Case: Head v. King

3:84-cv-00209 | U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana

Filed Date: March 2, 1984

Closed Date: 1994

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Case Summary

On March 2, 1984, inmates at the Louisiana State Penitentiary in Angola, Louisiana, filed a lawsuit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against the Louisiana Department of Corrections in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana. The plaintiffs alleged that their constitutional rights had been violated by the prison's treatment of inmates who were mentally ill or had an intellectual disability.

On April 7, 1989, the parties entered into a consent decree, where the defendants agreed in good faith to carry out the plaintiffs' proposed plan for mental health and intellectual disability treatment, which had been submitted on September 27, 1988. On January 28, 1994, the defendants asked the court to relieve them from their obligation to comply further with the consent decree and close the case. On February 1, 1994, the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana (Judge Frank J. Polozola) granted the defendants' motion to dismiss the case.

Summary Authors

Kristen Sagar (3/10/2006)

People

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Judge(s)
Attorney for Plaintiff

McGlasson, Robert L. (Texas)

Attorney for Defendant

Curry, Richard A. (Louisiana)

Kline, William Lester (Louisiana)

Kopsa, Joseph Erwin (Louisiana)

Levert, Jo Ann P. (Louisiana)

Documents in the Clearinghouse

Documents in this case

3:84-cv-00209

Docket (PACER)

Dec. 12, 1996

Dec. 12, 1996

Docket

3:84-cv-00209

Consent Decree

April 7, 1989

April 7, 1989

Order/Opinion

Docket

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Docket for: Head v. King
ECF Number Date Description Link
1 March 2, 1984

COMPLAINT (rgm) (Entered: 04/29/1993)

RECAP
March 2, 1984

This case is skeleton docketed 4/29/93 (rgm) (Entered: 04/29/1993)

PACER
March 2, 1984

Set magistrate assignment. (rgm) (Entered: 04/29/1993)

PACER
March 2, 1984

CASE REFERRED to Mag. Judge Stephen C. Riedlinger (rgm) (Entered: 04/29/1993)

PACER
March 2, 1984

This case is skeleton docketed 4/29/93 (rgm)

March 2, 1984

Set magistrate assignment. (rgm)

March 2, 1984

CASE REFERRED to Mag. Judge Stephen C. Riedlinger (rgm)

May 8, 1989

Case closed (rgm) (Entered: 04/29/1993)

PACER
May 8, 1989

Case closed (rgm)

168 May 10, 1993

NOTICE of Hearing: setting Status Conference immediately following the 9:30am stat cnf in 71-98 5/24/93, issued notices. (ph) (Entered: 05/11/1993)

RECAP
May 24, 1993

Status Conference held (ph)

169 June 8, 1993

ORDER...a stat conf was held on 5/24/93...matter will be reviewed in approx 60 days and assigned for another stat conf if the issues set forth in the 4/16/93 letter from counsel for the pltfs have not been resolved ( signed by Mag. Judge Stephen C. Riedlinger ), issued notices. (ph) (Entered: 06/09/1993)

RECAP
170 June 8, 1993

LETTER/Utter to Kline...re: task force (ph) (Entered: 06/09/1993)

RECAP
171 July 15, 1993

NOTICE of Hearing: set Status Conference for 2:30 7/22/93 before SCR, issued notices. (pah) (Entered: 07/16/1993)

RECAP
172 July 26, 1993

ORDER, Vacating administrative closure and protective order medical and mental health records of inmate members of the pltf class shall be produced upon request by counsel for pltf class. Pleadings and other papers filed in this case contaiing any reference to an id member of the ptlf class or any other inmate shall be filed under seal as an exhibit to the pleading or document. ( signed by Mag. Judge Stephen C. Riedlinger ), issued notices. (ph) (Entered: 07/27/1993)

RECAP
173 July 29, 1993

MOTION by John Head, James Phillip Shannon, Kevin Berry, Bobby Grisby, Bobby Thompson, Melvin Majors, John NMI Chambers, John Fulford, Billy McCoy to Show Cause ( Motion Hearing set for 8/20/93 ) (ph) (Entered: 07/30/1993)

RECAP
174 July 29, 1993

MEMORANDUM by John Head, James Phillip Shannon, Kevin Berry, Bobby Grisby, Bobby Thompson, Melvin Majors, John NMI Chambers, John Fulford, Billy McCoy, Thomas NMI Hurst in support of [173-1] motion to Show Cause by plaintiffs (ph) (Entered: 07/30/1993)

RECAP
175 Aug. 10, 1993

MOTION by John T. King, Ross Maggio to enroll additional counsel (ph) (Entered: 08/11/1993)

RECAP
176 Aug. 10, 1993

MOTION by John T. King, Ross Maggio to Extend Time (ph) (Entered: 08/11/1993)

RECAP
177 Aug. 11, 1993

ORDER denying [176-1] motion to Extend Time ( signed by Mag. Judge Stephen C. Riedlinger ), issued notices. (ph) (Entered: 08/12/1993)

RECAP
178 Aug. 11, 1993

ORDER granting [175-1] motion to enroll additional counsel enrolling additional attorney Richard A. Curry, Shannan Sweeney Rieger ( signed by Mag. Judge Stephen C. Riedlinger ), issued notices. (ph) (Entered: 08/12/1993)

RECAP
179 Aug. 18, 1993

LETTER/Rieger to SCR...re: confirm telephone conference (ph) (Entered: 08/19/1993)

RECAP
180 Sept. 3, 1993

ORDER granting [173-1] motion to Show Cause, setting Discovery deadline to 12/3/93 Parties are allowed to conduct discovery until 12/3/93 to ascertain the extent of the defts alelged past and present non-compliance iwth the terms and conditions of the consent decree entered in this case. ( signed by Mag. Judge Stephen C. Riedlinger ), issued notices. (ph) (Entered: 09/03/1993)

RECAP
181 Sept. 27, 1993

NOTICE of change of address/pltfs counsel (ph) (Entered: 09/28/1993)

RECAP
182 Nov. 9, 1993

ORDER, setting Status Conference for 2:00 11/15/93 to select a date for an evidentiary hearing (P. Sherrard), issued notices. (ds) (Entered: 11/10/1993)

RECAP
Nov. 15, 1993

Status Conference held (ds) (Entered: 11/17/1993)

PACER
Nov. 15, 1993

Status Conference held (ds)

183 Nov. 17, 1993

ORDER, terminated deadlines for discovery, parties may conduct additional discovery as they deem in their best interest. ( signed by Mag. Judge Stephen C. Riedlinger ), issued notices. (ds) (Entered: 11/17/1993)

RECAP
184 Jan. 28, 1994

MOTION by John Head, James Phillip Shannon, Kevin Berry, Bobby Grisby, Bobby Thompson, Melvin Majors, John NMI Chambers, John Fulford, Billy McCoy, Thomas NMI Hurst, John T. King that the court enter an order relieving defts from compliance with Consent Decree, Administratively closing this case, and finding defts have not ocmplied with all terms of Proposed Plan (ds) (Entered: 02/01/1994)

RECAP
185 Feb. 1, 1994

ORDER granting [184-1] motion that the court enter an order relieving defts from compliance with Consent Decree, Administratively closing this case, and finding defts have not complied with all terms of Proposed Plan ( signed by Judge Frank J. Polozola ), issued notices. (ds) (Entered: 02/02/1994)

RECAP
186 Feb. 1, 1994

LETTER/Curry...re: Motion and Stipulated Order (ds) (Entered: 02/02/1994)

RECAP
187 Feb. 1, 1994

ORDER, that clerk administatively terminate this action ( signed by Judge Frank J. Polozola ), issued notices. (ds) (Entered: 02/03/1994)

RECAP
188 Feb. 6, 1995

MOTION by John Head, James Phillip Shannon, Kevin Berry, Bobby Grisby, Bobby Thompson, Melvin Majors, John NMI Chambers, John Fulford, Billy McCoy, Thomas NMI Hurst, John T. King, Ross Maggio to Dismiss (ph) (Entered: 02/07/1995)

RECAP
189 Feb. 6, 1995

ORDER granting [188-1] I. This case shall remain administratively closed; II. THis case is dismissed effective 8/1/95 unless prior to that date either party files a writen motion objecting to such dismissal ( signed by Judge Frank J. Polozola ), issued notices. (ph) (Entered: 02/07/1995)

RECAP
190 Dec. 12, 1996

LETTER to Judge Polozola and J. Whitley from R. Stadler RE: Relocation of Clinical Services Unit I (hcj) (Entered: 12/19/1996)

RECAP

Case Details

State / Territory:

Louisiana

Case Type(s):

Prison Conditions

Healthcare Access and Reproductive Issues

Key Dates

Filing Date: March 2, 1984

Closing Date: 1994

Case Ongoing: No

Plaintiffs

Plaintiff Description:

9 inmates at the Louisiana State Penitentiary in Angola

Public Interest Lawyer: Unknown

Filed Pro Se: Unknown

Class Action Sought: Unknown

Class Action Outcome: Unknown

Defendants

State

Louisiana Department of Corrections

Facility Type(s):

Government-run

Case Details

Causes of Action:

42 U.S.C. § 1983

Constitutional Clause(s):

Cruel and Unusual Punishment

Other Dockets:

Middle District of Louisiana 3:84-cv-00209

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit 90-03846

Available Documents:

Injunctive (or Injunctive-like) Relief

Trial Court Docket

Outcome

Prevailing Party: Plaintiff OR Mixed

Relief Granted:

Injunction / Injunctive-like Settlement

Source of Relief:

Settlement

Form of Settlement:

Court Approved Settlement or Consent Decree

Order Duration: 1989 - 1994

Issues

Medical/Mental Health Care:

Intellectual disability/mental illness dual diagnosis

Mental health care, general

Mental health care, unspecified

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