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Author: Carl Whitaker

Advocacy Groups, Attorneys Urge Court to Address Dangerous, Deadly Conditions in San Diego County Jails

April 28, 2022

Posted in Constitutional & Civil Rights Law, Feature on Homepage

Comprehensive Settlement Reached in Orange County Jail Investigation

April 14, 2022

Posted in Constitutional & Civil Rights Law, Feature on Homepage

May 16 Deadline for Lime “Juicers” to Accept Settlement Payments

April 13, 2022

Posted in Employment Law, Feature on Homepage

Hannah Chartoff Joins RBGG as an Associate

April 1, 2022

Posted in Feature on Homepage

RBGG and Co-Counsel Receive CLAY Award for Stopping Trump Administration’s WeChat Ban

March 31, 2022

Posted in Feature on Homepage, First Amendment, Public Records Act and FOIA

Grunfeld and Shinn-Krantz in the DJ: Ending Involuntary Servitude in California

March 14, 2022

Posted in Constitutional & Civil Rights Law, Employment Law, Feature on Homepage

Brenda Muñoz Joins RBGG as an Associate

March 12, 2022

Posted in Feature on Homepage

Rosen and Nolan in the DJ: Case pits LGBTQ access against vendors’ First Amendment rights

March 11, 2022

Posted in Constitutional & Civil Rights Law, Feature on Homepage

Latest Proceedings in Federal Courts to Prevent COVID-19 Outbreaks in California State Prisons – Court Docs Available Here

February 15, 2022

Posted in Constitutional & Civil Rights Law, Feature on Homepage, Uncategorized

Federal Class-Action Lawsuit Seeks to Improve Dangerous, Deadly Conditions in San Diego County Jails

February 10, 2022

Posted in Class Actions, Constitutional & Civil Rights Law, Feature on Homepage

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Expert Finds San Diego County Jails “Filthy” and “Deplorable”
Over 100 Survivors of Staff Sexual Violence at FCI Dublin Reach Historic $115M Settlement With Bureau of Prisons
Settlement Agreement to Resolve Disability Claims in Class Action on Conditions at San Diego County Jails Is Approved by Board
Ninth Circuit Hears State’s Appeal of $170M Fine for Failing to Provide Adequate Mental Health Care in California Prisons
Landmark Settlement Agreement Reached in Class Action on Sexual Abuse at FCI Dublin
Monterey Jail Healthcare Provider Fined for Failing to Meet its Court-Ordered Obligations to Provide Care
“Best Law Firms” Ranks RBGG in 1st Tier Nationally for Appellate Practice in 2025 and 1st Tier in SF in 4 Litigation Categories
Judge Finds “Shocking” Disciplinary Violations at FCI Dublin and Extends Term of Special Master
FCI Dublin Judge Denies BOP Motion to Dismiss Class Action; Sexual Assault Survivors Continue to Tell Their Stories
Bien and Grunfeld Named Again to DJ’s Top 100 California Lawyers List

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