BRAGGS v. DUNN

Civil Action No. 2:14cv601-MHT.

EDWARD BRAGGS, et al., Plaintiffs, v. JEFFERSON S. DUNN, in his official capacity as Commissioner of the Alabama Department of Corrections, et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, M.D. Alabama, Northern Division.

November 25, 2016.

Editors Note
Applicable Law: 42 U.S.C. § 12102
Cause: 42 U.S.C. § 12102 Americans with Disabilities Act ("ADA")
Nature of Suit: 446 Civil Rights: Americans with Disabilities - Other
Source: PACER


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward Braggs, Plaintiff, represented by Andrew Philip Walsh , Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz PC.

Edward Braggs, Plaintiff, represented by Brooke Menschel , Southern Poverty Law Center, Ebony Glenn Howard , Southern Poverty Law Center, Eunice Cho , Southern Poverty Law Center, pro hac vice, Jack Richard Cohen , Southern Poverty Law Center, James Patrick Hackney , Alabama Disabilities Advocacy Program, Latasha Lanette McCrary , Southern Poverty Law Center, Maria V. Morris , Southern Poverty Law Center, Miriam Fahsl Haskell , Southern Poverty Law Center, pro hac vice, Patricia Clotfelter , Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz PC, Rhonda C. Brownstein , Southern Poverty Law Center, William Glassell Somerville, III , Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz & William Van Der Pol, Jr. , Alabama Disabilities Advocacy Program.

Tedrick Brooks, Plaintiff, represented by Andrew Philip Walsh , Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz PC, Brooke Menschel , Southern Poverty Law Center, Ebony Glenn Howard , Southern Poverty Law Center, Eunice Cho , Southern Poverty Law Center, pro hac vice, Jack Richard Cohen , Southern Poverty Law Center, James Patrick Hackney , Alabama Disabilities Advocacy Program, Latasha Lanette McCrary , Southern Poverty Law Center, Maria V. Morris , Southern Poverty Law Center, Miriam Fahsl Haskell , Southern Poverty Law Center, pro hac vice, Patricia Clotfelter , Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz PC, Rhonda C. Brownstein , Southern Poverty Law Center, William Glassell Somerville, III , Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz & William Van Der Pol, Jr. , Alabama Disabilities Advocacy Program.

Gary Lee Broyles, Plaintiff, represented by Andrew Philip Walsh , Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz PC, Brooke Menschel , Southern Poverty Law Center, Ebony Glenn Howard , Southern Poverty Law Center, Eunice Cho , Southern Poverty Law Center, pro hac vice, Jack Richard Cohen , Southern Poverty Law Center, James Patrick Hackney , Alabama Disabilities Advocacy Program, Latasha Lanette McCrary , Southern Poverty Law Center, Maria V. Morris , Southern Poverty Law Center, Miriam Fahsl Haskell , Southern Poverty Law Center, pro hac vice, Patricia Clotfelter , Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz PC, Rhonda C. Brownstein , Southern Poverty Law Center, William Glassell Somerville, III , Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz & William Van Der Pol, Jr. , Alabama Disabilities Advocacy Program.

Chandler Clements, Plaintiff, represented by Andrew Philip Walsh , Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz PC, Brooke Menschel , Southern Poverty Law Center, Ebony Glenn Howard , Southern Poverty Law Center, Eunice Cho , Southern Poverty Law Center, pro hac vice, Jack Richard Cohen , Southern Poverty Law Center, James Patrick Hackney , Alabama Disabilities Advocacy Program, Latasha Lanette McCrary , Southern Poverty Law Center, Maria V. Morris , Southern Poverty Law Center, Miriam Fahsl Haskell , Southern Poverty Law Center, pro hac vice, Patricia Clotfelter , Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz PC, Rhonda C. Brownstein , Southern Poverty Law Center, William Glassell Somerville, III , Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz & William Van Der Pol, Jr. , Alabama Disabilities Advocacy Program.

Christopher Gilbert, Plaintiff, represented by Andrew Philip Walsh , Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz PC, Brooke Menschel , Southern Poverty Law Center, Ebony Glenn Howard , Southern Poverty Law Center, Eunice Cho , Southern Poverty Law Center, pro hac vice, Jack Richard Cohen , Southern Poverty Law Center, James Patrick Hackney , Alabama Disabilities Advocacy Program, Latasha Lanette McCrary , Southern Poverty Law Center, Maria V. Morris , Southern Poverty Law Center, Miriam Fahsl Haskell , Southern Poverty Law Center, pro hac vice, Patricia Clotfelter , Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz PC, Rhonda C. Brownstein , Southern Poverty Law Center, William Glassell Somerville, III , Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz & William Van Der Pol, Jr. , Alabama Disabilities Advocacy Program.

Dwight Hagood, Plaintiff, represented by Andrew Philip Walsh , Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz PC, Brooke Menschel , Southern Poverty Law Center, Ebony Glenn Howard , Southern Poverty Law Center, Eunice Cho , Southern Poverty Law Center, pro hac vice, Jack Richard Cohen , Southern Poverty Law Center, James Patrick Hackney , Alabama Disabilities Advocacy Program, Latasha Lanette McCrary , Southern Poverty Law Center, Maria V. Morris , Southern Poverty Law Center, Miriam Fahsl Haskell , Southern Poverty Law Center, pro hac vice, Patricia Clotfelter , Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz PC, Rhonda C. Brownstein , Southern Poverty Law Center, William Glassell Somerville, III , Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz & William Van Der Pol, Jr. , Alabama Disabilities Advocacy Program.

Sylvester Hartley, Plaintiff, represented by Andrew Philip Walsh , Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz PC, Brooke Menschel , Southern Poverty Law Center, Ebony Glenn Howard , Southern Poverty Law Center, Eunice Cho , Southern Poverty Law Center, pro hac vice, Jack Richard Cohen , Southern Poverty Law Center, James Patrick Hackney , Alabama Disabilities Advocacy Program, Latasha Lanette McCrary , Southern Poverty Law Center, Maria V. Morris , Southern Poverty Law Center, Miriam Fahsl Haskell , Southern Poverty Law Center, pro hac vice, Patricia Clotfelter , Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz PC, Rhonda C. Brownstein , Southern Poverty Law Center, William Glassell Somerville, III , Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz & William Van Der Pol, Jr. , Alabama Disabilities Advocacy Program.

Christopher Jackson, Plaintiff, represented by Andrew Philip Walsh , Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz PC, Brooke Menschel , Southern Poverty Law Center, Ebony Glenn Howard , Southern Poverty Law Center, Eunice Cho , Southern Poverty Law Center, pro hac vice, Jack Richard Cohen , Southern Poverty Law Center, James Patrick Hackney , Alabama Disabilities Advocacy Program, Latasha Lanette McCrary , Southern Poverty Law Center, Maria V. Morris , Southern Poverty Law Center, Miriam Fahsl Haskell , Southern Poverty Law Center, pro hac vice, Patricia Clotfelter , Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz PC, Rhonda C. Brownstein , Southern Poverty Law Center, William Glassell Somerville, III , Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz & William Van Der Pol, Jr. , Alabama Disabilities Advocacy Program.

Brandon Johnson, Plaintiff, represented by Andrew Philip Walsh , Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz PC, Brooke Menschel , Southern Poverty Law Center, Ebony Glenn Howard , Southern Poverty Law Center, Eunice Cho , Southern Poverty Law Center, pro hac vice, Jack Richard Cohen , Southern Poverty Law Center, James Patrick Hackney , Alabama Disabilities Advocacy Program, Latasha Lanette McCrary , Southern Poverty Law Center, Maria V. Morris , Southern Poverty Law Center, Miriam Fahsl Haskell , Southern Poverty Law Center, pro hac vice, Patricia Clotfelter , Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz PC, Rhonda C. Brownstein , Southern Poverty Law Center, William Glassell Somerville, III , Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz & William Van Der Pol, Jr. , Alabama Disabilities Advocacy Program.

John Maner, Plaintiff, represented by Andrew Philip Walsh , Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz PC, Brooke Menschel , Southern Poverty Law Center, Ebony Glenn Howard , Southern Poverty Law Center, Eunice Cho , Southern Poverty Law Center, pro hac vice, Jack Richard Cohen , Southern Poverty Law Center, James Patrick Hackney , Alabama Disabilities Advocacy Program, Latasha Lanette McCrary , Southern Poverty Law Center, Maria V. Morris , Southern Poverty Law Center, Miriam Fahsl Haskell , Southern Poverty Law Center, pro hac vice, Patricia Clotfelter , Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz PC, Rhonda C. Brownstein , Southern Poverty Law Center, William Glassell Somerville, III , Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz & William Van Der Pol, Jr. , Alabama Disabilities Advocacy Program.

Rick Martin, Plaintiff, represented by Andrew Philip Walsh , Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz PC, Brooke Menschel , Southern Poverty Law Center, Ebony Glenn Howard , Southern Poverty Law Center, Eunice Cho , Southern Poverty Law Center, pro hac vice, Jack Richard Cohen , Southern Poverty Law Center, James Patrick Hackney , Alabama Disabilities Advocacy Program, Latasha Lanette McCrary , Southern Poverty Law Center, Maria V. Morris , Southern Poverty Law Center, Miriam Fahsl Haskell , Southern Poverty Law Center, pro hac vice, Patricia Clotfelter , Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz PC, Rhonda C. Brownstein , Southern Poverty Law Center, William Glassell Somerville, III , Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz & William Van Der Pol, Jr. , Alabama Disabilities Advocacy Program.

Willie McClendon, Plaintiff, represented by Andrew Philip Walsh , Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz PC, Brooke Menschel , Southern Poverty Law Center, Ebony Glenn Howard , Southern Poverty Law Center, Eunice Cho , Southern Poverty Law Center, pro hac vice, Jack Richard Cohen , Southern Poverty Law Center, James Patrick Hackney , Alabama Disabilities Advocacy Program, Latasha Lanette McCrary , Southern Poverty Law Center, Maria V. Morris , Southern Poverty Law Center, Miriam Fahsl Haskell , Southern Poverty Law Center, pro hac vice, Patricia Clotfelter , Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz PC, Rhonda C. Brownstein , Southern Poverty Law Center, William Glassell Somerville, III , Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz & William Van Der Pol, Jr. , Alabama Disabilities Advocacy Program.

Roger McCoy, Plaintiff, represented by Andrew Philip Walsh , Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz PC, Brooke Menschel , Southern Poverty Law Center, Ebony Glenn Howard , Southern Poverty Law Center, Eunice Cho , Southern Poverty Law Center, pro hac vice, Jack Richard Cohen , Southern Poverty Law Center, James Patrick Hackney , Alabama Disabilities Advocacy Program, Latasha Lanette McCrary , Southern Poverty Law Center, Maria V. Morris , Southern Poverty Law Center, Miriam Fahsl Haskell , Southern Poverty Law Center, pro hac vice, Patricia Clotfelter , Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz PC, Rhonda C. Brownstein , Southern Poverty Law Center, William Glassell Somerville, III , Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz & William Van Der Pol, Jr. , Alabama Disabilities Advocacy Program.

Jermaine Mitchell, Plaintiff, represented by Andrew Philip Walsh , Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz PC, Brooke Menschel , Southern Poverty Law Center, Ebony Glenn Howard , Southern Poverty Law Center, Eunice Cho , Southern Poverty Law Center, pro hac vice, Jack Richard Cohen , Southern Poverty Law Center, James Patrick Hackney , Alabama Disabilities Advocacy Program, Latasha Lanette McCrary , Southern Poverty Law Center, Maria V. Morris , Southern Poverty Law Center, Miriam Fahsl Haskell , Southern Poverty Law Center, pro hac vice, Patricia Clotfelter , Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz PC, Rhonda C. Brownstein , Southern Poverty Law Center, William Glassell Somerville, III , Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz & William Van Der Pol, Jr. , Alabama Disabilities Advocacy Program.

Tommie Moore, Plaintiff, represented by Andrew Philip Walsh , Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz PC, Brooke Menschel , Southern Poverty Law Center, Ebony Glenn Howard , Southern Poverty Law Center, Eunice Cho , Southern Poverty Law Center, pro hac vice, Jack Richard Cohen , Southern Poverty Law Center, James Patrick Hackney , Alabama Disabilities Advocacy Program, Latasha Lanette McCrary , Southern Poverty Law Center, Maria V. Morris , Southern Poverty Law Center, Miriam Fahsl Haskell , Southern Poverty Law Center, pro hac vice, Patricia Clotfelter , Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz PC, Rhonda C. Brownstein , Southern Poverty Law Center, William Glassell Somerville, III , Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz & William Van Der Pol, Jr. , Alabama Disabilities Advocacy Program.

Matthew Mork, Plaintiff, represented by Andrew Philip Walsh , Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz PC, Brooke Menschel , Southern Poverty Law Center, Ebony Glenn Howard , Southern Poverty Law Center, Eunice Cho , Southern Poverty Law Center, pro hac vice, Jack Richard Cohen , Southern Poverty Law Center, James Patrick Hackney , Alabama Disabilities Advocacy Program, Latasha Lanette McCrary , Southern Poverty Law Center, Maria V. Morris , Southern Poverty Law Center, Miriam Fahsl Haskell , Southern Poverty Law Center, pro hac vice, Patricia Clotfelter , Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz PC, Rhonda C. Brownstein , Southern Poverty Law Center, William Glassell Somerville, III , Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz & William Van Der Pol, Jr. , Alabama Disabilities Advocacy Program.

Bradley Pearson, Plaintiff, represented by Andrew Philip Walsh , Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz PC, Brooke Menschel , Southern Poverty Law Center, Ebony Glenn Howard , Southern Poverty Law Center, Eunice Cho , Southern Poverty Law Center, pro hac vice, Jack Richard Cohen , Southern Poverty Law Center, James Patrick Hackney , Alabama Disabilities Advocacy Program, Latasha Lanette McCrary , Southern Poverty Law Center, Maria V. Morris , Southern Poverty Law Center, Miriam Fahsl Haskell , Southern Poverty Law Center, pro hac vice, Patricia Clotfelter , Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz PC, Rhonda C. Brownstein , Southern Poverty Law Center, William Glassell Somerville, III , Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz & William Van Der Pol, Jr. , Alabama Disabilities Advocacy Program.

Leviticus Pruitt, Plaintiff, represented by Andrew Philip Walsh , Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz PC, Brooke Menschel , Southern Poverty Law Center, Ebony Glenn Howard , Southern Poverty Law Center, Eunice Cho , Southern Poverty Law Center, pro hac vice, Jack Richard Cohen , Southern Poverty Law Center, James Patrick Hackney , Alabama Disabilities Advocacy Program, Latasha Lanette McCrary , Southern Poverty Law Center, Maria V. Morris , Southern Poverty Law Center, Miriam Fahsl Haskell , Southern Poverty Law Center, pro hac vice, Patricia Clotfelter , Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz PC, Rhonda C. Brownstein , Southern Poverty Law Center, William Glassell Somerville, III , Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz & William Van Der Pol, Jr. , Alabama Disabilities Advocacy Program.

Turner Rogers, Plaintiff, represented by Andrew Philip Walsh , Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz PC, Brooke Menschel , Southern Poverty Law Center, Ebony Glenn Howard , Southern Poverty Law Center, Eunice Cho , Southern Poverty Law Center, pro hac vice, Jack Richard Cohen , Southern Poverty Law Center, James Patrick Hackney , Alabama Disabilities Advocacy Program, Latasha Lanette McCrary , Southern Poverty Law Center, Maria V. Morris , Southern Poverty Law Center, Miriam Fahsl Haskell , Southern Poverty Law Center, pro hac vice, Patricia Clotfelter , Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz PC, Rhonda C. Brownstein , Southern Poverty Law Center, William Glassell Somerville, III , Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz & William Van Der Pol, Jr. , Alabama Disabilities Advocacy Program.

Timothy Sears, Plaintiff, represented by Andrew Philip Walsh , Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz PC, Brooke Menschel , Southern Poverty Law Center, Ebony Glenn Howard , Southern Poverty Law Center, Eunice Cho , Southern Poverty Law Center, pro hac vice, Jack Richard Cohen , Southern Poverty Law Center, James Patrick Hackney , Alabama Disabilities Advocacy Program, Latasha Lanette McCrary , Southern Poverty Law Center, Maria V. Morris , Southern Poverty Law Center, Miriam Fahsl Haskell , Southern Poverty Law Center, pro hac vice, Patricia Clotfelter , Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz PC, Rhonda C. Brownstein , Southern Poverty Law Center, William Glassell Somerville, III , Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz & William Van Der Pol, Jr. , Alabama Disabilities Advocacy Program.

Brian Sellers, Plaintiff, represented by Andrew Philip Walsh , Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz PC, Brooke Menschel , Southern Poverty Law Center, Ebony Glenn Howard , Southern Poverty Law Center, Eunice Cho , Southern Poverty Law Center, pro hac vice, Jack Richard Cohen , Southern Poverty Law Center, James Patrick Hackney , Alabama Disabilities Advocacy Program, Latasha Lanette McCrary , Southern Poverty Law Center, Maria V. Morris , Southern Poverty Law Center, Miriam Fahsl Haskell , Southern Poverty Law Center, pro hac vice, Patricia Clotfelter , Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz PC, Rhonda C. Brownstein , Southern Poverty Law Center, William Glassell Somerville, III , Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz & William Van Der Pol, Jr. , Alabama Disabilities Advocacy Program.

Augustus Smith, Plaintiff, represented by Andrew Philip Walsh , Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz PC, Brooke Menschel , Southern Poverty Law Center, Ebony Glenn Howard , Southern Poverty Law Center, Eunice Cho , Southern Poverty Law Center, pro hac vice, Jack Richard Cohen , Southern Poverty Law Center, James Patrick Hackney , Alabama Disabilities Advocacy Program, Latasha Lanette McCrary , Southern Poverty Law Center, Maria V. Morris , Southern Poverty Law Center, Miriam Fahsl Haskell , Southern Poverty Law Center, pro hac vice, Patricia Clotfelter , Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz PC, Rhonda C. Brownstein , Southern Poverty Law Center, William Glassell Somerville, III , Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz & William Van Der Pol, Jr. , Alabama Disabilities Advocacy Program.

Hubert Tollar, Plaintiff, represented by Andrew Philip Walsh , Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz PC, Brooke Menschel , Southern Poverty Law Center, Ebony Glenn Howard , Southern Poverty Law Center, Eunice Cho , Southern Poverty Law Center, pro hac vice, Jack Richard Cohen , Southern Poverty Law Center, James Patrick Hackney , Alabama Disabilities Advocacy Program, Latasha Lanette McCrary , Southern Poverty Law Center, Maria V. Morris , Southern Poverty Law Center, Miriam Fahsl Haskell , Southern Poverty Law Center, pro hac vice, Patricia Clotfelter , Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz PC, Rhonda C. Brownstein , Southern Poverty Law Center, William Glassell Somerville, III , Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz & William Van Der Pol, Jr. , Alabama Disabilities Advocacy Program.

Daniel Tooley, Plaintiff, represented by Andrew Philip Walsh , Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz PC, Brooke Menschel , Southern Poverty Law Center, Ebony Glenn Howard , Southern Poverty Law Center, Eunice Cho , Southern Poverty Law Center, pro hac vice, Jack Richard Cohen , Southern Poverty Law Center, James Patrick Hackney , Alabama Disabilities Advocacy Program, Latasha Lanette McCrary , Southern Poverty Law Center, Maria V. Morris , Southern Poverty Law Center, Miriam Fahsl Haskell , Southern Poverty Law Center, pro hac vice, Patricia Clotfelter , Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz PC, Rhonda C. Brownstein , Southern Poverty Law Center, William Glassell Somerville, III , Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz & William Van Der Pol, Jr. , Alabama Disabilities Advocacy Program.

Joseph Torres, Plaintiff, represented by Andrew Philip Walsh , Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz PC, Brooke Menschel , Southern Poverty Law Center, Ebony Glenn Howard , Southern Poverty Law Center, Eunice Cho , Southern Poverty Law Center, pro hac vice, Jack Richard Cohen , Southern Poverty Law Center, James Patrick Hackney , Alabama Disabilities Advocacy Program, Latasha Lanette McCrary , Southern Poverty Law Center, Maria V. Morris , Southern Poverty Law Center, Miriam Fahsl Haskell , Southern Poverty Law Center, pro hac vice, Patricia Clotfelter , Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz PC, Rhonda C. Brownstein , Southern Poverty Law Center, William Glassell Somerville, III , Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz & William Van Der Pol, Jr. , Alabama Disabilities Advocacy Program.

Donald Ray Turner, Plaintiff, represented by Andrew Philip Walsh , Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz PC, Brooke Menschel , Southern Poverty Law Center, Ebony Glenn Howard , Southern Poverty Law Center, Eunice Cho , Southern Poverty Law Center, pro hac vice, Jack Richard Cohen , Southern Poverty Law Center, James Patrick Hackney , Alabama Disabilities Advocacy Program, Latasha Lanette McCrary , Southern Poverty Law Center, Maria V. Morris , Southern Poverty Law Center, Miriam Fahsl Haskell , Southern Poverty Law Center, pro hac vice, Patricia Clotfelter , Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz PC, Rhonda C. Brownstein , Southern Poverty Law Center, William Glassell Somerville, III , Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz & William Van Der Pol, Jr. , Alabama Disabilities Advocacy Program.

Jamie Wallace, Plaintiff, represented by Andrew Philip Walsh , Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz PC, Brooke Menschel , Southern Poverty Law Center, Ebony Glenn Howard , Southern Poverty Law Center, Eunice Cho , Southern Poverty Law Center, pro hac vice, Jack Richard Cohen , Southern Poverty Law Center, James Patrick Hackney , Alabama Disabilities Advocacy Program, Latasha Lanette McCrary , Southern Poverty Law Center, Maria V. Morris , Southern Poverty Law Center, Miriam Fahsl Haskell , Southern Poverty Law Center, pro hac vice, Patricia Clotfelter , Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz PC, Rhonda C. Brownstein , Southern Poverty Law Center, William Glassell Somerville, III , Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz & William Van Der Pol, Jr. , Alabama Disabilities Advocacy Program.

Robert Myniasha Williams, Plaintiff, represented by Andrew Philip Walsh , Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz PC, Brooke Menschel , Southern Poverty Law Center, Ebony Glenn Howard , Southern Poverty Law Center, Eunice Cho , Southern Poverty Law Center, pro hac vice, Jack Richard Cohen , Southern Poverty Law Center, James Patrick Hackney , Alabama Disabilities Advocacy Program, Latasha Lanette McCrary , Southern Poverty Law Center, Maria V. Morris , Southern Poverty Law Center, Miriam Fahsl Haskell , Southern Poverty Law Center, pro hac vice, Patricia Clotfelter , Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz PC, Rhonda C. Brownstein , Southern Poverty Law Center, William Glassell Somerville, III , Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz & William Van Der Pol, Jr. , Alabama Disabilities Advocacy Program.

Alabama Disabilities Advocacy Program, Plaintiff, represented by Andrew Philip Walsh , Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz PC, Anil Ashok Mujumdar , Zarzaur Mujumdar & Debrosse, Brooke Menschel , Southern Poverty Law Center, Diandra S. Debrosse , Zarzaur Mujumdar & Debrosse, Ebony Glenn Howard , Southern Poverty Law Center, Eunice Cho , Southern Poverty Law Center, pro hac vice, Glenn Nelson Baxter , Alabama Disabilities Advocacy Program, Gregory Martin Zarzaur , Zarzaur Mujumdar & Debrosse, Jack Richard Cohen , Southern Poverty Law Center, James Patrick Hackney , Alabama Disabilities Advocacy Program, Latasha Lanette McCrary , Southern Poverty Law Center, Maria V. Morris , Southern Poverty Law Center, Miriam Fahsl Haskell , Southern Poverty Law Center, pro hac vice, Patricia Clotfelter , Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz PC, Rhonda C. Brownstein , Southern Poverty Law Center, William Glassell Somerville, III , Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz & William Van Der Pol, Jr. , Alabama Disabilities Advocacy Program.

All Plaintiffs, Plaintiff, represented by Andrew Philip Walsh , Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz PC, Brooke Menschel , Southern Poverty Law Center, Ebony Glenn Howard , Southern Poverty Law Center, Eunice Cho , Southern Poverty Law Center, pro hac vice, Jack Richard Cohen , Southern Poverty Law Center, James Patrick Hackney , Alabama Disabilities Advocacy Program, Kristi L. Graunke , Southern Poverty Law Center, pro hac vice, Latasha Lanette McCrary , Southern Poverty Law Center, Maria V. Morris , Southern Poverty Law Center, Miriam Fahsl Haskell , Southern Poverty Law Center, pro hac vice, Natalie Lyons , Southern Poverty Law Center, Patricia Clotfelter , Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz PC, Rhonda C. Brownstein , Southern Poverty Law Center, William Van Der Pol, Jr. , Alabama Disabilities Advocacy Program, Anil Ashok Mujumdar , Jaqueline Aranda Osorno , Southern Poverty Law Center, Lisa Wright Borden , Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz PC & William Glassell Somerville, III , Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz.

Roger Moseley, Plaintiff, represented by Andrew Philip Walsh , Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz PC, Brooke Menschel , Southern Poverty Law Center, Ebony Glenn Howard , Southern Poverty Law Center, Eunice Cho , Southern Poverty Law Center, pro hac vice, Jack Richard Cohen , Southern Poverty Law Center, James Patrick Hackney , Alabama Disabilities Advocacy Program, pro hac vice, Latasha Lanette McCrary , Southern Poverty Law Center, Maria V. Morris , Southern Poverty Law Center, Miriam Fahsl Haskell , Southern Poverty Law Center, pro hac vice, Patricia Clotfelter , Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz PC, Rhonda C. Brownstein , Southern Poverty Law Center, William Glassell Somerville, III , Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz & William Van Der Pol, Jr. , Alabama Disabilities Advocacy Program.

Quang Bui, Plaintiff, represented by Andrew Philip Walsh , Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz PC, Brooke Menschel , Southern Poverty Law Center, Ebony Glenn Howard , Southern Poverty Law Center, Eunice Cho , Southern Poverty Law Center, pro hac vice, Jack Richard Cohen , Southern Poverty Law Center, James Patrick Hackney , Alabama Disabilities Advocacy Program, pro hac vice, Latasha Lanette McCrary , Southern Poverty Law Center, Maria V. Morris , Southern Poverty Law Center, Miriam Fahsl Haskell , Southern Poverty Law Center, pro hac vice, Patricia Clotfelter , Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz PC, Rhonda C. Brownstein , Southern Poverty Law Center, William Glassell Somerville, III , Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz & William Van Der Pol, Jr. , Alabama Disabilities Advocacy Program.

Charlie Henderson, Plaintiff, represented by Andrew Philip Walsh , Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz PC, Brooke Menschel , Southern Poverty Law Center, Ebony Glenn Howard , Southern Poverty Law Center, Eunice Cho , Southern Poverty Law Center, pro hac vice, Jack Richard Cohen , Southern Poverty Law Center, James Patrick Hackney , Alabama Disabilities Advocacy Program, pro hac vice, Latasha Lanette McCrary , Southern Poverty Law Center, Maria V. Morris , Southern Poverty Law Center, Miriam Fahsl Haskell , Southern Poverty Law Center, pro hac vice, Patricia Clotfelter , Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz PC, Rhonda C. Brownstein , Southern Poverty Law Center, William Glassell Somerville, III , Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz & William Van Der Pol, Jr. , Alabama Disabilities Advocacy Program.

Sheila Allen, Plaintiff, represented by Andrew Philip Walsh , Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz PC, Brooke Menschel , Southern Poverty Law Center, Ebony Glenn Howard , Southern Poverty Law Center, Eunice Cho , Southern Poverty Law Center, pro hac vice, Jack Richard Cohen , Southern Poverty Law Center, James Patrick Hackney , Alabama Disabilities Advocacy Program, Latasha Lanette McCrary , Southern Poverty Law Center, Maria V. Morris , Southern Poverty Law Center, Miriam Fahsl Haskell , Southern Poverty Law Center, Patricia Clotfelter , Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz PC, Rhonda C. Brownstein , Southern Poverty Law Center, William Glassell Somerville, III , Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz & William Van Der Pol, Jr. , Alabama Disabilities Advocacy Program.

William Sullivan, Plaintiff, represented by Andrew Philip Walsh , Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz PC, Brooke Menschel , Southern Poverty Law Center, Ebony Glenn Howard , Southern Poverty Law Center, Eunice Cho , Southern Poverty Law Center, pro hac vice, Jack Richard Cohen , Southern Poverty Law Center, James Patrick Hackney , Alabama Disabilities Advocacy Program, Latasha Lanette McCrary , Southern Poverty Law Center, Maria V. Morris , Southern Poverty Law Center, Miriam Fahsl Haskell , Southern Poverty Law Center, Patricia Clotfelter , Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz PC, Rhonda C. Brownstein , Southern Poverty Law Center, William Glassell Somerville, III , Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz & William Van Der Pol, Jr. , Alabama Disabilities Advocacy Program.

Ruth Naglich, Defendant, represented by Bryan Arthur Coleman , Maynard, Cooper & Gale, PC, Evan Patrick Moltz , Maynard, Cooper & Gale, P.C., Luther Maxwell Dorr, Jr. , Maynard, Cooper & Gale, P.C., Mitchell David Greggs , Maynard Cooper & Gale, PC, Mitesh Bansilal Shah , Maynard, Cooper & Gale, PC, William Richard Lunsford , Maynard Cooper & Gale PC, Christopher Stephen Kuffner , Maynard Cooper & Gale, PC, Melissa K. Marler , Maynard, Cooper & Gale PC, Michael Paul Huff , Maynard Cooper & Gale PC & Stephen C. Rogers , Maynard Cooper and Gale PC.

Alabama Department of Corrections, Defendant, represented by David Randall Boyd , Balch & Bingham LLP, Jenelle Rae Evans , Balch & Bingham, LLP, John W. Naramore , Balch & Bingham LLP, John Garland Smith , Balch & Bingham LLP, Michael Leon Edwards , Balch & Bingham LLP, Anne Adams Hill , Alabama Department of Corrections, Elizabeth Anne Sees , Alabama Department of Corrections, Joseph Gordon Stewart, Jr. , Alabama Dept of Corrections, Steven C. Corhern , Balch & Bingham & William Richard Lunsford , Maynard Cooper & Gale PC.

Jefferson S. Dunn, Defendant, represented by Bryan Arthur Coleman , Maynard, Cooper & Gale, PC, Evan Patrick Moltz , Maynard, Cooper & Gale, P.C., Luther Maxwell Dorr, Jr. , Maynard, Cooper & Gale, P.C., Mitchell David Greggs , Maynard Cooper & Gale, PC, Mitesh Bansilal Shah , Maynard, Cooper & Gale, PC, William Richard Lunsford , Maynard Cooper & Gale PC, Christopher Stephen Kuffner , Maynard Cooper & Gale, PC, Melissa K. Marler , Maynard, Cooper & Gale PC, Michael Paul Huff , Maynard Cooper & Gale PC & Stephen C. Rogers , Maynard Cooper and Gale PC.

MHM Correctional Services, Inc., Movant, represented by Brett T. Lane , MHM Services, Inc. & Deana Johnson , MHM Services, Inc., pro hac vice.

Corizon Health, Inc., Movant, represented by Melissa K. Marler , Maynard, Cooper & Gale PC, Stephen C. Rogers , Maynard Cooper and Gale PC & William Richard Lunsford , Maynard Cooper & Gale PC.

Kim Thomas, Movant, represented by Bryan Arthur Coleman , Maynard, Cooper & Gale, PC, Evan Patrick Moltz , Maynard, Cooper & Gale, P.C., Melissa K. Marler , Maynard, Cooper & Gale PC, Mitchell David Greggs , Maynard Cooper & Gale, PC, Mitesh Bansilal Shah , Maynard, Cooper & Gale, PC, Stephen C. Rogers , Maynard Cooper and Gale PC & William Richard Lunsford , Maynard Cooper & Gale PC.


PHASE 2A CLASS CERTIFICATION OPINION

The plaintiffs in this putative class-action lawsuit are dozens of state prisoners and the Alabama Disabilities Advocacy Program (ADAP). The defendants are officials of the Alabama Department of Corrections (ADOC): the Commissioner and the Associate Commissioner of...

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