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Case Name	Pierce v. District of Columbia Department of Corrections	JC-DC-0014
Docket / Court	1:13-cv-00134-JEB ( D.D.C. )
State/Territory	District of Columbia
Case Type(s)	Jail Conditions
Attorney Organization	ACLU Chapters (any) ACLU National Prison Project
Case Summary	Case summary not yet recorded compress summary

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Issues and Causes of Action

Issues

Affected Gender

Male

Defendant-type

Corrections

Disability

Hearing impairment

Discrimination-basis

Disability (inc. reasonable accommodations)

General

Conditions of confinement

Effective Communication (ADA)

Medical/Mental Health

HIV/AIDS

Plaintiff Type

Private Plaintiff

Race

Race, unspecified

Type of Facility

Government-run

Causes of Action

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), 42 U.S.C. §§ 12111 et seq.
Section 504 (Rehabilitation Act), 29 U.S.C. § 701

Case Details


Defendant(s)	District of Columbia
Plaintiff Description	Deaf Jail Inmate
Indexed Lawyer Organizations	ACLU Chapters (any) ACLU National Prison Project
Class action status sought	No
Class action status granted	No
Filed Pro Se	No
Prevailing Party	Plaintiff
Public Int. Lawyer	Yes
Nature of Relief	Attorneys fees Damages
Source of Relief	Litigation Settlement
Form of Settlement	Private Settlement Agreement Voluntary Dismissal
Filing Year	2013
Case Ongoing	No

Documents

Docket(s)

1:13-cv-00134 (D.D.C.)
JC-DC-0014-9000.pdf | Detail
Date: 11/29/2016
Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]

General Documents

Complaint [ECF# 1] JC-DC-0014-0001.pdf \| Detail Date: 02/01/2013 Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]
Order in Favor of Plaintiff [ECF# 83] (128 F.Supp.3d 250) (D.D.C.) JC-DC-0014-0003.pdf \| WESTLAW\| LEXIS \| Detail Date: 09/02/2015 Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]
Brief of Amicus Curiae [ECF# 104] JC-DC-0014-0004.pdf \| Detail Date: 11/10/2015 Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]
Memorandum Opinion and Order [ECF# 107] (146 F.Supp.3d 197) (D.D.C.) JC-DC-0014-0005.pdf \| WESTLAW\| LEXIS \| Detail Date: 11/25/2015 Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]

People


Judges	Jackson, Ketanji Brown (D.D.C.) JC-DC-0014-0003 \| JC-DC-0014-0005 \| JC-DC-0014-9000
Plaintiff's Lawyers	Kalt, Damon J. (District of Columbia) JC-DC-0014-9000
	Mulhauser, Frederick V. (District of Columbia) JC-DC-0014-0001 \| JC-DC-0014-9000
	Rocap, James Elmer III (District of Columbia) JC-DC-0014-9000
	Spitzer, Arthur (District of Columbia) JC-DC-0014-0001 \| JC-DC-0014-9000
	Talbot, Bizunesh K. (District of Columbia) JC-DC-0014-9000
	Tennis, Rachel (District of Columbia) JC-DC-0014-9000
	Thanawala, Nina Shishir (District of Columbia) JC-DC-0014-9000
	Wedekind, Jennifer A. (District of Columbia) JC-DC-0014-0001 \| JC-DC-0014-9000
Defendant's Lawyers	Berkowitz, Matthew D. (District of Columbia) JC-DC-0014-9000
	Bravo, Mariana Del Valle (District of Columbia) JC-DC-0014-9000
	Feldon, Gary Daniel (District of Columbia) JC-DC-0014-9000
	Graham, Grace (District of Columbia) JC-DC-0014-9000
	Koger, Thomas Louis (District of Columbia) JC-DC-0014-9000
	Orcutt, Anne Marie (Arizona) JC-DC-0014-9000
	Rosenbloom, Douglas Stuart (District of Columbia) JC-DC-0014-9000
	Struck, Daniel Patrick (Arizona) JC-DC-0014-9000
Other Lawyers	Charmatz, Marc P. (Maryland) JC-DC-0014-0004
	Jackson, Caroline E. (Maryland) JC-DC-0014-0004
	Patkin, Debra Joy (Maryland) JC-DC-0014-0004 \| JC-DC-0014-9000
	Rosenblum, Howard A (Maryland) JC-DC-0014-0004
	Vargas, Mary C. (Maryland) JC-DC-0014-0004 \| JC-DC-0014-9000