BRAGGS v. DUNN

Civil Action No. 2:14cv601-MHT.

EDWARD BRAGGS, et al., Plaintiffs, v. JEFFERSON S. DUNN, in his official capacity as Commissioner of the Alabama Department of Corrections, et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, M.D. Alabama, Northern Division.

May 13, 2019.

Editors Note
Applicable Law: 42 U.S.C. § 12102
Cause: 42 U.S.C. § 12102 Americans with Disabilities Act ("ADA")
Nature of Suit: 446 Civil Rights: Americans with Disabilities - Other
Source: PACER


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward Braggs, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated, Tedrick Brooks, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated, Gary Lee Broyles, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated, Chandler Clements, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated, Christopher Gilbert, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated, Dwight Hagood, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated, Sylvester Hartley, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated, Christopher Jackson, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated, Brandon Johnson, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated, John Maner, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated, Rick Martin, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated, Willie McClendon, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated, Roger McCoy, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated, Jermaine Mitchell, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated, Tommie Moore, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated, Matthew Mork, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated, Bradley Pearson, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated, Leviticus Pruitt, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated, Turner Rogers, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated, Timothy Sears, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated, Brian Sellers, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated, Augustus Smith, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated, Hubert Tollar, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated, Daniel Tooley, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated, Joseph Torres, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated, Donald Ray Turner, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated, Jamie Wallace, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated, Robert Myniasha Williams, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated, Roger Moseley, Quang Bui, Charlie Henderson, Sheila Allen, on behalf of herself and all others similarly situated, William Sullivan, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated, Serena English, Valerie Wheeler, Justin Hall, Raymond Bosarge, Cordara Dunner, Karen Norris, Cherritha Harris, Brittany Ellis & Tomas Snyder, Plaintiffs, represented by Andrew Philip Walsh , Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz PC, Jack Richard Cohen , Southern Poverty Law Center, Latasha Lanette McCrary , Southern Poverty Law Center, Maria Viette Morris , Southern Poverty Law Center, Patricia Clotfelter , Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz PC, William Glassell Somerville, III , Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz & William Van Der Pol, Jr. , Alabama Disabilities Advocacy Program.

Alabama Disabilities Advocacy Program, Plaintiff, represented by Anil Ashok Mujumdar , Zarzaur Mujumdar & Debrosse, Diandra S. Debrosse Zimmermann , Grant & Eisenhofer P.A., Glenn Nelson Baxter , Alabama Disabilities Advocacy Program, Gregory Martin Zarzaur , Zarzaur Mujumdar & Debrosse, Andrea Jane Mixson , Alabama Disabilities Advocacy Program & Denise Wiginton , Zarzaur Mujumdar & Debrosse.

All Plaintiffs, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated, Plaintiff, represented by Andrew Philip Walsh , Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz PC, Caitlin J. Sandley , Southern Poverty Law Center, Grace Graham , Southern Poverty Law Center, Jack Richard Cohen , Southern Poverty Law Center, Latasha Lanette McCrary , Southern Poverty Law Center, Maria Viette Morris , Southern Poverty Law Center, Patricia Clotfelter , Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz PC, William Van Der Pol, Jr. , Alabama Disabilities Advocacy Program, Anil Ashok Mujumdar , Zarzaur Mujumdar & Debrosse, Ashley Nicole Austin , Alabama Disabilities Advocacy Program, Barbara Ann Lawrence , Alabama Disabilities Advocacy Program, David Clay Washington , Southern Poverty Law Center, Jonathan Michael Barry-Blocker , Southern Poverty Law Center, Lisa Wright Borden , Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz PC, Lonnie Jason Williams , Alabama Disabilities Advocacy Program & William Glassell Somerville, III , Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz.

Ruth Naglich, in her official capacity as Associate commissioner of health Services for the Alabama Department of Corrections & Jefferson S. Dunn, in his official capacity as Commissioner of the Alabama Department of Corrections, Defendants, represented by David Randall Boyd , Balch & Bingham LLP, Elizabeth Anne Sees , Alabama Department of Corrections Legal Division, John Garland Smith , Balch & Bingham LLP, Joseph Gordon Stewart, Jr. , Alabama Dept of Corrections, Luther Maxwell Dorr, Jr. , Maynard, Cooper & Gale, P.C., Matthew Reeves , Maynard Cooper & Gale PC, Steven C. Corhern , Balch & Bingham, William Richard Lunsford , Maynard Cooper & Gale PC, Alyson Lee Smith , Maynard Cooper & Gale PC, Gary Lee Willford, Jr. , Alabama Department of Corrections Legal Division, Melissa K. Marler , Maynard, Cooper & Gale PC, Melissa Neri , Maynard Cooper & Gale PC, pro hac vice, Stephanie Lynn Dodd Smithee , Alabama Department of Corrections & Stephen Clarence Rogers , Maynard Cooper and Gale PC.

Alabama Department of Corrections, Defendant, represented by David Randall Boyd , Balch & Bingham LLP, John Garland Smith , Balch & Bingham LLP, Elizabeth Anne Sees , Alabama Department of Corrections Legal Division, Joseph Gordon Stewart, Jr. , Alabama Dept of Corrections, Steven C. Corhern , Balch & Bingham & William Richard Lunsford , Maynard Cooper & Gale PC.

MHM Correctional Services, Inc., Movant, represented by Brett T. Lane , MHM Services, Inc. & Deana Johnson , MHM Services, Inc., pro hac vice.

Corizon Health, Inc. & Kim Thomas, Movants, represented by Melissa K. Marler , Maynard, Cooper & Gale PC, Stephen Clarence Rogers , Maynard Cooper and Gale PC & William Richard Lunsford , Maynard Cooper & Gale PC.

Ken Dover & Barbara Coe, Movants, represented by Philip Piggott , Starnes Davis Florie LLP.


OPINION AND ORDER

This court previously found that severe correctional understaffing contributes to constitutionally inadequate mental-health care in Alabama prisons. Consequently, the court ordered the defendants to increase correctional staffing. To this end, the court required the defendants to implement...

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