Case: Hiatt v. Adams County Ohio

1:93-cv-00585 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio

Filed Date: Aug. 19, 1993

Closed Date: March 23, 1999

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Case Summary

In 1993, plaintiffs filed a section 1983 class action suit against Adams County, Ohio, members of the Board of Commissioners, and the Sheriff of Adams County. In 1994, the district court for the Southern District of Ohio (Judge S. Arthur Spiegel) certified plaintiffs' class. Hiatt v. Adams Co., 155 F.R.D. 605 (S.D. Ohio 1994). According to the docket from PACER, plaintiffs filed an interlocutory appeal with the Sixth Circuit, which remanded the matter back to the district court. In 1997, the parties negotiated a settlement, and the court approved and awarded plaintiffs' attorney's fees. A year later, plaintiffs moved to reopen the case, and the court denied the motion, concluding that judgment in this case was final.

Summary Authors

Lauren Cutson (5/26/2005)

People


Judge(s)

Spiegel, S. Arthur (Ohio)

Attorney for Plaintiff

Armbruster, Robert (Ohio)

Attorney for Defendant

Landes, Mark David (Ohio)

Judge(s)

Spiegel, S. Arthur (Ohio)

Attorney for Plaintiff
Attorney for Defendant

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Documents in the Clearinghouse

Document

1:93-cv-00585

Docket [PACER]

March 23, 1999

March 23, 1999

Docket
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1:93-cv-00585

Order Certifying Class

May 2, 1994

May 2, 1994

Order/Opinion

155 F.R.D. 155

Docket

Last updated March 18, 2024, 3:10 a.m.

ECF Number Description Date Link Date / Link
1

COMPLAINT CLASS ACTION. (Summonses issued) ( no. pgs: 17) (wy) (Entered: 08/20/1993)

Aug. 19, 1993

Aug. 19, 1993

2

ANSWER by defendants. ( no pgs: 3) (wy) (Entered: 09/01/1993)

Sept. 1, 1993

Sept. 1, 1993

3

MOTION by plaintiffs to certify class action ( no pgs: 21 exhibits.) (wy) (Entered: 11/17/1993)

Nov. 17, 1993

Nov. 17, 1993

4

AFFIDAVIT of DAVID STUTTS supplementing motion to certify class action [3-1] ( no pgs: 5) (wy) (Entered: 12/03/1993)

Dec. 3, 1993

Dec. 3, 1993

5

NOTICE setting preliminary pretrial conference 12/30/93 at 9:00 a. m. before J. Spiegel. ( no pgs: 1) (ls) (Entered: 12/22/1993)

Dec. 20, 1993

Dec. 20, 1993

6

NOTICE setting this action for Preliminary PTC 8:30 3/9/94 no pgs: 1 (cc: all counsel) (wy) (Entered: 02/10/1994)

Feb. 8, 1994

Feb. 8, 1994

7

PRELIMINARY PRETRIAL ORDER by Judge S. A. Spiegel ; Preliminary pretrial conf was held on 8:30 3/9/94 ; discovery cutoff ddl set for 11/1/94 ;mtn filing ddl set 12/1/94 ; final pretrial conf set for 9:00 2/3/95; trial tentatively scheduled for 4/3/95 on-deck basis; expected to be 5-day bench trial. Settlement conference may be scheduled with Magistrate Judge Sherman. ( no pgs: 3) (cc: all counsel) (wy) (Entered: 03/10/1994)

March 10, 1994

March 10, 1994

9

MOTION by plaintiff for leave to file list of fact witnesses instanter ( no pgs: 2) (wy) (Entered: 06/22/1994)

June 22, 1994

June 22, 1994

10

MOTION by plaintiff for order to declare defts' offer of judgment inappropriate ( no pgs: 13 + exhibits) (wy) (Entered: 06/27/1994)

June 27, 1994

June 27, 1994

11

RESPONSE by defendants to plaintiffs' motion to strike defts' offer of judgment [10-1] ( no pgs: 12) (wy) (Entered: 07/07/1994)

July 7, 1994

July 7, 1994

12

Expert Witness list submitted by plaintiffs. ( no pgs: 2) (wy) (Entered: 07/21/1994)

July 21, 1994

July 21, 1994

13

Witness list submitted by defendants. ( no pgs: 2) (wy) (Entered: 08/29/1994)

Aug. 29, 1994

Aug. 29, 1994

14

Disclosure of Expert Witnesses submitted by defendant ( no pgs: 2) (wy) (Entered: 09/22/1994)

Sept. 21, 1994

Sept. 21, 1994

15

ORDER by Judge S. A. Spiegel denying motion for order to declare defts' offer of judgment inappropriate [10-1], granting motion for leave to file list of fact witnesses instanter [9-1] (cc: all counsel) ( no pgs: 2) (wy) (Entered: 11/08/1994)

Nov. 8, 1994

Nov. 8, 1994

16

JOINT MOTION for order setting matter for mediation and ddl for possible settlement ( no pgs: 3) (wy) (Entered: 11/14/1994)

Nov. 14, 1994

Nov. 14, 1994

17

ORDER by Judge S. A. Spiegel granting motion for order setting matter for mediation [16-1] ; Settlement conference before J. Sherman set for 11:00 12/20/94 (cc: all counsel) ( no pgs: 1) (wy) (Entered: 11/16/1994)

Nov. 16, 1994

Nov. 16, 1994

18

NOTICE of ; Settlement conference in Rm 716 reset to: 9:00 12/15/94 (cc: all counsel) (wy) (Entered: 11/23/1994)

Nov. 23, 1994

Nov. 23, 1994

19

ORDER by Mag. Judge Jack Sherman that defts provide pltfs with an offer of settlement by January 10, 1995 & pltfs offer a reply by Jan 24, 1995 ; conference will be held 9:00 2/17/95 to resolve any differences still outstanding (cc: all counsel) ( no pgs: 1) (wy) (Entered: 12/29/1994)

Dec. 29, 1994

Dec. 29, 1994

20

MOTION by defendant for proposed judgment entry of settlement ( no pgs: 2+) (vp) (Entered: 01/12/1995)

Jan. 11, 1995

Jan. 11, 1995

21

SCHEDULING ORDER by Judge S. A. Spiegel vacating original Scheduling Order (doc 7) , of ; Final pretrial conf date originally set for 2/3/95 and ; Trial date originally set for 4/3/95 , and ; Status conference has been set for 3:00 on 3/3/95 if matter is not resolved by mediation on 2/17/95 with MJ Sherman (cc: all counsel) ( no 1) (vp) (Entered: 01/13/1995)

Jan. 13, 1995

Jan. 13, 1995

22

MOTION by plaintiffs to continue the date of the status conference that is scheduled for 3/3/95 until a later date ( no pgs: 2) (vp) (Entered: 01/30/1995)

Jan. 30, 1995

Jan. 30, 1995

24

ORDER by Judge S. A. Spiegel granting motion to continue the date of the status conference that is scheduled for 3/3/95 until a later date [22-1] ; Status conference rescheduled for 11:00 on 4/26/95 (cc: all counsel) ( no pgs: 1) (vp) (Entered: 02/23/1995)

Feb. 23, 1995

Feb. 23, 1995

25

ORDER by Judge S. A. Spiegel this matter before Court for status conference the case will now proceed to trial as follows: ; Mtn filing ddl filed by 11/1/95 ; Discovery ddl completed by 10/1/95 ; Final pretrial conf tentatively scheduled for 10:00 on 1/4/96 ; Five day Bench Trial tentatively scheduled for 2/5/96 (cc: all counsel) ( no pgs: 1) (vp) (Entered: 05/08/1995)

May 8, 1995

May 8, 1995

26

NOTICE of hearing ; Final pretrial conf set for 10:00 1/4/96 ; Bench Trial set for 9:00 2/5/96 on an on deck basis (cc: all counsel) (vp) (Entered: 12/20/1995)

Dec. 19, 1995

Dec. 19, 1995

27

MOTION by defendants to continue Final PreTrial date ; proposed order attached ( no pgs: 2) (vp) (Entered: 12/22/1995)

Dec. 21, 1995

Dec. 21, 1995

28

MOTION by defendants to continue trail date of 2/1/96 to 4/96 ( no pgs: 4) (vp) (Entered: 12/22/1995)

Dec. 21, 1995

Dec. 21, 1995

29

ORDER by Judge S. A. Spiegel granting motion to continue Final PreTrial date [27-1], granting motion to continue trail date of 2/1/96 to 4/96 [28-1] ; Final pretrial conf reset for 3:00 6/14/96 ; Trial reset for 7/22/96 (cc: all counsel) ( no pgs: 1) (ph) (Entered: 12/28/1995)

Dec. 28, 1995

Dec. 28, 1995

30

MOTION by plaintiff to continue trial date ( no pgs: 3) (vp) (Entered: 01/12/1996)

Jan. 12, 1996

Jan. 12, 1996

31

ORDER by Judge S. A. Spiegel granting motion to continue trial date [30-1] ; Trial continued until 9:00 8/12/96 (cc: all counsel) ( no pgs: 2) (vp) (Entered: 01/18/1996)

Jan. 18, 1996

Jan. 18, 1996

32

RESPONSE by defendants to pltfs motionn for continuance of trial date [30-1] ( no pgs: 2) (vp) (Entered: 01/18/1996)

Jan. 18, 1996

Jan. 18, 1996

33

NOTICE of hearing ; Status conference set for 10:00 6/26/96 ; Final pretrial conf set for 2:00 7/19/96 before J Spiegel (cc: all counsel) (vp) (Entered: 06/04/1996)

June 3, 1996

June 3, 1996

36

NOTICE OF APPEAL by plaintiff from Dist. Court decision of ( no pgs: ) (ah) (Entered: 06/14/1996)

June 4, 1996

June 4, 1996

34

ORDER by Judge S. A. Spiegel that discovery shall be reopened ; Discovery ddl completed by 8/1/96 ; the pltfs shall have an opportunity to disclose additional fact witnesses by 7/12/96 (cc: all counsel) ( no pgs: 1) (vp) (Entered: 06/10/1996)

June 10, 1996

June 10, 1996

35

NOTICE of hearing ; Bench Trial set for 9:00 on 8/12/96 on an on deck basis before J Spiegel (cc: all counsel) (vp) (Entered: 06/13/1996)

June 11, 1996

June 11, 1996

ORDER OF USCA 6th: remanding the matter back to District Court [Appeal [36-1] ( no pgs: 1) Orig. in C-1-93-501 (ah) (Entered: 07/03/1996)

July 3, 1996

July 3, 1996

RECEIPT OF USCA APPEAL NUMBER - Number Assigned: 96-3734 Orig in C-1-93-501 (ah) (Entered: 07/03/1996)

July 3, 1996

July 3, 1996

38

MOTION by defendants to depose prisoners Klickner, Aceslinger and Sibert ( no pgs: 3) (dm) Modified on 07/10/1996 (Entered: 07/10/1996)

July 9, 1996

July 9, 1996

39

MOTION by defendants to depose Prisoner Collett ( no pgs: 3) (dm) (Entered: 07/10/1996)

July 9, 1996

July 9, 1996

40

NOTICE by defendant of taking deposition of Jeffrey Sibert #277-804 on 7/9/96 at 10:00 am ( no pgs: 2) (dm) (Entered: 07/10/1996)

July 9, 1996

July 9, 1996

41

NOTICE by defendants of taking deposition of James Aceslinger #296- 598 on 7/9/96 at 12:00 noon ( no pgs: 2) (dm) (Entered: 07/10/1996)

July 9, 1996

July 9, 1996

42

NOTICE by defendants of taking deposition of Karl G Klickner #239- 077 on 7/9/96 at 1:30 pm ( no pgs: 2) (dm) (Entered: 07/10/1996)

July 9, 1996

July 9, 1996

43

NOTICE by defendants of taking depositions of Persons listed at Adams County Jail on 7/18/96 beginning 10:00 am ( no pgs: 2) (dm) (Entered: 07/10/1996)

July 9, 1996

July 9, 1996

NOTATION ORDER by Mag. Judge Jack Sherman granting motion to depose prisoners Klickner, Aceslinger and Sibert [38-1] (cc: all counsel) (vp) (Entered: 08/20/1996)

Aug. 20, 1996

Aug. 20, 1996

NOTATION ORDER by Mag. Judge Jack Sherman granting motion to depose Prisoner Collett [39-1] (cc: all counsel) (vp) (Entered: 08/20/1996)

Aug. 20, 1996

Aug. 20, 1996

44

MOTION by parties for order to approve settlement ( no pgs: 24) (vp) (Entered: 11/12/1996)

Nov. 12, 1996

Nov. 12, 1996

45

NOTICE of hearing ; Fairness hearing set for 2:00 on 12/12/96 before J Spiegel in Rm 842 (cc: all counsel) (vp) (Entered: 11/20/1996)

Nov. 19, 1996

Nov. 19, 1996

46

NOTICE of hearing ; Fairness hearing set for 2:00 on 1/23/97 before J Spiegel in Rm 842 (cc: all counsel) (vp) (Entered: 12/18/1996)

Dec. 17, 1996

Dec. 17, 1996

47

LETTER to court from Wayne D Miller atty for Mr Willliam Hiatt regarding the personal i njuries suffered in Adams Cty jail ( no pgs: 3) (vp) (Entered: 01/02/1997)

Jan. 2, 1997

Jan. 2, 1997

48

LETTER from J Spiegel to counsel regarding letter received from Wayne D Miller atty for Willliam Hiatt ( no pgs: 2) (vp) (Entered: 01/02/1997)

Jan. 2, 1997

Jan. 2, 1997

49

CIVIL MINUTES: Proceeding before Judge S. A. Spiegel on fairness hrg; stmts of court and counsel; obj denied; settlement approved by Court and atty fees and costs granted; order to follow; Mary Ann Ranz Court Reporter (cc: all counsel) ( no pgs: 1) (vp) (Entered: 01/24/1997)

Jan. 23, 1997

Jan. 23, 1997

50

NOTICE by defendants of filing proof of ntc to class ( no pgs: 5) (vp) (Entered: 02/12/1997)

Jan. 23, 1997

Jan. 23, 1997

51

ORDER by Judge S. A. Spiegel granting motion for order to approve settlement [44-1] and awards class counsel fees and expenses in the amount of $53,000 hereby dismissing case (cc: all counsel) ( no pgs: 9) (vp) (Entered: 02/12/1997)

Feb. 7, 1997

Feb. 7, 1997

52

MOTION by plaintiff William Hiatt to reopen the case ( no pgs: 2+) (km) (Entered: 07/20/1998)

July 20, 1998

July 20, 1998

53

MEMORANDUM by defendants in opposition to pltfs motion to reopen class action [52-1] ( no pgs: 2) (vp) (Entered: 07/30/1998)

July 30, 1998

July 30, 1998

54

MOTION by plaintiff William Hiatt to strike memorandum [53-1] ( no pgs: 5) (vp) (Entered: 08/10/1998)

Aug. 10, 1998

Aug. 10, 1998

55

MOTION by plaintiff to reopen the class action case , or to refile as new action ( no pgs: 3) (seal) (Entered: 11/09/1998)

Nov. 9, 1998

Nov. 9, 1998

56

MEMORANDUM by defendants in opposition to pltfs motion to reopen or to file new class action [55-1] [55-2] () (vp) (Entered: 12/04/1998)

Dec. 3, 1998

Dec. 3, 1998

57

AFFIDAVIT of William D Klickner regarding motion to reopen the class action case [55-1] or motion to refile as new action [55-2] ( no pgs: 1) (km) (Entered: 12/11/1998)

Dec. 11, 1998

Dec. 11, 1998

58

ORDER by Judge S. A. Spiegel denying motion to reopen the class action case [55-1] denying motion to reopen the case [52-1] denying motion to refile as new action [55-2], denying motion to strike memorandum [53-1] [54-1]; the court concludes that jgm in this casee is final (cc: all counsel) ( no pgs: 5) (vp) (Entered: 03/23/1999)

March 23, 1999

March 23, 1999

Case Details

State / Territory: Ohio

Case Type(s):

Jail Conditions

Key Dates

Filing Date: Aug. 19, 1993

Closing Date: March 23, 1999

Case Ongoing: No

Plaintiffs

Plaintiff Description:

inmates of the Adams County Jail in Ohio

Public Interest Lawyer: No

Filed Pro Se: Unknown

Class Action Sought: Yes

Class Action Outcome: Granted

Defendants

Adams County Jail (Adams), County

Case Details

Causes of Action:

42 U.S.C. § 1983

Constitutional Clause(s):

Due Process

Due Process: Substantive Due Process

Cruel and Unusual Punishment

Available Documents:

Trial Court Docket

Any published opinion

Outcome

Prevailing Party: Plaintiff

Nature of Relief:

Injunction / Injunctive-like Settlement

Source of Relief:

Settlement

Form of Settlement:

Court Approved Settlement or Consent Decree

Order Duration: 1993 - 1998

Issues

General:

Disciplinary procedures

Totality of conditions