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Attorney General Rob McKenna - Opinion re Legality of Nisqually Jail Service Agreement, 2016

Publication • June 29, 2017

Filed under: Attorneys General

Attorney General Rob McKenna - Opinion re Legality of Nisqually Jail Service Agreement, 2016 Legal Opinion of Former Attorney General Rob McKenna orrick Memo To Ed Budge From Rob McKenna Melanie D. Phillips Date October 3, 2016 Re Legality of Nisqually Jail Service Agreement I. QUESTION PRESENTED Is the Nisqually …

Braggs v. Dunn, AL, Opinion and Order, 2017

Brief • June 27, 2017

Filed under: Classification, Retaliatory Segregation, Eighth Amendment, Public Defenders, Mental Health, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness), Suicides, Fourth Amendment, rights

Braggs v. Dunn, AL, Opinion and Order, 2017 Case 2:14-cv-00601-MHT-TFM Document 1285 Filed 06/27/17 Page 1 of 302 IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF ALABAMA, NORTHERN DIVISION EDWARD BRAGGS, et al., Plaintiffs, v. JEFFERSON S. DUNN, in his official capacity as Commissioner of …

National Police Accountability Project - CLE Seminar Brochure, DC, 2017

Publication • June 19, 2017

Filed under: Police Misconduct, Organizing, Diabetes, Videotaping, Attorneys, Appeals, Qualified Immunity, First Amendment

National Police Accountability Project - CLE Seminar Brochure, DC, 2017 Name:_____________________________________ Firm: _____________________________________ Address:___________________________________ City:_______________ State:___ Zip:___________ Phone:_____________ E-mail_________________ Please bill my: [ ] Visa [ ] MC [ ] Discover Card #_____________________________________ Expiration Date: _____________________________ CVV Code: ______________________________ Signature: __________________________________ [ ] Check enclosed (Please make check payable to: …

ICE Settles Suit Filed by Immigration Detainees, Pays $405,000 in Attorney Fees

Article • June 9, 2017 • from PLN June, 2017

Filed under: Appointment of Counsel, Immigration, Attorney Calls

ICE Settles Suit Filed by Immigration Detainees, Pays $405,000 in Attorney Fees by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna Immigration and Customs (ICE) officials in northern California agreed to settle a three-year-old federal class-action lawsuit that focused on ICE policies which unnecessarily restricted the ability of immigration detainees to communicate with …

Probation Revocation for Refusal to Participate in Polygraph Tests Upheld

Article • June 9, 2017 • from PLN June, 2017

Filed under: Polygraphs, Public Defenders, Probation

Probation Revocation for Refusal to Participate in Polygraph Tests Upheld by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis On May 16, 2016, the Colorado Supreme Court reversed a lower court’s ruling which found a convicted sex offender did not violate the terms of his probation by refusing to participate in court-ordered treatment …

DC Circuit Agrees that U.S. Attorney’s Discovery Handbook is Exempt from FOIA

Article • June 9, 2017 • from PLN June, 2017

Filed under: Prosecutors, Freedom of Information Act

DC Circuit Agrees that U.S. Attorney’s Discovery Handbook is Exempt from FOIA by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna In a setback for the National Association of Criminal Defense Attorneys (NACDL), the Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit declined to overturn a district court’s judgment that found the U.S. Attorney’s …

Texas Lawyer Quits with 0-34 Record of Losses in Death Penalty Cases

Article • June 9, 2017 • from PLN June, 2017

Filed under: Attorneys, Death Penalty

Texas Lawyer Quits with 0-34 Record of Losses in Death Penalty Cases by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke If you were on trial for your life, you would want the best possible lawyer. That would exclude Houston, Texas attorney Jerry Guerinot, 71, who has a great deal of experience but …

Oregon Law Practice Management - Crowdfunding Your Law Practice, 2016

Publication • June 8, 2017

Filed under: Work, Attorney, Money/Property

Oregon Law Practice Management - Crowdfunding Your Law Practice, 2016 9/4/2016 Crowdfunding Your Law Practice | Oregon Law Practice Management Oregon Law Practice Management Practice Management Tip for Oregon Lawer Crowdfunding Your Law Practice Posted on 01/12/2015 Crowdfunding is the practice of funding a project or venture  raising monetar …

Allen v. Edwards, LA, Certifying Class Status, 2017

Brief • 2017

Filed under: Attorney

Allen v. Edwards, LA, Certifying Class Status, 2017 JOSEPH ALLEN, STEVEN AYRES, ASHLEY HURLBURT, RORY KEVIN GATES, JAMES HOWARD, DEMARCUS MORROW, RODNEY WALLER, KEITH ARCEMENT, FREDERICK BELL, GENARO CRUZ GOMEZ, SAM YBARRA, MICHAEL CARTER, AND JAMES PARK, ON BEHALF OF THEMSELVES AND ALL OTHERS SIMILARLY SITUATED, DOCKET NO. 655079 HONORABLE …

Huff et al. v. CoreCivic, Inc. and Securus, KS, Complaint, Attorney Client Calls Taped, 2017

Brief • June 1, 2017

Filed under: Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Attorney Client, Prisoner Privileges, First Amendment, rights

Huff et al. v. CoreCivic, Inc. and Securus, KS, Complaint, Attorney Client Calls Taped, 2017 Case 2:17-cv-02320-JAR-JPO Document 1 Filed 06/01/17 Page 1 of 11 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF KANSAS Ashley Huff and Gregory Rapp, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, …

American Bar Association - Denial of the Right to Counsel in Misdemeanor Cases Court Watching in Nashville, Tennessee, 2017

Publication • 2017

Filed under: Appointment of Counsel, Indigent Defense

American Bar Association - Denial of the Right to Counsel in Misdemeanor Cases Court Watching in Nashville, Tennessee, 2017 DENIAL OF THE RIGHT TO COUNSEL IN MISDEMEANOR CASES: COURT WATCHING IN NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION SECTION ON CIVIL RIGHTS AND SOCIAL JUSTICE Prepared by Stephen F. Hanlon* Vice-Chair of …

Hines v. Mincks, WA, Prelim. Inj. - Jail Attorney Phone Call Policy, 2017

Brief • May 25, 2017

Filed under: Jail Specific, Attorney Client, Public Defenders, Indigent Defense, Telephones, Telephone Access, Mail, Due Process, Sixth Amendment

Hines v. Mincks, WA, Prelim. Inj. - Jail Attorney Phone Call Policy, 2017 Case: 2:17-cv-00436-ALM-TPK Doc #: 11 Filed: 05/25/17 Page: 1 of 5 PAGEID #: 71 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO EASTERN DIVISION DAKOTA HINES, et al., Plaintiffs, v. LARRY R. MINCKS, …

U.S. v. Black, KS, Order, Contraband Smuggling, 2017

Brief • May 17, 2017

Filed under: Evidentiary Ruling (Disciplinary Hearings), Videotaping, Attorney Client, Telephone Monitoring, Sixth Amendment

U.S. v. Black, KS, Order, Contraband Smuggling, 2017 Case 2:16-cr-20032-JAR Document 253 Filed 05/17/17 Page 1 of 48 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF KANSAS UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) vs. ) ) LORENZO BLACK, ) KARL CARTER, ) ANTHON AIONO, ) …

NWIRP v. Sessions, WA, Complaint - EOIR Attorney Repersentation Policy Sanctions (2017)

Brief • May 8, 2017

Filed under: Attorneys, Attorneys General, Immigration, First Amendment, rights, Fourth Amendment, rights

NWIRP v. Sessions, WA, Complaint - EOIR Attorney Repersentation Policy Sanctions (2017) Case 2:17-cv-00716-RAJ Document 1 Filed 05/08/17 Page 1 of 17 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON AT SEATTLE 8 9 10 11 NORTHWEST IMMIGRANT RIGHTS PROJECT (“NWIRP”), a nonprofit …

Wrongfully Terminated BOP Employee Entitled to Attorney Fees and Damages

Article • April 26, 2017

Filed under: Staff-Staff Harassment, Retaliation against Staff, Attorney Fee Awards, Damages, Employee Litigation

Wrongfully Terminated BOP Employee Entitled to Attorney Fees and Damages by David Patrick McDonald was a Cook Supervisor at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, New York when he discovered that a supervisor was sexually harassing a female employee. He reported this to two supervisors and began suffering workplace retaliation …

Vigil v. Crowther, UT, First Amended Complaint, Wrongful Prisoner Death, 2017

Brief • April 19, 2017

Filed under: Prison Gangs, Conditions of Confinement, Failure to Protect (General), Eighth Amendment, Attorney Fee Awards, Damages, Wrongful Death, Guards/Staff, Staff Training, First Amendment, rights, Fourth Amendment, rights, 42 U.S. Code § 1983, civil action for deprivation of rights

Vigil v. Crowther, UT, First Amended Complaint, Wrongful Prisoner Death, 2017 Case 1:16-cv-00132-BSJ Document 32 Filed 04/19/17 Page 1 of 65 RANDALL W. RICHARDS (No. 4503) Richards & Brown 938 University Park Blvd #140 Clearfield, UT 84015 Telephone: (801) 773-2080 lawyers@richardsbrownlaw.com Emily A. Swenson (No. 12257) Emily A. Swenson, PC …

Murphy v. Smith, USA, Amicus Brief, Prisoner Access to Counsel, 2017

Brief • April 13, 2017

Filed under: Conditions of Confinement, Appointment of Counsel, Public Defenders, Attorney Fees (PLRA), Filing Fees (PLRA)

Murphy v. Smith, USA, Amicus Brief, Prisoner Access to Counsel, 2017 No. 16-1067 IN THE Supreme Court of the United States _________ CHARLES MURPHY, Petitioner, v. ROBERT SMITH AND GREGORY FULK, Respondents. ________ On Petition For A Writ Of Certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh …

Kirkland v. DiLeo, NJ, Settlement, Judicial Misconduct, 2017

Brief • April 12, 2017

Filed under: Judicial Misconduct, Public Defenders, Indigent Defense, Overdetention

Kirkland v. DiLeo, NJ, Settlement, Judicial Misconduct, 2017 SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND MUTUAL RELEASE BETWEEN WENDELL KIRKLAND and ANTHONY KIRKLAND AND LOUIS M.J. DiLEO and THE CITY OF LINDEN This Settlement Agreement and Mutual Release (hereinafter "Agreement"), dated , 2017, is made by and between Wendell Kirkland and Anthony Kirkland (alternatively …

Renewed Commitment to Criminal Immigration Enforcement, Office of the Attorney General, 2017

Publication • April 11, 2017

Filed under: Attorneys General, Sentencing, Immigration

Renewed Commitment to Criminal Immigration Enforcement, Office of the Attorney General, 2017 <@ffice nf t~e1\ttarnre~enrntl Ba.sqingtnn,E. QI.20,5.30 April MEMORANDUM FROM: U BJ ECT: 11 , 2017 FOR ALL FEDERAL PRO SECUTORS THE ATTORNEY GENERAL~ R~ Renewed Commitme nt to Crim ina l Immigration Enfo rce ment Charging Practice s It …

Spokane County Settles Class-Action Suit Over Jailing; Those Unable to Pay Fines

Article • March 24, 2017

Filed under: Attorney Fee Awards, Damages, Sentencing, Seizure of Prisoner Funds

Spokane County Settles Class-Action Suit Over Jailing; Those Unable to Pay Fines by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On September 19, 2014, a Washington State federal court signed off on the preliminary settlement of a class-action lawsuit brought against Spokane County for routinely jailing people with court-ordered fines or other …