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CORRECTIONS
Alabama
- Julia Tutwiler Prison for Women
Case Summary | Findings Letter (2014) |
Complaint (2015) |
Joint Motion to Enter Settlement Agreement (2015) |
Consent Decree (2015) |
Judgment Regarding Consent Decree (2015) |
Opinion Regarding Consent Decree (2015) - Mobile County Metro Jail
Case Summary | Findings Letter (2009) - Varden, et al. v. City of Clanton
Statement of Interest (2015)
Arkansas
- Sebastian County Adult Detention Center
Findings Letter (2006) | MOA (2008)
California
- Coleman v. Brown
Statement of Interest (2013) |
Response to Defendants' Motion to Exclude SOI (2013) |
Order Denying Motion to Exclude SOI (2013) - Los Angeles County Jail
MOA (2002) | Compliance Letter (2014) |
Complaint (2015) | Settlement Agreement (2015) |
Joint Motion for Entry of Settlement Agreement (2015) | - Mitchell v. Cate
Statement of Interest (2013) - Orange County Jail
Case Summary | Investigatory Results Letter (2014)
Florida
- Miami-Dade County Jail
Case Summary | Findings Letter (2011) |
Complaint (2013) | Consent Agreement (2013) |
Memorandum of Agreement (2013) |
Order Approving Consent Agreement (2013)
Georgia
- Diamond v. Owens
Statement of Interest (2015) - Georgia Department of Corrections
Case Summary - Muscogee County Jail
Case Summary | Complaint (1999) | Settlement (1999) |
Memorandum of Agreement (2015) |
Monitoring Report (2015) | Monitoring Report (March 2016) |
Monitoring Report (May 2016)
Guam
- United States v. Territory of Guam
Case Summary | Settlement Agreement (1991) |
Order Regarding Objectives and Deadlines (2015)
Hawaii
- Oahu Community Correctional Center
Findings Letter (2007) | Complaint (2008) | Settlement (2008)
Illinois
- Cook County Jail
Case Summary | Findings Letter (2008) | Settlement (2010) |
Tenth Monitoring Report on Protection From Harm (2015) |
Tenth Monitoring Report on Fire, Life Safety, and Environmental Health (2015) |
Indiana
- Lake County Jail
Case Summary | Findings Letter (2009) |
Complaint (2010) | Settlement (2010)
Kansas
- Topeka Correctional Facility
Case Summary | Findings Letter (2012) |
Settlement Agreement (2014)
Kentucky
- Grant County Detention Center
Case Summary | Findings Letter (2005)
Louisiana
- Ball v. LeBlanc
Statement of Interest (2013) - Hacker v. Cain
Statement of Interest (2016) - Orleans Parish Prison System,
Jones and the Unites States v. Gusman, No. 2:12-cv-00859
Case Summary | Findings Letter (2009) |
Update to Findings Letter (2012) |
Motion to Intervene (2012) |
Memorandum of Law in Support of Intervention (2012) |
Complaint in Intervention (2012) |
Consent Judgment (English, 2013) |
Consent Judgment (Spanish, 2013) |
Order Approving Consent Judgment (2013) |
Stipulated Order (February 2015) |
Stipulated Order (April 2015) |
Stipulated Order for Appointment of Independent Jail Compliance Director (2016) |
Job Announcement for Independent Jail Compliance Director (2016) - St. Tammany Parish Jail
Case Summary | Findings Letter (2012) |
Memorandum of Agreement (2013) |
First Monitor's Report (2014) |
Second Monitor's Report (2014) |
Third Monitor's Report (2015) |
Fourth Monitor's Report (2016) |
Fifth Monitor's Report (2016)
Maryland
- Baltimore City Detention Center
Case Summary | Findings Letter (2002) | MOU (2007) |
MOA (2012) | Compliance Letter (2015)
Mississippi
- Hinds County Adult Detention Center
Findings Letter (2015) | Complaint (2016) |
Joint Motion for Entry of Proposed Settlement Agreement (2016) |
Settlement Agreement (2016) |
Order Approving Settlement Agreement (2016)
New York
- Erie County Holding Center and the Erie County Correctional Facility
Case Summary | Findings Letter (2009) |
Amended Complaint (2010) | Settlement Agreement (2010, limited to suicide prevention and related mental health issues) |
Settlement Agreement (2011) - Westchester County Jail
Case Summary | Findings Letter (2009) |
Settlement Agreement (2015)
Ohio
- Shreve v. Franklin County
Case Summary | Complaint in Intervention (2010) | Settlement (2011)
Oklahoma
- Oklahoma County Jail and Jail Annex
Case Summary | Findings Letter (2008) | MOU (2009)
Pennsylvania
- Pennsylvania Department of Corrections
Case Summary | Findings Letter (2014) | Closing Letter (2016) - State Correctional Institution at Cresson
Case Summary | Findings Letter (2013) - State Correctional Institution at Pittsburgh
Closing Letter (2014)
Tennessee
- Robertson County Detention Center
Case Summary | Findings Letter (2011) | Complaint (2013) |
Settlement Agreement (2013) | Third Monitoring Report (2014)
Texas
- Dallas County Jail
Case Summary | Findings Letter (2006) |
Complaint (2007) | Settlement (2007) | MOU (2012) - Harris County Jail
Case Summary | Findings Letter (2009)
Virgin Islands
- Golden Grove Adult Correctional and Detention Facility
Consent Decree (1986) |
Order Granting U.S. Motion for Contempt (2006) |
Motion for Appointment of a Receiver and
Memo in Support (2011) |
Settlement Agreement (2013) |
Order Approving Settlement (2013) |
Motion to Show Cause (2014) |
Joint Motion for Stipulation (2014) |
Opinion on Contempt Regarding Monitor Payment (2014) |
Order on Contempt Regarding Monitor Payment (2014) |
Notice of Objections and Motion Requesting Emergency Status Conference (2015) | Order Regarding Status Conference (2015) |
First Monitoring Report (2013) |
Second Monitoring Report (2014) |
Third Monitoring Report (2014) |
Fourth Monitoring Report (2014) |
Fifth Monitoring Report (2014) |
Sixth Monitoring Report (2015) |
Seventh Monitoring Report (2015) |
Eighth Monitoring Report (2015) |
Ninth Monitoring Report (2015) |
Tenth Monitoring Report (2016) |
US Objections to Staffing Plan (2015) |
Order re US Objections to Staffing Plan (2016) |
March 18th Order (2016) |
Letter re Corrections Officer Agreement (2016) |
Eleventh Monitoring Report (2016)
Virginia
- Piedmont Regional Jail
Case Summary | Findings Letter (2012) | Complaint (2013) |
Settlement Agreement (2013) |
Order Approving Agreement (2013) |
First Monitor's Report (2014) |
Second Monitor's Report (2015) |
Seventh Monitor's Report (2017) |
JUVENILE JUSTICE
- Publications
Dear Colleague Letter on the Civil Rights of Students in Juvenile Justice Residential Facilities
California
- G.F. v. Contra Costa County et al.
Statement of Interest (2014) - Los Angeles County Juvenile Probation Camps
Case Summary | Findings Letter (2008) | MOA (2008) |
First Amendment to MOA (2010) |
Second Amendment to MOA (2012) |
11th Monitoring Report (2014)
Georgia
- N.P. et al. v. the State of Georgia et al.
Statement of Interest (2015)
Indiana
- Indiana Juvenile Facilities, Indianapolis and Pendleton
Case Summary | Findings Letter (2010, Indianapolis Juvenile Correctional Facility) | Findings Letter (2012, Pendleton Juvenile Correctional Facility)
Michigan
- Doe v. Michigan Department of Corrections
Statement of Interest (2014)
Mississippi
- Lauderdale County Youth Court, Meridian Police Department, and Mississippi Division of Youth Services
Case Summary | Findings Letter (2012) | Complaint (2012) |
Joint Motion to Enter City Settlement (2015) |
Memo in Support of Joint Motion to Enter City Settlement (2015) |
City Settlement Agreement (2015) |
Joint Motion to Enter State Settlement (2015) |
Memo in Support of Joint Motion to Enter State Settlement (2015) |
State Settlement Agreement (2015) | |
First Report of the Probation Services Independent Auditor (2016) |
Second Report of the Probation Services Independent Auditor (2016) |
First Report of the Police Independent Auditor (2016) |
Third Report of the Probation Services Independent Auditor (2017) |
Second Report of the Police Independent Auditor (2017) |
Fourth Report of the Probation Services Independent Auditor (2017) |
Fifth Report of the Probation Services Independent Auditor (2018)
- LeFlore County Juvenile Detention Center
Case Summary | Findings Letter (2011) |
Complaint (2015) | Settlement Agreement (2015) |
Order Entering Settlement Agreement (2015) |
Findings Letter (2016) - Walnut Grove Youth Correctional Facility
Findings Letter (2012)
Missouri
- St. Louis County Family Court
Findings Cover Letter (2015) | Findings Report (2015) |
Memorandum of Agreement (2016) |
First Report of the Independent Auditor (2017) |
Second Report of the Independent Auditor (2018) |
Letter Regarding Modifications to the Agreement (2018)
New York
- New York Juvenile Facilities
Findings Letter (2009) | Complaint (2010) |
Settlement Agreement (2010) |
Joint Motion to Dismiss Columbia Girls Secure Center from Agreement (2014) |
Order Dismissing Columbia Girls Secure Center (2014) |
10th Monitoring Report (Columbia, 2013) |
20th Monitoring Report (Finger Lakes, 2015) |
21st Monitoring Report (Taberg, 2015) |
22nd Monitoring Report (Taberg, 2015) Joint Motion to Dismiss Specific Settlement Agreement Paragraphs (2015) |
Order Granting Joint Motion to Dismiss Paragraphs (2015) |
Joint Motion to Dismiss Finger Lakes Residential Center (2015) |
Order Granting Joint Motion to Dismiss Finger Lakes (2015) |
23rd Monitoring Report (Taberg, 2016) |
24th Monitoring Report (Taberg, 2016)
Ohio
- Scioto and Marion Juvenile Correctional Facilities
Case Summary | Findings Letter (2007, Scioto) |
Findings Letter (2007, Marion) | Complaint (2008) |
Amended Consent Decree (2009) |
First Compliance Report (2010) |
Second Compliance Report (2011) |
Addendum to the Second Compliance Report (2011) |
Third Compliance Report (2011) |
Amended Consent Decree (2011) |
Third Report on Amended Stipulation (2013) |
Fourth Report on Amended Stipulation (2013) |
Supplemental Consent Order regarding the Progress Units (2013) |
First Status Report on Progress Units (2013) |
Second Status Report on Progress Units (2013) |
Motion for Leave to File Supplemental Complaint (2014) |
Supplemental Complaint and Attachments (2014) |
Motion for Temporary Restraining Order (2014) |
Attachments to Motion for Temporary Restraining Order (2014) |
Joint Motion for Entry of Agreed Order (2014) |
Agreed Order, including Agreed Grid (2014) |
Monitor Report on Girls (2015) |
Monitor Report on The Ohio Model (2015) |
Order Dismissing Case (2015) |
Puerto Rico
- Puerto Rico Juvenile Facilities
Case Summary | Findings Letter (1994) |
Monitoring Report (2015, Third Quarter) |
Monitoring Report (2015, Fourth Quarter) |
Monitoring Report (2016, First Quarter) |
Monitoring Report (2016, Second Quarter) |
Monitoring Report (2016, Third Quarter) |
Monitoring Report (2016, Fourth Quarter) |
Monitoring Report (2017, First Quarter) |
Monitoring Report (2017, Second Quarter) and Attachment |
Monitoring Report (2017, Third Quarter) |
Joint Request for Monitor Applications (2018) |
South Carolina
- Kenny v. Wilson
Case Summary | Statement of Interest (2016)
- South Carolina Department of Juvenile Justice
Case Summary
Tennessee
- Shelby County Juvenile Court
Findings Cover Letter (2012) | Findings Report (2012) |
Memorandum of Agreement (2012) |
First Report of the Due Process Monitor (2013) |
Compliance Chart for First Report of the Due Process Monitor (2013) |
First Report of the Equal Protection Monitor (2013) |
Appendix to First Report of the Equal Protection Monitor (2013) |
Cover Letter to Judge Curtis Person Regarding the First Facility Consultant Report (2013) |
First Report of the Facility Consultant (2013) |
Second Report of the Due Process Monitor (2013) |
Second Report of the Facility Consultant (2013) |
Second Report of the Equal Protection Monitor (2014) |
Assessment Study for the Second Report of the Equal Protection Monitor (2014) | Third Report of the Facility Consultant (2014) |
Third Report of the Due Process Monitor (2014) |
Third Report of the Equal Protection Monitor (2014) |
Assessment Study for the Third Report of the Equal Protection Monitor (2014) |
Cover Letter Regarding the Fourth Facility Consultant Report (2014) Fourth Report of the Facility Consultant (2014) |
Fourth Report of the Due Process Monitor and Exhibits (2014) |
Fourth Report of the Equal Protection Monitor (2015) |
Assessment Study for the Fourth Report of the Equal Protection Monitor (2015) |
Cover Letter Regarding the Fifth Facility Consultant Report (2015) |
Fifth Report of the Facility Consultant (2015) |
Fifth Report of the Due Process Monitor and Exhibits (2015) |
Fifth Report of the Equal Protection Monitor (2015) |
Assessment Study for the Fifth Report of the Equal Protection Monitor (2015) |
Sixth Report of the Facility Consultant (2015) |
Sixth Report of the Due Process Monitor (2015) |
Sixth Report of the Equal Protection Monitor (2015) |
Seventh Report of the Facility Consultant (2016) |
Seventh Report of the Due Process Monitor (2016) |
Seventh Report of the Equal Protection Monitor (2016) |
Assessment Study for the Seventh Report of the Equal Protection Monitor (2016) |
Eighth Report of the Facility Consultant (2016) |
Eighth Report of the Due Process Monitor (2016) |
Eighth Report of the Equal Protection Monitor (2016) |
Ninth Report of the Facility Consultant (2017) |
Ninth Report of the Due Process Monitor (2017) |
Ninth Report of the Equal Protection Monitor (2017) |
Tenth Report of the Facility Consultant (2017) | Tenth Report of the Due Process Monitor (2017) | |
Tenth Report of the Equal Protection Monitor (2017) |
DISABILITY RIGHTS DOCKET
- Publications
Olmstead Question and Answer
Alabama
- Alabama Disabilities Advocacy Program v. SafetyNet Youth, Inc. et al.
Case Summary | Statement of Interest (2014) | Order (2014)
California
- Lanterman Developmental Center
Findings Letter (2006) - Thomas v. Kent
Case Summary | Statement of Interest (2016) | Supplemental Statement of Interest (2016)
Connecticut
- Connecticut Valley Hospital
Case Summary | Findings Letter (2007) |
Complaint (2009) | Settlement (2009) |
Notice of Substantial Compliance with Certain Terms and Extension (2013)
Delaware
- Delaware Mental Health System
Case Summary | Findings Letter (2010) |
Complaint (2011) | Settlement Agreement (2011) |
First Court Monitor Report (2012) |
Second Court Monitor Report (2012) |
Third Court Monitor Report (2013) |
Fourth Court Monitor Report (2013) |
Fifth Court Monitor Report (2014) |
Sixth Court Monitor Report (2014) |
Seventh Court Monitor Report (2015) |
Eighth Court Monitor Report (2015) |
Ninth Court Monitor Report (2016) |
Tenth Court Monitor Report (2016) |
Brief in Support of Joint Motion to Dismiss (2016) |
Order Dismissing Case (2016) |
Settlement Agreement Dismissal Fact Sheet (2016)
District of Columbia
- Evans & United States v. Williams
Case Summary |
Order Appointing Independent Court Monitor (2000) |
Quality Trust Order (2001) |
Special Master's Report and Recommendation (2014)
Georgia
- Georgia State Hospitals and Georgia Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Systems
Case Summary | Findings Letter (2008, Georgia Regional) |
Findings Letter (2009, Northwest Georgia Regional) |
Settlement (2009, CRIPA) | Amended Complaint (2010, CRIPA) |
Motion for Immediate Relief and Memo in Support (2010, CRIPA) |
Notice to Terminate 2009 Settlement Agreement (2014, CRIPA) |
Order Terminating 2009 Settlement Agreement (2014, CRIPA) |
Findings Letter (2009, ADA) |
Complaint (2010, ADA) | Settlement (2010, ADA) |
Order Entering Settlement (2010, ADA) |
First Independent Reviewer Report (2011) |
DOJ Letter Regarding Year One Compliance (2011) |
Order Modifying ADA Settlement (2012) |
Second Independent Reviewer Report (2012) |
DOJ Letter Regarding Year Two Compliance (2012) |
Order Modifying ADA Settlement (2013) |
Third Independent Reviewer Report (2013) |
DOJ Letter Regarding Year Three Compliance (2013) |
Fourth Independent Reviewer Report (2014) |
Fifth Independent Reviewer Report (2015) |
Motion to Show Cause (2016) | Year Five Supplemental Report (2016)
Joint Motion to Enter Extension of Settlement Agreement (2016) |
Consent Order Entering Extension of Settlement Agreement (2016) |
Year Five Supplemental Report (2016)
- Georgia Advocacy Office v. Shelp
Statement of Interest (2010)
- Hunter v. Cook
Statement of Interest (2013)
Idaho
- Sonnenberg v. Disability Rights Idaho, Inc.
Case Summary | Statement of Interest (2015) |
Opinion and Judgment (2016)
Illinois
- ILADD v. Quinn
Statement of Interest (2013)
Louisiana
- Louisiana Use of Nursing Facilities for People with Mental Health Disabilities
Case Summary | Findings Letter (2016) | Complaint (2018) | Joint Motion to Dismiss (2018) | Settlement Agreement (2018)
Mississippi
- Disability Rights Mississippi v. Mississippi Children's Home Services
Statement of Interest (2014) - Mississippi Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Systems/
United States v. Mississippi
Case Summary | Findings Letter (2011) |
Complaint (2016) - Troupe v. Bryant
Statement of Interest (2013)
Missouri
- Maple Lawn Nursing Home
Findings Letter (2011) | Complaint (2013) |
Settlement Agreement (2013) |
Order Granting Joint Motion to Dismiss (2016)
Nebraska
- Beatrice State Developmental Center
Findings Letter (2008) | Settlement (2008) |
Joint Motion to Dismiss (2015) |
Memorandum in Support of Joint Motion (2015) |
Judgment and Order of Dismissal (2015)
New Hampshire
- New Hampshire Mental Health System
Case Summary | Findings Letter (2011) |
Motion to Intervene, Memo in Support, and Proposed Order (2012) |
Complaint in Intervention (2012) |
Memo in Support of Class Certification (2013) |
Order Regarding Class Certification (2013) |
Settlement Agreement (2013) |
Settlement Agreement Fact Sheet (2013) |
Order Approving Settlement Agreement (2014) |
First Report of the Expert Reviewer (2014) |
Second Report of the Expert Reviewer (2015) |
Third Report of the Expert Reviewer (2016) |
New Jersey
- Disability Rights New Jersey, Inc. v. Velez
Brief as Amicus Curiae (2010) - Sciarrillo v. Christie
Case Summary | Statement of Interest (2013) |
Order Dismissing Case (2013) |
Opinion Regarding Dismissal (2013) |
Appellate Brief as Amicus (2014) |
Order Dismissing As Moot (2014)
New York
- Kings County Hospital Center
Case Summary | First Immediacy Letter (2008) | Second Immediacy Letter (2008) | Third Immediacy Letter (2008) |
Findings Letter (2009) | Complaint (2010) | Settlement (2010)
Oregon
- Oregon State Hospital and Mental Health System
Case Summary | Findings Letter (2008) |
Letter Agreement (2012) | Interim Report (2014) |
Cover Letter to Interim Report (2014) |
Status Letter (2015)
Pennsylvania
- Benjamin v. Department of Public Welfare of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Case Summary | Brief as Amicus Curiae (2010) |
Statement of Support for Settlement (2011) |
Brief as Amicus Curiae in Support of Appellees (2012) - Smith v. Department of Public Welfare of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Statement of Interest (2014)
Puerto Rico
- Puerto Rico Facilities for People With Intellectual Disabilities
Case Summary | Findings Letter (1997, CIS) | Findings Letter (2007) |
Complaint (1999) | Interim Settlement (1999) |
Supplemental Interim Settlement (2000) |
Community-Based Service Plan (2001) |
Transition Order (2008) | Compliance Order (2009) |
Order Adopting Compliance Plan (2011) |
Supplemental Transition Order (2012) | Successor Order (2012) |
Second Supplemental Transition Order (2016) |
Remedial Order Regarding Provider Payments (2016)
South Dakota
- South Dakota Nursing Facilities
Findings Letter (2016)
Tennessee
- Clover Bottom, Greene Valley, and Nat T. Winston Developmental Centers
Case Summary | Complaint (1996) | Settlement (1996) |
Agreed Order and Exit Plan (2015) |
Memorandum Approving Exit Plan (2015)
Texas
- Steward v. Perry
Case Summary | Statement of Interest (2011) |
Motion to Intervene and Memo in Support (2011) |
Supplemental Statement of Interest (2011) |
Third Statement of Interest (2012) |
Order Granting Intervention (2012) |
Complaint in Intervention (2012) |
Brief in Support of Amended Motion for Class Certification (2012) |
Interim Settlement Agreement (2013) - Texas State Supported Living Centers
Case Summary | Findings Letter (2006, Lubbock State School) |
Findings Letter (2008, Statewide) | Complaint (2009) |
Settlement (2009)
Virginia
- Virginia System for Serving People with Developmental Disabilities
Case Summary | Findings Letter (2011) | Complaint (2012) | Settlement (2012) | Settlement Fact Sheet (2012) |
Order Approving Consent Decree (2012) |
First Independent Reviewer Report (2012) |
Second Independent Reviewer Report (2013) |
Third Independent Reviewer Report (2013) |
Fourth Independent Reviewer Report (2014) |
Fifth Independent Reviewer Report (2014) |
Sixth Independent Reviewer Report (2015) |
Seventh Independent Reviewer Report (2015) |
Eighth Independent Reviewer Report (2016) |
West Virginia
- West Virginia Children's Mental Health System
Findings Letter (2015) | Findings Fact Sheet (2015)
LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES
- Publications
Addressing Police Misconduct brochure |
Guidance for Federal Law Enforcement Agencies Regarding the Use of Race, Ethnicity, Gender, National Origin, Religion, Sexual Orientation, or Gender Identity |
Identifying and Preventing Gender Bias in Law Enforcement Response to Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence | - Other Important Documents
Letter to Alabama Law Enforcement Agencies About H.B. 56 Immigration Enforcement
Arizona
- Maricopa County Sheriff's Office
Case Summary | Title VI Complaint (2010) |
Title VI Agreement (2011) | Findings Letter (2011, English) |
Findings Letter (2011, Spanish) | Complaint (2012) |
Order Granting Summary Judgment (2015) |
Partial Settlement Agreement (2015) - Melendres v. Arpaio
Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law (2013) |
Statement of Interest (2013) |
Supplemental Permanent Injunction (2013) |
Complaint in Intervention (2015) |
Order to Show Cause Regarding Contempt (2015) |
Order Granting United States Intervention (2015) |
Order Amending First Supplemental Permanent Injunction (2015) |
Findings of Fact Regarding Contempt (2016) |
Order Regarding Second Supplemental Permanent Injunction (2016) |
First Quarterly Report of the Independent Monitor (2014) |
Second Quarterly Report of the Independent Monitor (2014) |
Third Quarterly Report of the Independent Monitor (2015) |
Fourth Quarterly Report of the Independent Monitor (2015) |
Fifth Quarterly Report of the Independent Monitor (2015) |
Eighth Quarterly Report of the Independent Monitor (2016) |
Ninth Quarterly Report of the Independent Monitor (2016) |
Tenth Quarterly Report of the Independent Monitor (2017) |
Eleventh Quarterly Report of the Independent Monitor (2017) |
Twelfth Quarterly Report of the Independent Monitor (2017) |
Thirteenth Quarterly Report of the Independent Monitor (2017) |
Fourteenth Quarterly Report of the Independent Monitor (2017) | - United States v. Town of Colorado City (D. Ariz.)
Complaint (2012) | Order Granting Partial Summary Judgment (2015) | Order on Municipal Liability (2016) | Jury Verdict (2016) | Order Approving Settlement Agreement (2016)
California
- Inglewood Police Department
Technical Assistance Letter (2009) - Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department Stations in Antelope Valley
Findings Letter (2013) | Findings Letter (2013, Spanish) |
Statement of Intent (2013) | Settlement Agreement (2015) |
Order Approving Settlement Agreement (2015)
Connecticut
- East Haven Police Department
Case Summary | Findings Letter (2011, English) |
Findings Letter (2011, Spanish) |
Letter of Intent (2012) | Complaint (2012) | Settlement (2012) |
Joint Compliance Expert's 6-Month Compliance Report (2013) |
Joint Compliance Expert's 12-Month Compliance Report (2014) |
Joint Compliance Expert's 18-Month Compliance Report (2014) |
Joint Compliance Expert's 30-Month Compliance Report (2015)
Florida
- Escambia County Sheriff's Office
Technical Assistance Letter (2012) - City of Miami Police Department
Findings Letter (2013) | Findings Letter (Spanish, 2013) |
Findings Letter (Creole, 2013) |
Settlement Agreement (2016) |
First Report of the Independent Reviewer (2016) - Orange County Sheriff's Office
Technical Assistance Letter (2008) | Settlement (2010)
Idaho
- Bell et al. v. City of Boise, et al.
Statement of Interest (2015)
Illinois
- Chicago Police Department
Findings Report (2017) | Cover Letter to Findings Report (2017) |
Findings Report Executive Summary (Spanish, 2017) | Agreement in Principle (2017) - Harvey Police Department
Technical Assistance Report (2012) | Closing Letter (2012)
Kentucky
- S.R. and L.G. v. Kenton County, et al.
Case Summary | Statement of Interest (2015)
Louisiana
- New Orleans Police Department
Case Summary | Findings Report (2011) |
Letter to Mayor Mitchell J. Landrieu (2011, English) |
Letter to Mayor Mitchell J. Landrieu (2011, Spanish) |
Letter to Mayor Mitchell J. Landrieu (2011, Vietnamese) |
Complaint (2012) |
Joint Motion for Entry of the Consent Decree (2012) |
Request for Proposal for Consent Decree Monitor (2012) |
Order regarding Request for Proposal (2012) |
Order Entering Consent Decree (2013) |
Opinion and Order Entering Consent Decree (2013) |
Entered Consent Decree (2013) and Errata Sheet |
Opinion and Order Entering Consent Decree (2013) |
Order Cancelling May 31, 2013 Meeting and Staying Case |
Notice of Appeal and Cancellation of May 31, 2013 Meeting |
Fifth Circuit Order Denying City's Motion for Stay (2013) |
Memorandum Recommending Sheppard Mullin as Monitor (2013) |
Order Appointing Sheppard Mullin as Monitor (2013) |
Third Quarterly Monitoring Report (2014) | - Ville Platte Police Department and the Evangeline Parish Sheriff’s Office
Findings Report (2016) |
Ville Platte Police Department Settlement Agreement (2018) |
Evangeline Parish Sheriff's Office Settlement Agreement (2018) |
Maryland
- Baltimore Police Department
Case Summary | Findings Report (2016) | Findings Summary (2016) |
Findings Summary (Spanish, 2016) |
Findings Report Cover Letter to Mayor Rawlings-Blake (2016) |
Agreement in Principle (2016) |
Complaint (2017) |
Joint Motion for Entry of Consent Decree (2017) |
Memorandum in Support of Joint Motion for Entry of Consent Decree (2017) |Memorandum and Order Appointing Independent Monitor |
Consent Decree (2017) | Consent Decree Fact Sheet (2017) |
Order Setting Public Comment Period and Public Fairness Hearing (2017) |
Order Entering Consent Decree (2017) |
Request for Applications to Serve as Court Monitor (2017) |
Applications to Serve as Court Monitor (2017) |
Public Comments on Monitor Applicants (2017) |
Monitor Finalist Applicants (2017) |Combined Community Questions for Monitor Finalists (2017) | - Garcia v. Montgomery County
Statement of Interest (2013) - Sharp v. Baltimore City Police Department
Statement of Interest (2012) | Letter to Parties (2012)
Michigan
- Detroit Police Department
Technical Assistance Letter (2002) | Settlement (2003) |
Transition Agreement (2014) |
Order Entering Transition Agreement (2014) |
Review Letter to the City (2014)
Missouri
- Ferguson Police Department
Case Summary | Letter Regarding Name Plates (2014) |
Letter Regarding Bracelets (2014) |
Findings Report (2015) | Findings Summary (2015) |
Findings Summary (Spanish, 2015) |
Findings Cover Letter to City Manager Shaw and Chief Jackson (2015) |
Complaint (2016) |
Joint Motion for Entry of Consent Decree (2016) |
Joint Memo in Support of Motion for Entry of Consent Decree (2016) |
Consent Decree (2016) |
Order Setting Fairness Hearing for April 19, 2016 (2016) |
Request for Applications to Serve as Monitor (2016) |
Applications to Serve as Monitor (2016) |
Joint Motion For Approval of Consent Decree Monitor Selection |
Memo in Support of Joint Motion For Approval of Consent Decree Monitor Selection |
Order Approving Monitor (2016) |
Transcript of Fairness Hearing (4/19/2016) |
Excerpt of Ruling from Fairness Hearing (4/19/2016) |
City of Ferguson's Initial Status Report (2016) |
Monitor Initial Work Plan (2016) |
Status Conference Transcript (12/6/2016) |
Status Conference Transcript (3/22/2017) |
Order Setting Status Hearings (2017) |
Status Conference Transcript (9/19/2017) |
Independent Monitor Spring 2018 Semiannual Report |
Appendix to Spring 2018 Report |
Montana
- Missoula County Attorney's Office
Case Summary | Findings Letter (2014) |
Memorandum of Understanding (2014) |
Compliance Reports from the Montana Attorney General’s Office: - Missoula Police Department
Case Summary | Findings Letter (2013) |
Settlement Agreement (2013) |
First Report of the Independent Reviewer (2013) |
Second Report of the Independent Reviewer (2014) |
Third Report and Year 1 Report of the Independent Reviewer (2014) |
Fourth Report of the Independent Reviewer (2015) |
Sustained Compliance Report (2015) - University of Montana Police Department
Case Summary | Findings Letter (2013) |
Settlement Agreement (2013) |
First Report of the Independent Reviewer (2013) |
Second Report of the Independent Reviewer (2014) |
Third Report and Year 1 Report of the Independent Reviewer (2014) |
Sustained Compliance Report (2015)
New Jersey
- Newark Police Department
Findings Report (2014) | Findings Summary (Spanish, 2014) |
Findings Summary (Portuguese, 2014) |
Agreement in Principle (2014) |
Request for Applications to Serve as Court Monitor (2014) |
List of Applicants for the Monitorship (2015) |
Complaint (2016) |
Joint Memo in Support of Consent Decree (2016) |
Consent Decree (2016) | Consent Decree Fact Sheet (2016) |
New Mexico
- Albuquerque Police Department
Findings Letter (2014) | Joint Statement of Principles (2014) |
Letter of Commitment on Settlement (2014) |
Settlement Agreement (2014) |
Settlement Agreement Fact Sheet (2014) |
Request for Information (2014) |
Order on Amicus Participation (2014) |
Order Appointing Independent Monitor (2015) |
Opinion and Order Entering Settlement (2015) |
New York
- Beacon Police Department
Technical Assistance Letter (2005) | Settlement (2010) - Floyd v. City of New York
Statement of Interest (2013) - Padilla v. City of New York
Statement of Interest (2013) - Schenectady Police Department
Technical Assistance Letter (2003) - Suffolk County Police Department
Technical Assistance Letter (2011) |
Settlement Agreement (2014) |
Settlement Agreement (Spanish, 2014) |
Compliance Assessment (June 2015) |
Compliance Assessment (Dec. 2015) |
Compliance Assessment (Apr. 2016) |
Compliance Assessment (Jan. 2017) |
Compliance Assessment (June 2017) |
Compliance Assessment (March 2018) - Yonkers Police Department
Case Summary | Technical Assistance Letter (2009) |
Settlement Agreement (2016)
North Carolina
- Alamance County Sheriff's Office
Rule 4.2 Complaint (2011) |
Findings Letter (2012, English) |
Findings Letter (2012, Spanish) | Complaint (2012) |
Opinion and Order (2015) |
Settlement Agreement (2016)
Ohio
- Cleveland Division of Police
Case Summary |
Executive Summary of Findings Letter (2014, English) |
Executive Summary of Findings Letter (2014, Spanish) |
Findings Letter (2014) | Statement of Principles (2014) |
Request for Information (2015) | Complaint (2015) |
Joint Motion for Entry of Consent Decree (2015) |
Consent Decree (2015) |
Orders Approving Consent Decree (2015)
First Semiannual Monitoring Report (2016) |
Biennial Community Survey Report (2016) | - Warren Police Department
Technical Assistance Letter (2006) | Settlement (2012) | Compliance Letter (2013) | Compliance Chart (2013) | Compliance Letter (2015) | Compliance Chart (2015) | Compliance Chart (2018) |
Oregon
- Portland Police Bureau
Findings Letter (2012) | Statement of Intent (2012) |
Complaint (2012) | Proposed Settlement Agreement (2012) |
Memo in Support of Joint Motion to Enter Settlement (2012) |
Proposed MOA with the Portland Police Association (2013) |
Ratified Collaborative Agreement with the Albina Ministerial Alliance Coalition for Justice and Police Reform (2013) |
Notice of Fairness Hearing (2013) |
Order Entering Settlement Agreement (2014) |
Compliance Status Assessment Report (2015) |
Memorandum Regarding COAB Administration and Operations (2015) |
Memorandum Regarding COAB Operations (2015) |
Letter Regarding Policy Review (2015) |
Technical Assistance Letter Regarding Crisis Intervention (2015) |
Technical Assistance Letter Regarding In-Service Training (2016)
Puerto Rico
- Puerto Rico Police Department
Case Summary | Findings Letter (2011, English) |
Findings Letter (2011, Spanish) | Complaint (2012) |
Order Regarding Amicus Briefs (2012) |
Settlement Agreement (2013, English) |
Settlement Agreement (2013, Spanish) |
Order Approving Settlement Agreement (2013) Technical Compliance Advisor First Six-Month Report (2015) |
US Supplement to the First Six-Month Report (2015) |
Order on US Supplement (2015) |
Technical Compliance Advisor Second Six-Month Report (2015) |
Joint Response to Second Six-Month Report (2015) |
Technical Compliance Advisor Third Six-Month Report (2016) |
US Response to Third Six-Month Report (2016) |
Virgin Islands
- Virgin Islands Police Department
Technical Assistance Letter (2005) | Complaint (2008) |
Settlement (2009) |
Independent Monitors' Third Quarterly Report of 2014 (2014)
Washington
- Seattle Police Department
Case Summary |
Technical Assistance Letter on Garrity issues (2011) |
Findings Letter (2011) |
Complaint (2012) | Settlement Agreement (2012) |
Memorandum of Understanding (2012) |
Joint Motion for Entry of the Agreement (2012) |
Order Modifying and Preliminarily Approving Agreement (2012) | Order Granting Provisional Approval of the Agreement (2012) | Findings of Fact & Conclusions of Law (2012) |
Order Denying Community Police Commission's Motion to Intervene and Granting Amicus Curiae Status (2013) |
First Year Monitoring Plan (2013), Appendix A: Schedule of Priorities for Settlement Agreement (2013) |
Monitor's First Semiannual Report (2013) |
Second Year Monitoring Plan (2014) |
Monitor's Second Semiannual Report (2013) |
Monitor's Third Semiannual Report (2014) |
Memorandum Submitting Consensus Use of Force Policies (2013) |
Order Approving Consensus Use of Force Policy (2013) |
Memorandum Submitting Consensus Stops and Bias-Free Policing Policies and Order Approving Policies (2014) |
Consensus Crisis Intervention Policy and Order Approving Policy (2014) |
Monitor's Submission of Consensus Performance Mentoring Policy (2014)|
Order Approving Consensus Performance Mentoring Policy (2014) |
Memorandum Submitting Office of Professional Accountability Internal Operations and Training Manual, and Policies Order Approving Policies (2014) |
Order Approving Office of Professional Accountability Internal Operations and Training Manual, and Policies Order Approving Policies (2014) |
Memorandum Regarding Instructional System Design Model for Comprehensive Use of Force Training (2014) |
Memorandum Regarding Instructional System Design Model for Search and Seizure and Bias-Free Policing Training (2014) |
Memorandum Submitting Consensus Basic, Dispatcher, and Strategy Crisis Intervention Training (2014) |
Memorandum Submitting Consensus Advanced Crisis Intervention Training (2014) |
Monitor's Fourth Semiannual Report (2014)
FACE
Colorado
- United States v. Scott
Complaint (2011)
Connecticut
- United States v. Scott
- District Court Motion to Dismiss Decision Reported at 919 F.Supp. 76 (D. Conn. 1996)
- District Court Decision Reported at 958 F.Supp. 761 (D. Conn. 1997)
- District Court Ruling on Motion to Reconsider Reported at 975 F.Supp. 428 (D. Conn. 1997)
- District Court Contempt Decision Reported at 1997 WL 889513 (D.Conn.)
- District Court Modification of Injunction Reported at 1998 WL 241755 (D.Conn.)
- District Court Contempt Decision Reported at 1998 WL 386483 (D.Conn.)
- Court of Appeals Decision Reported at -- F.3d --, 1999 WL 570473 (2nd Cir. 1999)
District of Columbia
- United States v. Alaw
Complaint (1998) - United States v. Retta
Complaint (2011) |
Consent Judgment and Order Approving Consent Judgment (2013)
Florida
- Holder v. Pine
Complaint (2010)
Kansas
- United States v. Dillard
Complaint (2011) - United States v. Burke
District Court Decision Reported at 15 F.Supp.2d 1090 (D.Kan. 1998)
Kentucky
- Holder v. Hamilton
Complaint (2011) - United States v. Thomas et al.
Complaint (2017) | Order (2017)
Mississippi
- United States v. Charles Roy McMillan
Settlement (2008)
Texas
- Holder v. Gaona
Complaint (2010) | Consent Judgment and Order of Approval (2011)
Washington
- United States v. Kroack
Complaint (2011) | Consent Judgment and Order of Approval (2011) - United States v. Smith
Court of Appeals Decision Reported at 134 F.3d 373 (6th Cir. 1997)
RELIGIOUS EXERCISE OF INSTITUTIONALIZED PERSONS
Alabama
- Limbaugh, et. al v. Alabama Dept. of Correction
Statement of Interest (2011)
California
- Basra v. Cate, et al.
Complaint in Intervention (2011) | Brief in Support of Plaintiff's Motion for Preliminary Injunction (2011)
Florida
- United States v. Florida Department of Corrections
Complaint (2012) | Motion for Preliminary Injunction (2013) |
Order Granting Motion for Preliminary Injunction (2013) |
Brief as Appellee (2014) |
Order on Motions for Summary Judgment (2015)
Indiana
- Willis v. Indiana Dept. of Correction
Statement of Interest (2011) | Order Denying Motion to Stay (2011)
Michigan
- Heard v. Finco
Statement of Interest (2014)
South Carolina
- Prison Legal News v. Berkeley County Sheriff's Office, et al.
Complaint in Intervention (2011) | Brief in Support of Plaintiff's Motion for Preliminary Injunction (2011) |
Consent Injunction (2012)
South Dakota
- Native American Council of Tribes v. Douglas Weber
Statement of Interest (2012) | Appellate Brief as Amicus (2013)
Texas
- Ali v. Thaler
Statement of Interest (2012) - Moussazadeh v. Texas Dept. of Criminal Justice
Statement of Interest (2011)
INDIGENT DEFENSE
Alabama
- Varden, et al. v. City of Clanton
Statement of Interest (2015)
Georgia
- N.P. et al. v. the State of Georgia et al.
Statement of Interest (2015)
New York
- Hurrell-Harring et al. v. State of New York et al.
Statement of Interest (2014)
Virginia
- Stinnie v. Holcomb
Statement of Interest (2016)
Washington
- Wilbur v. City of Mount Vernon et al.
Statement of Interest (2013) | Decision (2013)
Updated June 26, 2018