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Case Name	Anderson v. Kern County	JC-CA-0068
Docket / Court	1:90-cv-00205-GEB-JFM ( E.D. Cal. )
State/Territory	California
Case Type(s)	Jail Conditions
Case Summary	Case summary not yet recorded Summary not yet on record compress summary

Issues and Causes of Action

Issues

Constitutional Clause

Cruel and Unusual Punishment

Crowding

Crowding / caseload

Pre-PLRA Population Cap

Defendant-type

Corrections

General

Conditions of confinement

Disciplinary procedures

Disciplinary segregation

Restraints : physical

Suicide prevention

Medical/Mental Health

Medical care, general

Mental health care, general

Self-injurious behaviors

Suicide prevention

Plaintiff Type

Private Plaintiff

Type of Facility

Government-run

Causes of Action

42 U.S.C. � 1983

Case Details


Defendant(s)	County of Kern
Plaintiff Description	all prisoners in Kern County Jails from April 9, 1990 on
Indexed Lawyer Organizations	Prisoners Rights Union
Class action status sought	Yes
Class action status granted	Yes
Prevailing Party	Plaintiff
Public Int. Lawyer	Yes
Nature of Relief	Injunction / Injunctive-like Private Settlement
Source of Relief	Litigation
Form of Settlement
Order Duration	1990 - n/a
Case Closing Year	n/a
Case Ongoing	Yes

Additional Resources


Case Studies	After Decision: Implementation of Judicial Decrees in Correctional Settings Written: Oct. 01, 1977 By: M. Kay Harris & Dudley P. Spiller (Temple University) Citation: (1977) [ Detail ] [ PDF ]

Documents

Docket(s)

1:90-cv-00205-GEB -JFM (E.D. Cal.) 02/09/1998
JC-CA-0068-9000 PDF | Detail
PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]

General Documents

Findings and Recommendations (E.D. Cal.) JC-CA-0068-0007 PDF \| Detail Document Source: District Court
First Amended Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief 08/01/1990 JC-CA-0068-0002 PDF \| Detail Document Source: District Court
Order 09/28/1990 (E.D. Cal.) JC-CA-0068-0003 PDF \| Detail Document Source: District Court
Order 03/22/1991 (E.D. Cal.) JC-CA-0068-0004 PDF \| Detail Document Source: District Court
Order 03/25/1991 (E.D. Cal.) JC-CA-0068-0005 PDF \| Detail Document Source: District Court
Order 03/27/1991 (E.D. Cal.) JC-CA-0068-0006 PDF \| Detail Document Source: District Court
Order and Permanent Injunction 10/08/1992 (E.D. Cal.) JC-CA-0068-0008 PDF \| Detail Document Source: District Court
Judgement in a Civil Case 10/26/1992 (E.D. Cal.) JC-CA-0068-0009 PDF \| Detail Document Source: District Court
Stipulation and Order 11/09/1992 (E.D. Cal.) JC-CA-0068-0010 PDF \| Detail Document Source: District Court
[Ninth Circuit] Opinion [Affirming in Part and Reversing in Part] 01/13/1995 (45 F.3d 1310) JC-CA-0068-0001 PDF \| WESTLAW\| LEXIS \| Detail

People


Judges	Burrell, Garland Ellis Jr. (E.D. Cal.) JC-CA-0068-0008 \| JC-CA-0068-0010 \| JC-CA-0068-9000 Coyle, Robert Everett (E.D. Cal.) JC-CA-0068-0003 \| JC-CA-0068-0004 \| JC-CA-0068-0005 \| JC-CA-0068-0006 Moulds, John F. (E.D. Cal.) [Magistrate] JC-CA-0068-0003 \| JC-CA-0068-0006 \| JC-CA-0068-0007 \| JC-CA-0068-9000 Poole, Cecil F. (N.D. Cal., Ninth Circuit) JC-CA-0068-0001
Monitors/Masters	None on record
Plaintiff's Lawyers	Berry, Gina S. (California) JC-CA-0068-9000 Comiskey, Paul Wayne (California) JC-CA-0068-0002 \| JC-CA-0068-0010 \| JC-CA-0068-9000 Derevan, Richard (California) JC-CA-0068-0010 \| JC-CA-0068-9000 Fabricant, Deborah (California) JC-CA-0068-0010 \| JC-CA-0068-9000 Herman, Richard P. (California) JC-CA-0068-0002 \| JC-CA-0068-0010 \| JC-CA-0068-9000 Persons, Paul Turner (California) JC-CA-0068-0002 \| JC-CA-0068-0010 \| JC-CA-0068-9000 Rosen, Sanford Jay (California) JC-CA-0068-9000 Sala, H. A. (California) JC-CA-0068-0002 \| JC-CA-0068-0010 \| JC-CA-0068-9000 Stormer, Dan Lewis (California) JC-CA-0068-0002 \| JC-CA-0068-0010 \| JC-CA-0068-9000 Webb, Michael Joseph (California) JC-CA-0068-0002 \| JC-CA-0068-0010 \| JC-CA-0068-9000
Defendant's Lawyers	Barmann, Bernard Charles (California) JC-CA-0068-0006 \| JC-CA-0068-9000 Gallagher, Holly (California) JC-CA-0068-0010 \| JC-CA-0068-9000 Hagar, John H. Jr. (California) JC-CA-0068-0006 \| JC-CA-0068-9000
Other Lawyers	None on record