Cleveland v. City of Montgomery & Watts v. City of Montgomery

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Case Name	Cleveland v. City of Montgomery & Watts v. City of Montgomery	CJ-AL-0020
Docket / Court	2:13-cv-00732 ( M.D. Ala. )
Additional Docket(s)	2:13-cv-00733 [ 13-733 ] M.D. Ala.
State/Territory	Alabama
Case Type(s)	Criminal Justice (Other)
Special Collection	Fines/Fees/Bail Reform (Criminalization of poverty)
Attorney Organization	Southern Poverty Law Center
Case Summary	Case summary not yet recorded compress summary

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Issues and Causes of Action

Issues

Affected Gender

Female

Male

Constitutional Clause

Assistance of counsel (6th Amendment)

Due Process

Equal Protection

Defendant-type

Jurisdiction-wide

General

Access to lawyers or judicial system

Fines/Fees/Bail/Bond

Poverty/homelessness

Plaintiff Type

Private Plaintiff

Race

Race, unspecified

Causes of Action

42 U.S.C. § 1983

Case Details


Defendant(s)	City of Montgomery Honorable Milton J. Westry
Plaintiff Description	Indigent individuals that owed outstanding traffic fines, fees, and costs to the Montgomery Municipal Court forced to serve time in jail for their inability to pay.
Indexed Lawyer Organizations	Southern Poverty Law Center
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 Injunction / Injunctive-like Settlement
Source of Relief	Settlement
Form of Settlement	Court Approved Settlement or Consent Decree
Filing Year	2013
Case Closing Year	2014
Case Ongoing	No

Documents

Docket(s)

2:13-cv-00732 (M.D. Ala.)
CJ-AL-0020-9000.pdf | Detail
Date: 11/17/2014
Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]

General Documents

Complaint [ECF# 1] CJ-AL-0020-0001.pdf \| Detail Date: 10/03/2013 Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]
Amended Complaint [ECF# 10] CJ-AL-0020-0002.pdf \| Detail Date: 11/12/2013 Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]
Amended Joint Motion for Agreed Settlement [ECF# 56] CJ-AL-0020-0003.pdf \| Detail Date: 09/12/2014 Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]
Opinion [ECF# 58] (M.D. Ala.) CJ-AL-0020-0004.pdf \| Detail Date: 11/17/2014 Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]
Order Granting Amended Joint Motion for Settlement [ECF# 59] (M.D. Ala.) CJ-AL-0020-0005.pdf \| Detail Date: 11/17/2014 Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]

People


Judges	Moorer, Terry Fitzgerald (S.D. Ala., M.D. Ala.) show/hide docs CJ-AL-0020-9000 Thompson, Myron Herbert (M.D. Ala., N.D. Ala.) show/hide docs CJ-AL-0020-0004 \| CJ-AL-0020-0005 \| CJ-AL-0020-9000
Plaintiff's Lawyers	Brooke, Samuel (Alabama) show/hide docs CJ-AL-0020-0001 \| CJ-AL-0020-0003 \| CJ-AL-0020-9000 Dinielli, David Carter (Alabama) show/hide docs CJ-AL-0020-0001 \| CJ-AL-0020-9000 Zampierin, Sara (Alabama) show/hide docs CJ-AL-0020-0001 \| CJ-AL-0020-0002 \| CJ-AL-0020-0003 \| CJ-AL-0020-9000
Defendant's Lawyers	Holliday, Shannon L. (Alabama) show/hide docs CJ-AL-0020-0003 \| CJ-AL-0020-9000 Paulk, Jason Cole (Alabama) show/hide docs CJ-AL-0020-0003 \| CJ-AL-0020-9000 Segall, Robert D. (Alabama) show/hide docs CJ-AL-0020-0003 \| CJ-AL-0020-9000