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Case Name	U.S. v. Robertson County (TN)	JC-TN-0007
Docket / Court	3:13-cv-00392 ( M.D. Tenn. )
State/Territory	Tennessee
Case Type(s)	Jail Conditions
Attorney Organization	U.S. Dept. of Justice Civil Rights Division
Case Summary	Case summary not yet recorded compress summary

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Issues and Causes of Action

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Issues

Constitutional Clause

Cruel and Unusual Punishment

Due Process

Content of Injunction

Hire

Recordkeeping

Reporting

Training

Defendant-type

Corrections

General

Conditions of confinement

Confidentiality

Counseling

Failure to supervise

Failure to train

Food service / nutrition / hydration

Record-keeping

Records Disclosure

Restraints : physical

Staff (number, training, qualifications, wages)

Suicide prevention

Medical/Mental Health

Intellectual disability/mental illness dual diagnosis

Intellectual/Developmental Disability

Medical care, general

Medication, administration of

Mental health care, general

Self-injurious behaviors

Plaintiff Type

U.S. Dept of Justice plaintiff

Type of Facility

Government-run

Causes of Action

Civil Rights of Institutionalized Persons Act (CRIPA), 42 U.S.C. § 1997 et seq.

Case Details

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Defendant(s)	Robertson County
Plaintiff Description	Attorney General of the United States
Indexed Lawyer Organizations	U.S. Dept. of Justice Civil Rights Division
Class action status sought	No
Class action status granted	No
Prevailing Party	Plaintiff
Public Int. Lawyer	No
Nature of Relief	Injunction / Injunctive-like Settlement
Source of Relief	Settlement
Form of Settlement	Court Approved Settlement or Consent Decree
Order Duration	2013 - 2018
Case Closing Year	2018
Case Ongoing	No

Additional Resources

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	An Analysis of CRIPA Findings Letters Issued to Jails for Constitutional Violations by the Department of Justice Date: Apr. 15, 2016 By: Jeff Mellow, Bryce E. Peterson & Mijin Kim (John Jay College of Criminal Justice Faculty) Citation: Am. J. Crim. Just. (April 2016) [ Detail ] [ External Link ]

Documents

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Docket(s)

3:13-cv-392 (M.D. Tenn.)
JC-TN-0007-9000.pdf | Detail
Date: 05/30/2018
Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]

General Documents

Re: Investigation of Robertson County Detention Facility JC-TN-0007-0001.pdf \| External Link \| Detail Date: 08/26/2011 Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division, Special Litigation Section
Complaint [ECF# 1] JC-TN-0007-0002.pdf \| External Link \| Detail Date: 04/26/2013 Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]
Settlement Agreement [ECF# 4] JC-TN-0007-0003.pdf \| External Link \| Detail Date: 04/30/2013 Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]
3rd Monitoring Report [as Part of the Settlement Agreement Between the U.S. Department of Justice and Robertson County, Tennessee] [ECF# 7-1] JC-TN-0007-0005.pdf \| Detail Date: 01/29/2015 Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]
Compliance Report [ECF# 12] JC-TN-0007-0004.pdf \| Detail Date: 09/25/2017 Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]
Compliance Report - 9th and Final Monitoring Report [ECF# 13] JC-TN-0007-0006.pdf \| Detail Date: 03/14/2018 Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]

People

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Judges	Campbell, William Lynn Jr. (M.D. Tenn.) JC-TN-0007-9000
Plaintiff's Lawyers	Abbate, Julie K. (District of Columbia) JC-TN-0007-0002 \| JC-TN-0007-0003
	Austin, Roy L. (District of Columbia) JC-TN-0007-0002
	Holder, Eric H. Jr. (District of Columbia) JC-TN-0007-0002
	Maddox, William G. (District of Columbia) JC-TN-0007-0002 \| JC-TN-0007-0003 \| JC-TN-0007-0004 \| JC-TN-0007-0006 \| JC-TN-0007-9000
	Perez, Thomas E. (District of Columbia) JC-TN-0007-0001 \| JC-TN-0007-0002
	Smith, Jonathan Mark (District of Columbia) JC-TN-0007-0002 \| JC-TN-0007-0003
Defendant's Lawyers	Richert, Clyde W. III (Tennessee) JC-TN-0007-0003 \| JC-TN-0007-9000

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