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CHILD WELFARE
David B. v. McDonald

1:79-cv-01662 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois

Filed Date: April 25, 1979

Closed Date: 1998

On April 25, 1979, a class action lawsuit was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, on behalf of a class of children in Cook County, Illinois, who were either wards of the juvenile court or had petitions for wardship pending, and had emotional, physical, or mental disabilities. The plaintiffs represented by the Cook County Public Guardian alleged that the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services (DCSF), the Illinois Department of Mental Health and D…
JAIL CONDITIONS
U.S. v. Maricopa County

2:97-cv-02273 | U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona

Filed Date: Oct. 30, 1997

Closed Date: Nov. 18, 1997

The U.S. Justice Department filed a lawsuit against Maricopa County Arizona officials in the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona on October 31, 1997, under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. This action stems from an investigation authorized under the Civil Rights of Institutionalized Persons Act (CRIPA), 42 U.S.C. § 1997, as a result of allegations that poor conditions in the Maricopa County Jails (Jails) violated inmates' constitutional rights. The investigation was commenced on August 8, 1995, an…
JAIL CONDITIONS
Foster v. Fulton County

1:99-cv-00900 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia

Filed Date: April 8, 1999

Closed Date: 2015

On April 8, 1999, inmates at the Foster County Jail in Atlanta, Georgia, who had tested positive for HIV, filed this class action lawsuit against county officials. The plaintiffs, represented by the Southern Center for Human Rights, brought the suit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. They alleged that the defendants' policies, which denied even basic medical care to HIV-positive prisoners, were sufficient to meet the deliberate indifference…
JAIL CONDITIONS
United States v. Shelby County

2:02-cv-02633 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee

Filed Date: Aug. 12, 2002

Closed Date: 2002

On August 12, 2002, the United States filed a lawsuit against Shelby County, Tennessee, under the Civil Rights of Institutionalized Persons Act (CRIPA), 42 U.S.C. § 1997, in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee, Memphis Division. The government asked the court for injunctive relief, alleging that conditions at Shelby County Jail violated the rights, privileges and immunities of those incarcerated there. Specific problems included security and staffing, medical and menta…
JUVENILE INSTITUTION
Inmates of Boys' Training School v. Lindgren

1:71-cv-04529 | U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island

Filed Date: Jan. 6, 1998

Closed Date: July 24, 2017

In 1971, a group of juvenile inmates filed suit in the United States District Court, in the District of Rhode Island pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 to challenge conditions of their confinement at the Rhode Island's Boys' Training School. The plaintiffs sought declaratory and injunctive relief, as well as class certification.In 1972, a temporary restraining order was entered by Judge Raymond Pettine and the matter was certified as a class action. On July 28, 1972, Judge Pettine issued an order f…
JUVENILE INSTITUTION
Horton v. Williams

3:94-cv-05428 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington

Filed Date: Aug. 11, 1994

Closed Date: Aug. 23, 2001

On August 11, 1994, juvenile plaintiffs filed a § 1983 civil rights class action suit in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington (Tacoma), challenging conditions of confinement at the Green Hill School (GHS). Plaintiffs were represented by attorneys for the National Center for Youth Law Columbia Legal Services and sought declaratory and injunctive relief.Plaintiffs amended their Complaint on August 17, 1994. Defendants moved to dismiss, which was denied by the District …
INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY (FACILITY)
Richard S. v. Dept. of Developmental Services of California

8:97-cv-00219 | U.S. District Court for the Central District of California

Filed Date: March 20, 1997

Closed Date: 2005

On March 20, 1997, Richard S. filed a class-action lawsuit and an application for a temporary restraining order in the United States District Court for the Central District of California against the Department of Developmental Services for the State of California and Fairview Developmental Center. Richard S. was a resident of Fairview and was represented by a private attorney. William Cable, M.D. served as guardian ad litem for the class members, developmentally disabled clients without conserv…
PRISON CONDITIONS
Carniello v. Singletary

3:90-cv-00711 | U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida

Filed Date: Aug. 10, 1990

Closed Date: 1996

On August 10, 1990, inmates at the Florida State Prison in Bradford County, Florida filed a pro se class action lawsuit under 42 U.S.C. §1983 against the Florida Department of Corrections in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida. The plaintiffs alleged that the defendants had violated their constitutional rights by confining them in conditions of administrative segregation, close management, disciplinary confinement, Q-wing, and on the yard suspension list. The plaintiffs…
PRISON CONDITIONS
Plyler v. Moore

3:82-cv-00876 | U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina

Filed Date: May 5, 1982

Closed Date: 1999

On May 5, 1982, a group of adult prisoners confined by the State of South Carolina filed a class action lawsuit under 42 U.S.C. §1983 against the South Carolina Department of Corrections in the U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina. The plaintiffs, who were represented by the National Prison Project of the American Civil Liberties Union, claimed that the defendants had discriminated against them by refusing to offer them the same environment and opportunities that were offered…
PRISON CONDITIONS
Lindell v. Frank

3:02-cv-00021 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin

Filed Date: Jan. 17, 2002

Closed Date: 2005

On January 17, 2002, a prisoner confined at the Supermax Correctional Institution (Supermax) in Boscobel, Wisconsin, filed a lawsuit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 in the United States District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin against employees of the Wisconsin Department of Corrections and Supermax. The plaintiff claimed that prison rules and practices violated the First and Fourteenth Amendments and the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA). 42 U.S.C. § 2000cc-1. …