United States of America v. State of Rhode Island et al

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF RHODE ISLAND
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff,
v.
STATE OF RHODE ISLAND,
Defendant.
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C.A. No. 13-442-JJM-PAS
ORDER
The Consent Decree (ECF No. 5) contemplated substantial compliance with all
its provisions by the end of fiscal year 2024.
Id. at 31. It also anticipated extensions
(“unless this Consent Decree is otherwise . . . extended.”). By way of a court-ordered
Addendum (ECF No. 196), the Court ordered that the
“jurisdiction of the Court will continue beyond the termination date of
June 30, 2024 to allow for the following actions and benchmarks to be
monitored through June 30, 2026 to ensure that the systems already in
place that have been found to be in substantial compliance with the
intent and goals of the Consent Decree continue and are positively
impacting the lives of the individuals who are members of the Consent
Decree population.
Id. at 7.
The Addendum concludes with a provision that if “compliance is insufficient,
all parties will jointly meet with Judge McConnell to determine additional actions
or consequences.”
Id. at 8.
Considering the Monitor's recent communications where he expresses concerns
with implementation and impact of the current assessment process, implementation
and impact of the independent facilitation process, the need to development a third
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service model to address barriers encountered by many individuals in accessing
Consent Decree mandated services, barriers encountered by youth in transition in
accessing adult services and other issues that need to be addressed for the State to
reach substantial compliance:
The 	Court 	ORDERS 	the 	parties 	to 	show 	cause 	why 	the 	Court’s
compliance monitoring should not be extended to ensure a finding of
substantial compliance in the near future. All submissions must be filed
on or before April 30, 2026, after which the Court will set down a date
and time to meet to discuss compliance with the monitoring goals.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
s/John J. McConnell, Jr.
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John J. McConnell, Jr.
Chief Judge
United States District Court
March 18, 2026
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