Filed Date: Sept. 27, 2010
Closed Date: 2012
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On September 27, 2010, an Arizona prisoner, Robert Gamez, brought this suit in the U.S. District Court of the District of Arizona against the Arizona Department of Corrections (ADOC), under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The plaintiff, filing pro se, asked for both declaratory and injunctive relief, alleging that the ADOC violated his Fourteenth and Eighth Amendment rights by failing to provide adequate mental health services or sufficiently trained staff to deal with prisoners with mental health issues.
The District Court (Judge Frederick Martone) dismissed the original complaint with leave to amend for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted. Each of the first two amended complaints were also dismissed with leave to amend for the same reason.
On March 6, 2012, eighteen months after the original complaint was filed, Gamez filed a third amended complaint. The plaintiff, now represented by the ACLU National Prison Project, expanded the suit to include a class. New allegations included that the prison deprived prisoners of general health care, that prisoners did not receive adequate treatment even when they could receive care and that the defendants subjected prisoners in isolation to unconstitutional conditions.
However, in a ruling on March 21, 2012, Judge Martone dismissed the suit. He found that the sudden expansion of the case to include thirteen new plaintiffs and seeking class treatment was not "within the contemplation of the court" when it allowed for a third amended complaint. This, along with the 18-month complaint phase, led him to dismiss the case without prejudice.
On March 22, 2012, a team of lawyers from the ACLU, the Prison Law Office and private practice filed a lawsuit alleging similar claims against the ADOC. The case was filed as Parsons v. Ryan, with docket number CV12-0601-PHX-NVW. See related cases for more information.
Summary Authors
Jonathan Forman (7/7/2013)
Parsons v. Ryan, District of Arizona (2012)
For PACER's information on parties and their attorneys, see: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/4133206/parties/gamez-v-ryan/
Abela, Maya S. (Arizona)
Ahlers, James A (Arizona)
Alewelt, Jennifer (Arizona)
Acedo, Nicholas Daniel (Arizona)
Ackerman, Justin Michael (Arizona)
Amron, Brett Michael (Arizona)
Brizgys, Molly Patricia (Arizona)
Calderon, Sophia Helena (Arizona)
Celler, Richard Bernard (Arizona)
Colby, Mikaela Nicole (Arizona)
Daly-Rooney, Rose Ann (Arizona)
Dooley, Cathleen Marie (Arizona)
Durkin, Brenna Lynne (Arizona)
Eidenbach, Kristin T (Arizona)
Fathi, David Cyrus (District of Columbia)
Fettig, Amy (District of Columbia)
Gerlicher, Amelia Morrow (Arizona)
Hart, Sophie Jedeikin (Arizona)
Kendall, Ryan Matthew (Arizona)
Kendrick, Corene Thaedra (California)
Korch, Jeremy Simons (Arizona)
Lomio, Rita Katherine (Arizona)
Mitchell, Caroline N. (California)
Morgan, Jamelia Natasha (Arizona)
Mullenbach, Linda H. (Arizona)
Norman, Sara Linda (California)
O'Connor, Maura Eileen (Arizona)
Pochoda, Daniel Joseph (Arizona)
Polletta, Leonard Donald (Arizona)
Quereshi, Ajmel Ahsen (Arizona)
Ramachandrappa, Naveen (Arizona)
Rosenwasser, Steven J. (Arizona)
Specter, Donald H. (California)
Wilkes, John Laurens (Arizona)
Acedo, Nicholas Daniel (Arizona)
Anderson, Jon George (Arizona)
Bansal, Jessica Karp (Arizona)
Bass, Jonathan William (Arizona)
Bayles, Donald Hamilton (Arizona)
Bendor, Joshua David (Arizona)
Bennett, Erin Davies (Arizona)
Bojanowski, Timothy James (Arizona)
Bolick, Clint Daniel (Arizona)
Castillo, Jorge Martin (Arizona)
Chiasson, Laura Patrice (Arizona)
Cohen, Eden Gabrielle (Arizona)
Cott, Courtney Christine (Arizona)
Davis, Luci Danielle (Arizona)
Easter, Suzanne Marie (Arizona)
Espiritu, Nicholas David (Arizona)
Etcubanez, Marita Cecilia (Arizona)
Glynn, Courtney Rachel (Arizona)
Gottfried, Michael Evan (Arizona)
Grube, Charles Arnold (Arizona)
Guzman, Jamie Dennise (Arizona)
Hanger, Kevin Richard (Arizona)
Hazard, Gregory Michael (Arizona)
Kaeske, Michael Kaeske (Arizona)
Kelly, Christopher M. (Arizona)
Kronenberger, Karl S (Arizona)
Maraschino, Margaret Grace (Arizona)
Medzhibovsky, Leon Medzhibovsky (Arizona)
Miyake, Lika Cynthia (Arizona)
Moskowitz, Aaron Jay (Arizona)
Ray, Timothy Michael (Arizona)
Rosenfeld, Jeffrey M (Arizona)
Saenz, Thomas Andrew (Arizona)
Sandefur, Christina Maria (Arizona)
Sanderson, Virginia A (Arizona)
Simon, William Scott (Arizona)
Skinner, Oramel Horace (Arizona)
Stoltz, Mitchell Leff (Arizona)
Struck, Daniel Patrick (Arizona)
Sun, Christine Patricia (Arizona)
Tumlin, Karen Cassandra (Arizona)
Valenti, Richard Michael (Arizona)
Vondran, Steven Charles (Arizona)
Warner, Daniel Robert (Arizona)
Watanabe, Katherine Emiko (Arizona)
Weisbard, Jonathan F (Arizona)
Ackerman, Justin Michael (Arizona)
Beller, Courtney Rose (Arizona)
Christner, Dustin Allan (Arizona)
Fernandez, Anthony Joseph (Arizona)
Hancock, Christian Watson (Arizona)
Kartchner, Todd Stephen (Arizona)
Parham, Melissa Alice (Arizona)
Parkhurst, Joseph Lanius (Arizona)
Popolizio, Joseph John (Arizona)
See docket on RECAP: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/4133206/gamez-v-ryan/
Last updated Dec. 18, 2024, 6:26 p.m.
Docket sheet not available via the Clearinghouse.State / Territory: Arizona
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Filing Date: Sept. 27, 2010
Closing Date: 2012
Case Ongoing: No
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Arizona prisoner alleging that the Arizona Department of Corrections did not provide an appropriate number of staff to treat the mentally ill
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Class Action Outcome: Denied
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Arizona Department of Corrections, State
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