Summary
In Karsjens v. Minnesota Department of Human Services, No. 11-cv-3659 (DWF/TNL) (D. Minn.) (“Karsjens”), a class of plaintiffs consisting of all detainees who were then committed at the MSOP, including Mr. Larson, pursued numerous claims regarding the lawfulness of conditions at the MSOP.
Summary of this case from Larson v. Minn. Dep't of Human Servs.Opinion
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02-06-2012
Guy Greene, Plaintiff, v. Dennis Benson, et al., Defendants. Peter Allan, Plaintiff, v. Lucinda Jesson, et al., Defendants. Joseph Thompson, Plaintiff, v. Cal R. Ludeman, et al., Defendants. Shawn M. Jamison, Plaintiff, v. Cal R. Ludeman, et al., Defendants. Hollis J. Larson, Plaintiff, v. Lucinda Jesson, et al., Defendants. Jacquard Larkin, Plaintiff, v. Cal Ludeman, et al., Defendants. Wallace James Beaulieu, Plaintiff, v. Lucinda Jesson, et al., Defendants. Wallace James Beaulieu, Plaintiff, v. Lucinda Jesson, et al., Defendants. Hearvy Brown, Plaintiff, v. Cal Ludeman, et al., Defendants. Kevin Moen, Plaintiff, v. Lucinda Jesson, et al., Defendants. Daniel Larsen, Plaintiff, v. Dennis Benson, et al., Defendants. Steven A. Housman, Plaintiff, v. Cal Ludeman, et al., Defendants. Chris Krych, Plaintiff, v. DHS MSOP-ML, April 6, 2011 Client Placement Committee members and participants (John Doe's/Jane Doe's), et al., Defendants. William Beals, Plaintiff, v. Dennis Benson, et al., Defendants. Wesley Elmer Wills, Plaintiff, v. Lucinda Jesson, et al., Defendants. Michael Pittman, Plaintiff, v. Lori Swanson, et al., Defendants. Kevin Scott Karsjens, et al., Plaintiffs, v. Minnesota Department of Human Services, et al., Defendants. Dale Lindsey, Plaintiff, v. Lori Swanson, et al., Defendants. Ryan J. White, Plaintiff, v. Governor Mark Dayton, et al., Defendants. Jamaal Carey, Plaintiff, v. Lori Swanson, et al., Defendants. Eugene Christopher Banks, Plaintiff, v. Lori Swanson, et al., Defendants. Gary P. Scott, Plaintiff, v. Governor Mark Dayton, et al., Defendants. Charles A. Taylor a/k/a Terrance A. Pettis, Plaintiff, v. Lori Swanson, et al., Defendants. Darin D. Davidson, Plaintiff, v. Mark Dayton, et al., Defendants. Robert Scott, Plaintiff, v. Lori Swanson, et al., Defendants. Christopher Ivey, Plaintiff, v. MSOP, et al., Defendants. Christopher Eckman, Plaintiff, v. Lori Swanson, et al., Defendants. James D. Fries, Plaintiff, v. Governor Mark Dayton, et al., Defendants. Leslie L. Tallman, Plaintiff, v. Lori Swanson, et al. Defendants. Merel Evans Bishop, Plaintiff, v. Lori Swanson, et al., Defendants. Eric Leon Gates, Plaintiff, v. Lori Swanson, et al., Defendants. Joseph Goodwin, Plaintiff, v. Lori Swanson, et al., Defendants. Lance Wickner, Plaintiff, v. Stephanie Danielson, et al., Defendants. Paul J. Knutson, Plaintiff, v. Dennis Benson, et al., Defendants. Charles Richard Stone, Plaintiff, v. Lucinda E. Jesson, et al., Defendants. Raymond L. Semler, et al., Plaintiff, v. Cal Ludeman, et al., Defendants. Eugene Christopher Banks, Plaintiff, v. Lucinda Jesson, et al., Defendants. Michael Mrozek, Plaintiff, v. Holly Ringler, et al., Defendants.
AMENDED ORDER
The above-entitled matters have been filed as of the date of this Order in the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota. All Plaintiffs, whether filing individually or as co-Plaintiffs, have been civilly committed to the Minnesota Sex Offender Program. Furthermore, until January 20, 2012, all Plaintiffs, with the exception of Michael Mrozek, Plaintiff in Civil No. 11-2572, have been pro se. In Civil No. 11-3659 (DWF/JJK), a motion is pending for class certification pursuant to Rule 23 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. Daniel E. Gustafson, Esq., Gustafson Gluek PLLC, presently represents the Plaintiffs in Civil No. 11-3659 (DWF/JJK) and the Plaintiff in Civil No. 11-1704 (DWF/JJK) as a participant in the Minnesota Chapter of the Federal Bar Association's Pro Se Project.
On January 25, 2012, the undersigned issued a stay order, however, unintentionally omitted the following cases from the caption of the order: Civil Nos. 11-2905, 10-357, 11-951, 11-644, 11-1706 and 11-2572. The Court hereby amends the January 25, 2012 order to include all cases to be stayed filed as of the date of this Order.
The undersigned, in his capacity as Chief United States District Judge for the District of Minnesota, in order to secure the just, speedy, and inexpensive resolution of the above-entitled actions pending before the Court, has consulted with the judges and magistrate judges assigned to the above-entitled matters.
Based upon the status of the above-entitled matters and the pending motion for class certification in Civil No. 11-3659 (DWF/JJK), and the Court being otherwise duly advised in the premises, the Court hereby enters the following:
ORDER
1. Stay of All Cases Pending Resolution of Pending Motion for Class Certification in Civil No. 11-3659 (DWF/JJK).
All current and future civil rights cases brought by an individual or group of individuals who has or have been civilly committed to the Minnesota Sex Offender Program are hereby STAYED in all respects, with the exception of Civil No. 11-3659 (DWF/JJK) and Civil No. 11-1704 (DWF/JJK), pending resolution of the motion for class certification in Civil No. 11-3659 (DWF/JJK), unless otherwise ordered by the Court.
2. Service.
The Clerk of the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota is respectfully directed to provide a copy of this Order, via United States mail, to every unrepresented Plaintiff in all of the cases that are stayed.
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MICHAEL J. DAVIS
Chief United States District Judge