Case: Mohler v. Prince George's County

1:83-00573 | U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland

Filed Date: Feb. 24, 1983

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Case Summary

In 1983, plaintiff filed a complaint in the United States District Court in Maryland against Prince George's County and directors and employees of the county jail. Under this section 1983 action, plaintiff sought compensatory and punitive damages and declaratory judgment, alleging the jail staff's negligence and policies regarding sexual violence resulted in his sexual assault by other inmates during the time while he awaited trial. The complaint also alleged that over-crowding, lack of proper classification, and inadequate supervision of inmates contributed to the ""reign of terror"" that resulted in repeated sexual assaults. Two private attorneys and an attorney for the National Prison Project of the ACLU represented plaintiff. There is no docket available for this case on PACER, and the only document on file is the complaint, so we have no information on the result of this litigation.

Summary Authors

Lauren Cutson (5/19/2005)

People


Attorney for Plaintiff

Junkin, Timothy D. (District of Columbia)

Koren, Edward I. (District of Columbia)

Myers, Matthew L. (District of Columbia)

Ney, Steven (Maryland)

Salant, Steven (District of Columbia)

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Documents in the Clearinghouse

Document

1:83-00573

Amended Complaint

March 7, 1983

March 7, 1983

Complaint

Docket

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Docket sheet not available via the Clearinghouse.

Case Details

State / Territory: Maryland

Case Type(s):

Jail Conditions

Key Dates

Filing Date: Feb. 24, 1983

Case Ongoing: No reason to think so

Plaintiffs

Plaintiff Description:

Prisoner awaiting trial at the Prince George's County Detention Center who was sexually assaulted and raped

Plaintiff Type(s):

Private Plaintiff

Public Interest Lawyer: Yes

Filed Pro Se: No

Class Action Sought: No

Class Action Outcome: Not sought

Defendants

Prince George's County Detention Center (Prince George's), County

Case Details

Causes of Action:

42 U.S.C. § 1983

Constitutional Clause(s):

Due Process

Cruel and Unusual Punishment

Available Documents:

Complaint (any)

Outcome

Prevailing Party: Unknown

Nature of Relief:

Unknown

Source of Relief:

Unknown

Order Duration: 1983 - 0

Issues

General:

Classification / placement

Personal injury

Staff (number, training, qualifications, wages)

Jails, Prisons, Detention Centers, and Other Institutions:

Crowding / caseload

Assault/abuse by staff (facilities)

Type of Facility:

Government-run