Carolyn Phillips, Peter Yepez, Ruthina Estrada v. State of California, Edmund G. Brown Jr., in his official capacity as Governor of California, County of Fresno
Published: Apr. 24, 2020 | Result Date: Jan. 6, 2020 | Filing Date: Jul. 14, 2015 |Case number: 15CECG02201 Settlement – Equitable Settlement
Judge
Court
Fresno County Superior Court
Attorneys
Plaintiff
Robert A. Lewis
(Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP)
Defendant
Daniel C. Cederborg
(Office of the Fresno County Counsel)
Catherine E. Basham
(Office of the Fresno County Counsel)
Janelle E. Kelley
(Office of the Fresno County Counsel)
Aaron D. Jones
(California Dept. of Justice)
Noreen P. Skelly
(California Dept. of Justice)
Michael G. Woods
(McCormick Barstow LLP)
Timothy J. Buchanan
(McCormick Barstow LLP)
Mart B. Oller IV
(McCormick Barstow LLP)
Gayle D. Hearst
(McCormick Barstow LLP)
Facts
Plaintiff Carolyn Phillips and Ruthina Estrada brought suit against the State of California seeking declaratory and injunctive relief to protect the rights of indigent persons charged with crime in California.
Contentions
PLAINTIFFS CONTENTIONS: Plaintiffs alleged that the state was failing in providing effective legal representations to indigent defendants in criminal court proceedings.
DEFENDANT'S CONTENTIONS: Defendant denied that the state failed to carry out any constitutional or statutory duty and that any act of the state caused any harm to plaintiffs.
Result
The parties entered into a settlement agreement. The state agreed to expand the mission of the Office of the State Public Defender by providing $14 million to the mission in the state's annual budget.
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