The state of Mississippi has agreed to a one year time-out and then graduated compliance in the Olivia Y. v. Bryant Mississippi child welfare case.

The judge in the federal court foster-care lawsuit Olivia Y. v. Bryant today approved an agreement, once again postponing court action on plaintiffs’ request for the appointment of a receiver to take over the state foster-care system.

New report in Olivia Y. v. Bryant case cites systemic failings in death of baby; court monitor finds it “imperative to address the ongoing limitations in defendants’ performance on an urgent basis.”