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Arkansas Parole Board Denies Release to Sex Offender For Failure to Find Appropriate Housing

Article • September 15, 2023 • from PLN September, 2023

Filed under: Sex Offender Residence, housing, Conditions of

Arkansas Parole Board Denies Release to Sex Offender For Failure to Find Appropriate Housing by David Reutter by David M. Reutter On February 2, 2023, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas dismissed a state prisoner’s habeas corpus petition challenging denial of his parole because he did …

The Lecturer at the Lockup: Maine Prisoner Is First to Teach College Courses from His Cell

Article • September 15, 2023 • from PLN September, 2023

Filed under: Education, Video Visitation

The Lecturer at the Lockup: Maine Prisoner Is First to Teach College Courses from His Cell by Professor Leo Hylton’s class is like almost every other at Colby College in Maine. Students form a circle with their chairs around their professor. His course on prison abolition – the movement to …

Unyielding Pursuit of Justice or Unfulfilled Promises: Doubts Surround California Habeas Attorney

Article • September 15, 2023 • from PLN September, 2023

Filed under: Habeas Corpus, Seizure of Prisoner Funds, Per se ineffectiveness

Unyielding Pursuit of Justice or Unfulfilled Promises: Doubts Surround California Habeas Attorney by In a quest to exonerate Abel Soto, his family and friends hired Aaron Spolin, a Los Angeles lawyer who advertises himself as “California’s top-ranked habeas attorney.” Soto and his supporters believe he was wrongfully convicted of a …

Clark v. Quiros, CT, Memorandum of Decision on Cross Motions for Summary Judgment, Transgender-Failure to Provide Care, 2023

Brief • September 15, 2023

Filed under: Transgender, Transgender Medical Procedures

Clark v. Quiros, CT, Memorandum of Decision on Cross Motions for Summary Judgment, Transgender-Failure to Provide Care, 2023 Case 3:19-cv-00575-VLB Document 194 Filed 09/15/23 Page 1 of 73 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT VERONICA-MAY (Neé Nicholas) Clark Plaintiff, v. ANGEL QUIROS, DR. GERALD VALLETTA, RICHARD BUSH, AND BARBARA …

Waller v. City of Nogales, AZ, Opposition to Nogales Dft's Motion for Summary Judgment, Excessive Force, 2023

Brief • September 15, 2023

Filed under: Excessive Force

Waller v. City of Nogales, AZ, Opposition to Nogales Dft's Motion for Summary Judgment, Excessive Force, 2023 1 2 3 4 5 Paul Gattone Arizona Bar # 012482 LAW OFFICE OF PAUL GATTONE 301 S. Convent Tucson, AZ 85701 (520) 623-1922 Attorney for Plaintiff 6 IN THE FEDERAL DISTRICT COURT …

Alex a v. Gov. Edwards, LA, Order Granting Motion for Prelim Injunction, Conditions of Confinement, 2023

Brief • September 14, 2023

Filed under: Conditions of Confinement

Alex a v. Gov. Edwards, LA, Order Granting Motion for Prelim Injunction, Conditions of Confinement, 2023 Case 3:22-cv-00573-SDD-RLB Document 267 09/14/23 Page 1 of 20 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA ALEX A., by and through his guardian, MOLLY SMITH, individually and on behalf of all others similarly …

Estate of Joshua McLemore v. Jackson County, IN, Settlement, Wrongful Death, 2023

Brief • September 14, 2023

Filed under: Wrongful Death

Estate of Joshua McLemore v. Jackson County, IN, Settlement, Wrongful Death, 2023 SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND RELEASE This Settlement Agreement and Release ("Agreement") is made and entered into by and between Melita Ladner, as Administratrix of the Estate of Joshua A McLemore ("Plaintiff') and Jackson County, Indiana; Rick Meyer, Jackson County …

Ammerman v. Officer Jackson, WI, Settlement, Denial of Medical Care, 2023

Brief • September 14, 2023

Filed under: Failure to Treat

Ammerman v. Officer Jackson, WI, Settlement, Denial of Medical Care, 2023 Paul D. Ammerman# 253696 Columbia Corr. Inst. P.O. Box 189 Phoenix, MD 21131 Prison Legal News P.O. Box 1151 LakeWorth,FL.33460 Re: Submission of Video Dear Prison Legal News: On June 9, 2021, I was in segregation and was suffering …

Floreal-Wooten v. Washington County Detention Center, AK, Settlement, Medical Treatments-Covid, 2023

Brief • September 14, 2023

Filed under: Consent to Treatment, Forcible Treatment, COVID-19

Floreal-Wooten v. Washington County Detention Center, AK, Settlement, Medical Treatments-Covid, 2023 SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND RELEASE OF ALL CLAIMS For and in consideration of the payment of the total and final sum of TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS ($10,000.00), to be paid in the following manner: TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS I ($2,000.00) paid to …

Alex A. V. Edwards, LA, Westlaw Citation-Order Granting Prelim. Injunction, Solitary Confinement, 2023

Brief • September 14, 2023

Filed under: Control Units/SHU/Solitary Confinement

Alex A. V. Edwards, LA, Westlaw Citation-Order Granting Prelim. Injunction, Solitary Confinement, 2023 Alex A. by and through Smith v. Edwards, Slip Copy (2023) 2023 WL 5984280 Only the Westlaw citation is currently available. United States District Court, M.D. Louisiana. Morris, Lemuel E. Montgomery, III, Pro Hac Vice, Carly H. …

Hardin v. City of Louisville, KY, Settlement, Wrongful Conviction, 2023

Brief • September 7, 2023

Filed under: Wrongful Conviction

Hardin v. City of Louisville, KY, Settlement, Wrongful Conviction, 2023 RELEASEANDSETTLEMENTAGREEMENT This Release and Settlement Agreement is made and entered into this _ _ _ day of September 2023, by and between the Parties as defined below. DEFINITIONS For the purposes of this Release and Settlement Agreement ("Settlement Agreement"): (I) …

Estate of Perez v. Cox, NV, Settlement, Wrongful Death, 2023

Brief • September 3, 2023

Filed under: Wrongful Death

Estate of Perez v. Cox, NV, Settlement, Wrongful Death, 2023 A SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND FULL AND FINAL RELEASE OF CLAIMS Case Name: Perez v. Cox Case No.: 2: l 5-cv-1572, hereinafter referred to as: "The Matter" Plaintiffs: Defendants: Victor Perez, as special administrator of the estate of Carlos Perez; Victor …

HRDC v. MCCA Self Funded Risk Management, ME, Settlement Check, 2023

Brief • September 1, 2023

Filed under: Public Records Act

HRDC v. MCCA Self Funded Risk Management, ME, Settlement Check, 2023 PretiFlaherty Portland, ME Augusta, ME Concord, NH Jeffrey T. Edwards jedwards@prn:i.com 207.791.3209 Boston, MA Washington, DC September 1, 2023 VIA EMAIL heiden<@aclumaine.org Zachary L. Heiden, Esq. ALCU P.O. Box 7860 Portland, ME 04112-760 RE: Human Rights Defense Center v. …

Estate of Tirhas Tesfatsion v. City of Lynnwood, WA, Offer of Judgment, Wrongful Death, 2023

Brief • September 1, 2023

Filed under: Wrongful Death

Estate of Tirhas Tesfatsion v. City of Lynnwood, WA, Offer of Judgment, Wrongful Death, 2023 1 The Honorable Richard A. Jones 2 3 4 5 6 7 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON 8 9 10 THE ESTATE OF TIRHAS BERHANE TESFATSION, by and through its …

Franklin v. State of New Mexico, NM, Order Granting Amended Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus, Censorship, 2023

Brief • September 1, 2023

Filed under: Banned Book Lists, Censorship

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HRDC v. MCCA Self-Funded Risk Management, Letter Re Documentation Pertaining to Payment in Settlement, Public Records, 2023

Brief • September 1, 2023

Filed under: Public Records, Public Records Act

HRDC v. MCCA Self-Funded Risk Management, Letter Re Documentation Pertaining to Payment in Settlement, Public Records, 2023 PretiFlaherty Portland, ME Augusta, ME Concord, NH Jeffrey T. Edwards jedwards@prn:i.com 207.791.3209 Boston, MA Washington, DC September 1, 2023 VIA EMAIL heiden<@aclumaine.org Zachary L. Heiden, Esq. ALCU P.O. Box 7860 Portland, ME 04112-760 …

Guessford v. Douglas, DE, Offer of Judgment, Retaliation, 2023

Brief • September 1, 2023

Filed under: Retaliation

Guessford v. Douglas, DE, Offer of Judgment, Retaliation, 2023 Case 1:23-cv-00185-MAK Document 30 Filed 09/01/23 Page 1 of 1 PageID #: 114 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE JONATHAN B. GUESSFORD vs. Plaintiff CORPORAL STEPHEN DOUGLAS, TROOPER NICHOLAS GALLO, and MASTER CORPORAL RAIFORD BOX, individually and in …

Estate of James Rider v. State of Alaska, AK, Complaint, Wrongful Death, 2023

Brief • August 31, 2023

Filed under: Wrongful Death, Failure to Protect (Wrongful Death)

Estate of James Rider v. State of Alaska, AK, Complaint, Wrongful Death, 2023 .. Copy Onq1nal Received AUG 3 1 2023 Clerk of the Trial Courts IN THE SUPERIOR COURT FOR THE STATE OF ALASKA 1 THIRD JUDICIAL DISTRICT AT ANCHORAGE 2 3 MICHAEL COX AND TAMARA HALLIBURTON AS CO-PERSONAL …

Jones v. Krueger, WI, Complaint, Failure to Protect. 2023

Brief • August 30, 2023

Filed under: Failure to Protect (General)

Jones v. Krueger, WI, Complaint, Failure to Protect. 2023 Case 2:23-cv-01153-SCD Filed 08/30/23 Page 1 of 7 Document 1 Case 2:23-cv-01153-SCD Filed 08/30/23 Page 2 of 7 Document 1 Case 2:23-cv-01153-SCD Filed 08/30/23 Page 3 of 7 Document 1 Case 2:23-cv-01153-SCD Filed 08/30/23 Page 4 of 7 Document 1 Case …

MCCorvey v. Alabama Dept of Corrections, AL, Recommended Order to the State Personnel Board, Excessive Force, 2023

Brief • August 30, 2023

Filed under: Excessive Force, Guard Brutality/Beatings

MCCorvey v. Alabama Dept of Corrections, AL, Recommended Order to the State Personnel Board, Excessive Force, 2023