Filed Date: 1998
Closed Date: Nov. 10, 2003
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Inmates in the DeKalb County Jail brought suit in Georgia state court against the county, the sheriff, and others alleging inadequate medical care at the jail. Plaintiffs were represented by the Southern Center for Human Rights. The parties settled; in 2001, the Georgia Superior Court in DeKalb County (Judge Fuller) entered a consent decree.
Later that year, plaintiffs moved for a contempt judgment, and court granted the motion. The county appealed, and the Georgia Court of Appeals affirmed. Dorsey v. Adams, 564 S.E.2d 847 (Ga. App. 2002). Plaintiffs later moved again for a contempt judgment because the county fired the monitor when the settlement agreement expired, even though the contempt sanction remained. The Superior Court (Judge Hilton Fuller) granted plaintiffs' motion holding that the county had failed to purge itself of civil contempt. Defendants appealed, and the Court of Appeals affirmed. DeKalb County v. Adams, 585 S.E.2d 178 (Ga. App. 2003) (cert. denied).
There was subsequent litigation concerning attorney's fees. DeKalb County v. Adams, 587 S.E.2d 302 (Ga. App. 2003). The trial court docket for this case is not available on PACER because this was a state court case, and therefore our information ends with the last reported decision in 2003.
Summary Authors
Lauren Cutson (5/20/2005)
Fuller, Hilton (Georgia)
Fortson, Xernia L. (Georgia)
Gignilliat, Richard R. (Georgia)
Idalski, Annette A. (Georgia)
Hicks, Charles George (Georgia)
Fuller, Hilton (Georgia)
Johnson, Frank Minis Jr. (Alabama)
Phipps, Herbert E. (Georgia)
Last updated Aug. 30, 2023, 1:45 p.m.
Docket sheet not available via the Clearinghouse.State / Territory: Georgia
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Key Dates
Filing Date: 1998
Closing Date: Nov. 10, 2003
Case Ongoing: No reason to think so
Plaintiffs
Plaintiff Description:
Inmates in DeKalb County, Georgia, alleging insufficient medical care in the prison
Plaintiff Type(s):
Attorney Organizations:
Southern Center for Human Rights (SCHR)
Public Interest Lawyer: Unknown
Filed Pro Se: Unknown
Class Action Sought: Unknown
Class Action Outcome: Unknown
Defendants
DeKalb County Jail (De Kalb), County
Case Details
Causes of Action:
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Outcome
Prevailing Party: Plaintiff
Nature of Relief:
Injunction / Injunctive-like Settlement
Source of Relief:
Form of Settlement:
Court Approved Settlement or Consent Decree
Order Duration: 2001 - None
Issues
Medical/Mental Health:
Type of Facility: