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Illinois Prisoner Wins Partial Victory on Appeal in Hernia Treatment Suit
by Ed Lyon
On July 26, 2019, a panel of the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed in part and reversed in part a district court’s judgment as a matter of law against Illinois prisoner Gregory Wilson, who had filed suit against for-profit medical care provider Wexford Health Sources.
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- News in Brief
- Court Denies Arizona DOC’s Motion to Terminate Monitoring of Prisoners’ Out-of-Cell Time, by Douglas Ankney
- Criminal Justice Leaders Reject Attorney General’s “Tough on Crime” Attitude, by David M. Reutter
- Man Held in Jail Almost Three Months for Possession of ... Honey, by Dale Chappell
- Ninth Circuit Reverses Seizure of Funds from Federal Prisoner for Restitution, by Edward Lyon
- Medical, Mental Health Care Lacking at Florida Jail Despite 43 Years of Court Oversight, by David M. Reutter
- Los Angeles County to Pay $53 Million for Strip Searches of Female Prisoners, by Chad Marks
- Texas Jail Administrator Fired for Tampering with Government Documents, by Matthew Clarke
- Kansas Federal Court Holds U.S. Attorney’s Office in Contempt, by Matthew Clarke
- Summary Judgment Affirmed Against Publication in Civil Commitment Facility, by David M. Reutter
- Food Survey Reveals Washington State Prisoners’ Concerns and Complaints, by Matthew Clarke
- Solitary Confinement for Former Death Row Prisoner Held Unconstitutional, by David M. Reutter
- New York Stops Testing Probationers for Marijuana Use, by Dale Chappell
- Pennsylvania Prisoner Acquitted of Murder After 13-Year Battle – by Defending Himself in Retrial, by Kevin Bliss
- Ohio Mother Loses Children and Job Due to False Arrest, by Edward Lyon
- Project Hope Fights to End the Death Penalty ... from Death Row, by Bill Barton
- Colorado Prisoner Dies as Nurse Watches Videotape; $2.45 Million Settlement, by Edward Lyon
- Georgia Prison System Ordered to Amend Policy to Allow Three-Inch Beards, by David M. Reutter
- FAMM, Washington Lawyers’ Committee, NACDL Launch Compassionate Release Clearinghouse
- BJS Report Finds Sex Offenders Among Former Prisoners Least Likely to Re-Offend, by Scott Grammer
- Judicial Abuse and Law Enforcement Corruption on Trial in Meek Mill Case, by Kevin Bliss
- Illinois Prisoner Wins Partial Victory on Appeal in Hernia Treatment Suit, by Edward Lyon
- Many “Violent Offenders” Actually Committed Non-Violent Crimes, by Bill Barton
- Eighth Circuit Reverses District Court’s Order Requiring Halal Meals, by Chad Marks
- Over Three Decades Later, Turner v. Safley Still Controls Many Prisoner Lawsuits, by Matthew Clarke
- Life Sentence for Joyriding Overturned in California, by Scott Grammer
- Florida Prisoner Left a Quadriplegic After Brutal Beating by Guards, by David M. Reutter
- Overzealous Prosecutors Seek to Lock Up Prisoners Released Under First Step Act, by Chad Marks
- PLRA Does Not Prevent In Forma Pauperis Appeal of Case that Resulted in Third Strike, by Matthew Clarke
- Fourth Circuit Reverses Dismissal of Virginia Prisoner’s Hep C Lawsuit, by David M. Reutter
- Ninth Circuit: Prisoner’s Withdrawal of Consent for Magistrate Judge Improperly Denied, by Kevin Bliss
- Hickman’s Egg Farm Puts Prisoners to Work at High Cost to the Community, Residents Say, by Chad Marks
- Texas Counties Waste Millions by Jailing Defendants Charged with Citation-Eligible Misdemeanors, by Matthew Clarke
- Companies Compete to Build New Alabama Prisons, by David M. Reutter
- Family Sues New Jersey Jail Over Prisoner Suicide, by Edward Lyon
- Prisoners at Indiana Jail Certified as a Class in Conditions of Confinement Suit, by Kevin Bliss
- Fourth Circuit Agrees Virginia’s Death Row Conditions Violated Eighth Amendment, by Scott Grammer
- Colorado Prisoner Receives $200,000 Settlement in Excessive Force Case, by Scott Grammer
- New York State Prisoners Sue to Get Their Pain Medications Back, by Kevin Bliss
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- Four Ohio Prisoners Shackled to Table Stabbed by Fellow Prisoner, by Scott Grammer
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- Seventh Circuit Reverses Two PLRA Dismissals for Failure to Comply with Court Forms, by Edward Lyon
- California Appellate Court Discusses Appointment of Counsel for Incarcerated Litigants, by David M. Reutter
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- Lawsuit Proceeds Over Conditions at Orange County, California Jail, by Edward Lyon
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- $20,000 Settlement for Ohio Prisoner’s Slip-and-Fall Injury, May 1, 2023
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More from these topics:
- Fourth Circuit Rejects Appeal of $700,000 Award to Maryland Prisoner Assaulted by Guards, May 1, 2023. Guard Brutality/Beatings, Settlements, Appeals.
- Eighth Circuit Holds Delaying Surgery for Reducible Hernia Not Deliberate Indifference to Missouri Prisoner’s Serious Medical Needs, Feb. 22, 2023. Hernias, Malpractice, Deliberate Indifference.
- $50,000 Settlement for Failure to Treat Hernias, Oct. 4, 2020. Pain, Hernias, Failure to Treat, Eighth Amendment.
- U.S. District Court Chooses Judicial Remedy, Instead of § 2255, to Allow Out-of-Time Appeal, July 15, 2020. Appeals, Ineffective Assistance of Counsel.
- Kansas Supreme Court: Claim of Illegal Sentence Raised for First Time on Appeal Entitled to Merits Review, March 18, 2020. Appeals, Sentencing.
- Ohio Supreme Court Announces State Cannot Raise Fourth Amendment Standing Issue for First Time on Appeal, Feb. 19, 2020. Appeals, Fourth Amendment, rights.
- New York Court of Appeals Reverses Conviction Where Trial Court Negotiated Cooperation Agreement with Codefendant, Feb. 18, 2020. Appeals, Trials.
- Third Circuit: Failure to Make PLRA Findings Moots Appeal, Feb. 4, 2020. PLRA, Appeals.
- Georgia Supreme Court Announces Fundamental Overhaul of Jurisprudence Governing Appeals of Guilty Pleas and Out-of-Time Appeals, Dec. 18, 2019. Appeals.
- Florida Victims’ Rights Law Creates Confusion, Limits Time for Appeals, Dec. 9, 2019. Appeals.