Case 4:19-cv-00226 Document 135 Filed on 05/01/20 in TXSD Page 1 of 2

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS
HOUSTON DIVISION
RUSSELL, et al,
Plaintiffs
v.
HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS, et al,
Defendants

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No. 4:19-cv-00226
Hon. Lee H. Rosenthal
U.S. District Judge

REPORT OF SHERIFF ED GONZALEZ MAY 1, 2020
Pursuant to this Court’s Order dated April 14, 2020, the Sheriff provides the
following information:
1. As of May 1, 2020, there were 5,835 felony pre-trial detainees.
2. A total of 111 out of 426 detainees charged with non-violent offenses with
no prior violent convictions have been released.
3. Total number of inmates testing positive for COVID-19: 411. Of that
number, 394 remain in custody. Of the 394, 145 are in surveillance
quarantine because they tested positive but show no symptoms, and 92 are
in recovery quarantine.
4. Inmates in observational quarantine: 2648
5. HCSO employees testing positive for COVID-19: 238 (of which 211 work
in the jail). An additional 402 employees are on quarantine.

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Respectfully submitted,
/s/ Murray Fogler
Murray Fogler
FOGLER, BRAR, O’NEIL & GRAY, LLP
S.D. Tex. No. 2003
State Bar No. 07207300
mfogler@foglerbrar.com
909 Fannin, Suite 1640
Houston, Texas 77010
Tel: 713.481.1010
Fax: 713.574.3224
Victoria Jimenez
Legal Director
Harris County Sheriff’s Office
1200 Baker St.
Houston, Texas 77002
Tel: 346.286.1588
Victoria.Jimenez@sheriff.hctx.net
ATTORNEYS FOR SHERIFF ED GONZALEZ

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I certify that on May 1, 2020, a copy of this document was served on counsel
of record via electronic filing in accordance with the USDC Southern District of
Texas Procedures for Electronic Filing.
/s/ Murray Fogler
Murray Fogler

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