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JAIL CONDITIONS
Lozeau v. Lake County

9:95-cv-00082 | U.S. District Court for the District of Montana

Filed Date: June 30, 1995

Closed Date: 2000

On June 30, 1995, five inmates at the Lake County Jail in Polson, Montana, filed a class action lawsuit under 42 U.S.C. §1983 against representatives of the county in the U.S. District Court for the District of Montana. The plaintiffs, represented by the American Civil Liberties Union, asked the court for declaratory and injunctive relief, alleging that their constitutional rights had been violated by overcrowding, poor maintenance of physical facilities, understaffing, poor classification pro…
JUVENILE INSTITUTION
CRIPA Investigation, Miles City (MT)

No Court Case | No Court

In 1991 the U.S. Department of Justice opened an investigation of the Pine Hills School for Boys pursuant to the Civil Rights of Institutionalized Persons Act 42 U.S. § 1997 et seq. Following two site visits in December 1991 and January 1992, the Justice Department issued a findings letter on September 28, 1992, which concluded that the conditions and policies at the facility violated the constitutional rights of the confined juveniles. The investigation revealed that there were not sufficient …
JUVENILE INSTITUTION
CRIPA Investigation, Helena (MT)

No Court Case | No Court

On June 30, 1992, the U.S. Department of Justice initiated an investigation of the Mountain View School for Girls pursuant to the Civil Rights of Institutionalized Persons Act (CRIPA), 42 U.S.C. § 1997. The investigation occurred on November 9-10, 1992 and the Justice Department issued its findings letter on February 26, 1993. The Department of Justice concluded that certain conditions at the detention center deprived the girls detained there of their constitutional rights. The investigation re…
JUVENILE INSTITUTION
Doe v. Holladay

1:77-00074 | U.S. District Court for the District of Montana

Filed Date: June 17, 1977

Closed Date: April 1, 1982

In May 1977, male juvenile students in a Montana correctional institution filed a class action lawsuit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, in the U.S. District Court for the District of Montana, seeking declaratory and injunctive relief against the Pine Hills School ("PHS") correctional institution. Plaintiffs, represented by Montana Legal Services Association and the National Juvenile Law Center of St. Louis University, complained primarily of the policies directed toward the maximum-security unit at PHS.…
INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY (FACILITY)
Travis D. v. Eastmont Human Services Center

6:96-cv-00063 | U.S. District Court for the District of Montana

Filed Date: Aug. 23, 1996

Closed Date: 2004

On August 23, 1996, attorneys for the Montana Advocacy Program and the Public Interest Law Center of Philadelphia filed a class action lawsuit in U.S. District Court for the District of Montana, challenging the conditions of treatment of Montanans with developmental disabilities who were being involuntarily confined in state institutions. Plaintiffs' complaint alleged violations of the Americans with 26 Disabilities Act, 42 U.S.C. §12101 et. seq.; Title XIX of the Social Security Act, 28 U.S.C…
PRISON CONDITIONS
Langford v. Racicot AND In Re: Conditions at Montana State Prison v. Montana

6:92-cv-00013 | U.S. District Court for the District of Montana

Filed Date: Feb. 13, 1992

This entry describes the consolidated federal class action lawsuits arising out of complaints about the treatment of prisoners in Montana State Penitentiary. The Initial Class Action SuitOn January 28, 1992, inmates at the Montana State Penitentiary filed a pro se lawsuit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against the Montana Department of Corrections in the U.S. District Court for the District of Montana. The plaintiffs alleged that their constitutional rights had been violated by poor medical care, denta…
PRISON CONDITIONS
Many Horses v. Racicot

2:93-cv-00037 | U.S. District Court for the District of Montana

Filed Date: April 21, 1993

On April 21, 1993, a class of women prisoners incarcerated at the Women's Correctional Center ("WCC") in Warm Springs, Montana, filed a class action lawsuit in the United States District Court for the District of Montana against the Montana governor and Department of Corrections, under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, alleging violations of their First, Eighth and Fourteenth Amendment rights; the Rehabilitative Act of 1973; and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. More particularly, the plaintiffs, w…
PRISON CONDITIONS
U.S. v. Montana

6:94-cv-00090 | U.S. District Court for the District of Montana

Filed Date: Dec. 1, 1994

Closed Date: 2002

In November of 1993, the United States government initiated an investigation of the Montana State Prison ("MSP") pursuant to the Civil Rights of Institutionalized Persons Act ("CRIPA"), 42 U.S.C. § 1997. The government recommended that reform be made in the areas of medical, dental, and psychiatric care, particularly with respect to medication practices, infection monitoring, management and staffing. In addition, the investigation revealed that inmates were inadequately protected against fire…
PRISON CONDITIONS
Sage v. Risley

2:85-00082 | U.S. District Court for the District of Montana

Filed Date: May 20, 1985

In 1985, visitors to the Montana State Prison filed a class action lawsuit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against the Montana Department of Corrections in the U.S. District Court for the District of Montana. The plaintiffs, who were represented by the American Civil Liberties Union, alleged that their constitutional rights had been violated when they were required to undergo strip searches before being allowed to visit the prison. Seven months after the initiation of the lawsuit, the parties entered …
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT
EEOC v. LES SCHWABS TIRES

9:06-cv-00149 | U.S. District Court for the District of Montana

Filed Date: Sept. 25, 2006

Closed Date: June 27, 2010

In September 2006, the EEOC's Seattle Field Office filed this suit in U.S. District Court, District of Montana, against Les Schwab Tire Centers of Montana, Inc. and Les Schwab Tire Warehouse, Inc. The complaint was brought under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act; it alleged that the defendant had harassed a Native American employee because of his race, and then retaliated against him when he complained. Judge Donald W. Molloy was assigned to the case. The employee who was allegedly discriminate…