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Case Name	U.S. v. State of Tennessee	NH-TN-0004
Docket / Court	1:09-CV-01012 ( W.D. Tenn. )
State/Territory	Tennessee
Case Type(s)	Nursing Home 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

Issues

Constitutional Clause

Due Process

General

Food service / nutrition / hydration

Reassessment and care planning

Totality of conditions

Medical/Mental Health

Medical care, general

Medication, administration of

Mental health care, general

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


Defendant(s)	State of Tennessee
Plaintiff Description	U.S. Department of Justice
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	Yes
Nature of Relief	Injunction / Injunctive-like Settlement
Source of Relief	Settlement
Form of Settlement	Court Approved Settlement or Consent Decree
Case Closing Year	2009
Case Ongoing	No

Documents

Docket(s)

1:09-cv-1012 (W.D. Tenn.)
NH-TN-0004-9000.pdf | Detail
Date: 01/20/2009
Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]

General Documents

Complaint [ECF# 1] NH-TN-0004-0001.pdf \| Detail Date: 01/16/2009 Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]
Memorandum of Agreement Between the United States and the State of Tennessee Regarding the Tennessee State Veteran's Homes NH-TN-0004-0003.pdf \| External Link \| Detail Date: 01/20/2009 Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division, Special Litigation Section
Order Granting Joint Motion for Conditional Dismissal Pursuant to Rule 41(a)(1) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure [ECF# 3] (W.D. Tenn.) NH-TN-0004-0002.pdf \| Detail Date: 01/20/2009 Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]

People


Judges	Breen, J. Daniel (W.D. Tenn.) NH-TN-0004-0002 \| NH-TN-0004-9000
Plaintiff's Lawyers	Becker, Grace Chung (District of Columbia) NH-TN-0004-0001 \| NH-TN-0004-0003
	Brown Cutlar, Shanetta Y. (District of Columbia) NH-TN-0004-0001 \| NH-TN-0004-0003
	Deerinwater, Verlin Hughes (District of Columbia) NH-TN-0004-0001 \| NH-TN-0004-0003
	Grinalds, Richard Leigh (Tennessee) NH-TN-0004-9000
	Halmon, Harriett M. (Tennessee) NH-TN-0004-0001 \| NH-TN-0004-9000
	Laurenzi, Lawrence J. (Tennessee) NH-TN-0004-0001
	Mukasey, Michael B. (New York) NH-TN-0004-0001
	Preston, Judy C. (District of Columbia) NH-TN-0004-0001 \| NH-TN-0004-0003
	Sanders, Corey M. (District of Columbia) NH-TN-0004-0001 \| NH-TN-0004-0003
Defendant's Lawyers	Cooper, Robert E. Jr. (Tennessee) NH-TN-0004-0003
	Hayden-Wood, Pamela A. (Tennessee) NH-TN-0004-0003
	Jasper, Warren (Tennessee) NH-TN-0004-0003