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Case Name
Mason v. Hale
JC-AL-0023
Docket / Court
2:11-cv-03155-TMP ( N.D. Ala. )
State/Territory
Alabama
Case Type(s)
Jail Conditions
Special Collection
Post-PLRA Jail and Prison Private Settlement Agreements
Case Summary
On August 31, 2011, prisoners at Jefferson County Jail filed a class action lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama, under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, against the Sheriff of Jefferson County and the Commissioner of Jefferson County, in their official capacities, and against ...
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On August 31, 2011, prisoners at Jefferson County Jail filed a class action lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama, under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, against the Sheriff of Jefferson County and the Commissioner of Jefferson County, in their official capacities, and against Jefferson County. The plaintiffs, represented by private counsel, sought declaratory and injunctive relief, alleging violations of RLUIPA, and the First, Eighth, and Fourteenth Amendments. Specifically, the plaintiffs alleged overcrowding, indecent living standards, restrictions on mail, ineffective segregation, and the prohibition of religious materials from inmates had led to numerous constitutional and statutory violations.
Plaintiffs filed an amended complaint on November 8, 2011 to include discussion of a related state court case, Hale v. Jefferson County, CV-09-2041 (
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Issues and Causes of Action
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Issues
Affected Gender
Male
Constitutional Clause
Cruel and Unusual Punishment
Due Process
Free Exercise Clause
Content of Injunction
Hire
Other requirements regarding hiring, promotion, retention
Reporting
Crowding
Crowding / caseload
Defendant-type
Corrections
Jurisdiction-wide
Disability
disability, unspecified
Discrimination-basis
Disability (inc. reasonable accommodations)
Religion discrimination
General
Classification / placement
Conditions of confinement
Failure to supervise
Food service / nutrition / hydration
Funding
Mail
Recreation / Exercise
Religious programs / policies
Sanitation / living conditions
Staff (number, training, qualifications, wages)
Totality of conditions
Unconstitutional conditions of confinement
Medical/Mental Health
Medical care, unspecified
Mental health care, unspecified
Plaintiff Type
Private Plaintiff
Type of Facility
Government-run
Causes of Action
42 U.S.C. § 1983
Religious Freedom Rest. Act/Religious Land Use and Inst. Persons Act (RFRA/RLUIPA)
Case Details
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Defendant(s)
Jefferson County Commissioners
Jefferson County Sheriff
Plaintiff Description
Prisoners at Jefferson County Jail in Alabama.
Class action status sought
Yes
Class action status granted
No
Filed Pro Se
No
Prevailing Party
Plaintiff
Public Int. Lawyer
No
Nature of Relief
Attorneys fees
Injunction / Injunctive-like Settlement
Source of Relief
Settlement
Form of Settlement
Court Approved Settlement or Consent Decree
Order Duration
2014 - 2016
Filed
08/31/2011
Case Closing Year
2016
Case Ongoing
No
Related Cases
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Case Listing
JC-AL-0025
: Hale v. Jefferson County (State Court)
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Court
Docket(s)
N.D. Ala.
01/05/2016
2:11-cv-3155
JC-AL-0023-9000.pdf
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General Documents
State Trial Court
07/07/2009
First Amended Verified Petition for Temporary Restraining Order ("TRO"), Preliminary Injunction, Permanent Injunction, Declaratory Judgment, a Common Law Writ of Mandamus, and a Common Law Writ of Prohibition [Exhibit A for Amended Complaint] [ECF# 21-1]
JC-AL-0023-0003.pdf
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State Trial Court
07/16/2009
Order on Preliminary Injunction [Exhibit B to Amended Complaint] [ECF# 21-2]
JC-AL-0023-0004.pdf
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N.D. Ala.
08/30/2011
Complaint [ECF# 1]
JC-AL-0023-0001.pdf
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N.D. Ala.
11/08/2011
Amended Complaint [ECF# 21]
JC-AL-0023-0002.pdf
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N.D. Ala.
04/15/2014
Motion for Approval of Settlement Agreement, and Settlement Agreement [ECF# 71]
JC-AL-0023-0005.pdf
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N.D. Ala.
06/13/2014
Joint Stipulation Regarding Proposed Class Settlement [ECF# 80]
JC-AL-0023-0006.pdf
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People
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Judges
Boohaker, Joseph
(State Trial Court)
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JC-AL-0023-0004
Putnam, T. Michael
(N.D. Ala.)
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JC-AL-0023-9000
Plaintiff's Lawyers
Arnold, Timothy L
(Alabama)
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JC-AL-0023-0001 | JC-AL-0023-0002 | JC-AL-0023-9000
Hart, Anna Louise
(Alabama)
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JC-AL-0023-0002 | JC-AL-0023-9000
King, Dan III
(Alabama)
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JC-AL-0023-0001 | JC-AL-0023-0002 | JC-AL-0023-9000
Lawes, John E
(Alabama)
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JC-AL-0023-0005 | JC-AL-0023-0006
Stewart, Donald W
(Alabama)
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JC-AL-0023-9000
Defendant's Lawyers
Jackson, Keith
(Alabama)
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JC-AL-0023-0003 | JC-AL-0023-9000
McMillan, French A
(Alabama)
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JC-AL-0023-9000
Murrill, James Edward Jr.
(Alabama)
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JC-AL-0023-0005 | JC-AL-0023-0006
Riley, Robert R. Jr.
(Alabama)
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JC-AL-0023-0003 | JC-AL-0023-9000
Smith, Shawnna H
(Alabama)
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JC-AL-0023-0006
Terry, Jon B
(Alabama)
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JC-AL-0023-0003
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