Opinion
Civil Action 2:14cv601-MHT (WO)
08-18-2022
EDWARD BRAGGS, et al., Plaintiffs, v. JOHN HAMM, in his official capacity as Commissioner of the Alabama Department of Corrections, et al., Defendants.
ORDER ON REPORTING THE STATUS OF THE UPDATED CORRECTIONAL STAFFING ANALYSIS
MYRON H. THOMPSON, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE.
On May 13, 2022, the court required the plaintiffs “to submit, after conferring with the defendants, a proposal for keeping the court and the EMT abreast of the defendants' continued progress in updating the correctional staffing analysis ... after the deadlines for beginning implementation have passed.” Phase 2A Revised Remedy Scheduling Order on Eighth Amendment Claim (Doc. 3590) at 3. Based on the timeline proposed by the defendants and adopted by the court regarding the update to the 2018 correctional staffing analysis, see Phase 2A Revised Remedy Scheduling Order on Eighth Amendment Claim (Doc. 3554) at 1-2, the plaintiffs proposed that the defendants should provide monthly updates to the court, the EMT, and the plaintiffs using two tables, which are attached to this order: one tracking “Systemwide Steps” and another tracking “Facility-Specific Steps.” Pls.' Proposal for Reporting Correctional Staffing Analysis Progress (Doc. 3611) at 2-4. In light of the parties' agreement to implement the plaintiffs' proposal, see Joint Report on Pls.' Proposal Regarding the Status of the Staffing Analysis (Doc. 3701) at 1, it is ORDERED that:
(1) The court adopts the plaintiffs' proposal for reporting progress on the updated correctional staffing analysis (Doc. 3611).
(2) Until the defendants have completed the update to the 2018 correctional staffing analysis, the defendants shall file, on the first non-court-holiday business day of each month (beginning in September), a report on their progress in updating the correctional staffing analysis, using the attached tables on systemwide and facility-specific steps.