Filed Date: April 29, 1987
Closed Date: Aug. 29, 1989
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In 1987, plaintiff filed a section 1983 pro se complaint against the Sheriff of Washoe County, Nevada. Plaintiff sought declaratory and injunctive relief and monetary damages for violations of his constitutional rights. In 1987, the district court for the District of Nevada (Chief Judge Edward C. Reed, Jr.) granted defendant's motion to dismiss in part because res judicata barred plaintiff's claim for declaratory and injunctive relief based on a prior class action concerning jail conditions that ended with a consent decree (see Johnson v. Galli). The court denied defendant's motion to dismiss in part because plaintiff's claim for monetary damages was not barred by prior litigation. Tetzlaff v. Swinney, 678 F. Supp. 812 (D. Nev. 1987). According to the original docket, the court dismissed the action with prejudice in 1989.
Summary Authors
Lauren Cutson (5/26/2005)
Crowley, Martin G. (Nevada)
Fairey, W. Gaston (South Carolina)
Lewis, Dori A. (New York)
Plater, Joseph R. (Nevada)
Lane, Mills (Nevada)
Reed, Edward Cornelius Jr. (Nevada)
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Docket sheet not available via the Clearinghouse.State / Territory: Nevada
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Key Dates
Filing Date: April 29, 1987
Closing Date: Aug. 29, 1989
Case Ongoing: No
Plaintiffs
Plaintiff Description:
Detainee challenging unconstitutional conditions of confinement in the county jail
Plaintiff Type(s):
Public Interest Lawyer: No
Filed Pro Se: Yes
Class Action Sought: No
Class Action Outcome: Not sought
Defendants
Washoe County Jail (Washoe), County
Case Details
Causes of Action:
Constitutional Clause(s):
Due Process: Substantive Due Process
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Outcome
Prevailing Party: Plaintiff
Nature of Relief:
Injunction / Injunctive-like Settlement
Source of Relief:
Form of Settlement:
Court Approved Settlement or Consent Decree
Order Duration: 1987 - 1989
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