Armstrong

ORDER GRANTING MOTION FOR FURTHER ENFORCEMENT

Plaintiffs Armstrong, et ah, move for an order for further enforcement of the 2007 injunction, applicable to all California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) prisons. They allege that Defendants Brown, et ah, continue to place Class Members in administrative segregation due to a lack of accessible housing. Having considered the parties’ briefs and their arguments at the January 29, 2015 hearing, the Court finds that Defendants are regularly housing Armstrong class members in administrative segregation due to lack of accessible housing, in violation of this Court’s previous orders and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Accordingly, the Court GRANTS Plaintiffs’ motion.

BACKGROUND

In a series of orders between 1996 and 2002, the Court found that Defendants’ treatment of prisoners with disabilities violated the American with Disabilities Act (ADA) and § 504 of the Rehabilitation Act. On January 3, 2001, Defendants issued the amended Armstrong Remedial Plan (ARP) setting forth their own policies and plans to come into compliance with their obligations under these federal laws. Among other things, the ARP…