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Second Circuit Explains §1915 Strikes and Imminent Danger by Mark Wilson Second Circuit Explains §1915 Strikes and Imminent Danger By Mark Wilson The Second Circuit Court of Appeals held that a lower court abused its discretion in denying a pro se prisoner leave to amend his complaint to allege an …
Qualified Immunity Based Summary Judgment Denied in Ohio Excessive Force Case by On November 25, 2008, an Ohio federal court denied prison officials' motion for summary judgment based on qualified immunity in an excessive force case. The court also denied defendants' motions to dismiss, for judgment on the pleadings and …
Article • July 15, 2011
$7,500 Settlement for Excessive Force by Washington State’s King County Jail has paid $7,500 to settle the excessive force claim of Sean T. Tandberg. While at the Jail on May 20, 2002, Tandberg was taken to the “hole” by guard “Robles.” At the time, Tandberg was on crutches. Robles “threw” …
Article • July 15, 2011
TDCJ Guards Accused of Attacking Handicapped Prisoner by On June 11, 2001, Texas prisoner Santiago Elizalde, Jr., filed a complaint under 42 U.S.C. §1983 against the Warden, an Ad. Seg. Major and two prison guards at the Telford Unit where he was housed. His complaint alleged the two guards attacked …
Article • July 15, 2011
TDCJ Guards Accused of Unprovoked Beating by On November 16, 2001, Texas prisoner Nigel Edwards filed a § 1983 civil action against David Campos and Ronnie Martinez, prison guards for the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Edwards accused the guards of excessive force in an unprovoked attack upon him while …
Article • July 15, 2011 • from PLN July, 2011
$16 Million Federal Jury Award in Texas Jail Beating Suit by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On January 12, 2011, a federal jury in Beaumont, Texas found in favor of a former Jefferson County prisoner who was beaten by jail employees during the intake process. The jury awarded over $16 …
Baltimore Jail’s Warden, Seven Guards Suspended Pending Excessive Force Investigation by Pending an investigation into an alleged use of excessive force involving a female detainee, the warden and seven guards at the Baltimore Central Booking and Intake Center (BCBIC) have been suspended. The detainee, a 26-year-old woman who faced minor …
Fifth Circuit Clarifies Procedure for PLRA Failure-to-Exhaust Dismissals by The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals held that summary judgment may be granted when a defendant alleges failure to exhaust administrative remedies under the Prison Litigation Reform Act (PLRA), but, in this particular case, the record was not sufficiently developed to …
Article • July 15, 2011 • from PLN July, 2011
A Cage by Any Other Name is Still a Cage: Mentally Ill California Prisoners Caged by Michael Brodheim by Mike Brodheim A rose by any other name, Shakespeare wrote, would still smell as sweet. In California the question is, does referring to a cage as a “therapeutic module” make it …
Tenth Circuit Vacates Class Certification in Jail Conditions Suit; Case Settles Following Remand by Mark Wilson On February 4, 2009, the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals granted a Colorado sheriff’s interlocutory appeal challenging a class certification order and remanded the case for further proceedings, where it eventually settled in April …
Six New Jersey Jail Guards Arrested for Assaulting Prisoners by On December 21, 2010, prosecutors charged six guards at New Jersey’s Essex County Correctional Facility with assaulting prisoners. The charges involve unprovoked attacks on three different prisoners in separate incidents. Four of the guards were also charged with falsifying records. …
Deaths of Three North Carolina Prisoners Raise Suspicions by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke and David M. Reutter The deaths of two prisoners at the Maury Correctional Institution (MCI), a 1,000-bed close-security prison for men located in Greene County, North Carolina, have raised suspicions due to questionable circumstances surrounding those …
Discovery and Explanation Required Before Converting Motion into Motion for Summary Judgment by Brandon Sample By Brandon Sample Before converting a motion to dismiss into a motion for summary judgment, district courts must first give pro se parties (i) the opportunity to take relevant discovery, and (ii) an explanation of …
Bossett v. County of Contra Costa, CA, Complaint, Failure to Protect, 2011 r ~ I r;:-.J r r l ,c. !! :; 1 1 2 3 4 Ir WILLIAM A. WELCH, SBN 188391 270 Divisadero Street, #16 San Francisco, California 9411 7 415/609-5591 415/255-9732 FAX Attorney for Plaintiff JOSEPH WILLIS …
Adams v. CCA, CO, Plf Mot Proposed Order, public records indigents right to review depositions, 2011 DISTRICT COURT, COUNTY OF CROWLEY, STATE OF COLORADO Court Address: Sixteenth Judicial District Court Crowley County Courthouse 110 E. 6th Street, Room 303 Ordway, Colorado 81063 Telephone 719-267-4468 ▲COURT USE ONLY ▲ Plaintiffs: VANCE …
Adams v. CCA, CO, Plf Mot Proposed Order for Certification, prison riot, 2011 DISTRICT COURT, COUNTY OF CROWLEY, STATE OF COLORADO Court Address: Sixteenth Judicial District Court Crowley County Courthouse 110 E. 6th Street, Room 303 Ordway, Colorado 81063 Telephone 719-267-4468 ▲COURT USE ONLY ▲ Plaintiffs: VANCE A. ADAMS et. …
Brief • June 24, 2011
XYZ Distributors et al v. County of Los Angeles, CA, Complaint, LAPD police misconduct, 2011 Case 2:11-cv-05301-JAK -FFM Document 1 Filed 06/24/11 Page 1 of 19 Page ID #:1 Case 2:11-cv-05301-JAK -FFM Document 1 Filed 06/24/11 Page 2 of 19 Page ID #:2 Case 2:11-cv-05301-JAK -FFM Document 1 Filed 06/24/11 …
Jackson v. Jesus Tellado et al, NY, police racial bias, Complaint, 2011 rtL.cu Case 1:11-cv-03028-PKC-SMG Document 1 Filed 06/24/11 IN CLERK'S OFFICE Page US 1 of 43 PageID 1 DISTRICT COURT #: E.D.N.Y. * UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK JUN 2 4 2011 BRO~-wua~~~·. : ~~.·~' …
Adams v. CCA, CO, Plf Mot to Suppress Plf Depositions, prison riot, 2011 DISTRICT COURT, COUNTY OF CROWLEY, STATE OF COLORADO Court Address: Sixteenth Judicial District Court Crowley County Courthouse 110 E. 6th Street, Room 303 Ordway, Colorado 81063 Telephone 719-267-4468 ▲COURT USE ONLY ▲ Plaintiffs: VANCE A. ADAMS et. …
Brief • June 20, 2011
Steen v. City of Pensacola, FL, Brief Re Defendant Motion to Dismiss, police car taser, 2011 Case 3:11-cv-00142-RV-CJK Document 49 Filed 06/20/11 Page 1 of 17 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA PENSACOLA, DIVISION CASSANDRA STEEN, Individually, and as Personal Representative of the Estate …
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