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Spain v. Procunier

3:73-01293 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

Filed Date: Dec. 28, 1973

Closed Date: 1983

On December 28, 1973, seven inmates at the Adjustment Center in the California State Prison in San Quentin, California filed a lawsuit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against the California Department of Corrections in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. The plaintiffs asked the court for declaratory and injunctive relief, as well as damages, alleging that their constitutional rights had been violated by the length and conditions of their confinement. In addition, they com…
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Clutchette v. Procunier

3:70-02497 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

Filed Date: Nov. 20, 1970

Closed Date: 1985

California prisoners filed a civil rights suit on November 20, 1970 under 42 USC Sec. 1983 for declaratory and injunctive relief (and in the case of one inmate, for damages as well) challenging the sufficiency of disciplinary procedures at San Quentin Correctional Facility. Among other things, inmates charged with offenses that could be referred to the District Attorney for prosecution as a felony, were informed that their request for counsel would be granted only when the inmate was questione…
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Nichols v. McGee

59-01187 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

Filed Date: 1959

Closed Date: Jan. 23, 1959

Sometime prior to January 1959, an African American inmate of the California State Prison at Folsom, filed a complaint pro se in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. The complaint alleged that various racially segregated practices at the prison violated the Equal Protection and Due Process clauses of the Fourteenth Amendment and sought to enjoin their use, and alternatively sought transfer to another prison. In particular, the plaintiff complained of being required…
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Muslim Community v. Colorado Department of Corrections

1:90-cv-00145 | U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado

Filed Date: Jan. 24, 1990

On January 24, 1990, prisoners filed a class action lawsuit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against the Colorado Department of Corrections in the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado. The plaintiffs alleged that the defendants had violated their constitutional right to religious freedom by failing to: (1) hire an Islamic chaplain, (2) allocate funds for Islamic materials and programs, (3) accommodate Islamic dietary requirements, (4) allocate space for Islamic materials, and by (5) discrimi…
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Floyd v. Ortiz

1:81-cv-01754 | U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado

Filed Date: Oct. 5, 1981

In October 1981, inmates at various state penal institutions in Colorado filed a pro se lawsuit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against the Colorado Department of Corrections in the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado. The plaintiffs claimed that the defendants had violated their constitutional rights, depriving them of property by keeping the inmate funds in non-interest bearing accounts.In February 1982, the parties entered into a settlement agreement in the U.S. District Court for the D…
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Marioneaux v. Colorado State Penitentiary

1:78-cv-01065 | U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado

Filed Date: Oct. 12, 1978

Closed Date: 1991

On October 12, 1978, maximum security prisoners at the Colorado State Penitentiary filed a class action lawsuit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against the Colorado Department of Corrections in the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado. The prisoners alleged that their constitutional rights had been violated by the prison officials' placement of prisoners in punitive and administrative segregation without due process, which was a failure to comply with the procedures set forth in the prison …
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Bartkus v. Manson

2:80-cv-00506 | U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut

Filed Date: Aug. 22, 1980

On August 22, 1980, Richard Bartkus filed a lawsuit in the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut against the Connecticut Corrections Department. This case was consolidated and named lead case with five other cases filed against the defendant in 1981 and 1982. The plaintiffs in the other cases were Palmer Gaines, Joseph L. Letezeio, Jr., and Ernest Bradshaw. The plaintiffs were represented by the Connecticut Civil Liberties Union and Legal Assistance to Prisoners. Othe…
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Washington v. Meachum

94-534616 | Connecticut state trial court

Filed Date: 1994

In 1994, the Superior Court of Connecticut heard a class action lawsuit filed by inmates of the Connecticut correctional institutions under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against the Commissioner of Correction, challenging regulations that authorized surveillance of prisoners' telephone use and mail. The inmates were represented by Connecticut Civil Liberties Union Foundation. They challenged the regulations as violating Connecticut law and the United States Constitution. The case was tried in state court…
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Lareau v. Manson

2:78-00145 | U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut

Filed Date: March 21, 1978

In 1980 inmates of the Hartford Community Correctional Center ("HCCC") filed separate lawsuits under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 in the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut against the Warden of the prison and the Commissioner of Corrections for overcrowding, inadequacies in health care, sanitation, food, heating, recreation, counseling services and safety. Plaintiffs were represented by various legal services organizations in Connecticut. The plaintiffs' actions were consolidate…
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Women Prisoners of DC Department of Corrections v. District of Columbia

1:93-cv-02052 | U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia

Filed Date: Oct. 1, 1993

Closed Date: 2004

On October 1, 1993, a group of female prisoners of the District of Columbia filed a class action lawsuit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against the District of Columbia Department of Corrections in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. The plaintiffs asked the court for declaratory and injunctive relief, as well as damages, alleging that their constitutional rights had been violated by sexual abuse from prison staff, who they claimed had used physical force and threats of physical forc…