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Judges and Judiciary

Sep. 16, 2014

New judge taking over prison civil rights lawsuit as solutions sought

One of the state's landmark prison civil rights lawsuits has entered a new phase, with U.S. District Judge Kimberly Mueller taking over from retiring Senior Judge Lawrence K. Karlton, who's presided over the case for its entire history.


By Kylie Reynolds


Daily Journal Staff Writer


One of the state's landmark prison civil rights lawsuits has entered a new phase, with U.S. District Judge Kimberly J. Mueller taking over from retiring Senior Judge Lawrence K. Karlton, who has presided over the case for its entire history.


The federal class action, filed nearly 25 years ago in the Eastern District, has not only worked to reform the care of mentally ill inmates in California bu...

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