Chavez et al v. County of Santa Clara

Filing 38

ORDER Approving Class Notice. Signed by Judge Nandor J. Vadas on 10/6/2016. (njvlc1, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 10/6/2016)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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EUREKA DIVISION

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BRIAN CHAVEZ and BRANDON
BRACAMONTE, on behalf of themselves
and all others ,

Case No. 15-cv-05277-NJV
ORDER APPROVING CLASS NOTICE

Plaintiffs,
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v.

United States District Court
Northern District of California

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COUNTY OF SANTA CLARA,
Defendant.

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On September 20, 2016, this Court entered an Order in the above-captioned action
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certifying a Class of all people who are now, or in the future will be, incarcerated in the Santa
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Clara County jails, and further certifying a subclass of all people who are now, or in the future will
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be, incarcerated in the Santa Clara County jails and who have a psychiatric and/or intellectual
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disability, as defined under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), 42 U.S.C. § 12101 et seq.,
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and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, 29 U.S.C. § 794. Pursuant to the Court’s Order and

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Fed. R. Civ. P. 23(c)(2)(A), the parties have submitted to the Court a Notice of Class Certification
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(“Class Notice”), attached as Exhibit A to a proposed order regarding the distribution of the Class

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Notice. (Doc. 37.)
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Accordingly, good cause appearing, IT IS ORDERED AS FOLLOWS:
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1. The Court approves the substance, form, and manner of the Class Notice filed by the parties on
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October 4, 2016, and finds that the proposed method of disseminating the Class Notice, as
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discussed during the September 20, 2016 telephonic conference, meets all due process and other
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legal requirements and is the best notice practicable under the circumstances.
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2. Within forty-five days of this Order, the County is directed to post the Class Notice in English,

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Spanish, and Vietnamese in all housing units in such a manner as to make the Notice visible to all

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prisoners. Additionally, the County shall hand deliver a copy of the Notice to each prisoner within

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the jails. Further, the County shall provide assistance reviewing the notice to individuals who are

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illiterate or have a disability that would prevent them from reading or understanding it. The

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County must file and serve on Plaintiffs’ counsel a declaration affirming that notice was published

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as required in this Order.

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United States District Court
Northern District of California

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated: October 6, 2016
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NANDOR J. VADAS
United States Magistrate Judge

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