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ULCIL  \n1里L      u  \nA.J.,et al.,  \nD  \nann  \nPlaintiffs,  \nCase No.89-1077-CV-W-1  \nV.  \nLAWRENCE J.MYERS,et al.,Defendants.  \n## ORDER\n\nIn this civil rights action,plaintiffs seek declaratoryjudgment,  injunctive and other equitable relief and damages.Plaintiffs complain about the conditions and operations of theJackson County(Missouri)Juvenile Justice Center(\"center\").Fivemotions are pending:  \n1.    Plaintiffs filed a motion on November 15,1989,seekingan order determining that this matter should be maintained asa class action.  In a motion to dismiss,filed on December 6,1989,three defendants alternatively moved to deny classcertification.Plaintiffs filed on January 16,1990,aresponse to defendants!motion.  The motion requesting classcertification will be granted.  \n2.   Plaintiffs filed a motion on November 15,1989,seekinga preliminary injunction.   Defendants!December 6,1989,motion to dismiss alternatively moved to deny injunctionrelief.Plaintiffs responded on January 16,1990.The motionwill be denied.  \n3.   The motion to dismiss was filed December 6,1989,bydefendants Lawrence G.Myers,David A.Jackson,and ForestalLawton.  Plaintiffs!response on January 16,1990,includedreply suggestions supporting their motions for classcertification and injunction.Defendants filed replysuggestions on February 5,1990,in support of their motionto dismiss.   The motion to dismiss will be denied.  \n4.    Defendants filed a motion on February 5,1990,for aprotective order to stay further discovery.Plaintiffs filed  \n31  \nU  \n(  \ntheir opposition on February 20,1990.  The motion will bedenied.  \n5.    Plaintiffs filed on February 14,1990,a request to enterthe center for inspection and other purposes.  No oppositionwas filed within the allotted time.   The motion will begranted.  \n## I.  Statement of the Case\n\nPlaintiff A.J.,a 16-year-old minor,filed this actionNovember 15,1989,by his mother and next friend,L.B.,on behalfof himself and others similarly situated.  Pseudonyms are used toprotect the juvenile plaintiff's identity.  He was detained at thecenter for 15 days,and was released about an hour after thislawsuit was filed.  The defendants are Lawrence G.Myers,centeradministrator;David A.Jackson,assistant administrator;ForestalLawton,juvenile officer,and unidentified administrative personsdesignated only as various John Does.   They are sued in theirofficial and individual capacities.  \nPursuant to 42 U.S.C.§§1983 and 1988,plaintiffs complainthat plaintiff A.J.and others similarly situated have beendeprived of due process of law.    Specifically,they allegeovercrowding at the center,use of floor mattresses on which tosleep,and injurious health and safety conditions.  They allegethe conditions constitute punishment during pretrial detention,inviolation of the Fourteenth Amendment.  \nII,Facts  \nThe center is a three-story facility at 625 East 26th Street,Kansas City,Missouri.  It is owned and operated by Jackson Countyas the official detention site for children under Jackson County  \njuvenile court jurisdiction.  In the autumn of 1988,the centerexperienced an unexpected population increase.   Administrativeofficials took numerous steps to accommodate the larger population.  \nA year later,on October 30,1989,plaintiff A.J.was chargedwith carrying a concealed weapon.  Throughout the 15-day detentionhis sleeping area was a one-person room which he shared with eitherone or two other persons while occupvinq a mattress on the floor.  \n## III.The Motions\n\n### A.Class Action\n\n1.Arquments  \nPlaintiffs seek class certification pursuant to Rule 23(b)(2),Fed.R.Civ.P.   The class would include all present and futuredetainees of the center who have been detained between November 15,1984,and November 15,1989.  Plaintiffs claim to have met the fourclass characteristics.Rule 23(a)  requires numerosity,commonality,typicality,and fair and adequate represe","cbCairxDhQWnKrZ8","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCairxDhQWnKrZ8","pdf",966851,23,"English","# ORDER\n## I. Statement of the Case\n## II. Facts\n## III. The Motions\n## A. 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