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Case Name
Robertson v. Block
JC-CA-0064
Docket / Court
82-1442 ( C.D. Cal. )
State/Territory
California
Case Type(s)
Jail Conditions
Attorney Organization
ACLU Chapters (any)
Case Summary
This class action case about the conditions of confinement for gay prisoners in the L.A. County jail began in 1982, in the U.S. District Court of the Central District of California. It ended with a settlement, approved by the Court on July 17, 1985, that provided for such prisoners' housing in a ...
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This class action case about the conditions of confinement for gay prisoners in the L.A. County jail began in 1982, in the U.S. District Court of the Central District of California. It ended with a settlement, approved by the Court on July 17, 1985, that provided for such prisoners' housing in a special unit ("K-10"). The settlement also set out parameters for conditions in that unit, relating to exercise, meal service, telephones, clothing and hygiene, grievance procedures, dayroom access, visits, and transportation to court.
Margo Schlanger - 07/22/2009
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Issues and Causes of Action
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Issues
Affected Gender
Male
General
Access to lawyers or judicial system
Assault/abuse by residents/inmates/students
Bathing and hygiene
Classification / placement
Food service / nutrition / hydration
Gay/lesbian/transgender
Grievance Procedures
Phone
Recreation / Exercise
Sanitation / living conditions
Sexual abuse by residents/inmates
Plaintiff Type
Private Plaintiff
Type of Facility
Government-run
Causes of Action
42 U.S.C. ยง 1983
Case Details
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Defendant(s)
Los Angeles Count
Plaintiff Description
Gay male prisoners in the L.A. County Jail
Indexed Lawyer Organizations
ACLU Chapters (any)
Class action status sought
Yes
Class action status granted
Yes
Filed Pro Se
Unknown
Prevailing Party
Plaintiff
Public Int. Lawyer
Yes
Nature of Relief
Injunction / Injunctive-like Settlement
Source of Relief
Settlement
Form of Settlement
Court Approved Settlement or Consent Decree
Order Duration
1985 - n/a
Filed
1982
Case Ongoing
Perhaps, but long-dormant
Documents
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Court
Docket(s)
No docket sheet currently in the collection
General Documents
C.D. Cal.
07/17/1985
Stipulation and Request for Dismissal: Order
JC-CA-0064-0001.pdf
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People
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Judges
Gray, William Percival
(S.D. Cal., C.D. Cal.)
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JC-CA-0064-0001
Plaintiff's Lawyers
Hagar, John H. Jr.
(California)
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JC-CA-0064-0001
Defendant's Lawyers
Bennett, Frederick R.
(California)
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JC-CA-0064-0001
Clinton, DeWitt W.
(California)
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