Litigation
Apr. 9, 2013
Judge rejects effort to repeal federal oversight of state prisons
In Friday's order, U.S. District Judge Lawrence K. Karlton ruled that the state failed to convince him that it was not violating plaintiffs' Eighth Amendment rights by being deliberately indifferent to inmates' mental health needs.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
A federal judge has denied California's motion to terminate a decades-long lawsuit regarding prison conditions on Friday.
Plaintiffs in the case argue that overcrowding in state prisons has caused unconstitional deficiencies in mental health care provided to inmates. Coleman v. Brown, CV90-520 (E.D. Cal., filed April 23, 1990)
The state in January moved to terminate the case, cla...
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