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Case Name
Walker v. Floyd County
JC-IN-0018
Docket / Court
4:07-cv-00014-SEB-WGH ( S.D. Ind. )
State/Territory
Indiana
Case Type(s)
Jail Conditions
Case Summary
On February 6, 2007, inmates confined at the Floyd County, Indiana Jail filed a 42 U.S.C. § 1983 class action lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana, alleging that they became infected with a virulent, penicillin-resistant staph infection as a result of the ...
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On February 6, 2007, inmates confined at the Floyd County, Indiana Jail filed a 42 U.S.C. § 1983 class action lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana, alleging that they became infected with a virulent, penicillin-resistant staph infection as a result of the deliberate indifference of Jail personnel. Plaintiffs alleged that they were thereby deprived without due process of law of their right not to be subjected to cruel and unusual punishment under the Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution and Indiana state law. Plaintiffs sought compensatory and punitive damages, declaratory and injunctive relief, and class certification.
Plaintiffs moved for a preliminary injunction, which Defendants opposed. The District Court (Judge Sarah Evans Barker) heard testimony and evidence on the motion at a June 26, 2007 hearing. The motion was taken under advisement.
At the time of this summary, the case was still pending.
Dan Dalton - 01/22/2008
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Issues and Causes of Action
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Issues
Affected Gender
Female
Male
Constitutional Clause
Cruel and Unusual Punishment
Due Process
General
Sanitation / living conditions
Medical/Mental Health
Medical care, general
Skin Infections
Type of Facility
Government-run
Causes of Action
42 U.S.C. § 1983
Case Details
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Defendant(s)
Floyd County Indiana
Plaintiff Description
All persons who, while incarcerated at the Jail, have acquired infectious diseases as a consequence of Defendants' failure to protect such inmates and their neglect and deliberate indifference.
Class action status sought
Yes
Class action status granted
No
Filed Pro Se
No
Prevailing Party
None Yet / None
Public Int. Lawyer
Unknown
Nature of Relief
None
Source of Relief
None
Filed
02/06/2007
Case Ongoing
No
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Docket(s)
S.D. Ind.
10/04/2010
4:07-cv-00014-SEB-WGH
JC-IN-0018-9000.pdf
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General Documents
S.D. Ind.
02/06/2007
Class Action Complaint
JC-IN-0018-0001.pdf
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S.D. Ind.
04/01/2007
Memorandum in Support of Plaintiffs' Motion for Preliminary Injunction
JC-IN-0018-0002.pdf
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S.D. Ind.
05/25/2007
First Amended Class Action Complaint
JC-IN-0018-0003.pdf
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S.D. Ind.
07/31/2007
Entry Denying Plaintiff's Motion for Preliminary Injunction [ECF# 50]
(2007 WL 2237622)
JC-IN-0018-0004.pdf
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S.D. Ind.
11/26/2008
Entry Denying Class Certification [ECF# 103]
JC-IN-0018-0005.pdf
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S.D. Ind.
07/22/2009
Entry on Motions to Intervene [ECF# 123]
(2009 WL 2222886)
JC-IN-0018-0006.pdf
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S.D. Ind.
06/15/2010
Order of Partial Dismissal [ECF# 178]
JC-IN-0018-0007.pdf
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S.D. Ind.
09/27/2010
Floyd County [ECF# 183]
JC-IN-0018-0008.pdf
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Judges
Barker, Sarah Evans
(S.D. Ind.)
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JC-IN-0018-0004 | JC-IN-0018-0005 | JC-IN-0018-0006 | JC-IN-0018-0007 | JC-IN-0018-0008 | JC-IN-0018-9000
Hussmann, William G. Jr.
(S.D. Ind.)
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JC-IN-0018-9000
Plaintiff's Lawyers
Belzley, Gregory A.
(Kentucky)
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JC-IN-0018-0001 | JC-IN-0018-0002 | JC-IN-0018-0003 | JC-IN-0018-9000
Meyer, Robert Kenyon
(Kentucky)
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JC-IN-0018-0003 | JC-IN-0018-9000
Shelton, John R.
(Kentucky)
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JC-IN-0018-0003 | JC-IN-0018-9000
Defendant's Lawyers
Lowe, Robert Jeffrey
(Indiana)
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JC-IN-0018-9000
Mullineaux, Richard T
(Indiana)
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