0820 Department of Justice
Major Program Changes
  • Correctional Writs and Appeals Unit-The Budget includes $4.5 million General Fund and 26.6 positions for the Department of Justice (DOJ) to support increased habeas corpus workload, including federal habeas corpus appeals, which have increased dramatically since the courts, in November 2005, eliminated the requirement that inmates needed permission from the court before filing federal habeas corpus appeals.

  • Class Action Workload and Quality Improvement-The Budget includes $3.2 million General Fund and 17.1 positions for class action workload, and to enhance the state's legal defense against class action lawsuits. This augmentation would allow the DOJ to oppose class certification more aggressively, enhance the state's participation in the discovery process, and monitor, litigate, and conclude remedial orders.