Brian A. v. Sundquist | Civil Rights Litigation Clearinghouse

Issues

Benefit Source

Adoption Assistance and Child Welfare Act

Medicaid

Constitutional Clause

Due Process

Content of Injunction

Goals and Timekeeping

Hire

Monitor/Master

Monitoring

Other requirements regarding hiring, promotion, retention

Receivership

Recordkeeping

Reporting

Crowding

Crowding / caseload

Defendant-type

Jurisdiction-wide

Disability

disability, unspecified

Least restrictive environment

Mental impairment

General

Adoption

Assault/abuse by residents/inmates/students

Classification / placement

Education

Emergency shelter

Failure to train

Family abuse and neglect

Family reunification

Foster care (benefits, training)

Funding

Grievance Procedures

Housing assistance

Individualized planning

Parents (visitation, involvement)

Placement in mental health facilities

Placement in shelters

Poverty/homelessness

Siblings (visitation, placement)

Special education

Staff (number, training, qualifications, wages)

Timeliness of case assignment

Visiting

Wait lists

Youth / Adult separation

Medical/Mental Health

Mental health care, general

Mental health care, unspecified

Mental Disability

Mental Illness, Unspecified

Plaintiff Type

Private Plaintiff

Causes of Action

Adoption Assistance and Child Welfare Act of 1980 (AACWA), 42 U.S.C. § 620 et seq.
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), 42 U.S.C. §§ 12111 et seq.
Section 504 (Rehabilitation Act), 29 U.S.C. § 701
Title VI, Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000d et seq.


Defendant(s)	Tennessee Department of Children's Services
Plaintiff Description	All foster children who are or will be in the custody of DCS in Tennessee; subclass of children in the Class who are African-American
Indexed Lawyer Organizations	Children's Rights, Inc.
Class action status sought	Yes
Class action status granted	Yes
Filed Pro Se	No
Prevailing Party	Plaintiff
Public Int. Lawyer	Yes
Nature of Relief	Attorneys fees Injunction / Injunctive-like Settlement
Source of Relief	Settlement
Form of Settlement	Court Approved Settlement or Consent Decree
Order Duration	2001 - 2018
Filing Year	2000
Case Ongoing	Yes


	Legal Accountability in the Service-Based Welfare State: Lessons from Child Welfare Reform Date: Summer 2009 By: Kathleen G. Noonan, Charles F. Sabel, William H. Simon (Center for High Impact Philanthropy , Columbia Law School and Stanford Law School Faculty) Citation: 34 Law & Soc. Inquiry 523 (Summer 2009) [ Detail ] [ External Link ]

Docket(s)

3:00−cv−00445 (M.D. Tenn.)
CW-TN-0001-9000.pdf | Detail
Date: 01/18/2019
Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]

General Documents

Complaint - Class Action - for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief CW-TN-0001-0001.pdf \| External Link \| Detail Date: 05/10/2000
Opinion (149 F.Supp.2d 941) (M.D. Tenn.) CW-TN-0001-0009.pdf \| WESTLAW\| LEXIS \| Detail Date: 10/26/2000 Source: Westlaw
Settlement Agreement CW-TN-0001-0002.pdf \| External Link \| Detail Date: 07/27/2001
Plaintiff's Motion for Contempt of Consent Decree and Further Remedial Relief CW-TN-0001-0003.pdf \| External Link \| Detail Date: 11/20/2003
Monitoring Report CW-TN-0001-0004.pdf \| External Link \| Detail Date: 01/19/2007
Modified Settlement Agreement [ECF# 265] CW-TN-0001-0018.pdf \| Detail Date: 05/11/2007 Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]
Stipulated Modifications to the Settlement Agreement and Request for Court approval of the 2008 modified Settlement Agreement [ECF# 281] CW-TN-0001-0017.pdf \| Detail Date: 09/01/2008 Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]
STIPULATED MODIFICATIONS TO THE SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND REQUEST FOR COURT APPROVAL OF THE JANUARY 2009 MODIFIED SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT CW-TN-0001-0016.pdf \| Detail Date: 01/11/2009
SUPPLEMENTAL COMPLAINT FOR INJUNCTIVE AND DECLARATORY RELIEF [ECF# 344] CW-TN-0001-0015.pdf \| Detail Date: 11/09/2009 Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]
SECOND SUPPLEMENTAL COMPLAINT FOR INJUNCTIVE AND DECLARATORY RELIEF [ECF# 336] CW-TN-0001-0014.pdf \| Detail Date: 11/12/2009 Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]
Second Supplemental Complaint for Injunctive and Declaratory Relief [ECF# 377-2] CW-TN-0001-0006.pdf \| Detail Date: 11/12/2009 Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]
Order [ECF# 377] (M.D. Tenn.) CW-TN-0001-0007.pdf \| Detail Date: 02/23/2010 Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]
Order [ECF# 377] (M.D. Tenn.) CW-TN-0001-0013.pdf \| Detail Date: 02/23/2010 Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]
ORDER [ECF# 401] (M.D. Tenn.) CW-TN-0001-0012.pdf \| Detail Date: 03/30/2010 Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]
JOINT STIPULATION EXTENDING MONITORING [ECF# 405] (M.D. Tenn.) CW-TN-0001-0011.pdf \| Detail Date: 06/29/2010 Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]
2010 Modified Settlement Agreement and Exit Plan [ECF# 411] CW-TN-0001-0005.pdf \| Detail Date: 11/01/2010 Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]
Joint stipulation seeking court approval of proposed 2010 modified settlement agreement and exit plan [ECF# 410] CW-TN-0001-0010.pdf \| Detail Date: 11/10/2010 Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]
July 2011 Modified Settlement Agreement and Exit Plan [ECF# 434] CW-TN-0001-0008.pdf \| Detail Date: 07/01/2011 Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]
Order [ECF# 482] (M.D. Tenn.) CW-TN-0001-0019.pdf \| Detail Date: 02/08/2013 Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]
Stipulated One-Time Modification of Section XC.A of the October 2012 Modified Settlement Agreement and Exit Plan and Request for Court Approval [ECF# 497] CW-TN-0001-0021.pdf \| Detail Date: 09/16/2013 Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]
September 2013 Modified Settlement Agreement and Exit Plan [ECF# 499] CW-TN-0001-0020.pdf \| Detail Date: 09/19/2013 Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]
Order [ECF# 508] (M.D. Tenn.) CW-TN-0001-0022.pdf \| Detail Date: 02/11/2014 Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]
Joint Stipulation Seeking Court Approval of Proposed September 2014 Modified Settlement Agreement and Exit Plan [ECF# 525] CW-TN-0001-0024.pdf \| Detail Date: 09/02/2014 Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]
Stipulated One-Time Modification of Section XV.A of the September 2013 Modified Settlement Agreement and Exit Plan and Request for Court Approval [ECF# 526] CW-TN-0001-0023.pdf \| Detail Date: 09/02/2014 Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]
Corrected Proposed Joint Stipulated Modification of Setember 19, 2014 Order and Request for Court Approval [ECF# 533] CW-TN-0001-0025.pdf \| Detail Date: 12/18/2014 Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]
Corrected Proposed Joint Stipulated Modification of September 19, 2014 Order and Request for Court Approval [ECF# 533] CW-TN-0001-0026.pdf \| Detail Date: 12/18/2014 Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]
September 2015 Modified Settlement Agreement and Exit Plan [ECF# 547] CW-TN-0001-0027.pdf \| Detail Date: 10/05/2015 Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]
April 2016 Modified Settlement Agreement and Exit Plan [ECF# 555] CW-TN-0001-0028.pdf \| Detail Date: 04/11/2016 Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]


Judges	Brown, Joe B. (M.D. Tenn.) [Magistrate] CW-TN-0001-9000 Campbell, Todd J. (M.D. Tenn.) CW-TN-0001-0002 \| CW-TN-0001-0005 \| CW-TN-0001-0007 \| CW-TN-0001-0008 \| CW-TN-0001-0009 \| CW-TN-0001-0010 \| CW-TN-0001-0011 \| CW-TN-0001-0012 \| CW-TN-0001-0013 \| CW-TN-0001-0016 \| CW-TN-0001-0017 \| CW-TN-0001-0018 \| CW-TN-0001-0019 \| CW-TN-0001-0020 \| CW-TN-0001-0021 \| CW-TN-0001-0022 \| CW-TN-0001-0023 \| CW-TN-0001-0024 \| CW-TN-0001-0026 \| CW-TN-0001-0027 \| CW-TN-0001-0028 \| CW-TN-0001-9000 Crenshaw, Waverly David Jr. (M.D. Tenn.) CW-TN-0001-9000
Plaintiff's Lawyers	Almonrode, Patrick S. (New York) CW-TN-0001-0006 \| CW-TN-0001-0014 \| CW-TN-0001-0015 \| CW-TN-0001-9000
	Cohen, Melissa A. (New York) CW-TN-0001-0008 \| CW-TN-0001-0021 \| CW-TN-0001-9000
	Davies, Wade V. (Tennessee) CW-TN-0001-0005 \| CW-TN-0001-0006 \| CW-TN-0001-0008 \| CW-TN-0001-0010 \| CW-TN-0001-0011 \| CW-TN-0001-0014 \| CW-TN-0001-0015 \| CW-TN-0001-0016 \| CW-TN-0001-0017 \| CW-TN-0001-0018 \| CW-TN-0001-0020 \| CW-TN-0001-0021 \| CW-TN-0001-0023 \| CW-TN-0001-0024 \| CW-TN-0001-0025 \| CW-TN-0001-0026 \| CW-TN-0001-0027 \| CW-TN-0001-0028
	Dixon, Jacqueline (Tennessee) CW-TN-0001-0001 \| CW-TN-0001-0005 \| CW-TN-0001-0006 \| CW-TN-0001-0008 \| CW-TN-0001-0010 \| CW-TN-0001-0011 \| CW-TN-0001-0014 \| CW-TN-0001-0015 \| CW-TN-0001-0016 \| CW-TN-0001-0017 \| CW-TN-0001-0018 \| CW-TN-0001-0020 \| CW-TN-0001-0021 \| CW-TN-0001-0023 \| CW-TN-0001-0024 \| CW-TN-0001-0025 \| CW-TN-0001-0026 \| CW-TN-0001-0027 \| CW-TN-0001-0028 \| CW-TN-0001-9000
	Fields, Richard (Tennessee) CW-TN-0001-0005 \| CW-TN-0001-0006 \| CW-TN-0001-0008 \| CW-TN-0001-0010 \| CW-TN-0001-0011 \| CW-TN-0001-0014 \| CW-TN-0001-0015 \| CW-TN-0001-0016 \| CW-TN-0001-0017 \| CW-TN-0001-0018
	Gerard, Daniele (New York) CW-TN-0001-9000
	Gray, Douglas C. (New York) CW-TN-0001-9000
	Grewal-Kok, Yasmin (New York) CW-TN-0001-0006 \| CW-TN-0001-0014 \| CW-TN-0001-0015 \| CW-TN-0001-9000
	Guth, Michael A. (Tennessee) CW-TN-0001-9000
	Hutton, Robert L. (Tennessee) CW-TN-0001-0005 \| CW-TN-0001-0006 \| CW-TN-0001-0008 \| CW-TN-0001-0010 \| CW-TN-0001-0014 \| CW-TN-0001-0015 \| CW-TN-0001-0016 \| CW-TN-0001-0017 \| CW-TN-0001-0018 \| CW-TN-0001-0020 \| CW-TN-0001-0021 \| CW-TN-0001-0023 \| CW-TN-0001-0024 \| CW-TN-0001-0025 \| CW-TN-0001-0026 \| CW-TN-0001-0027 \| CW-TN-0001-0028
	Kendrick, Corene (New York) CW-TN-0001-9000
	Lowry, Marcia Robinson (New York) CW-TN-0001-0001 \| CW-TN-0001-0002 \| CW-TN-0001-0003 \| CW-TN-0001-0005 \| CW-TN-0001-0006 \| CW-TN-0001-0008 \| CW-TN-0001-0010 \| CW-TN-0001-0011 \| CW-TN-0001-0014 \| CW-TN-0001-0015 \| CW-TN-0001-0016 \| CW-TN-0001-0017 \| CW-TN-0001-0018 \| CW-TN-0001-0020 \| CW-TN-0001-0021 \| CW-TN-0001-9000
	Lustbader, Ira P. (New York) CW-TN-0001-0001 \| CW-TN-0001-0005 \| CW-TN-0001-0006 \| CW-TN-0001-0008 \| CW-TN-0001-0011 \| CW-TN-0001-0014 \| CW-TN-0001-0015 \| CW-TN-0001-0016 \| CW-TN-0001-0017 \| CW-TN-0001-0018 \| CW-TN-0001-0021 \| CW-TN-0001-0023 \| CW-TN-0001-0024 \| CW-TN-0001-0025 \| CW-TN-0001-0026 \| CW-TN-0001-0027 \| CW-TN-0001-0028 \| CW-TN-0001-9000
	Pierotti, John W. (Tennessee) CW-TN-0001-0006 \| CW-TN-0001-0011 \| CW-TN-0001-0014 \| CW-TN-0001-0015 \| CW-TN-0001-0016 \| CW-TN-0001-0017 \| CW-TN-0001-0018
	Powell, Jeffrey K. (New York) CW-TN-0001-9000
	Raybin, David Louis (Tennessee) CW-TN-0001-0001 \| CW-TN-0001-0002 \| CW-TN-0001-0005 \| CW-TN-0001-0006 \| CW-TN-0001-0008 \| CW-TN-0001-0010 \| CW-TN-0001-0011 \| CW-TN-0001-0014 \| CW-TN-0001-0015 \| CW-TN-0001-0016 \| CW-TN-0001-0017 \| CW-TN-0001-0018 \| CW-TN-0001-0020 \| CW-TN-0001-0021 \| CW-TN-0001-0023 \| CW-TN-0001-0024 \| CW-TN-0001-0025 \| CW-TN-0001-0026 \| CW-TN-0001-0027 \| CW-TN-0001-0028 \| CW-TN-0001-9000
	Russo, Sarah (New York) CW-TN-0001-0023 \| CW-TN-0001-0024 \| CW-TN-0001-0025 \| CW-TN-0001-0026 \| CW-TN-0001-0028 \| CW-TN-0001-9000
Defendant's Lawyers	Appiah, Lindsey O. (Tennessee) CW-TN-0001-0008 \| CW-TN-0001-9000
	Campbell, Martha A. (Tennessee) CW-TN-0001-0020 \| CW-TN-0001-0021 \| CW-TN-0001-0023 \| CW-TN-0001-0024 \| CW-TN-0001-0025 \| CW-TN-0001-0026 \| CW-TN-0001-0027 \| CW-TN-0001-0028 \| CW-TN-0001-9000
	Dimond, Douglas Earl (Tennessee) CW-TN-0001-0002 \| CW-TN-0001-0005 \| CW-TN-0001-0010 \| CW-TN-0001-0011 \| CW-TN-0001-0016 \| CW-TN-0001-0017 \| CW-TN-0001-0018 \| CW-TN-0001-9000
	Driver, Elizabeth C. (Tennessee) CW-TN-0001-0002 \| CW-TN-0001-0005 \| CW-TN-0001-0011 \| CW-TN-0001-0016 \| CW-TN-0001-0017 \| CW-TN-0001-0018 \| CW-TN-0001-9000
	Dycus, Dianne Stanley (Tennessee) CW-TN-0001-9000
	Ferrara, Mary Byrd (Tennessee) CW-TN-0001-9000
	Lakey, Jonathan P. (Tennessee) CW-TN-0001-0020 \| CW-TN-0001-0021 \| CW-TN-0001-0023 \| CW-TN-0001-0024 \| CW-TN-0001-0025 \| CW-TN-0001-0026 \| CW-TN-0001-0027 \| CW-TN-0001-0028 \| CW-TN-0001-9000
	Rieger, Alexander Stuart (Tennessee) CW-TN-0001-9000
Other Lawyers	Murray, Shanta J. (Tennessee) CW-TN-0001-9000
	Thompson, John Michael Rettew (Tennessee) CW-TN-0001-9000