Dixon et al v. City of St. Louis et al
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| Judge: | Audrey G Fleissig |
| Case #: | 4:19-cv-00112 |
| Nature of Suit | 440 Civil Rights - Other Civil Rights |
| Cause | 42:1983 Civil Rights Act |
| Case Filed: | Jan 28, 2019 |
| Re-opened: | Mar 03, 2020 |
| Terminated: | Oct 08, 2021 |
| Last checked: Saturday Jul 27, 2019 3:18 AM CDT |
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Defendant
Vernon Betts
Sheriff Sheriff's Office 10 N. Tucker Blvd. 8th Floor
St. Louis, MO 63101 |
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Rex Burlison
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Defendant
City of St. Louis
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Dale Glass
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Elizabeth Hogan
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Thomas McCarthy
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Robin Ransom
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David Roither
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Plaintiff
David Dixon
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Richard Robards
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Aaron Thurman
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Plaintiff
Jeffrey Rozelle, Jr.
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GPO
Jun 11 2019
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER : IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Plaintiffs motion for class certification is GRANTED. ECF No. 3. The class shall consist of all arrestees who are or will be detained in the Medium Security Institution (the Workhouse) or the City Justice Center (CJC), operated by the City of St. Louis, post-arrest because they are unable to afford to pay a monetary release condition. Plaintiffs counsel is appointed counsel for the class. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Defendants motions to dismiss are DENIED. ECF Nos. 49 and 51. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Plaintiffs motion for preliminary injunction is GRANTED. ECF No. 41. Defendant Jail Commissioner Dale Glass is enjoined from enforcing any monetary condition of release that results in detention solely by virtue of an arrestees inability to pay, unless the order is accompanied by a finding that detention is necessary because there are no less restrictive alternatives to ensure the arrestees appearance or the publics safety. [SEE ORDER FOR COMPLETE DETAILS] (cc:USMS). Signed by District Judge Audrey G. Fleissig on 06/11/2019. (KCB) |
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GPO
Jun 17 2019
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER : IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Defendants motions to stay the Courts preliminary injunction order are DENIED. ECF Nos. 99 and 104. Signed by District Judge Audrey G. Fleissig on 06/17/2019. (KCB) |
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GPO
Jun 17 2019
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER: IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Defendants' respective motions for additional time to comply with the Court's preliminary injunction order are GRANTED in part. ECF Nos. 99 and 104. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Courts preliminary injunction order is MODIFIED to amend the requirement that arrestees already in detention at the time of the Order receive a hearing within seven days thereof. ECF No. 95. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Defendants shall have until June 19, 2019, to collect data with respect to the backlog detainees, after which time the parties shall confer in good faith and propose a joint plan for the orderly and expeditious completion of hearings for the backlog detainees. The parties shall submit their joint plan (or if unable to agree, noting the points on which there is disagreement), on or before June 21, 2019. Said plan should include a logical prioritization and a realistic yet appropriately urgent time frame. IT IS FURTHER ORD and location of their hearings. Signed by District Judge Audrey G. Fleissig on June 17, 2019. (BRP)ERED that, pending the filing of the joint plan, the Defendant Judges shall conduct thirty (30) hearings per work day beginning June 17, 2019, with respect the arrestees who were already in detention pursuant to non-compliant bond orders prior to the Court's Order (the backlog detainees). IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Defendants' counsel shall provide to Plaintiffs' counsel the names and case information of all backlog detainees and, as it becomes ascertainable, the date, time, |
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GPO
Feb 17 2021
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER: IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Defendants motions for judgment on the pleadings are DENIED. ECF Nos. 166, 170. Signed by District Judge Audrey G. Fleissig on 2/17/2021. (AFO) |
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GPO
Feb 17 2021
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER: IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Defendants' motion to de-certify the class is DENIED. ECF No. 171. Signed by District Judge Audrey G. Fleissig on 2/17/2021. (AFO) |
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GPO
Sep 15 2021
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER - IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Plaintiffs motion to amend the class is DENIED. Doc. 258.. Signed by District Judge Audrey G. Fleissig on 9/15/21. (KJS) |
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GPO
Oct 08 2021
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER - IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the case is DISMISSED without prejudice. Signed by District Judge Audrey G. Fleissig on 10/8/2021. (JMP) |
| 1. | Civil rights organizations ask federal court to protect jail inmates from COVID-19 (stlamerican.com) |
| Submitted Tue 03/31/2020 | |
| Docket last updated: 9 hours ago |
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Fri 10/08 2:53 PM
ORDER OF DISMISSAL - IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, ADJUDGED, and DECREED that this case is DISMISSED without prejudice. Signed by District Judge Audrey G. Fleissig on 10/8/2021. (JMP) |
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Fri 10/08 2:51 PM
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER - IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the case is DISMISSED without prejudice. Signed by District Judge Audrey G. Fleissig on 10/8/2021. (JMP) |
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Mon 10/04 11:57 AM
ORDER - IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the trial setting in this matter is VACATED pending further order of the Court. Signed by District Judge Audrey G. Fleissig on 10/4/2021. (JMP) |
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