A U.S. District Court judge has ordered federal marshals to seize documents from the offices of controversial Arizona sheriff Joe Arpaio after he failed to turn over information to a court-appointed monitor related to an ongoing racial profiling case.

Judge Murray Snow rendered his order during an emergency hearing recently convened to discuss the matter. In the order, Snow stipulated that 1,459 IDs apparently taken from people by sheriff's deputies during law enforcement actions be made available to U.S. Marshals. Reportedly, all of the documents were otherwise set to be destroyed.

According to Yahoo! News, the judge also ordered that "computer hard drives, documents and other materials related to an investigation involving the judge by a confidential informant be given to marshals by the end of day Friday."

The outspoken Maricopa County sheriff did not attend the hastily called Friday hearing at the U.S. District Court in Phoenix. Later, a spokesperson for Arpaio stated that the "truth will come out during the hearing process."

U.S. Marshal David Gonzales told reporters that the information ordered seized by the court had been taken into possession by late Friday.

Meanwhile, Arpaio and other current and former employees face a slew of civil contempt hearings based on their repeated violations of court orders related to the longstanding trial. The proceedings are scheduled to kick off in September, and Arpaio has already boastfully admitted that he has committed civil contempt.

Potential penalties for the offenses range from fines, restitution and increased oversight by the court monitor. Those found guilty could also face formal criminal contempt charges.

In 2013, Snow ruled that Arpaio and his deputies racially profiled Latino drivers during traffic stops and wrongfully detained them, a decision stemming from a civil and immigrant rights group suit that was first filed in 2007.

The U.S. Justice Department has also previously filed a civil rights suit against Arpaio and his deputies related to claims of racial profiling.