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Article • September 15, 2011
Ninth Circuit Faults Mootness Dismissal, Denial of Counsel by The ninth Circuit Court of Appeals vacated the mootness dismissal of an Idaho prisoner’s conditions of confinement suit. The court also found that it was an abuse of discretion to dismiss without ruling on the prisoner’s request for appointment of counsel. …
Article • September 15, 2011
Fourth Circuit: Virginia Not Immune from RLUIPA Suit by On December 29, 2006, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals held that the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA) was a valid exercise of Congress’ spending powers and that the State of Virginia was subject to its requirements because …
Brief • September 15, 2011
Dach v. City of Richmond et al, CA, Letter to Judge, discovery dispute fees cost, 2011 Case3:09-cv-00171-JSC Document64 Filed09/15/11 Page1 of 15 Case3:09-cv-00171-JSC Document64 Filed09/15/11 Page2 of 15 Case3:09-cv-00171-JSC Document64 Filed09/15/11 Page3 of 15 Case3:09-cv-00171-JSC Document64 Filed09/15/11 Page4 of 15 Case3:09-cv-00171-JSC Document64 Filed09/15/11 Page5 of 15 Case3:09-cv-00171-JSC Document64 Filed09/15/11 Page6 …
Adams v. CCA, CO, Plf Mot for PO, Disclosure of Medical Requests, 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 Plaintiffs: VANCE A. ADAMS et. al. Defendants: CORRECTIONS CORPORATION …
Brief • September 6, 2011
Filed under: Depositions, Wrongful Death
Dach v. Richmond, CA, Letter to Defendant, Wrongful Death, 2011 September 6, 2011 Mr. James V. Fitzgerald, III Mr. Noah Blechman McNamara, Dodge, et al. 1211 Newell Ave. P.O.Box 5288 Walnut Creek, CA 94596 Via U.S. Mail and Email Re: Dach v. City of Richmond Dear Mr. Fitzgerald and Mr. …
Brief • August 31, 2011
Edwards v. Wayne Co Deputy Sheriff et al, MI, Subpoena - Sprint, telephone records, 2011
Adams v. CCA, CO, Exhibit, Disclosure of Medical Requests, 2011 District Court, Crowley County, State of Colorado I 10 East 6th Street, Room 303 Ordway, CO 81063 719-267-4468 Plaintiffs: VANCE A. ADAMS et a!. Defendant: CORRECTIONS CORPORATION OF AMERICA Counterclaimant: CORRECTIONS CORPORATION OF AMERICA Counterclaim Defendants: RICHARD ALLISON, et a!. …
Brief • August 25, 2011
Filed under: Discovery
Britt v. CCA, DC, Protective Order, Confidential Information Discoverable, 2011 Case 1:11-cv-00987-ESH Document 16 Filed 08/25/11 Page 1 of 6 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA __________________________________________ ) ANTHONY BRITT, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) Civil Action No. 11-0987 (ESH) ) CORRECTIONS CORPORATION ) OF …
Illinois Federal Court Denies Prisoner Release Order at Cook County Jail by Derek Gilna In a per curium decision, on January 11, 2011 a three-judge panel of federal judges of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois denied a request by the Sheriff of Cook County for …
Article • August 15, 2011 • from PLN August, 2011
Ninth Circuit Reverses Grant of Injunctive Relief in Ex Post Facto Challenge to Marsy’s Law by Michael Brodheim by Mike Brodheim The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has held that a district court abused its discretion in granting preliminary injunctive relief to a group of California life-term prisoners who challenged, …
Article • August 15, 2011 • from PLN August, 2011
California DOC Complies With Population Reduction Order in Plata v. Brown by John Dannenberg by John E. Dannenberg On June 7, 2011, a scant seven days after the U.S. Supreme Court’s historic ruling affirming a three-judge panel’s order to reduce overcrowding in California’s state prisons (Brown v. Plata, No. 09-1233 …
State Secrets Doctrine Requires Dismissal of Suit Involving CIA Torture Flights by On September 8, 2010, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals held the “valid assertion of the state secrets privilege” warranted dismissal of a lawsuit filed by suspects apprehended as part of the CIA’s extraordinary rendition program. The suit …
U.S. Supreme Court: No Monetary Damages Against States Under RLUIPA by On April 20, 2011, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that state sovereign immunity bars recovery of monetary damages under the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA), 42 U.S.C. § 2000cc, et seq. Harvey Leroy Sossamon III, a …
Virginia DOC Settles Lawsuit to Improve Communication for Deaf Prisoners by The Virginia Department of Corrections (VDOC) has agreed to settle a lawsuit brought by deaf prisoners. The settlement makes substantial changes to improve such prisoners’ ability to interact in the prison environment and rehabilitate themselves. “We believe the settlement …
Washington Supreme Court Upholds Decision Against State Attorney General for Failure to Comply with Public Records Act by On September 16, 2010, the Supreme Court of the State of Washington, sitting en banc, upheld a lower court’s finding that the Attorney General’s Office had failed to produce requested documents under …
Washington State Regulatory Agency Finds AT&T Failed to Disclose Prison Collect Call Rates by Brandon Sample Washington State Regulatory Agency Finds AT&T Failed to Disclose Prison Collect Call Rates by Derek Gilna and Brandon Sample On March 31, 2011, AT&T Communications of the Pacific Northwest was found guilty by the …
California: Court Monitoring of Conditions at Pelican Bay State Prison Terminated by On March 21, 2011, the Honorable Thelton E. Henderson, U.S. District Court Judge for the Northern District of California, issued an order terminating all remaining aspects of federal court monitoring of conditions at Pelican Bay State Prison. In …
Article • August 15, 2011 • from PLN August, 2011
Big Win for Open Government in Vermont Legislature: Attorney Fees Now Mandated for Prevailing Plaintiffs in Public Records Lawsuits by Allen Gilbert Vermont’s public records law will be getting a makeover thanks to a push from open government advocates, the administration of newly-elected Governor Peter Shumlin and a legislature that …
Article • August 15, 2011 • from PLN August, 2011
Provision in Florida Law Prohibits Compensation to Wrongfully Convicted by David Reutter by David M. Reutter A “clean hands” provision in a Florida law designed to compensate wrongfully convicted prisoners is preventing most of those prisoners from receiving compensation. Of 13 men cleared by DNA evidence in Florida, only one …
Article • August 15, 2011
Ninth Circuit: California DOC's 15-Day Administrative Appeal Filing-Time-Limit Applies to Initial Instance of Grievance - Not To Ongoing Recurrence by John Dannenberg by John E. Dannenberg The Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals, following remand from the U.S. Supreme Court, held that a California prisoner had not exhausted his administrative …
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