WILLIAMS v. McKEITHEN

Nos. CIV.A. 71-98-B-M1, CIV.A. 97-MS-B-M1, CIV.A. 97-665-B-M1, CIV.A. 97-666-B-M1, CIV.A. 97-667-B-M1, CIV.A. 97-668-B-M1, CIV.A. 98-804-B-M1, CIV.A. 98-886-B-M1, CIV.A. 98-947-B-M1, CIV.A. 00-246-B-M1.

121 F.Supp.2d 943 (2000)

Hayes WILLIAMS, et al., Plaintiffs, v. John McKEITHEN, et al., Defendants, United States of America, Amicus Curiae. In re Juvenile Facilities In re Tallulah Correctional Center for Youth In re Jetson Correctional Center for Youth In re Swanson Correctional Center for Youth In re Louisiana Training Institute — Bridge City In re Jena Juvenile Justice Center Brian B., et al. v. Richard Stalder, et al. The United States of America v. The State of Louisiana, et al. A.A., et al. v. Wackenhut Corrections Corp., et al.

United States District Court, M.D. Louisiana.

October 3, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

June E. Denlinger, Keith B. Nordyke, Nordyke & Denlinger, Baton Rouge, LA, for Juvenile Facilities, Tallulah Correctional Center for Youth, Jetson Correc Cntr, Swanson Corr Cntr, Lti-Bridge City, Ernestine Williams, Janice Sanford, C C.

Addison Kennon Goff, III, Goff & Goff, Ruston, LA, P. Scott Wolleson, Bruscato, Tramontana & Wolleson, Monroe, LA, David J. Utter, Juvenile Justice Project of Louisiana, New Orleans, LA, Juvenile Plaintiffs, Brian B.

Iris Goldschmidt, United States Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division, Special Litigation Section, Washington, DC, for United States of America, amicus.

Addison Kennon Goff, III, Goff & Goff, Ruston, LA, P. Scott Wolleson, Bruscato, Tramontana & Wolleson, Monroe, LA, David J. Utter, Gabriella Celeste, Juvenile Justice Project of Louisiana, New Orleans, LA, for Shannon Robshaw, Preston K, Stephen L, Walter N.

Richard A. Curry, McGlinchey Stafford Lang, Baton Rouge, LA, for Richard L. Stalder, Richard Thompson, Cecil Picard, Glenny Lee Buquet, David Hood.

Michael L. DuBos, Boles, Boles & Ryan, Monroe, LA, for Samuel Dixon, Theodore Lindsay, City of Tallulah.

Frederic Theodore Le Clercq, W. Evan Plauche', Joseph L. Spilman, III, Richard T. Simmons, Jr., Hailey, McNamara, Hall, Larmann, & Papale, Metairie, LA, for Trans-American Development Association, Inc.

Ann M. Halphen, Donald T.W. Phelps, Amy Collier Lambert, Adams & Reese, Baton Rouge, LA, for Correctional Services Corporation.

Margaret L. Tooke, Fredrick R. Tulley, Taylor, Porter, Brooks & Phillips, Baton Rouge, LA, for FBA, L.L.C.

L. J. Hymel, Jr., U.S. Attorney's Office, M.D. of LA, Baton Rouge, LA, Eddie J. Jordan, Jr., U.S. Attorney's Office, New Orleans, LA, Iris Goldschmidt, United States Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division, Special Litigation Section, Washington, DC, Kevin Russell, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Civ. Rights Div., Washington, DC, Michael D. Skinner, Skinner & Stipe, LLP, Lafayette, LA, for U.S.


MEMORANDUM OPINION

POLOZOLA, Chief Judge.

This matter is before the Court for final approval of the Joint Settlement Agreement for Medical, Dental, Mental Health, Rehabilitation and Juvenile Justice Issues ("Settlement Agreement") which was filed with the Court on September 7, 2000 in the above captioned cases.1 Pursuant to Rule 23 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, the Court set a time period for filing objections to the...

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