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California: Settlement in Race-based Prison Lockdown Suit; $2.375 Million in Fees and Costs by Lonnie Burton On July 21, 2014, a California federal judge approved class-action status in a lawsuit filed by state prisoners challenging the statewide practice of race-based prison lockdowns. U.S. District Court Judge Troy L. Nunley of …
Article • February 2, 2016 • from PLN February, 2016
Use of Pseudonym Merited to Protect Prisoner from Victimization by The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals held on May 27, 2015 that a California death-sentenced prisoner had submitted sufficient evidence to proceed under a pseudonym rather than his real name. The appellate court noted this was an exceptional case that …
California’s Jail-building Boom: What Comes After Mass Incarceration? Local Incarceration. by Anat Rubin by Anat Rubin, Marshall Project In the desert city of Indio, California halfway between Los Angeles and the Arizona border, a small monument to the state’s prison downsizing experiment is materializing in a shopping center storefront, where …
Article • February 1, 2016
Ninth Circuit Upholds Modified Armstrong Injunction by Mark Wilson “Disabled inmates have been litigating to ensure that the State provides them with needed accommodation for over two decades – and yet the State still has a long, long way to go before it meets its obligation to these prisoners,” the …
Article • February 1, 2016
Nominal Damage Award Verdict Nets $197,505 in Attorney Fee Award by David Reutter A federal district court awarded $197,505 in attorney fees following a jury's nominal damage award after finding excessive force by guards upon detainees was a custom or practice at the Sacramento County Main Jail (SCMJ). The plaintiffs, …
Brief • January 28, 2016
Wagda v. Town of Danville, CA, Complaint, Unlawful Arrest, 2016 Donald Cloyce Wagda (CA Bar No. 257254) 54 7 Blackhawk Club Drive 2 Danville, California 94506 Telephone: (650) 644-7151 3 Facsimile: (925) 993-450 I donaldwagda@gmail.com 4 s Pro Se Plaintiff 6 7 8 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EDL …
Brief • January 22, 2016
Woods et al v. Fagan et al, CA, Verdict Form - Phase 2, 14th Am civil rights violation, 2016 REDACTED
Burns v. City of Concord, CA, Fourth Amended Complaint, Wrongful Death - Shooting, 2016 Case 3:14-cv.: 1 2 3 4 s .535-LB Document 109 Filed 0112{· -- Page 1 of 38 Peter Johnson, SBN: 165523 Law Office of Johnson & Johnson 2125 Oak Grove Rd., Ste. 315 Walnut Creek, CA …
Sternberg v. Town of Danville, CA, Settlement, Unlawful Arrest, 2016 FULL AND FINAL RELEASE AND SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT This Full and Final Release and Settlement Agreement ("Agreement") is entered into as of the date it is fully executed by the parties hereto, as defined below, and is made by and between …
Brief • January 19, 2016
Filed under: Whistleblowing
Adams v. Los Angeles County Sheriff's Dept, CA, Amended Complaint, Sheriff Whistleblower, 2016 Case 2:15-cv-04501-JFW-JPR Document 43 Filed 01/19/16 Page 1 of 12 Page ID #:401 THE LAW OFFICES OF GREGORY W. SMITH Gregory W. Smith, State Bar No. 134385 2 Diana Wang Wells, State Bar No. 284215 9100 Wilshire …
Ninth Circuit Keeps the Heat on California Prisons for Continuing ADA and RA Violations by Derek Gilna One could almost excuse the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) officials if they felt that the federal courts have them under special scrutiny, but the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has …
Article • January 13, 2016
California County and Corizon Settle Jail Prisoner Death Suit for $1 Million by Matthew Clarke In December 2013, Alameda County, California, and Tennessee-based Corizon Health, Inc. agreed to settle a federal civil rights lawsuit brought by a minor son of a Santa Rita Jail prisoner who died of a heart …
Article • January 12, 2016
Filed under: Transfers
“Realignment” Forces California's Newest City to Disincorporate by Joe Watson California's decision to transfer responsibility of tens of thousands of state prisoners to its counties is being blamed for the state's newest city, Jurupa Valley, disincorporating. About 50 miles east of Los Angeles, Jurupa Valley, a city of around 100,000, …
Article • January 12, 2016
Releasees under Three Strikes Reform Have Lower Recidivist Rate by David Reutter More than 1,000 prisoners have been released since California voters approved in 2012 the reform of the state’s harsh three strikes law. Despite not being provided pre-and post-release services afforded other prisoners, the strikers have a lower recidivism …
Article • January 12, 2016
Filed under: Probation
California’s Lack of Oversight for Probationary Programs Allows Questionable Business into Loop by David Reutter California law encourages life-skill organizations to become involved in criminal justice, but a lack of oversight has allowed some non-profits to talk about responsibility while the organization itself shirks it. A review by the Voice …
Article • January 12, 2016
California’s Efforts to Hide Deficiencies at Prison Psych Unit Failed by David Reutter With a federal court order looming, the psychiatric unit at California’s Salinas Valley State Prison (SVPP) violated its own policies and made risky admissions to reduce its patient waiting lists. As a three-judge panel was about to …
Article • January 12, 2016
Dead Convicted Rapist Cop to be Sentenced by David Reutter A California court is scheduled to follow a victim’s request to sentence her rapist despite the fact that he committed suicide. Anthony Nicholas Orban was an Orange County detective who was off-duty when he went out “boozing and stalking cute …
Brief • January 12, 2016
Chua v. City of Los Angeles, CA, Complaint, false arrest wrongful detention of protestors, 2016 Case 2:16-cv-00237 Document 1 Filed 01/12/16 Page 1 of 31 Page ID #:1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Carol A. Sobel, SBN 84483 Colleen Mullen SBN 299059 …
Article • January 11, 2016
Filed under: Wrongful Release
California Court of Appeals Holds Consecutive Sentence Begins When Prisoner Found Suitable for Parole by In a decision handed down on May 14, 2015, a California court of appeals held that a prisoner’s consecutive sentence for a felony committed while incarcerated (custodial felony) begins on the date he is found …
Article • January 11, 2016
Filed under: False Arrest
Los Angeles False Arrest Case Settles for $250,000 by The County of Los Angeles paid $250,000 to settle a lawsuit alleging sheriff’s deputies falsely arrested Latisha Clayton on November 9, 2010, and December 10, 2010. The first arrest occurred after Clayton was identified as the person who delivered narcotics to …
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