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Summary Judgment Denied in Colorado Hepatitis-C Treatment Suit Based on Lack of Internet Access
The Colorado Federal District Court has denied summary judgment for the Colorado Department of Corrections (CDOC) in a suit seeking treatment for a prisoner infected with the hepatitisC virus (HCV). Several prisoner cases were then ordered consolidated. The ruling is one of the first to apply evidentiary rules to internet …
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More from this issue:
- Into the Twilight Zone, by Mumia Abu-Jamal
- From the Editor, by Paul Wright
- Represent Yourself in Court: How to Prepare & Try a Winning Case, 3rd Ed., by Sam Rutherford
- Supreme Court Upholds Forced Confessions in Kansas Sex Offender Treatment, by Bob Williams
- CMS Overdoses Five Boston Jail Prisoners
- Danish Security Firm Buys Out the Wackenhut Corporation
- Washington Good Time Depends on When Crime Occurred
- Supreme Court: No Punitive Damages Allowed Under RA and ADA
- German Economics Minister Comments on U.S. Prison Labor
- Credit for Time Served Required in Idaho Commute to Work Release
- Habeas Hints: Editor's Choice, by Kent Russell
- Exoneration of Conviction a Prerequisite to Legal Malpractice Claim in California
- Attorney Fee Award Upheld in Washington Excessive Force Case
- Exhaustion Not Mandatory for Kansas Habeas Petitioners; Retained Counsel at Disciplinary Hearings is Discretionary
- Washington District Court Grants Preliminary Injunction for Kosher Meals
- California Prison Law Libraries Survive
- Guards at New York Juvenile Center Charged with Extortion
- New York Guards Sentenced in Animal and Prisoner Killings, by Lonnie Burton
- Texas Sex Slave Sues Prison System for Failure to Protect
- Remand to Determine if TDCJ Grooming Policy Unconstitutional
- Connecticut District Court Orders Post-Judgment Monitoring Fees
- Ball Park Franks Fiasco: 21 Dead, $200,000 Fine, by Russell Mokhiber
- Honolulu Police Officers Indicted in Jail Food Scandal
- Summary Judgment Denied in Colorado Hepatitis-C Treatment Suit Based on Lack of Internet Access, by Bob Williams
- All Things Censored by Mumia Abu Jamal, by Gary Hunter
- Jailers Liable for Foreseeable Prisoner Suicide
- Florida Prisoner Dies in CCA Jail, by Lonnie Burton
- Ohio Nearly Closes 100 Year Old Asylum/Prison, by Gary Hunter
- Georgia Lawmaker Indicted for Aiding Prisoner Transfer, by Lonnie Burton
- Oklahoma Rejects Prisoner Mail Box Rule
- Sixth Circuit Upholds Denial of Prison Doctor's Qualified Immunity
- Nominal Damages Not Automatic
- News in Brief
- Mexican Sweatshops Go Behind Bars, by Michael Rigby
More from Bob Williams:
- Ninth Circuit Reverses Suit Over Fees Charged Prepaid Debit Cards Given To Released Prisoners, April 1, 2020
- Safety at Any Price - Massachusetts Corrections Fiscal Failure , Sept. 22, 2015
- Tenth Circuit: Heck Not Applicable To Diversions; Notice Required Before Statute Of Limitations Dismissal, July 3, 2015
- No Rehearing For Disciplinary Actions Vacated On Substantive Grounds, July 15, 2011
- Treatment Required For Prisoners Committing Sex Offenses In Prison, July 15, 2011
- Tenth Circuit Reverses Lawsuit on Hygiene Versus Court Access for Second Time, June 15, 2011
- Shrinking Budgets Force States to Cut Corrections Spending, March 15, 2010
- Maryland: Parole Supervision Fee Likely Does More Harm than Good, Feb. 15, 2010
- One of Every 11 Prisoners Now Serving Life Sentence, Feb. 15, 2010
- Pennsylvania Contractor Prohibited from Using State and Federal Funds for Religious Purposes, April 15, 2009
More from these topics:
- Seventh Circuit Reinstates Illinois Prisoner’s Lawsuit Against Prison Dental Staff, June 1, 2026. Dental Care, Administrative Exhaustion (PLRA), Summary Judgment, Class Certification, Deliberate Indifference.
- California Pays $15,000 to State Prisoner Who Claimed He Was Targeted by Guards, June 1, 2026. Guard Misconduct, Snitch Jacketing, Failure to Protect (General), Summary Judgment, Settlements.
- Oklahoma Supreme Court: Jail Trust Cannot Withhold Requested Records under Law Enforcement Exemption of ORA, May 1, 2026. Summary Judgment, Disclosure of Records, Public Records, Public Records Act, Statutory Construction/Interpretation.
- Indiana DOC Found in Violation of State Public Records Act for Withholding Execution Drug Cost Information, May 1, 2026. Summary Judgment, First Amendment, Public Records Act, Interlocutory Appeals, Lethal Injection Method of Execution.
- Eighth Circuit Revives Lawsuit Over Iowa Jail Detainee’s Suicide, April 1, 2026. Summary Judgment, Failure to Protect (Wrongful Death), Failure to Treat (Mental Illness), Suicides.
- Eighth Circuit Rules Iowa Prisoner’s Adverse Summary Judgment Is Not a “Strike”, March 1, 2026. Filing Fees (PLRA), Frivolous Litigation (PLRA), Summary Judgment, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness), Access To Courts.
- Sixth Circuit Revives Michigan Prisoner’s Challenge to Guard Tackle That Broke His Foot, March 1, 2026. Evidentiary Ruling (Disciplinary Hearings), Guard Brutality/Beatings, Summary Judgment, Qualified Immunity, Wrongful Use of Force.
- Louisiana Prisoner Sustains Claim Against Prison Doctor for Allowing Assignment to “Field Duty” Despite Known Ankle Injury, March 1, 2026. Inability to Work, Skeletal Injury, Summary Judgment, Qualified Immunity, Deliberate Indifference.
- Eleventh Circuit Upholds Dismissal of Six Female Alabama Jail Detainees’ Sexual Assault Suit, Jan. 1, 2026. Jail Misconduct, Summary Judgment, Limitations, Municipal Liability, Criminal Sexual Abuse.
- HRDC’s Washington Jail Debit-Release Card Suit Survives Summary Judgment, Nov. 1, 2025. Summary Judgment, Class Certification, Seizure of Prisoner Funds, Official Report, HRDC Litigation.

