to adequately share an annual Police Bureau report with the public