Case: Wilson v. Denton

76-00741 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio

Filed Date: 1976

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Case Summary

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People


Judge(s)

Boggs, Danny Julian (Kentucky)

Attorney for Plaintiff
Attorney for Defendant

Adler, Allen Paul (Ohio)

Brown, William J. (Ohio)

Expert/Monitor/Master/Other

Aiyetoro, Adjoa A. (District of Columbia)

Berry, Lisbon C. Jr. (District of Columbia)

Judge(s)

Boggs, Danny Julian (Kentucky)

Duncan, Robert Morton (Ohio)

Edwards, George Clifton Jr. (Michigan)

Engel, Albert Joseph (Michigan)

Gadola, Paul V. (Michigan)

Guy, Ralph B. Jr. (Michigan)

Keith, Damon Jerome (Michigan)

Kennedy, Thomas Blake (Wyoming)

Krupansky, Robert B. (Ohio)

Milburn, Herbert Theodore (Tennessee)

Weick, Paul Charles (Ohio)

Woods, George E. (Michigan)

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Case Details

State / Territory: Ohio

Case Type(s):

Prison Conditions

Key Dates

Filing Date: 1976

Case Ongoing: No

Plaintiffs

Plaintiff Description:

Inmates detained at the Columbus Correctional Facility

Public Interest Lawyer: Yes

Filed Pro Se: Yes

Class Action Sought: Yes

Class Action Outcome: Granted

Defendants

State of Ohio, State

Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction, State

Columbus Correctional Facility (Columbus), None

Case Details

Causes of Action:

42 U.S.C. § 1983

Outcome

Prevailing Party: Mixed

Nature of Relief:

Injunction / Injunctive-like Settlement

Source of Relief:

Settlement

Litigation

Form of Settlement:

Court Approved Settlement or Consent Decree

Order Duration: 1979 - None

Issues

General:

Access to lawyers or judicial system

Bathing and hygiene

Classification / placement

Disciplinary procedures

Education

Fire safety

Food service / nutrition / hydration

Mail

Racial segregation

Recreation / Exercise

Religious programs / policies

Restraints : physical

Sanitation / living conditions

Staff (number, training, qualifications, wages)

Totality of conditions

Jails, Prisons, Detention Centers, and Other Institutions:

Protective custody

Visiting

Crowding / caseload

Discrimination-basis:

Disability (inc. reasonable accommodations)

Medical/Mental Health:

Medical care, general

Mental health care, general

Type of Facility:

Government-run