×
You've used up your 3 free articles for this month. Subscribe today.
FedCURE Entitled to Fee Waiver for FOIA Request
Loaded on Aug. 15, 2009
by Brandon Sample
published in Prison Legal News
August, 2009, page 9
On March 19, 2009, U.S. District Judge Reggie Walton granted a motion for summary judgment filed by FedCURE, a non-profit organization that advocates for federal prisoners and their families, in a suit filed under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) against the Bureau of Prisons (BOP).
Filed under:
Mechanical Searches/Scanners,
Disclosure of Records,
Federal Statutory Law,
Freedom of Information Act.
Location:
District of Columbia.
In 2005, FedCURE sent ...
Full article and associated cases available to subscribers.
As a digital subscriber to Prison Legal News, you can access full text and downloads for this and other premium content.
Already a subscriber? Login
More from this issue:
- Judge Not: Judges Benched for Personal Misconduct
- From the Editor, by Paul Wright
- FedCURE Entitled to Fee Waiver for FOIA Request, by Brandon Sample
- Violence on the Rise in BOP Facilities, by Brandon Sample
- Judge Sonia Sotomayor Denied My Appeal and I Spent 16 Years in Prison for a Crime I Didn’t Commit, by Jeffrey Deskovic
- Oregon Prosecutes Teen to Avoid Liability; Bizarre 2 1/2 Year Legal Battle Ends, by Mark Wilson
- A Bridge Between The Ivy League And The Jailhouse: An Interview with Brett Dignam, Clinical Professor of Law and Supervising Attorney at Yale Law School, by Todd Matthews
- Florida’s Private Prisons Still Lack Meaningful Oversight, by David Reutter
- Motions to Oust California Prison System’s Federal Healthcare Receiver Denied, by John Dannenberg
- 15 Guards Charged with Assaulting Maryland Prisoners, by David Reutter
- Oregon’s Criminal Justice Economic Recovery Plan: Keep Digging!, by Mark Wilson
- Indiana Lifelong Violent Offender Registration Preliminary Injunction Upheld in Part
- $1,423,127 in Attorney Fees Awarded in Taser Suit; Damages Reduced
- Report Recommends Lawmakers Reinstate College Programs in Prison, by David Reutter
- Report Concludes Hispanics Receiving a Greater Share of Federal Sentences, by David Reutter
- Improper Classification that Resulted in Seattle Jail Beating Settles for $37,500
- Jailhouse Lawyers: Prisoners Defending Prisoners v. The U.S.A., by Mumia Abu-Jamal, Published by City Lights Publishers, ISBN 978-0-8728646-9-6; 286 Pages; $16.95, by Gary Hunter
- Reopened Abu Ghraib Prison Haunted by its Past
- $10,000 Settlement for Bunk Bed Railing Hitting Prisoner
- $2.1 Million Award in California Prisoner’s Choking Death
- Poaching Boast Lands Oregon Prison Guard in Hot Water; Pulls State Trooper Father Down with Him, by Mark Wilson
- Utah Evaluates Drug Program Pilot; Recommends Further Evaluation, by David Reutter
- $100,000 Settlement in Illegal Imprisonment Caused by Massachusetts’ Failure to Implement Court Order, by David Reutter
- Vermont Supreme Court: “Nutraloaf” Diet Is Punishment that Requires Hearing
- Ohio Parole Authority Ordered to Grant Hearings that Provide Meaningful Parole Consideration, by David Reutter
- $250,000 Award in Mississippi False Imprisonment Suit
- Vendor Crushed by Seattle Jail Door Receives $43,525 for Injuries
- Study Shows Few Texas Prisoners Transition Well to Community HIV Treatment
- Highest Criminal Appeals Judge in Texas Faces Removal Hearing
- Audit Report Finds Michigan Prisoner Transportation System Wasteful, by David Reutter
- Seventh Circuit Reverses Dismissal of Suit Alleging Excessive Force, Retaliation and Inadequate Medical Care; Settles for $15,000
- Seventh Circuit Vacates Dismissal for Failure to Prosecute; $50,000 + Fees Awarded Following Remand
- Illinois Court of Appeals: Prisoner Has Standing to Sue Ameritech for Fraud
- AZ Sheriff Joe Arpaio Loses Three Public Records Cases
- Colorado Florists Decry Prison Retail Flower Business, by David Reutter
- Missouri Public Defenders Not Immune from Client Suits
- OK Prisoners Released from Custody Despite Deportation Detainers
- Allowing Others to Attack Prisoner, Making Credible Death Threats, Labeling Prisoner a Snitch Violate Eighth Amendment
- Nebraska: Tape-Recorded, Restricted-Calling Prison Telephone System Passes Constitutional Muster, by John Dannenberg
- Absent Claim for Emotional Damages, Prisoner’s Psychotherapist-Patient Privilege Remains Intact
- Prolonged Bench Restraint and Excessive Pepper Spraying Requires Trial
- Fifth Circuit Reinstates Prisoner’s Environmental Tobacco Smoke Suit, by Matthew Clarke
- Federal Prison Guards’ Convictions Affirmed in Sex Scandal, by David Reutter
- $150,000 Settlement In Missouri Jail Suicide Suit
- First Circuit Upholds BOP’s Discretion to Limit Halfway House Placement
- Ninth Circuit: Orange County Jail Violated Ad Seg Prisoners’ ADA, Religious and Exercise Rights, by John Dannenberg
- Fourth Circuit Upholds Prisoner Exclusion in Virginia FOIA
- Eleventh Circuit Reverses Dismissal of Challenge to Florida DOC Ban on Pen Pal Requests
- Eleventh Circuit Unpublished Decision on PLRA Administrative Exhaustion Requirements Trumped by Published Ruling
- Ohio Supreme Court Rules Sex Offender Residency Restrictions Not Retroactive, by Matthew Clarke
- Denial of Bedding, Clothes to Florida Prisoner States Claim
- News in Brief:
- Alabama Raises Rates Charged for Prisoner Labor
- District Court Erred in Sua Sponte Dismissal of Prisoner’s Challenge to Conditions of Confinement
More from Brandon Sample:
- Q&A: Ineffective Assistance of Counsel: Which Errors Are Worth Pursuing?, April 12, 2019
- Guilty Plea Does Not Foreclose Challenge To Constitutionality Of Conviction, U.S. Supreme Court Decides, April 19, 2018
- U.S. Supreme Court Rejects Habeas Relief Citing AEDPA Deference, Dec. 19, 2017
- Maryland Ban on Prisoner's Book Rescinded, Aug. 23, 2016
- Former BOP Guard Convicted In Murder-For-Hire Scheme, Aug. 22, 2016
- Second BOP Guard Convicted In Assault-For-Hire, Aug. 22, 2016
- BOP Dentist Gets Slap On The Wrist for Sex Abuse, Aug. 22, 2016
- Cook County Jail Agrees to Improvements, April 15, 2013
- No More Than 20 Percent Can Be Deducted To Pay Filing Fees, April 15, 2013
- Heck Does Not Apply to Released Prisoner Seeking Damages for Sentence Miscalculation, April 15, 2013
More from these topics:
- ‘Fictional Pleas’ and ‘Hidden Departures’: Failure to Collect Data on Binding Federal Plea Bargains Hinders Researchers, Feb. 15, 2025. Databases, Disclosure of Records, Public Records Act, Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, Plea Agreements/Guilty Pleas.
- California Court of Appeal Announces Defendants May Obtain Brady Evidence From Police Officers’ Personnel Files in Advance of § 1172.6 Hearing Requesting Vacatur of Conviction and Resentencing for Certain Types of Murder Convictions, Feb. 15, 2025. Disclosure of Records, Police, Brady Violations, Murder/Felony Murder, Resentencing, Prior Conviction/Sentence/Incarceration, Evidence - Admissibility.
- Minnesota Prisoners Getting Scanned Mail, Kept Waiting 18 Months for Tablets, Jan. 15, 2025. Mechanical Searches/Scanners, Mail Regulations, Emails.
- California Prisoner Wins Round Before Magistrate in Lawsuit Over Marriage Application Delayed Two Years, Dec. 15, 2024. Disclosure of Records, Visiting, Marriage.
- Public Defender Files Habeas Petitions for Detainees at “Horrific” Baltimore Lockup, Nov. 15, 2024. Failure to Treat, Conditions of Confinement, Hygiene Supplies, Disclosure of Records, Habeas Corpus.
- California Prisoner Wins Challenge to Overbroad CDCR Records Request Made Prior to Resentencing, Sept. 15, 2024. Disclosure of Records, Resentencing.
- Washington Prisoner’s Sentence Vacated After Attorney Calls and Visits Were Recorded, Aug. 15, 2024. Attorney Client, Prisoner Privileges, Disclosure of Records, Recordings, Sentences - Corrections or Modifications of.
- New York Governor Signs Law Sealing Millions of Criminal Records From Public View, April 15, 2024. Disclosure of Records, Public Records, Public Records Act, Criminal History.
- See No Evil, Hear No Evil, Treat No Evil: Centurion and the Curse of For-Profit Prison Healthcare, Jan. 1, 2024. MHM Inc., Corizon, Centurion, Misconduct/Corruption, Contractor Misconduct, Government Misconduct, Retaliation, Systemic Medical Neglect, Cancer, Private Contractors, Frivolous Litigation, Disclosure of Records, Declaratory Judgment, Public Records, Medical Neglect/Malpractice, PLN Litigation, Censorship, Articles About PLN, Public Records Act, Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), HRDC Litigation.
- $7.75 Million Paid by San Diego County After Jail Detainee Severely Injured in Fall from Top Bunk, Jan. 1, 2024. Guard Misconduct, Medication, Seizures, Failure to Treat, Bedding, Jail Specific, Disclosure of Records, Public Records.