Filed Date: Feb. 8, 1990
Closed Date: 1999
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On February 8, 1990, Ronayne and Michael Shaw filed a lawsuit against San Francisco County under the California State Constitution, the First and Fourteenth Amendments to the U.S. Constitution, and 20 U.S.C. § 1401 (the Education of the Handicapped Act) in the San Francisco County Superior Court. They alleged that conditions at the county's juvenile detention facility, where one of their children had recently been confined, were deficient in the areas of facility maintenance, fire safety, failure to provide clean clothes to juveniles, food, educational services, recreation, disciplinary policies, excessive use of force, staff training, staff levels, mental health services, grievance procedures, and visitation procedures. The plaintiffs, represented by the Youth Law Center, asked the court for declaratory and injunctive relief in these areas.
This suit settled in 1993. The Youth Law Center monitored the facility for the next six years. In early 1999, they concluded monitoring activities and dismissed this case.
Summary Authors
Kristen Sagar (3/5/2006)
Geyer, Matthew J. (California)
Laidlaw, Bruce W. (California)
Sakai, L. Joanne (California)
Soler, Mark I. (California)
Last updated Aug. 30, 2023, 2:39 p.m.
Docket sheet not available via the Clearinghouse.State / Territory: California
Case Type(s):
Key Dates
Filing Date: Feb. 8, 1990
Closing Date: 1999
Case Ongoing: No
Plaintiffs
Plaintiff Description:
Two residents and taxpayers of the city and county of San Francisco challenging various illegal policies, practices and conditions at the San Francisco Juvenile Hall, and seeking to stop them because they are illegal, unnecessary, injurious and degrading
Plaintiff Type(s):
Attorney Organizations:
Public Interest Lawyer: Yes
Filed Pro Se: No
Class Action Sought: No
Class Action Outcome: Not sought
Defendants
San Francisco County (San Francisco), County
Case Details
Causes of Action:
Indv. w/ Disab. Educ. Act (IDEA), Educ. of All Handcpd. Children Act , 20 U.S.C. § 1400
Available Documents:
Outcome
Prevailing Party: Plaintiff
Nature of Relief:
Injunction / Injunctive-like Settlement
Source of Relief:
Form of Settlement:
Order Duration: 1993 - 1999
Issues
General:
Food service / nutrition / hydration
Parents (visitation, involvement)
Sanitation / living conditions
Staff (number, training, qualifications, wages)
Jails, Prisons, Detention Centers, and Other Institutions:
Assault/abuse by staff (facilities)
Medical/Mental Health:
Type of Facility: