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Case Name
Horn v. Oldham Co.
JI-KY-0003
Docket / Court
83-0208 ( W.D. Ky. )
State/Territory
Kentucky
Case Type(s)
Juvenile Institution
Attorney Organization
Youth Law Center
Case Summary
On March 2, 1983, Greg Horn, a 14 year-old minor in custody at the Oldham County Jail ("OCJ") and his mother filed a class action lawsuit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky, seeking declaratory and injunctive relief against Oldham County, ...
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On March 2, 1983, Greg Horn, a 14 year-old minor in custody at the Oldham County Jail ("OCJ") and his mother filed a class action lawsuit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky, seeking declaratory and injunctive relief against Oldham County, Kentucky and the administrators of the OCJ. The plaintiffs, represented by private attorneys and the Youth Law Center of San Francisco, California, alleged poor sanitary conditions of confinement, failure to provide personal hygiene materials, failure to provide adequate educational materials, failure to separate juvenile detainees from adult offenders, lack of medical or psychological screening for incoming detainees, inadequate staff, failure to supervise detainees, and because of these failures, the wrongful death of Mrs. Horn's other son Robert Lee (who had committed suicide during unsupervised confinement). The suit was also filed under the Juvenile Justice Act, 42 U.S.C. § 5601 et seq.
On January 11, 1985, the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky (Judge Thomas Austin Ballantine, Jr.) approved a Consent Decree. The wrongful death claim was settled, and the Defendants agreed to cease use of OCJ for detention of juveniles. The consent decree, however, did not apply to persons under 18 years of age who are charged with serious offenses and who have been transferred from the jurisdiction of the District Court to the jurisdiction of the Circuit Court. There is no docket or further information for this case.
Greg Venker - 05/18/2006
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Issues and Causes of Action
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Issues
Affected Gender
Male
Constitutional Clause
Cruel and Unusual Punishment
Due Process
General
Bathing and hygiene
Classification / placement
Education
Personal injury
Sanitation / living conditions
Staff (number, training, qualifications, wages)
Suicide prevention
Youth / Adult separation
Medical/Mental Health
Medical care, general
Mental health care, general
Suicide prevention
Plaintiff Type
Private Plaintiff
Type of Facility
Government-run
Causes of Action
Juvenile Justice Act, 42 U.S.C. § 5672
42 U.S.C. § 1983
Case Details
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Defendant(s)
Oldham County Jail
Plaintiff Description
All juveniles who are currently, have been during the past year or in the future will be confined in the Oldham County Jail.
Indexed Lawyer Organizations
Youth Law Center
Class action status sought
Yes
Class action status granted
Yes
Filed Pro Se
No
Prevailing Party
Plaintiff
Public Int. Lawyer
Yes
Nature of Relief
Damages
Injunction / Injunctive-like Settlement
Source of Relief
Settlement
Form of Settlement
Court Approved Settlement or Consent Decree
Order Duration
1985 - n/a
Filed
03/02/1983
Case Ongoing
No reason to think so
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Docket(s)
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General Documents
W.D. Ky.
03/03/1983
Civil Rights Complaint for Declaratory, Injunctive, and other Equitable Relief and Damages
JI-KY-0003-0001.pdf
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W.D. Ky.
01/11/1985
Consent Decree
JI-KY-0003-0002.pdf
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People
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Judges
Ballantine, Thomas Austin Jr.
(W.D. Ky.)
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Plaintiff's Lawyers
Bell, James Raymond
(California)
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JI-KY-0003-0001
Lowery, Jack
(Kentucky)
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Searcy, Hollis
(Kentucky)
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JI-KY-0003-0001
Soler, Mark I.
(California)
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Defendant's Lawyers
Miller, Carl
(Kentucky)
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JI-KY-0003-0002
Prather, Stewart L.
(Kentucky)
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