Litigation
Feb. 3, 2015
Magistrate certifies Monterey County inmate class action against facility
Roughly 1,000 inmates in Monterey County Jail have scored a victory after a federal magistrate certified their class action against the facility and a medical provider for creating an unsafe, overcrowded environment.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
Roughly 1,000 inmates in Monterey County Jail have scored a major victory after a federal magistrate certified their class action against the facility and a medical provider for creating an unsafe, overcrowded environment, rife with "rampant violence."
U.S. Magistrate Judge Paul S. Grewal of the Northern District stated in his Thursday ruling that the 21 name plaintiffs had "produced a...
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