Case: U.S. v. MCCRACKEN COUNTY, KY.

5:01-cv-00017 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky

Filed Date: Jan. 19, 2001

Closed Date: March 15, 2001

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Case Summary

In 1999, the Department of Justice Civil Rights Division opened an investigation of the McCracken County Regional Jail (the "Jail") in Paducah Kentucky. The Department issued its findings in 2000, and on January 19, 2001, the Department filed a complaint and settlement agreement concerning conditions of confinement at the jail. The investigation was undertaken pursuant to Department's authority under the Civil Rights of Institutionalized Persons Act. At the time of the settlement, the Jail was …

The settlement agreement required the defendants to make numerous improvements to inmate health and psychiatric care, covering: intake procedures, medication management, infection control and crisis intervention, inmate housing, safety, protection from harm, and environmental practices.

Following the 2001 agreement, the Department continued to monitor compliance with the settlement until October 20, 2011, when the case was closed because the Jail had achieved compliance with the settlement's provisions.

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Summary Authors

Chris Pollack (4/14/2019)

People

Judge(s)

Johnstone, Edward Huggins (Kentucky)

Attorney for Plaintiff

Wicker, Kent (Kentucky)

Attorney for Defendant

Boaz, Daniel York (Kentucky)

Judge(s)

Johnstone, Edward Huggins (Kentucky)

Attorney for Plaintiff

Wicker, Kent (Kentucky)

Attorney for Defendant

Boaz, Daniel York (Kentucky)

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5:01-cv-02017	Docket USA v. McCraken County	July 23, 2001	July 23, 2001 Docket

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Docket

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ECF Number	Description	Date	Link Date / Link
	ATTORNEY APPEARANCE for defendants by Daniel York Boaz (CSD) (Entered: 03/15/2001)	Jan. 17, 2001	Jan. 17, 2001
2	JOINT MOTION by plaintiff USA, defendant KY McCracken County, defendant Cliff Gill, defendant Danny Orazine, defendant McCracken Co Fiscal, defendant Steve Doolittle for dismissal ; agreed order tendered (filed in LV) (KJI) (Entered: 01/23/2001)	Jan. 19, 2001	Jan. 19, 2001
	FILE SUBMITTED to EHJ Chambers (CSD) (Entered: 01/31/2001)	Jan. 31, 2001	Jan. 31, 2001
	FILE RETURNED (CSD) (Entered: 03/15/2001)	March 15, 2001	March 15, 2001
3	ORDER by Senior Judge Edward H. Johnstone granting motion for dismissal [2−1] dismissing case conditionally & case placed on inactive docket pending compliance with settlement agreement; Court will retain jurisdiction pending compliance with settlement agreement until final dismissal with prejudice is entered. (cc: all counsel) [Entry Date: 3/15/01] (CSD) (Entered: 03/15/2001)	March 15, 2001	March 15, 2001
	FILE SUBMITTED to LV for Courier Journal to review (KJI) (Entered: 07/18/2001)	July 18, 2001	July 18, 2001
	FILE RETURNED to Kelly in Paducah (SPL) (Entered: 07/20/2001)	July 20, 2001	July 20, 2001
	FILE rec'd USDC, Paducah (JCD) (Entered: 07/23/2001)	July 23, 2001	July 23, 2001
	FILE RECEIVED IN PADUCAH (KJI) (Entered: 07/23/2001)	July 23, 2001	July 23, 2001