Filed Date: Aug. 3, 1988
Closed Date: July 20, 1990
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In 1988, plaintiff filed a section 1983 suit pro se against the Warden of Montgomery County Detention Center. In her complaint, plaintiff alleged that defendant housed plaintiff in an administrative segregation unit because she tested positive for H.I.V. Plaintiff sought declaratory judgment that defendant's policies are unconstitutional and permanent injunctive relief prohibiting defendants from segregating plaintiff based on her medical condition.
After the District Court in Maryland (Judge Frederick Motz) consolidated plaintiff's case with two similar cases, the Detention Center addressed plaintiff's concerns and revised its policy regarding housing of inmates with H.I.V. As a result of this new policy, the parties agreed that further proceedings were unnecessary, and the court entered a consent decree in 1990. The docket for this case is essentially empty.
Summary Authors
Lauren Cutson (5/19/2005)
Motz, J. Frederick (Maryland)
Goering, Susan (Maryland)
Schwartz, Robert G. (Pennsylvania)
Berk, Linda D. (Maryland)
Henry, Karen L. Federman (Maryland)
Motz, J. Frederick (Maryland)
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Docket sheet not available via the Clearinghouse.State / Territory: Maryland
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Key Dates
Filing Date: Aug. 3, 1988
Closing Date: July 20, 1990
Case Ongoing: No
Plaintiffs
Plaintiff Description:
Inmate housed in an administrative segregation unit in the Montgomery Comity Detention Center because she has been tested positive for HIV virus
Plaintiff Type(s):
Public Interest Lawyer: Unknown
Filed Pro Se: Unknown
Class Action Sought: No
Class Action Outcome: Not sought
Defendants
Montgomery County (Montgomery), County
Case Details
Causes of Action:
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Injunctive (or Injunctive-like) Relief
Outcome
Prevailing Party: Plaintiff
Nature of Relief:
Injunction / Injunctive-like Settlement
Source of Relief:
Form of Settlement:
Court Approved Settlement or Consent Decree
Order Duration: 1988 - 1990
Issues
Jails, Prisons, Detention Centers, and Other Institutions:
Medical/Mental Health:
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