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JUVENILE INSTITUTION
Johnnie K. v. Crist

1:82-cv-00182 | U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico

Filed Date: Feb. 18, 1982

On February 18, 1982, a class action lawsuit was filed pursuant to 42 U.S.C. §§ 1983 and 1988 in the United States District Court for the District of New Mexico on behalf juveniles confined in the New Mexico Boys' School (N.M.B.S.) in Springer, New Mexico, against the New Mexico Department of Corrections, the Director of its Juvenile Facilities Division, and the Superintendent of N.M.B.S. The plaintiffs, represented by both the Youth Law Center and private counsel, sought declaratory and injun…
INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY (FACILITY)
CRIPA Investigation, San Jose (CA)

No Court Case | No Court

From October 5 until October 9, 1992, the United States Department of Justice Civil Rights Division investigated allegations of abuse and inadequate care at Agnews Developmental Center in San Jose, California, pursuant to the Civil Rights of Institutionalized Persons Act (CRIPA), 42 U.S.C. § 1997. The investigation found that residents with developmental disabilities suffered physical harm as the result of neglect and abuse. Specifically, the investigation found constitutional violations resu…
PRISON CONDITIONS
Pyles v. Kamka

1:79-01864 | U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland

Filed Date: Oct. 4, 1979

Closed Date: Feb. 27, 1980

On October 4, 1979, a deaf Maryland prisoner filed this 42 U.S.C. § 1983 civil rights lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland, against officials of the Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services. Plaintiff, who was represented by the National Association of the Deaf Legal Defense Fund, sought declaratory and injunctive relief, alleging that the defendants failed to provide sign language interpreters to prisoners. On February 27, 1980, the District Cou…
PRISON CONDITIONS
Calvin and Capers v. Abate

91-44831 | New York state trial court

Filed Date: 1991

In 1991, this class action lawsuit was filed in the Supreme Court of the State of New York for the County of New York on behalf of newly-sentenced state prisoners against the New York City Department of Correction, the New York State Department of Correctional Services, and the New York State Division of Parole. The plaintiffs brought their suit pursuant to Article 78 of the New York Civil Practice Law and Rules, seeking injunctive relief to enjoin the swift transfer of newly-sentenced inmates …
PRISON CONDITIONS
Lamar v. Coffield

4:72-cv-01393 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas

Filed Date: Oct. 17, 1972

Two inmates of the Texas Department of Corrections (TDC) filed a pro se lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas on October 17, 1972, under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and 28 U.S.C. § 1343, alleging race discrimination and unfair segregation practices. On November 6, 1972, eight Spanish-speaking inmates moved to intervene, and the District Court granted their request on January 6, 1973. The United States Attorney General certified the case to be of general public impo…
POLICING
L.A. County Sheriff's Department (Kolts Report and Implementation)

No Court Case | No Court

Filed Date: 1992

Closed Date: 2014

In the summer of 1991, following four controversial officer-involved shootings of minorities, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors appointed Judge James G. Kolts to lead an inquiry into the Los Angeles Sheriff's Department (LASD) and its handling of brutality complaints.Judge Kolts appointed attorney Merrick Bobb as general counsel to lead the inquiry. Mr. Bobb was previously part of the Christopher Commission's investigation of the LAPD in the wake of the Rodney King incident. He assemb…

The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department: 1st Semiannual Report by Special Counsel Merrick J. Bobb & Staff

L.A. County Sheriff's Department (Kolts Report and Implementation)

Sept. 1, 1993

The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department: 2nd Semiannual Report by Special Counsel Merrick J. Bobb & Staff

L.A. County Sheriff's Department (Kolts Report and Implementation)

April 1, 1994

The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department: 3rd Semiannual Report by Special Counsel Merrick J. Bobb & Staff

L.A. County Sheriff's Department (Kolts Report and Implementation)

Dec. 1, 1994

The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department: 4th Semiannual Report by Special Counsel Merrick J. Bobb & Staff

L.A. County Sheriff's Department (Kolts Report and Implementation)

June 1, 1995

The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department: 5th Semiannual Report by Special Counsel Merrick J. Bobb & Staff

L.A. County Sheriff's Department (Kolts Report and Implementation)

Feb. 1, 1996

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EDUCATION
Congress of Hispanic Educators v. School District No. 1

1:95-cv-02313 | U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado

Filed Date: June 12, 1995

In 1969, this lawsuit was brought in the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado seeking desegregation of the Denver Public Schools. The Congress of Hispanic Educators and individually named Mexican American parents of minor children attending the Denver Public Schools intervened in 1974. Keyes v. School District No. 1, 576 F. Supp. 1503 (1983). On November 3, 1980, these intervenor-plaintiffs filed a supplemental complaint in intervention on behalf of Limited English Proficiency ("LEP…
JAIL CONDITIONS
DOJ CRIPA Investigation of Patrick County Jail, VA

No Court Case | No Court

In December 2001, the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice, acting pursuant to the Civil Rights of Institutionalized Persons Act ("CRIPA"), 42 U.S.C. § 1997 et seq., commenced an investigation into the conditions of confinement at the Patrick County Jail in Stuart, Virginia. Based on its investigation, the DOJ concluded that the conditions and practices at the Jail violated the constitutional rights of convicted inmates and pre-trial detainees. On March 6, 2003, the DOJ issu…
JUVENILE INSTITUTION
DOJ CRIPA Investigation Re: Los Angeles County Juvenile Halls

Never Filed | No Court

In 2001, the U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division (DOJ) launched an investigation into the conditions at the Los Angeles County Juvenile Halls (Central Juvenile Hall, Los Parings Juvenile Hall and Barry J. Nixdorf Juvenile Hall), pursuant to Civil Rights of Institutionalized Persons Act ("CRIPA"), 42 U.S.C. § 1997 et seq. and the pattern or practice provision of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994, 42 U.S.C. § 14141.Based on its investigation, the DOJ conclude…
CHILD WELFARE
Charlie and Nadine H. v. Corzine

2:99-cv-03678 | U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey

Filed Date: Aug. 4, 1999

Closed Date: April 25, 2023

On August 4, 1999, a group of children in the legal and/or physical custody of the New Jersey Division of Youth and Family Services (DYFS) filed this lawsuit against the State of New Jersey and DYFS in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey. Represented in part by Children's Rights, Inc., the plaintiffs alleged that DYFS failed to protect them from abuse, failed to provide them with services such as medical care, and failed to provide DYFS caseworkers with adequate resources and…

Case Dismissed (Involuntary)