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Case Name	Doe v. Meachum	PC-CT-0005
Docket / Court	88-562 ( D. Conn. )
State/Territory	Connecticut
Case Type(s)	Prison Conditions
Attorney Organization	ACLU Chapters (any) Jerome N. Frank Legal Services Organization (Yale)
Case Summary	Case summary not yet recorded compress summary

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Issues and Causes of Action

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Issues

Constitutional Clause

Cruel and Unusual Punishment

Content of Injunction

Implement complaint/dispute resolution process

Monitoring

Defendant-type

Corrections

General

Administrative segregation

Classification / placement

Conditions of confinement

Confidentiality

Education

Juveniles

Record-keeping

Records Disclosure

Medical/Mental Health

HIV/AIDS

Plaintiff Type

Private Plaintiff

Type of Facility

Government-run

Causes of Action

42 U.S.C. § 1983

Case Details

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Defendant(s)	Connecticut Department of Corrections
Plaintiff Description	inmates in the Connecticut Department of Corrections with Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS), AIDS-Related Complex (ARC) or other Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infections
Indexed Lawyer Organizations	ACLU Chapters (any) Jerome N. Frank Legal Services Organization (Yale)
Class action status sought	Yes
Class action status granted	Yes
Prevailing Party	Plaintiff
Public Int. Lawyer	Yes
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
Case Ongoing	Yes

Additional Resources

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	Civil Rights Injunctions Over Time: A Case Study of Jail and Prison Court Orders N.Y.U. Law Review Date: May 2006 By: Margo Schlanger (Washington University Faculty) Citation: 81 N.Y.U. L. Rev. 550 (2006) [ Detail ] [ PDF ] [ External Link ]
	Judicial Policy Making and the Modern State: How the Courts Reformed America's Prisons Book Date: Jan. 1, 1998 By: Malcolm M. Feeley & Edward Rubin (UC Berkeley Boalt Hall School of Law & Vanderbilt School of Law Faculty Faculty) Citation: (1998) [ Detail ]

Documents

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Docket(s)

88-562 (D. Conn.)
PC-CT-0005-9000.pdf | Detail
Date: 12/08/2016
Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]

General Documents

Class Action Complaint PC-CT-0005-0001.pdf \| Detail Date: 08/15/1988
Ruling on Objection to Magistrate's Ruling and Protective Order (126 F.R.D. 437) (D. Conn.) PC-CT-0005-0006.pdf \| WESTLAW\| LEXIS \| Detail Date: 11/22/1988 Source: Google Scholar
Ruling Following In Camera Review of Documents (126 F.R.D. 437) (D. Conn.) PC-CT-0005-0007.pdf \| WESTLAW\| LEXIS \| Detail Date: 12/06/1988 Source: Google Scholar
Recommended Ruling on Plaintiffs' Motion For Class Certification (126 F.R.D. 442) (D. Conn.) PC-CT-0005-0008.pdf \| WESTLAW\| LEXIS \| Detail Date: 02/10/1989 Source: Google Scholar
Protective Order (126 F.R.D. 450) (D. Conn.) PC-CT-0005-0010.pdf \| WESTLAW\| LEXIS \| Detail Date: 03/22/1989 Source: Google Scholar
Ruling on Plaintiffs' Motion to Testify in Fictitious Names and in Chambers (126 F.R.D. 452) (D. Conn.) PC-CT-0005-0011.pdf \| WESTLAW\| LEXIS \| Detail Date: 03/27/1989 Source: Google Scholar
Ruling on Plaintiffs' Motion to Compel (126 F.R.D. 444) (D. Conn.) PC-CT-0005-0009.pdf \| WESTLAW\| LEXIS \| Detail Date: 04/12/1989 Source: Google Scholar
Ruling on Defendants' Request for Permission to Disclose the Identities of Certain Named Plaintiffs to Department of Correction Staff and for Partial Modification of the Protective Order Dated October 27, 1988 (126 F.R.D. 456) (D. Conn.) PC-CT-0005-0012.pdf \| WESTLAW\| LEXIS \| Detail Date: 04/12/1989 Source: Google Scholar
Ruling on Four Motions for Reconsideration (126 F.R.D. 458) (D. Conn.) PC-CT-0005-0013.pdf \| WESTLAW\| LEXIS \| Detail Date: 04/21/1989 Source: Google Scholar
Ruling on Plaintiffs' Renewed Motion for Reconsideration of Rulings Regarding In Camera Testimony of Inmate Witnesses (126 F.R.D. 459) (D. Conn.) PC-CT-0005-0014.pdf \| WESTLAW\| LEXIS \| Detail Date: 04/21/1989 Source: Google Scholar
Consent Judgment on AIDS Education and Pre- and Post-HIV Test Counselling (D. Conn.) PC-CT-0005-0002.pdf \| Detail Date: 05/16/1989
Consent Judgment on Health Care for HIV-Infected Inmates and Confidentiality of HIV-Related Information (D. Conn.) PC-CT-0005-0003.pdf \| Detail Date: 11/02/1990
Consent Judgment on Health Care for HIV-Infected Inmates and Confidentiality of HIV-Related Information; Order (1990 WL 261348) (D. Conn.) PC-CT-0005-0005.pdf \| WESTLAW \| Detail Date: 12/06/1990

People

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Judges	Cabranes, Jose Alberto (FISCR, D. Conn., Second Circuit) PC-CT-0005-0003 \| PC-CT-0005-0005 Dorsey, Peter Collins (D. Conn.) PC-CT-0005-0002 \| PC-CT-0005-0006 \| PC-CT-0005-0008 \| PC-CT-0005-0009 \| PC-CT-0005-0012 \| PC-CT-0005-0013 \| PC-CT-0005-0014 Margolis, Joan Glazer (D. Conn.) PC-CT-0005-0002 \| PC-CT-0005-0003 \| PC-CT-0005-0005 \| PC-CT-0005-0007 \| PC-CT-0005-0008 \| PC-CT-0005-0009 \| PC-CT-0005-0010 \| PC-CT-0005-0011 \| PC-CT-0005-0012 \| PC-CT-0005-0013 \| PC-CT-0005-0014 \| PC-CT-0005-9000
Plaintiff's Lawyers	Barrett, Dan (Vermont) PC-CT-0005-9000
	Bright, Bob (Alabama) PC-CT-0005-0001
	Byrne, David Bryson Jr. (Alabama) PC-CT-0005-0001
	Dignam, Brett (Connecticut) PC-CT-0005-9000
	Geballe, Shelley D. (Connecticut) PC-CT-0005-0002 \| PC-CT-0005-0003 \| PC-CT-0005-0005 \| PC-CT-0005-0006 \| PC-CT-0005-0007 \| PC-CT-0005-0008 \| PC-CT-0005-0009 \| PC-CT-0005-0010 \| PC-CT-0005-0011 \| PC-CT-0005-0012 \| PC-CT-0005-0013 \| PC-CT-0005-0014 \| PC-CT-0005-9000
	Lyles, Harry A. (Alabama) PC-CT-0005-0001
	McGuire, David J. (Connecticut) PC-CT-0005-9000
	Newman, JoNel (Florida) PC-CT-0005-9000
	Pottenger, John L. Jr. (Connecticut) PC-CT-0005-0002 \| PC-CT-0005-0003 \| PC-CT-0005-0005 \| PC-CT-0005-0006 \| PC-CT-0005-0007 \| PC-CT-0005-0008 \| PC-CT-0005-0009 \| PC-CT-0005-0010 \| PC-CT-0005-0011 \| PC-CT-0005-0012 \| PC-CT-0005-0013 \| PC-CT-0005-0014 \| PC-CT-0005-9000
	Stone, Martha (Connecticut) PC-CT-0005-0001 \| PC-CT-0005-0002 \| PC-CT-0005-0003 \| PC-CT-0005-0005 \| PC-CT-0005-0006 \| PC-CT-0005-0007 \| PC-CT-0005-0008 \| PC-CT-0005-0009 \| PC-CT-0005-0010 \| PC-CT-0005-0011 \| PC-CT-0005-0012 \| PC-CT-0005-0013 \| PC-CT-0005-0014 \| PC-CT-0005-9000
	Tegeler, Philip D. (Connecticut) PC-CT-0005-9000
Defendant's Lawyers	Couture, Richard T. (Connecticut) PC-CT-0005-0002 \| PC-CT-0005-0003 \| PC-CT-0005-0005 \| PC-CT-0005-0006 \| PC-CT-0005-0007 \| PC-CT-0005-0008 \| PC-CT-0005-0009 \| PC-CT-0005-0010 \| PC-CT-0005-0011 \| PC-CT-0005-0012 \| PC-CT-0005-0013 \| PC-CT-0005-0014 \| PC-CT-0005-9000
	Lanoue, Michael J. (Connecticut) PC-CT-0005-9000
	O'Neill, Terrance M. (Connecticut) PC-CT-0005-9000
	O'Neill, Stephen J. (Connecticut) PC-CT-0005-0006 \| PC-CT-0005-0007 \| PC-CT-0005-0008 \| PC-CT-0005-0009 \| PC-CT-0005-0010 \| PC-CT-0005-0011 \| PC-CT-0005-0012 \| PC-CT-0005-0013 \| PC-CT-0005-0014 \| PC-CT-0005-9000
	Riddle, Clarine Nardi (Connecticut) PC-CT-0005-0002 \| PC-CT-0005-0003 \| PC-CT-0005-0005
	Strom, Steven R. (Connecticut) PC-CT-0005-0002 \| PC-CT-0005-0003 \| PC-CT-0005-0005 \| PC-CT-0005-0006 \| PC-CT-0005-0007 \| PC-CT-0005-0008 \| PC-CT-0005-0009 \| PC-CT-0005-0010 \| PC-CT-0005-0011 \| PC-CT-0005-0012 \| PC-CT-0005-0013 \| PC-CT-0005-0014 \| PC-CT-0005-9000

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