FCJJ latest: Attorneys want juveniles alleging abuse to publicly reveal initials
On October 7, a federal judge ruled the minors can keep using the “child doe” pseudonyms in public documents. In the opinion, the judge wrote that the “need for anonymity… outweighs the public interest in favor of openness.” The plaintiffs will have to disclose legal names on the record to the court; it will remain under seal.
Read MoreDefense argues against anonymity in Tulsa juvenile justice abuse case
The attorneys representing the Tulsa County Board of Commissioners, the Juvenile Bureau of Tulsa County, Turn Key Healthy Clinics, and others named in the lawsuit alleging sexual abuse and misconduct to the minors incarcerated at the Tulsa Family Center for Juvenile Justice, filed a motion on Monday asking that the pseudonyms "Child Doe" and "Jane Doe" be changed to either some of the victims' initials or true names.
Read MoreMother Files Lawsuit Against Oklahoma DHS After She Says Daughter Was Abused In Foster Home
A Green Country mother filed a lawsuit against the Oklahoma Department of Human Services after she said the agency put her daughter in the care of a foster home where the girl was abused.
Read MoreDr. Shropshire resigns amid lawsuit accusing Oklahoma DHS of neglect
A lawsuit detailing the failures of Oklahoma's Department of Human Services, that allegedly allowed for a minor to be emotionally and physically abused, was filed in June.
Read More‘Nothing has changed’: Attorneys add more victims, defendants to FCJJ lawsuit
Nothing has changed at the Family Center for Juvenile Justice (Tulsa County Detention Center), according to attorneys who filed a lawsuit claiming systemic abuse.
Read MoreSmolen Law's mission is to provide exceptional legal services with integrity, professionalism, and respect.
Choose the Oklahoma law firm that gets results: Smolen Law.
