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Article • September 29, 2015
A Mother Who Just Wanted to Know When Her Son Would Eat by Victoria Law by Victoria Law, Waging Nonviolence  The temperature in Corona, Calif., can soar above 100 degrees in the summer, sometimes climbing as high as 110. For Dolores Canales and others locked into their cells 22 hours a …
Article • September 29, 2015
Settlement Ends Gender Discrimination of Montana Prisoners by Settlement Ends Gender Discrimination of Montana Prisoners The Montana Department of Corrections (MDOC) agreed to a settlement in litigation brought by the American Civil Liberties Union of Montana alleging gender discrimination. The settlement ends forced participation in a “treatment” program entitled “Right …
Article • September 29, 2015
Indiana Supreme Court Upholds Private Party Fees in APRA Case by Indiana Supreme Court Upholds Private Party Fees in APRA Case In July 2012, the Supreme Court of Indiana affirmed the trial court’s apportionment of attorney’s fees awarded to the plaintiff, International Union of Painters and Allied Trades (Union). The …
Article • September 29, 2015
Class Action Settlement to Reform Illinois’ Juvenile Justice Revocation Process by Derek Gilna Class Action Settlement to Reform Illinois’ Juvenile Justice Revocation Process by Derek Gilna A federal civil rights lawsuit alleged that the Illinois Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ) and the Illinois Prisoner Review Board (PRB) conducted “kangaroo court” …
Article • September 29, 2015
New York Court Orders the Release of a Man Illegally Imprisoned by New York Court Orders the Release of a Man Illegally Imprisoned A New York court has mandated the release of a man who was imprisoned for violating release conditions that were illegally imposed on him by the New …
Article • September 29, 2015
$199,000 Los Angeles County Settles Over Excessive Force Claim by $199,000 Los Angeles County Settles Over Excessive Force Claim The County of Los Angeles settled in June 2012 for $199,000 with plaintiff Carla Sameth after she filed a civil rights claim with the United States District Court against the Sheriff’s …
Article • September 29, 2015
$250,000 Settlement in Los Angeles County Paramedic Negligence Suit by $250,000 Settlement in Los Angeles County Paramedic Negligence Suit The County of Los Angeles settled in February 2012 for $250,000 with the estate of a minor, Andriy Sviridov, after insufficient treatment by paramedics left Sviridov in a persistently vegetative state. …
The Way Forward to End Solitary Confinement Torture: Where’s the Army? by Todd Ashker by Todd Ashker On the subject of SHU and Ad-Seg constituting torture, for those of us who may not be familiar with the specifics and in light of CDCr’s steady stream of propaganda – saying, “We …
Article • September 29, 2015
Supreme Court Vacates $3.4 Million Child Porn Restitution by Mark Wilson Supreme Court Vacates $3.4 Million Child Porn Restitution By Mark Wilson On April 23, 2014, the United States Supreme Court vacated a child pornography victim’s $3.4 million restitution award, finding that the Government failed to prove that defendant’s conduct …
Article • September 29, 2015
$35,000 Award to New York Prisoner Burned in Kitchen Accident by David Reutter $35,000 Award to New York Prisoner Burned in Kitchen Accident by David Reutter A New York Court of Claims awarded $35,000 to a prisoner in a negligence suit seeking damages for injuries sustained while working in the …
Article • September 29, 2015
Filed under: Mail Regulations
Montana Prison Pays Settlement and Revises Mail Policy to Provide Translator by Montana Prison Pays Settlement and Revises Mail Policy to Provide Translator On June 30, 2011, William Diaz-Wassmer, a native of Guatemala, filed suit against Montana prison officials for denying him his mail because it was written in Spanish. …
Article • September 29, 2015
Filed under: Attorney Fee Awards
California: Trial Court May Serve as Fact Finder in Post Settlement Motion for Attorneys’ Fees by California: Trial Court May Serve as Fact Finder in Post Settlement Motion for Attorneys’ Fees In May 2013, the California Court of Appeal held that parties to a settlement agreement may validly reserve, for …
Article • September 29, 2015
$1.15 Million Paid by New York’s Clinton County in Class Action by $1.15 Million Paid by New York’s Clinton County in Class Action New York’s Clinton County agreed to pay $1.15 million to settle a class action that alleged the county violated the rights of arrestees booked into the county’s …
Brief • September 29, 2015
Stamps v. Town of Framingham, MA, Brief of Amici Curiae, Wrongful Death Police Shooting, 2015 Case: 15-1141 Document: 00116895544 Page: 1 Date Filed: 09/29/2015 Entry ID: 5941384 15-1141 UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIRST CIRCUIT EURIE A. STAMPS, JR. and NORMA BUSHFAN, Co-Administrators of the Estate of Eurie …
Brief • September 29, 2015
Hall v. Merola, FL, Complaint, Excessive Force, 2015 Case 3:15-cv-01054-BJD-PDB Document 9 Filed 09/29/15 Page 1 of 18 PageID 79 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA "J" o c\s SoDV '"~vi sion '' AMEtJDE.1' ., CIVIL RIGHTS liQMPLAINT FORM W·E NdAll Je.rma1Nr. ):IALL cAsENUMBER:31}5-c.\l-lo54-J-acifc)l, (To be supplied by …
Brief • September 29, 2015
Galvez v. County of Los Angeles, CA, Tort Claim, Failure to Protect, 2015 CLAIMS FOR DAMAGES TO PERSON. OR PROPERTY COUNTY Of LOS ANG HES .. . . . . .· fNSTRUCTIONS: 1. 2. . .. TIME STAMP J)FFICE us~ ONl Y . 2 5 SEP 29 .AH H: 30 …
Dockery v. Epps, MS, Opinion and Order, Def Motion to Exclude Expert, Plain Motion for Class Cert, 2015 Case 3:13-cv-00326-WHB-JCG Document 257 Filed 09/29/15 Page 1 of 44 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF MISSISSIPPI NORTHERN DIVISION JERMAINE DOCKERY, ET AL. PLAINTIFFS MICHAEL COMBS, EDDIE …
Article • September 28, 2015 • from PLN October, 2015
Filed under: Statistics/Trends, PLRA
Trends in Prisoner Litigation, as the PLRA Enters Adulthood by Margo Schlanger Trends in Prisoner Litigation, as the PLRA Enters Adulthood by Margo Schlanger* The Prison Litigation Reform Act (PLRA),1 enacted in 1996 as part of the Newt Gingrich “Contract with America,”2 is now as old as some prisoners. In …
Publication • September 28, 2015
Filed under: Crime, Statistics/Trends
DOJ, Bureau of Justice Statistics - Multistate Criminal History Patterns of Prisoners Released in 30 States, 2015 U.S. Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Statistics SEPTEMBER 2015 Special Report NCJ 248942 Multistate Criminal History Patterns of Prisoners Released in 30 States Matthew R. Durose, Howard N. …
Brief • September 28, 2015
Filed under: Failure to Treat
Rem-Degina v. State of New York, NY, Decision, medical neglect urological malpractice, 2015 1/26/2016 DEGINA v. THE STATE OF NEW YORK, # 2015­041­514, Claim No. 122060 New York State Court of Claims collection home Search search DEGINA v. THE STATE OF NEW YORK, # 2015­041­514, Claim No. 122060 Synopsis Claimant …
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