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Sigma Beta XI v. County of Riverside

Filing date
2018-07-01
Case number
5:18-cv-01399
Case type
Class Action
Location
California
Case jurisdiction
U.S. District Courts
Court
Central District of California

This lawsuit alleges that Riverside County, California, through its Probation office, targets, ensnares, and discriminates against children by stripping them of their constitutional rights. The County sweeps tens of thousands of youth into punitive probation supervision through their Youth Accountability Team (YAT) Program for normal, childish behavior and funnels them into the criminal justice system. Children as young as first graders have been referred to YAT. The suit alleges that many of YAT's processes and consequences violate Constitutional due process, privacy, and free speech, and disproportionately impact Black and Latinx youth.

NOTICE OF CLASS SETTLEMENT

Case Files

Files Filed by Date of Filing
Settlement Agreement

Title of Filing

Settlement Agreement and Release
Complaint

Title of Filing

Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief, Nominal Damages
Plaintiffs
Authorizing Access to Juvenile Names

Title of Filing

Order Authorizing Access to Juvenile Names and Contact Info By AB Data
Court
Defense Counsel for Youth Connected to YAT Program

Title of Filing

Order to Appoint and Provision of Defense Counsel
Court
Authorize Access to Case Files for Settlement Compliance

Title of Filing

Order Authorizing Access to Juvenile Case Files to Ensure Compliance with Settlement
Court
Order Regarding Sealing of YAT Program Case Files

Title of Filing

Order Regarding Sealing of YAT Program Case Files
Court
Notice of Class Settlement

Title of Filing

Notice of Class Settlement
Conciliacion de la Demanda Colectiva

Title of Filing

Conciliacion de la Demanda Colectiva

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