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Case Name
Kersh v. Board of County Commissioners
JC-WY-0001
Docket / Court
89-1027 ( D. Wyo. )
State/Territory
Wyoming
Case Type(s)
Jail Conditions
Case Summary
In 1989, plaintiffs filed suit seeking declaratory and injunctive relief from unconstitutional conditions of confinement in the Natrona County Jail. In 1990, the district court for the District of Wyoming (Judge Alan B. Johnson) entered a consent decree, enjoining defendants from violating inmates' ...
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In 1989, plaintiffs filed suit seeking declaratory and injunctive relief from unconstitutional conditions of confinement in the Natrona County Jail. In 1990, the district court for the District of Wyoming (Judge Alan B. Johnson) entered a consent decree, enjoining defendants from violating inmates' rights under the Eighth Amendment with respect to overcrowding, staffing, and recreation. In 1992, plaintiffs filed a motion seeking to hold the county in contempt of the consent decree, which resulted in a settlement. One year later, plaintiffs filed another contempt motion, and plaintiffs prevailed. Litigation concerning plaintiffs' attorney's fees continued in 1994, whereby plaintiffs' counsel, attorneys from the ACLU, were awarded over $40,000 in attorney's fees. Kersh v. Bd. of Co. Comm'rs of Natrona Co., 851 F. Supp. 1541 (D. Wyo. 1994). The docket for this case is not available on PACER, and the only reported decision we have on file concerns attorney's fees rather than the substantive terms of the consent decree.
Lauren Cutson - 05/26/2005
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Issues and Causes of Action
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Issues
Constitutional Clause
Cruel and Unusual Punishment
Crowding
Crowding / caseload
General
Recreation / Exercise
Staff (number, training, qualifications, wages)
Plaintiff Type
Private Plaintiff
Type of Facility
Government-run
Causes of Action
42 U.S.C. ยง 1983
Case Details
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Defendant(s)
Natrona County Jail
Plaintiff Description
Inmates alleging unconstitutional conditions of confinement in the Natrona County Jail
Class action status sought
Unknown
Class action status granted
Unknown
Filed Pro Se
Unknown
Prevailing Party
Plaintiff
Public Int. Lawyer
Unknown
Nature of Relief
Injunction / Injunctive-like Settlement
Source of Relief
Settlement
Form of Settlement
Court Approved Settlement or Consent Decree
Order Duration
1990 - n/a
Filing Year
1989
Case Ongoing
No reason to think so
Documents
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Docket(s)
No docket sheet currently in the collection
General Documents
Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law and Order
(851 F.Supp. 1541) (D. Wyo.)
JC-WY-0001-0001.pdf
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Date: 03/07/1994
Source: Google Scholar
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Judges
Johnson, Alan Bond
(D. Wyo.)
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JC-WY-0001-0001
Plaintiff's Lawyers
Blythe, Daniel G.
(Wyoming)
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JC-WY-0001-0001
Pevar, Stephen L.
(Colorado)
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JC-WY-0001-0001
Defendant's Lawyers
Easton, Eric
(Wyoming)
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JC-WY-0001-0001 | JC-WY-0001-0001
Rochelle, Ann
(Wyoming)
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JC-WY-0001-0001 | JC-WY-0001-0001
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