Federal Court Approves Los Angeles County Katie A. Settlement To Improve Mental Health Services For Youth In Foster Care
Los Angeles County’s 2020 settlement in the long-running children’s rights class action lawsuit, Katie A. v. Bonta was granted final approval on December 1, 2023, by the United States District Court for the Central District of California. With this approval, the lawsuit is officially closed.
The lawsuit was initially filed in 2002 against Los Angeles County and its Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS), as well as California’s Department of Social Services (DSS) and the state Department of Health Care Services (DHCS). The plaintiffs accused the county and the state of failing to provide necessary . . .