Cobb v. Georgia Department of Community Supervision
In this federal class action, the ACLU is seeking an injunction directing the Georgia Department of Community Supervision to immediately provide qualified American Sign Language interpreters, auxiliary aids and services, and reasonable modifications to people who are deaf or hard of hearing who are on probation or parole.
The State’s refusal to provide communication access — as federal law specifically requires — leaves people who are deaf or hard of hearing unable to understand the complex rules and requirements of their probation or parole, putting them at constant risk of incarceration.
See Harris v Georgia Department of Corrections and Coen v GDOC.
CASE DETAILS
Status
FILED
Date
July 9, 2019
Plaintiffs
Brandon Cobb
Carlos Herrera
Joseph Nettles
Ernest Wilson
Jeremy Woody
Jerry Coen
On behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated
Counsel
American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Georgia, Inc.
American Civil Liberties Union Foundation, Disability Rights Program
Weil, Gotschal & Manges LLP
National Association of the Deaf
LEGAL DOCUMENTS
Complaint Motion for Preliminary Injunction 7-19-2019
Defendants Answer 8-29-2019
Defendants brief opposing motion for Preliminary Injunction 8-30-2019
Plaintiffs Reply Memo in Further Support for Motion for Preliminary Injunction 9-11-2019
Plaintiffs Memo in Support of Motion for Class Certification 10-09-2019
Defendants Proposed First Amended Answer 10-16-2019
Defendants Brief Opposing Plaintiffs Motion for Class Certification 11-13-2019
First Amended Answer 11-25-2019
Plaintiffs Reply Memo in Further Support of Motion for Class Certification 12-20-2019
Plaintiffs Opposition to Defendants Motion To Dismiss 12-24-2019
Defendants Reply Brief in Support of Motion to Dismiss 1-7-2020
Court Order DenyingDefendants’ Motion To Dismiss Delaying Ruling on Class Certification 3-1-2020