Jewett v. California Forensic Medical Group et al

Filing 96

ORDER signed by District Judge Morrison C. England, Jr. on 4/4/2017 ADOPTING IN FULL 90 Findings and Recommendations; GRANTING 83 Motion to Certify Class; DEFINING the certified class; APPOINTING Keker & Van Nest LLP, Disability Rights Legal Center, and Atabek & Associates, P.C. as class counsel. (Michel, G.)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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EVERETT JEWETT, et al.,

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Plaintiffs,

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No. 2:13-cv-0882 MCE AC P

v.

ORDER

CALIFORNIA FORENSIC
MEDICALGROUP, INC. et al.,
Defendants.

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Plaintiffs have filed this civil rights action seeking relief under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The

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matter was referred to a United States Magistrate Judge pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B) and

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Local Rule 302.
On March 13, 2017, the magistrate judge filed findings and recommendations herein

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which were served on all parties and which contained notice to all parties that any objections to

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the findings and recommendations were to be filed within seven days. ECF No. 90. Neither

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party has filed objections to the findings and recommendations.
The Court has reviewed the file and finds the findings and recommendations to be

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supported by the record and by the magistrate judge’s analysis. Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY

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ORDERED that:

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1. The findings and recommendations filed March 13, 2017 (ECF No. 90), are
ADOPTED IN FULL.

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2. Plaintiffs’ motion for class certification (ECF No. 83) is GRANTED.

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3. The following class is certified pursuant to Rule 23(b)(2) of the Federal Rules of Civil

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Procedure: “All current and future detainees and prisoners at Shasta County Jail with mobility

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disabilities who, because of their disabilities, need appropriate accommodations, modifications,

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services, and and/or physical access in accordance with federal and state disability laws.”

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4. Keker & Van Nest LLP, Disability Rights Legal Center, and Atabek & Associates,
P.C. are appointed class counsel.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated: April 4, 2017

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