Gaddis v. Campbell

301 F. Supp.2d 1310 (M.D. Ala. 2004) ; Clearinghouse Number: 55578

Description

Class Action Settlement Agreement Requires Alabama Department of Corrections to Provide Diabetic Prison Inmates with Appropriate Medical Care and Treatment

Abstract

Plaintiff Alabama prison inmates with diabetes reached a settlement agreement with the Alabama Department of Corrections over their class action lawsuit alleging that defendant violated the Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments by failing to provide plaintiffs with adequate medical care. The settlement agreement requires defendant to (1) develop written policies and procedures incorporating the settlement agreement for the care of diabetic inmates; (2) screen inmates; (3) give continuing care and treatment; and (4) educate diabetic inmates. The agreement specifies a contract monitor who will ensure compliance and report to plaintiffs’ counsel. The settlement agreement is not a consent decree enforceable in federal court but may be enforced through state court action. Plaintiffs are not precluded from bringing a new federal action.

Additional Information

Attorney Information
Plaintiffs represented by Rhonda Brownstein, Grace Graham, Danielle Lipow, Southern Poverty Law Center, 400 Washington Ave., P.O. Box 2087, Montgomery, AL 36102 (334.956.8200)
Docket Date
2004-01-15 00:00:00+00:00