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Former Minnesota Prisoner’s Inadequate Health Care Suit Settled for $275,000
Article • January 15, 2015
Filed under: Corizon, Medication, Vision, Allergy, Malpractice
Former Minnesota Prisoner’s Inadequate Health Care Suit Settled for $275,000 by Matthew Clarke Former Minnesota Prisoner’s Inadequate Health Care Suit Settled for $275,000 by Matt Clarke In July 2011, the Minnesota Department of Corrections (DOC) settled a lawsuit brought by a former state prisoner over allegedly inadequate medical attention after …
Mrozek v. Ringler, MN, Settlement Agreement and Release with Apology - Sexual Assault, 2014
Brief • October 21, 2014
Filed under: Sexual Assault, Prisoner-Prisoner Assault, Failure to Protect (General)
Mrozek v. Ringler, MN, Settlement Agreement and Release with Apology - Sexual Assault, 2014 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF MINNESOTA Michael Mrozek, Civil File No. 11-2572 JRT/SER Plaintiff, vs. SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND RELEASE OF ALL CLAIMS Holly Ringler, et al., Defendants. SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND RELEASE OF ALL CLAIMS I. …
Another Failed Experiment: Minnesota’s Private Prison Health Care Saves Money but Costs Lives
Article • October 3, 2014
Filed under: Private Contractors, Malpractice, Medical Neglect/Malpractice
Another Failed Experiment: Minnesota’s Private Prison Health Care Saves Money but Costs Lives by David Reutter Another Failed Experiment: Minnesota’s Private Prison Health Care Saves Money but Costs Lives   by David M. Reutter   Minnesota privatized its prison health care system in 1998 to achieve cost savings. While it …
Hickman v. United States (BOP), MN, Complaint - Illegal Imprisonment FTCA - Fair Labor Standards, 2014
Brief • July 30, 2014
Filed under: Prison Labor, Wrongful Imprisonment, Alien Tort Claims Act
Hickman v. United States (BOP), MN, Complaint - Illegal Imprisonment FTCA - Fair Labor Standards, 2014 CASE 0:14-cv-03041-ADM-JSM Document 1 Filed 07/30/14 Page 1 of 7 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF MINNESOTA ______________________________________________________________________ Jermaine Hickman, File No. ______________ Plaintiff, v. COMPLAINT AND JURY DEMAND United States of America, Defendant. …
Sharkey v. City of Shoreview, MN, Appellant's Brief, Prosecution without Statutory Authority, 2014
Brief • 2014
Filed under: Police/Govt Misconduct
Sharkey v. City of Shoreview, MN, Appellant's Brief, Prosecution without Statutory Authority, 2014 A13-1989 STATE OF MINNESOTA IN COURT OF APPEALS Todd C. Sharkey, Appellant, vs. City of Shoreview, et al., Respondents. APPELLANT’S BRIEF AND APPENDIX ZORISLAV R. LEYDERMAN Attorney at Law Attorney License No. 0391286 The Law Office of …
Contract Extension 2014
Kickback publication • May 21, 2014
Contract Extension 2014 Admin Minnesota Materials Management Division Room 112 Administration Bldg., 50 Sherburne Ave., St. Paul, MN 55155; Phone: 651.296.2600, Fax: 651.297.3996 Persons with a hearing or speech disability can contact us through the Minnesota Relay Service by dialing 711 or 1.800.627.3529. CONTRACT RELEASE: T-512 DATE: APRIL 1, 2014 …
Contract Extension 2013
Kickback publication • May 15, 2014
Contract Extension 2013 Admin Minnesota Materials Management Division Room 112 Administration Bldg., 50 Sherburne Ave., St. Paul, MN 55155; Phone: 651.296.2600, Fax: 651.297.3996 Persons with a hearing or speech disability can contact us through the Minnesota Relay Service by dialing 711 or 1.800.627.3529. CONTRACT RELEASE: T-512 DATE: MARCH 19, 2013 …
The Effects of Private Prison Confinement in Minnesota on Offender Recidivism
Article • February 15, 2014 • from PLN February, 2014
Filed under: Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Prisoner Privileges, Rehabilitation/Recidivism
The Effects of Private Prison Confinement in Minnesota on Offender Recidivism by The Minnesota Department of Corrections (DOC) recently completed an evaluation of the effects of private prison confinement on offender recidivism. The evaluation assessed the impact of confinement at the Prairie Correctional Facility (PCF) in Appleton, Minnesota on recidivism …
Minnesota: Favorable Resolution of Charges Establishes Rebuttable Presumption of Expungement
Article • December 15, 2013 • from PLN December, 2013
Filed under: Sentencing, Pardons/Clemency
Minnesota: Favorable Resolution of Charges Establishes Rebuttable Presumption of Expungement by The Minnesota Supreme Court held that the favorable resolution of criminal proceedings establishes a rebuttable presumption in favor of expungement under state law. In May 2009, a defendant identified only as RHB was charged with first- and third-degree assault …
Eighth Circuit Initially Allows Non-Delegation Challenge to SORNA, then Reverses Course
Article • December 15, 2013 • from PLN December, 2013
Filed under: Sex Offender Registration, Federal Statutory Law, Administrative Procedures Act (Federal), Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act
Eighth Circuit Initially Allows Non-Delegation Challenge to SORNA, then Reverses Course by Derek Gilna Another challenge to the federal Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA) initially met with limited success, but ultimately failed. Lindon Roy Knutson pleaded guilty to failing to register as a sex offender under SORNA stemming …
Minnesota Judge Condemns System that Jails Mentally Ill
Article • November 15, 2013 • from PLN November, 2013
Filed under: Mental Health, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness), Suicides, Civil Commitment
Minnesota Judge Condemns System that Jails Mentally Ill by A Minnesota state court judge blamed political indifference for a justice system that warehouses the mentally ill in county jails – a practice that may have resulted in the death of a guard ten weeks after he fought with a schizophrenic …
Eighth Circuit Denies Civilly Confined Minnesota Patients 1983 Action
Article • October 15, 2013 • from PLN October, 2013
Filed under: Retaliation, Retaliation for Litigating, Retaliatory Transfers, Strip Searches, Computers, Legal Property, Prisoner Property, Mail Regulations, Legal Mail, Civil Commitment
Eighth Circuit Denies Civilly Confined Minnesota Patients 1983 Action by Derek Gilna Civilly-committed patients in the Minnesota Sex Offender Program (MSOP) filed suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS) and Minnesota Department of Corrections (DOC) officials, alleging that various conditions of their confinement were …
Minnesota: Remedies for Civil Commitments are Limited
Article • September 15, 2013 • from PLN September, 2013
Filed under: Mental Health, Civil Commitment
Minnesota: Remedies for Civil Commitments are Limited by The Minnesota Supreme Court has held that a person who is indeterminately civilly committed as a Sexually Dangerous Person (SDP) or Sexual Psychopathic Personality (SPP) may not bring a motion seeking transfer or discharge from their commitment under Minn.R.Civ.P. 60.02, but may …
Dismissal for IFP Prisoner’s Failure to Provide Copies for Service Improper
Article • August 15, 2013
Filed under: Civil Procedure, Service
Dismissal for IFP Prisoner’s Failure to Provide Copies for Service Improper by The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a Minnesota federal district court’s order of dismissal, which was predicated on the plaintiff prisoner’s failure to comply with the Court’s order to submit additional copies of the amended complaint. While …
Eighth Circuit Affirms Denial of Qualified Immunity
Article • August 15, 2013
Filed under: Conditions of Confinement, Failure to Protect (General)
Eighth Circuit Affirms Denial of Qualified Immunity by The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the denial of qualified immunity to two guards on failure-to-protect claims. Minnesota prisoner Kenneth Young was assigned to Edward Whitefeather’s cell. Almost immediately, Whitefeather threatened Young, telling him that “he would do whatever he wanted …
Airline Mechanic’s Termination for Failure to Provide Urine for Drug Testing Affirmed
Article • August 15, 2013
Filed under: Searches, Drug Testing
Airline Mechanic’s Termination for Failure to Provide Urine for Drug Testing Affirmed by William King, a mechanic for Northwest Airlines, was directed to provide a urine specimen for drug testing. The tester reported to his supervisor that King failed to provide the specimen within 3 hours, which King initially didn’t …
Qualified Immunity Denied to Nurses who Ignored Prisoner's Symptoms of Active TB; $2.28 Million in Damages, Fees and Costs on Remand
Article • August 15, 2013 • from PLN August, 2013
Filed under: Tuberculosis, Misdiagnosis, Failure to Treat, Immunity/Liability, Qualified Immunity
Qualified Immunity Denied to Nurses who Ignored Prisoner's Symptoms of Active TB; $2.28 Million in Damages, Fees and Costs on Remand by The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals held on July 12, 2012 that a former prisoner had presented sufficient evidence against three nurses to overcome qualified immunity in a …
Kiminski v. Hunt, MN, Complaint, Abuse of Drivers License Database, 2013
Brief • June 21, 2013
Filed under: Government Misconduct, Databases
Kiminski v. Hunt, MN, Complaint, Abuse of Drivers License Database, 2013 CASE 0:13-cv-00185-JNE-TNL Document 51 Filed 06/21/13 Page 1 of 34 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF MINNESOTA ________________________________________________________________________ Jennifer KIMINSKI, Paul KIMINSKI, Rosemary STIFF, Kathryn Susan Barton and Eugene Barton as legal guardians for Kathryn Sarah BARTON, …
Eighth Circuit: Heck Bars False Imprisonment Claim
Article • June 15, 2013 • from PLN June, 2013
Filed under: Sentencing, Habeas Corpus, Wrongful Imprisonment
Eighth Circuit: Heck Bars False Imprisonment Claim by In an April 19, 2012 decision, the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals agreed with a federal district court that Heck v. Humphrey, 512 U.S. 477 (1994) [PLN, Sept. 1994, p.12] barred a Minnesota prisoner's claim that prison officials unlawfully confined him for …
Eighth Circuit Denied an Escapee's Insufficient Psychiatric Claim
Article • May 15, 2013
Filed under: Mental Health
Eighth Circuit Denied an Escapee's Insufficient Psychiatric Claim by Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals denied a 5th Amendment claim for due process violation for the right to present a defense. James Edward Thornberg, a federal prisoner in Duluth, Minnesota before he escaped, was serving a 96-month sentence for wire fraud …
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