Taylor v. Perini

477 F. Supp. 1289, 1979 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 13173
CourtDistrict Court, N.D. Ohio
DecidedApril 9, 1979
DocketCiv. C69-275
StatusPublished
Cited by2 cases

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Taylor v. Perini, 477 F. Supp. 1289, 1979 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 13173 (N.D. Ohio 1979).

Opinion

ORDER

DON J. YOUNG, District Judge.

This action came to be heard upon the Sixth Report of the Special Master on the Defendants’ State of Compliance with the Court’s order of July 20, 1978. The parties have filed no objections to that report. The Court being fully advised in the premises, it is ordered that the report is in all respects confirmed. Said report is attached as an appendix hereto, incorporated herein by reference, and made a part hereof as fully for all intents and purposes as if set forth at length herein.

NOW, THEREFORE, FOR GOOD CAUSE SHOWN, it is hereby

ORDERED that the defendants conduct a review of the Chief Inspector’s performance as outlined in the Conclusion of the Sixth Report of the Special Master on the Defendants’ State of Compliance and that they perform all actions to which they have agreed in the letter which is included as Appendix C in that report.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that sub-paragraph 10(d)(2) of the Court’s order of *1290 July 20, 1978, be amended to read as follows:

Upon receipt of the notice, the Job Counselor shall post information concerning the vacancy on the next regularly scheduled working day in a central location or central locations which will inform all inmates of the opening. In addition, the information as to the opening should contain a detailed job description analysis or a reference to the Job Description Manual, which shall be readily available to all inmates. This vacancy notice shall be posted for at least three working days. All inmates shall be allowed to apply for the position on written application forms readily available to them, and these forms shall be submitted to the Job Counselor. The appropriate job assignment committee shall choose an inmate to fill the position from the top five senior inmates in prison seniority (as defined in part (e) below) who have applied. In the event that none of the five senior applicants for a job meets the basic requirements for the job contained in the Job Description Manual, the job assignment committee may select an inmate below the five senior applicants. In such a case, the job assignment committee shall fully document its decision.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that paragraph 10 of the Court’s order of July 20, 1978, be amended by the addition of the following language:

(h) Involuntary job transfers

(1) A disciplinary job transfer is one which is effected as a result of a disciplinary infraction or poor work performance. Any job transfer which is based upon a disciplinary infraction may be approved only when the infraction is job related and manifests an inability on the part of the violator to function in the job in question.
(2) A disciplinary job transfer may be recommended only by the Rules Infraction Board or the inmate’s job supervisor. All such recommendations shall be approved or disapproved by the Reclassification Committee in the case of transfers within the stockade and by the Honor Dormitory Reclassification Committee in the case of transfers within the hon- or dormitory.
(3) A job transfer for medical reasons may be recommended by the institution physician. Such recommendations shall be approved or disapproved by the Reclassification Committee in the case of transfers within the stockade, and by the Hon- or Dormitory Reclassification Committee in the case of transfers within the honor dormitory.
(4) The provisions of this subparagraph shall apply to both intrashop and intershop involuntary job transfers.
(5) The Superintendent may order a non-disciplinary job transfer when he determines that an inmate must be transferred to protect the safety and security of the inmate, of other inmates, or of the staff. In such instances, the Superintendent shall forthwith provide the Job Counselor, the appropriate reclassification committee and the affected inmate with written notice of the inmate’s removal from his job as well as with reasons therefor. No copy of this notice will be placed in the inmate’s institutional records. The Job Counselor shall consult with the affected inmate and assign him to a job which is agreeable to the inmate. In the event that such agreement is not forthcoming, the inmate shall be permitted to lay in for a period not to exceed 15 working days, during which time he may bid on all inter-shop job openings which are posted. At the end of 15 days, if the inmate has not been assigned a job, the appropriate reclassification committee shall assign him to a job. In this event, the inmate may bid on any intrashop job opening in the shop to which he has been assigned as well as on any intershop job opening, and other bidding inmates shall not be *1291 given a preference over the transferred inmate because the latter has been on his new job for less than 90 days at the time of his bid. In all instances of involuntary transfer under this subparagraph, the inmate’s record regarding the transfer shall only reflect that the transfer was made, e. g., “(date) — reassigned to (new job) from (former job).” Any involuntary transfer under this sub-paragraph shall be grievable.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that sub-paragraph 10(h) of the Court’s order of July 20, 1978, be renumbered 10(i) and that sub-paragraph 10(i) of the Court’s order of July 20, 1978, be renumbered 10(j).

The Court finds that the defendants have remained in substantial compliance with the provisions of the Court’s order of July 20, 1978. THEREFORE, FOR GOOD CAUSE SHOWN, it is

FURTHER ORDERED that the Special Master appointed in this cause on December 1, 1975, be dismissed.

SIXTH REPORT OF THE SPECIAL MASTER ON THE DEFENDANTS’

STATE OF COMPLIANCE *

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Introduction.............................. 1291

Paragraph 4 Interference with Legal Mail .... 1292

Paragraph 5 Maintenance of Inmate Legal Services Program................. 1293

Paragraph 6 Provision of Supplies, Postage, and Photocopy Service in Connection with Legal Documents......... 1296

Paragraph 7 Censorship of Incoming Publications ....................... 1297

Paragraph 8 Imposition of Disciplinary Sanctions Without Fair Notice...... 1299

Paragraph 9 Correctional Cell Conditions..... 1304

Paragraph 10 Inmate Job Assignments....... 1307

Paragraph 11 Publication and Distribution of Staff Manual ................ 1313

Paragraph 12 Inclusion of Statement of Nondiscrimination Policy on Staff Job Descriptions and Employment Application Forms............... 1314

Paragraph 13 Staff Orientation............. 1314

Paragraph 14 Pre-hire Psychological Testing of Correctional Officers .......... 1314

Paragraph 15 In-Service Staff Training ...... 1315

Paragraph 16 Inmate Orientation............ 1316

Paragraph 17 Annual Audit by Chief Inspector 1317

Paragraph 18 Racial Balance in Housing Units 1318

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