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MINUTE ENTRY
AFRICK, J.
March 14, 2019
JS-10 1:00
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA
LASHAWN JONES, ET AL.

CIVIL ACTION

VERSUS

No. 12-859

MARLIN GUSMAN, ET AL.

SECTION I
ORDER

A status conference was held on this date, with all parties represented. In
addition to the parties’ representatives, the following persons participated: United
States Magistrate Judge Michael North, lead monitor Margo Frasier and monitors
Dr. Bob Greifinger and Dr. Ray Patterson; Independent Jail Compliance Director
Darnley R. Hodge, Sr. and members of his staff; New Orleans City Councilmembers
Jason Williams, Joseph Giarrusso, III, and Helena Moreno; and John Sousa, the
project manager on behalf of the City of New Orleans (the “City”).
The Court and the participants discussed ongoing matters related to the
medical and acute and subacute mental health needs of the prisoners confined at the
Orleans Justice Center (the “OJC”) and Elayn Hunt Correctional Center (“Hunt”).
Matters discussed included the emergency situation posed by the potential loss in
October 2019 of Hunt as a facility available to house male OJC prisoners requiring
acute and subacute mental health care. Issues surrounding a lack of constitutional

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mental health care treatment for female OJC prisoners, as well as issues concerning
their access to constitutional medical care, were likewise discussed at length.
Following discussions with the Court, the City agreed to move forward with
the renovation of the Temporary Detention Center—which is to be used as a
temporary facility intended to address the needs of prisoners discussed herein. The
City also reaffirmed, once again, its commitment to building the permanent medical
and mental health facility referred to as Phase III on an expedited basis.
Furthermore,
IT IS ORDERED that an in-chambers status conference is scheduled for
APRIL 2, 2019 at 7:30 A.M.
New Orleans, Louisiana, March 14, 2019.

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LANCE M. AFRICK
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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