By Christopher Zoukis
In an unusual opinion based on an issue completely missed by the parties, the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit has vacated an injunction that required the State of Florida to "provide a certified kosher diet to all prisoners with a sincere religious basis ...
By Christopher Zoukis
The United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit has ruled that a man who was falsely accused of a crime and later had his record expunged cannot sue for malicious prosecution anonymously.
John Doe alleged that he was arrested in the Village of Deerfield, Illinois ...
By Christopher Zoukis
The Vermont Supreme Court has ruled that a person on "furlough," a heightened version of parole in Vermont, has no right to a Miranda warning prior to questioning by a probation officer in his home about conduct that constitutes a crime.
John Powers was on community furlough ...
By Christopher Zoukis
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has allowed Sierra Club to intervene in a reverse Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) records request lawsuit.
The dispute stemmed from FOIA requests made to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in which Sierra Club requested documents relating ...
By Christopher Zoukis
The Florida Supreme Court has issued an unusual opinion in which it simultaneously sanctioned a prisoner for too many filings and pointed out that the prisoner may be serving an illegal sentence.
The prisoner, Otis D. Blaxton, filed 21 petitions with the Florida Supreme Court between 2008 ...
By Christopher Zoukis
The 30-day suspension of Kenneth O. Davis for biting a prisoner was overturned by federal arbitrator Michael L. Allen on December 12, 2002.
Davis, a senior officer specialist (prison guard), was working in the Tennessee unit of Federal Correctional Institution Memphis on September 20, 2000, when the ...
By Christopher Zoukis
Three 17-year-old students run over by a car fleeing Newark, New Jersey police in a high speed chase have settled a lawsuit brought over injuries resulting from the crash.
Curtis Berry, Jessica Pemberton, Desiree Chester and Crystal Lee were standing on a corner in Newark on July ...
By Christopher Zoukis
An Indiana woman who claimed that a Clay County, Indiana Reserve Sheriff's Deputy used unjustified, excessive, sexual force against her during a traffic stop settled her claim for an undisclosed amount on February 21, 2007.
Sandra Buczek was driving in Brazil, Indiana on February 28, 2004 when ...
By Christopher Zoukis
A New York landlord who was subjected to a warrantless arrest for alleged wrongful eviction was awarded $25,000 by a jury for false arrest.
Landlord Barsiasa was accosted by NYPD officers in his home. The officers were responding to claims made by Barsiasa's tenants that he had ...
By Christopher Zoukis
In a scathing opinion, Judge Jack B. Weinstein, Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York, awarded a wrongfully detained American citizen $82,500 in damages for false arrest and false imprisonment at the hands of Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Davino ...
