Dunn et al v. Thomas et al

Filing 2688

PHASE 2A ORDER AND INJUNCTION ON MENTAL-HEALTH STAFFING REMEDY: On September 6, 2019, the parties submitted stipulations (doc. no. 2606 ) regarding mental- health staffing. Pursuant to these stipulations, the parties on September 13 filed an agre ed-upon mental-health staffing matrix (doc. no. 2618 -1). The parties agreed that these stipulations should be reduced to an order, which they agree will be enforceable under the court's initial understaffing remedial order and opinion containi ng PLRA findings. The parties further agreed to some clarifications of these stipulations during an on-the-record hearing on December 6. Accordingly, it is the ORDER, JUDGMENT and DECREE of the court as follows: (1) The stipulations (doc. no. 2606 ) , as clarified during the on-the-record hearing on December 6, 2019, and as attached to this order as Attachment A, are approved. (2) The mental-health staffing matrix (doc. no. 2618 -1), as attached to this order as Attachment B, is approved.(3) De fendants Jefferson Dunn and Ruth Naglich are ENJOINED and RESTRAINED from failing to comply with the attached provisions (Attachments A and B), as clarified during the on-the-record hearing on December 6, 2019. Signed by Honorable Judge Myron H. Thompson on 12/11/2019. (Attachments: # 1 Attachment A, # 2 Attachment B)(kh, )

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE
MIDDLE DISTRICT OF ALABAMA, NORTHERN DIVISION
EDWARD BRAGGS, et al.,
Plaintiffs,
v.
JEFFERSON S. DUNN, in his
official capacity as
Commissioner of
the Alabama Department of
Corrections, et al.,
Defendants.

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CIVIL ACTION NO.
2:14cv601-MHT
(WO)

PHASE 2A ORDER AND INJUNCTION ON
MENTAL-HEALTH STAFFING REMEDY
On

September

stipulations
staffing.
on

(doc.

6,
no.

2019,

the

2606)

parties

regarding

submitted

mental-health

Pursuant to these stipulations, the parties

September

13

filed

an

agreed-upon

staffing matrix (doc. no. 2618-1).

mental-health

The parties agreed

that these stipulations should be reduced to an order,
which they agree will be enforceable under the court’s
initial

understaffing

containing

PLRA

remedial

findings.

See

order
Braggs

and
v.

opinion
Dunn,

2:14cv601-MHT, 2018 WL 7106346 at *1-2 (M.D. Ala. Feb.
20,

2018)

(Thompson,

J.);

Braggs

v.

Dunn,

2:14cv601-MHT, 2018 WL 985759 at *9 (M.D. Ala. Feb. 20,
2018) (Thompson, J.).

The parties further agreed to

some

these

clarifications

of

stipulations

on-the-record hearing on December 6.
is

the

ORDER,

JUDGMENT

and

DECREE

during

an

Accordingly, it
of

the

court

as

follows:
(1) The stipulations (doc. no. 2606), as clarified
during the on-the-record hearing on December 6,
2019,

and

as

attached

to

this

order

as

Attachment A, are approved.
(2) The

mental-health

2618-1),

as

staffing

attached

to

matrix

(doc.

no.

this

order

as

Attachment B, is approved.
(3) Defendants Jefferson Dunn and Ruth Naglich are
ENJOINED and RESTRAINED from failing to comply
with the attached provisions (Attachments A and

B),

as

clarified

during

the

on-the-record

hearing on December 6, 2019.
DONE, this the 11th day of December, 2019.
/s/ Myron H. Thompson
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE