Case: Cudnik v. Kreiger

1:74-00275 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio

Filed Date: April 2, 1974

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Case Summary

Pretrial detainees who had been receiving methadone treatment for drug addiction prior to detention filed a class action against the Sheriff of Cuyahoga County, Ohio, the Deputy in charge of jail operations, and the physician at the jail for denying them methadone treatments while in custody. The district court for the Northern District of Ohio (Chief Judge Frank Battisti) enjoined defendants from preventing pretrial detainees, who immediately prior to their detention were participating in an approved methadone treatment program, from receiving methadone treatment at the jail. Cudnick v. Kreiger, 392 F. Supp. 305 (N.D. Ohio 1974). The docket for this case is not available on PACER, and therefore our information ends with the last reported decision in 1974.

Summary Authors

Lauren Cutson (5/26/2005)

People


Judge(s)

Battisti, Frank Joseph (Ohio)

Attorney for Plaintiff

Rogers, Douglas L. (Ohio)

Attorney for Defendant

Corrigan, John T. (Ohio)

Gill, Thomas P. (Ohio)

Goulder, Richard A. (Ohio)

Judge(s)

Battisti, Frank Joseph (Ohio)

Attorney for Plaintiff

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Documents in the Clearinghouse

Document

1:74-00275

Memorandum Opinion and Order

July 16, 1974

July 16, 1974

Order/Opinion

392 F.Supp. 392

Docket

Last updated March 20, 2024, 3:07 a.m.

Docket sheet not available via the Clearinghouse.

Case Details

State / Territory: Ohio

Case Type(s):

Jail Conditions

Key Dates

Filing Date: April 2, 1974

Case Ongoing: No reason to think so

Plaintiffs

Plaintiff Description:

Pretrial detainees in Cuyahoga County Jail who had been receiving methadone treatment for drug addiction prior to detention

Public Interest Lawyer: Unknown

Filed Pro Se: Unknown

Class Action Sought: Yes

Class Action Outcome: Granted

Defendants

Cuyahoga County Jail (Cuyahoga), County

Case Details

Causes of Action:

42 U.S.C. § 1983

Constitutional Clause(s):

Due Process

Due Process: Substantive Due Process

Cruel and Unusual Punishment

Available Documents:

Any published opinion

Outcome

Prevailing Party: Plaintiff

Nature of Relief:

Injunction / Injunctive-like Settlement

Source of Relief:

Litigation

Order Duration: 1974 - None

Issues

Medical/Mental Health:

Medication, administration of

Type of Facility:

Government-run