Legal Opinion
Coleman v. Brown
District Court, E.D. California
Decided April 5, 2013No. CIV. S-90-520 LKK/JFM (PC)PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
LAWRENCE K. KARLTON, Senior District Judge.
Plaintiffs are a class of prisoners with serious mental disorders confined in the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (“CDCR”). In 1995, this court found defendants in violation of their Eighth Amendment obligation to provide class members with access to adequate mental health care. Coleman v. Wilson, 912 F.Supp. 1282 (E.D.Cal.1995). To remedy the gross systemic failures in the delivery of' mental health care, the court appointed a Special Master to work with defendants to develop a plan to remedy the violations and,…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- Estelle v. GambleSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Farmer v. BrennanSupreme Court of the United States · 1994
- Sandin v. ConnerSupreme Court of the United States · 1995
- Wilson v. SeiterSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Helling v. McKinneySupreme Court of the United States · 1993
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3Cited by29 opinions
- Coleman v. BrownDistrict Court, E.D. California · 2014
- Hernandez v. County of MontereyDistrict Court, N.D. California · 2015
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- Hernandez v. County of MontereyDistrict Court, N.D. California · 2015
- Coleman v. NewsomCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2025
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