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Matched Legal Cases: ['§1983', '§ 1983', '§ 1983', '§ 1983', '§ 1983', '§ 1253', '§ 1983', '§ 1983']

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1 Torres v. Milusnic
2:20-cv-04450 (C.D. Cal.)
Filed 05/16/2020 - Case Ongoing
Warden of Lompoc
PC-CA-0079
2 Wilson v. Ponce
2:20-cv-04451 (C.D. Cal.)
Warden of Terminal Island
PC-CA-0080
3 Teneng v. Trump
5:18-cv-01609 (C.D. Cal.)
Filed 08/01/2018 - Closed
IM-CA-0129
On August 1, 2018, six non-citizens detained at the Federal Correctional Institution Medium II, also called Victorville, filed this putative class-action lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California. The plaintiffs, represented by the ACLU and the Civil Rights Education Enforcement Center, among others, sued the ... [view]
4 Mays v. County of Sacramento
2:18-cv-02081 (E.D. Cal.)
JC-CA-0134
COVID-19 Summary: This was a preexisting lawsuit addressing conditions of confinement in the Sacramento County Jail. On March 18, 2020, class counsel wrote the county to urge significant responses to the COVID-19 pandemic. The letter urged population reductions, and a variety of other steps (increasing education, access to cleaning supplies, ... [view]
5 Murray v. Santa Barbara
2:17-cv-08805 (C.D. Cal.)
Filed 12/06/2017 - Case Ongoing
JC-CA-0129
COVID-19 summary: This was a preexisting lawsuit addressing conditions of confinement in the Santa Barbara County Jail. On March 18, 2020, class counsel wrote the county to urge significant responses to the COVID-19 pandemic. The letter urged population reductions, and a variety of other steps (increasing education, access to cleaning supplies, ... [view]
6 Topete v. County of San Bernardino
5:16-cv-00355 (C.D. Cal.)
JC-CA-0125
On February 29th, 2016, a convicted prisoner filed this class-action lawsuit against San Bernardino County in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California. The lawsuit was filed under 42 U.S.C.§1983, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), and the Rehabilitation Act. Represented by the Prison Law Office and private counsel, ... [view]
7 Chavez v. County of Santa Clara
5:15-cv-05277 (N.D. Cal.)
Filed 11/18/2015 - Case Ongoing
JC-CA-0123
On November 18, 2015, pretrial detainees at the Santa Clara County Jail filed this class lawsuit in the U.S. District Court of Northern California. The plaintiffs had been imprisoned in solitary confinement from November 2014 to November 2015 without knowing why they had been placed there or opportunities to appeal the decision. While in solitary, ... [view]
8 Gray v. County of Riverside
5:13-cv-00444 (C.D. Cal.)
Filed 05/08/2013 - Case Ongoing
JC-CA-0105
COVID-19 Summary: This class action about medical care in the Riverside County jails settled in 2015. On April 4, 2020, plaintiffs brought a motion to enforce the consent decree, seeking implementation of expert-endorsed coronavirus-related protocols including social distancing. On April 16, the Court agreed, requiring planning and potentially ... [view]
9 Parsons v. Ryan
2:12-cv-00601 (D. Ariz.)
Filed 03/22/2012 - Case Ongoing
PC-AZ-0018
10 Hall v. Mims
Filed 12/13/2011 - Case Ongoing
JC-CA-0069
On December 13, 2011, four inmates of the Fresno County Adult Detention Facilities filed a class action complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California. The plaintiffs sued the Fresno County Sheriff's Office under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. 2011 WL 11557976. The plaintiffs, represented by the Prison Law Office, Disability ... [view]
11 Mitchell v. Felker
2:08-cv-01196-RAJ (E.D. Cal.)
Filed 05/21/2008 - Closed 2016
PC-CA-0056
On May 21, 2008, a California inmate filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR). The plaintiff, originally proceeded pro se but eventually represented by private counsel and the Prison Law Center, asked the ... [view]
12 Porter v. Speirs
06AS03654 (State Court)
Filed 12/19/2006 - Closed
JI-CA-0015
On December 19, 2006, a taxpayer filed an amended complaint in the Sacramento County, California, Superior Court naming, as defendants, the county's chief probation officer and the county's superintendent of schools. Plaintiff sought declaratory relief and to enjoin expenditure of public funds for alleged illegal conduct at the county's two ... [view]
13 L.H. v. Schwarzennegger
Filed 09/13/2006 - Closed 2014
CJ-CA-0008
On September 13, 2006, several Department of Juvenile Justice parolees filed this lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California. (They amended the complaint a week later.) The plaintiffs sued California and the persons and entities administering California's juvenile parole system under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. In their ... [view]
14 Hixson v. Hope
CV 029154 (State Court)
Filed 04/26/2006 - Closed
JI-CA-0014
On April 26, 2006, taxpaying parents of a juvenile son incarcerated in the San Joaquin Juvenile Hall filed a complaint in the San Joaquin County, California, Superior Court naming, as defendant, the county's chief probation officer and seeking to enjoin expenditure of public funds for alleged illegal conduct at the juvenile hall. Plaintiffs had ... [view]
15 Waters v. Woodford
06-451449 (State Court)
Filed 04/19/2006 - Closed
JI-CA-0016
On April 19, 2006, a taxpayer filed a complaint in the San Francisco County, California, Superior Court naming, as defendants, the members of the Correctional Standards Authority ("CSA") of the California Department of Correction and Rehabilitation. Plaintiff sought declaratory relief and to enjoin expenditure of public funds for alleged illegal ... [view]
16 Perez v. Tilton
17 In re Lugo
SC135399A (State Court)
Filed 05/26/2004 - Closed
CJ-CA-0003
On May 26, 2004, a prisoner at San Quentin State Prison in California filed this habeas corpus petition under state law in the Marin County Superior Court. The petitioner claimed that after a denial of parole on February 25, 2003, the California Board of Parole Hearings (BPH) failed to conduct a subsequent parole hearing within a year, thereby ... [view]
18 Farrell v. Harper
RG03079344 (State Court)
Filed 01/16/2003 - Closed 2016
JI-CA-0013
On January 16, 2003, a taxpayer whose juvenile nephew was a ward of the court filed this lawsuit in the Alameda County, California, Superior Court. The plaintiff filed under state law against the director of the California Youth Authority (CYA). She alleged that the CYA expended funds on policies, procedures, and practices that were illegal under ... [view]
19 Plata v. Brown (Newsom) / Coleman v. Brown Three-Judge Court
4:01-cv-01351 (N.D. Cal.)
Filed 04/05/2001 - Case Ongoing
PC-CA-0057
COVID-19 Summary: This is a longstanding case addressing health care and conditions of confinement for prisoners with mental illness, in California. In front of a 3-judge court previously convened to address overcrowding, on March 25, 2020, plaintiffs sought emergency releases of particularly vulnerable prisoners in light of the COVID-19 pandemic ... [view]
20 Stevens v. CA Youth Authority
Filed 04/04/2001 - Closed 2003
JI-CA-0012
On April 4, 2001, nine youths in custody of the California Youth Authority ("CYA") filed a lawsuit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against the CYA in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California. The youths, represented by both private counsel and counsel from the Disability Rights Advocates, sought injunctive and declaratory ... [view]
21 Budd v. Cambra
319578 (State Court)
Filed 03/13/2001 - Closed 2006
PC-CA-0034
On March 13, 2001, attorneys of the Prison Law Office in California filed suit in the San Francisco Superior Court on behalf of California taxpayers, Drs. Diane Budd and William-Zakee McGill, to challenge the failure of the California Department of Corrections (CDC) to comply with the California Health and Safety Code § 1253. On August 14, 2002 ... [view]
22 Plata v. Newsom
Filed 2001 - Case Ongoing
PC-CA-0018
NOTE: All documents relating to the prison overcrowding proceedings in this case, which led to imposition of a statewide prison population cap, affirmed by the Supreme Court, are presented in a different case record, PC-CA-0057. See "related cases" below. Summary: On August 20, ... [view]
23 Clement v. California Department of Corrections
Filed 05/23/2000 - Closed 2004
PC-CA-0015
On May 23, 2000, an inmate at the Pelican Bay State Prison filed a lawsuit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California against the California Department of Corrections. The plaintiff, who was represented by the ACLU and private counsel, sought injunctive relief and damages, alleging (1) that the ... [view]
24 Clark v. California
3:96-cv-01486-CRB (N.D. Cal.)
Filed 04/22/1996 - Case Ongoing
PC-CA-0005
On April 22, 1996, two prisoners with developmental disabilities, incarcerated within facilities run by the California Department of Corrections (CDC), filed a class action lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), and the Rehabilitation Act (RA), ... [view]
25 Armstrong v. Newsom
Filed 06/29/1994 - Case Ongoing
PC-CA-0001
On June 29, 1994, disabled prisoners and parolees in California filed this lawsuit in the U.S. District Court of the Northern District of California, charging that, on account of their disabilities, the two divisions of the California Youth and Adult Corrections Authority California, Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation ("CDCR") and Board ... [view]