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Kentucky Whip & Collar Co. v. Illinois Cent. R.R.-299 U.S. 334; 57 S. Ct. 277; 81 L. Ed. 270 (1937).

Case • 1937

Congress is without power to require the containers to be labeled; and, 2d, because it is not separable from the other provisions of the Act. [23] Mr. Blakey Helm, with whom Messrs. John C. Doolan, E ...

Abney v. State-822 N.E.2d 260 (Ind. App. 2005)

Case • 2005

. The Honorable Wayne E. Steele, Judge. Cause No. 25D01-0307-FC-103. [7] Attorney For Appellant: T. Andrew Perkins Peterson & Waggoner, Llp Rochester, Indiana [8] Attorneys For Appellee: Steve ...

King v. Wells-94 F.R.D. 675 (ED MI 1982)

Case • 1982

to determine whether plaintiff's limited right to documentary evidence was violated, defendants' motion on this issue is denied without prejudice. E. Defendants' motion seems to misunderstand the nature ...

DaSilva v. Esmor Correctional Services Inc.-215 F.R.D. 477 (D.N.J. 2003)

Case • 2003

to have opted out of Brown Action. COUNSEL: CARMEN E. MENDIOLA, ESQ., Jersey City, New Jersey, for Joaquin DaSilva, Plaintiff. FRANK ASKIN, ESQ., PENNY M. VENETIS, ESQ., Rutgers Constitutional ...

Wirsching v. Colorado-360 F.3d 1191 (10th Cir. 2004)

Case • 2004

. As in Kansas, the Department of Corrections in Colorado retains discretion in awarding good time credits. See Col. Rev. Stat. § 17-22.5-405 (stating that "[e]arned time, not to exceed ten days for each month ...

California v. Lee-136 Cal.App. 4th 522. 38 Cal.Rptr.3d 927 (Cal.App

Case • 2006

] *fn10 Section 4500 applies to "[e]very person while undergoing a life sentence," while section 4501 begins: "Except as provided in Section 4500, every person confined in a state prison ...." [71 ...

Masonoff v. Dubois-336 F.Supp.2d 54 (D. Mass. 2004)

Case • 2004

it was clearly established that reasonably adequate "sanitation is one of the basic human needs guaranteed by the [E]ighth [A]mendment." Tillery, 719 F. Supp. at 1271. [36] C. Would a similarly situated ...

Boldoc v. United States-402 F.3d 50 (1st Cir. 2005)

Case • 2005

marks omitted). [41] In formulating its test for negligence, Wisconsin has adopted a broad definition of the element of duty. See A. E. Inv. Corp. v. Link Builders, Inc., 214 N.W.2d 764, 766 (Wis ...

R.T. v. Gross-298 F.Supp.2d 289 (N.D.N.Y. 2003)

Case • 2003

responded to his acute episodes and any dangers they may have caused (such as extinguishing the fires in his cell, removing him from his flooded cell, etc.). e. Claim Against Defendant Buscema Plaintiff ...

WI ACLU Overview of Prisoners' First Amendment Rights

Article • December 15, 2007

Filed under: Retaliation for Filing Grievances, Grooming Rules, Court Access, Prisoner Legal Assistance, Law Library Access/Adequacy, Religious Freedom Restoration Act, RLUIPA, Publications/Books, Sexually Explicit Materials, Mail Regulations, Due Process, Legal Mail, Attorney Visits, Access to Media, Censorship, Required Religious Programming, Religious Grooming, Religious Diet, Denial of Religious Services, Religious Practices, Religious Property

. Abbott, 490 U.S. 401, 414 (1989). For example, prison officials may not "pil[e] conjecture upon conjecture" to justify their regulations. Reed v. Faulkner, 842 F.2d 960, 963-64 (7th Cir. 1988); cf ...

Summer of Discontent

Article • May 15, 2008 • from PLN May, 2008

Filed under: Discrimination, Gang Policies, Prison Rebellion, Hunger Strikes, Prison/Jail Murders, Failure to Protect (General), Assaults on Staff

Summer of Discontent by John Dannenberg by John E. Dannenberg Underlying the purported societal goal of prisoner rehabilitation lurks the reality of what impedes it: systemic violence ...

Aramark: Prison Food Service with a Bad Aftertaste

Article • December 15, 2006 • from PLN December, 2006

Filed under: Private Prisons, Food/Commissary (Private Prisons), Contractor Misconduct, Food, Death Row

Aramark: Prison Food Service with a Bad Aftertaste by John Dannenberg by John E. Dannenberg Aramark, Inc. is a Philadelphia-based $10 billion/yr. Fortune 500 company providing diverse ...

Taser: The "Less Lethal" Weapon with a Fatal Attraction to Prisoners

Article • October 15, 2006 • from PLN October, 2006

Filed under: Guard Misconduct, DOC/BOP misconduct, Excessive Force, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Stun Guns/Tasers, Pepper Spray/Tear Gas, Restraints, Product Liability

Taser: The "Less Lethal" Weapon with a Fatal Attraction to Prisoners by John Dannenberg Taser: The "Less Lethal" Weapon with a Fatal Attraction to Prisoners by John E. Dannenberg Extensive ...

Rudd v. Ray-248 N.W.2d 125 (Iowa 1976)

Case • 1976

, J. [248 NW2d Page 126] [7] Richard C. Turner, Atty. Gen., Stephen C. Robinson, Special Asst. Atty. Gen., and Michael P. Murphy, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellants. [8] Gordon E. Allen, Des ...

Stephenson v. Doe-332 F.3d 68 (2nd Cir. 2003)

Case • 2003

), as defense counsel requested: [39] Almost immediately thereafter, the district court informed the jury that "[e]ven if you find that defendant did subject plaintiff to excessive force, he still may ...

Alvarado v. The City Of Brownsville-865 S.W.2d 148 (Tex. App. 2003)

Case • 2003

was conducted. Section 209(e) of the Jail Procedures Manual for the City of Brownsville, Texas, in effect at the time of the suicide, states that "when several prisoners are brought in at the same time all ...

Artis-Bey v. District of Columbia-884 A.2d 626 (D.C., 2005)

Case • 2005

for the District of Columbia at the time the brief was filed, with whom Robert J. Spagnoletti, Attorney General, and Edward E. Schwab, Deputy Attorney General, were on the brief, for appellee. Deborah M. Golden ...

Paramedics Electromedicina Comercial, Ltda. v. GE-369 F.3d 645 (2d Cir. 2004)

Case • 2004

in contempt, jointly and severally, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(e)." Thus the notice of appeal does not make "objectively clear" Werlang's intent to appeal. See Agee v. Paramount Communications, Inc., 114 F.3d ...

Cassels v. Stalder-342 F.Supp.2d 555 (M.D. La, 2004)

Case • 2004

] *fn37 See Saucier v. Katz, 533 U.S. 194 (2001). [136] *fn38 Although not raised by either party, the Court notes 42 U.S.C. 1997e (e) provides, "[n]o federal civil action may be brought ...

In re Roberts-36 Cal.4th 575, 115 P.3d 1121 (Cal. 2005)

Case • 2005

, rule 60(e).) [75] *fn6 The former indeterminate sentencing law (ISL) established "an administrative framework for term-fixing and parole-granting" by creating the Adult Authority ...