Scott v. Clarke

NORMAN K. MOON, SENIOR UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

This is an Eighth Amendment class action concerning the long-term failure to provide adequate medical care to inmates at the Fluvanna (Va.) Correctional Center for Women (FCCW). FCCW is Virginia's primary women's medical prison. The present defendants are officials employed by the Virginia Department of Corrections (VDOC).1

After years of litigation, the parties reached a detailed settlement agreement ("Settlement Agreement" or "the agreement") to provide for constitutionally adequate medical care at FCCW. On the parties' request, the Court…