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JAIL CONDITIONS
Prison Legal News v. County of Ventura

2:14-cv-00773 | U.S. District Court for the Central District of California

Filed Date: Jan. 31, 2014

Closed Date: April 5, 2018

This case was brought by the Prison Legal News (PLN) on behalf of prisoners and pre-trial detainees held in custody at Ventura County jails. PLN provides a monthly journal, informational brochures, and paperback books that all discuss issues involving the criminal justice system. PLN alleged that the Ventura County jails' mail policies and practices unconstitutionally restrict PLN's correspondence with inmates. More specifically, PLN argued that the Ventura County jails' mail policies lacked cl…
LABOR RIGHTS
Spillman v. Salvation Army

CGC-21-591364 | California state trial court

Filed Date: May 7, 2021

Case Ongoing

This case is a class action brought by participants in a California drug and alcohol rehabilitation program operated by the Salvation Army, the defendant in this case. The plaintiffs filed this action in the Superior Court of the State of California in the County of San Francisco on May 7, 2021. They bring their claims under several provisions of the California Labor Code. The case was initially assigned to Judge Anne-Christine Massullo but was eventually reassigned to Judge Ethan P. Schulman a…
PRISON CONDITIONS
Coleman v. Brown

2:90-cv-00520 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California

Filed Date: April 23, 1990

Case Ongoing

COVID-19 Summary: This is a class action for California prisoners with mental illness. After a three-judge court denied a motion for a prisoner release order as premature, plaintiffs sought relief before a single district judge. Relief has been achieved to an extent. The defendants have continued to comply with the broader injunction while staying mindful of the public health demands of the pandemic. In particular, the parties have been able to reach agreements concerning quarantine and isolati…
CRIMINAL JUSTICE (OTHER)
Youth Justice Coalition v. City of Los Angeles

2:16-cv-07932 | U.S. District Court for the Central District of California

Filed Date: Oct. 25, 2016

Case Ongoing

On October 25, 2016, the Youth Justice Coalition and two Los Angeles men filed this lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Central District of California. The plaintiffs alleged that the City of Los Angeles had violated the two individual plaintiffs’ due process rights through its practices in obtaining and enforcing “gang injunctions.” They further claimed that the practice harmed the Youth Justice Coalition, by diverting valuable and limited resources from the Coalition’s mission…
JAIL CONDITIONS
Disability Rights California Investigation of Orange County Jail

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This investigation concerns the conditions and treatment of incarcerated individuals in the Orange County Jail system. On March 22, 2018, Disability Rights California (DRC), an organization representing and advocating for these individuals, notified the County of its intent to monitor the jail facilities in keeping with DRC's monitoring authority as a protection & advocacy agency. In 2019, following DRC's urging, the County engaged Sabot Consulting, an expert team, to assess the jail system. Th…
PRISON CONDITIONS
Armstrong v. Newsom

4:94-cv-02307 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

Filed Date: June 29, 1994

Case Ongoing

On June 29, 1994, eleven California state prisoners and parolees with disabilities filed this lawsuit against the California Department of Corrections—now the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (“CDCR”)—in the U.S. District Court of the Northern District of California. Represented by the Prison Law Office, the Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund, and private counsel, the plaintiffs alleged that the CDCR had discriminated against them and all others similarly situat…
NURSING HOME CONDITIONS
Eidler v. Brookdale Senior Living

4:17-cv-03962 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

Filed Date: July 13, 2017

Case Ongoing

On July 13, 2017, elderly and dependent residents with physical or cognitive impairments who lived in assisted living facilities, represented by private counsel, filed this putative class action lawsuit in the US District Court of the Northern District of California under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) and California state law against the corporation that owned the facilities. The plaintiffs claimed that the defendant's California facilities and services failed to meet access…
LABOR RIGHTS
Gomez v. GEO Group

1:22-cv-00868 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California

Filed Date: July 13, 2022

Case Ongoing

On July 13, 2022, nine plaintiffs detained in one of GEO's facilities filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California against the GEO Group, a private prison corporation contracted by the federal government to detain immigrants. Plaintiffs filed suit to stop violations of California's labor laws, including minimum wage provisions, and forced labor in violation of state and federal laws. Plaintiffs alleged that GEO violated the California Minimum Wage Law, Unfair Com…
JAIL CONDITIONS
Babu v. Ahern (Babu v. County of Alameda)

5:18-cv-07677 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

Filed Date: Dec. 21, 2018

Case Ongoing

On December 21, 2018, detainees at California’s Alameda County Jail filed a class-action complaint for declaratory and injunctive relief against the County of Alameda in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. Represented by private counsel, the plaintiffs sued for violations of their rights under the Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments of the U.S. Constitution, the Americans with Disabilities Act, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, and California state law. The plaint…
JAIL CONDITIONS
Cole v. County of Santa Clara

5:16-cv-06594 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

Filed Date: Nov. 14, 2016

Case Ongoing

On November 14, 2016, five prisoners in the Santa Clara County Jail system with mobility disabilities filed this class action complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. The plaintiffs sued the County of Santa Clara under the American with Disabilities Act, the Rehabilitation Act, and state law. The plaintiffs, represented by Disability Rights Advocates and Rosen Bien Galvan & Grunfeld, sought declaratory relief that the County had violated their rights and inj…