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California Prison Settles Prisoner’s Excessive Force Suit for $15,000 by On January 28, 2010, California prisoner Garrison S. Johnson, proceeding pro se, signed a settlement agreement to resolve a federal lawsuit he had filed pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, claiming violations of his civil rights by officials with the …
Article • January 15, 2011 • from PLN January, 2011
Seventh Circuit Reverses Summary Judgment for Guard in Illinois Jail Taser Case by The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit reversed a grant of summary judgment for a guard who Tasered a federal pre-sentencing detainee at the Jerome Combs Detention Center in Kankakee County, Illinois. The prisoner alleged …
Georgia Prisoners Strike for Wages, Better Medical Care and Food by by Naomi Spencer Prisoners at seven Georgia state prisons called a strike on December 9, 2010 to protest against unpaid labor practices, poor conditions and violations of basic human rights. Thousands of prisoners participated in the protest by refusing …
Brief • January 14, 2011
Taylor v. Clark et al, CA, Plf Response to Def Mot for SJ, Deaf Prisoner Accommodation Excessive Force, 2011 Case 1:07-cv-00032-AWI-SMS Document 131 5 CARTER C. WHITE, CSB # 164149 KING HALL CIVIL RIGHTS CLINIC U. C. Davis School of Law One Shields Avenue, Bldg. TB-30 Davis, CA 95616-8821 Telephone: …
Brief • January 10, 2011
Castillo v. City of Oakland et al, CA, Deposition - Cameron, police use of restraints, 2011 1 1 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 2 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 3 RAYMOND CASTILLO, 4 Plaintiff, 5 -vs- CASE NO. 6 C09-04679SI CITY OF OAKLAND, et al., 7 Defendant. 8 _________________________________/ 9 10 11 …
Brief • January 5, 2011
Willis v. Vasquez, CA, 4th Amended Complaint, Brutal Beating by Jail Guard Gang, 2011 1 Sonia M. Mercado (SBN: 117069) SONIA MERCADO & ASSOCIATES 2 5711 W. Slauson Avenue, Suite 100 Culver City, California 90230 3 Tel: 310-410-2981 - Fax: 310-410-2957 E-mail: Soniamer2002@yahoo.com 4 Counsel for Plaintiff Tyler H. Willis …
Adams v. CCA, CO, Plf Res to Discovery Mot, prison riot, 2010 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. ▲COURT USE ONLY ▲ …
Adams v. CCA, CO, Plf Mot in Limine, Disclosure of Medical Requests, 2010 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. ▲COURT USE ONLY …
Brief • December 29, 2010
Bahl v. County of Ramsey, MN, Order, No ASL Interpreter Provided to Arrestee, 2010 CASE 0:08-cv-05001-DSD-JJG Document 135 Filed 12/29/10 Page 1 of 28 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF MINNESOTA Douglas Duane Bahl and Susan Kovacs-Bahl, Civil No. 08-5001(DSD/JJG) Plaintiffs, ORDER v. County of Ramsey, Ramsey County Sheriff’s Department …
Adams v. CCA, CO, Plf Support Mot PSJ, prison riot medical records, 2010 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. …
Adams v. CCA, CO, Plf BiS Plf Mot PSJ - Damages, Disclosure of Medical Requests, 2010 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. …
Adams v. CCA, CO, Plf Mot PSJ - Damages, prison riot, 2010 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. al. …
Brief • December 21, 2010
Nall v. City of Painesville, OH, Complaint, Excessive Force with Taser, 2010 Case: 1:10-cv-02883 Doc #: 1 Filed: 12/21/10 1 of 12. PageID #: 1 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO EASTERN DIVISION DAVID LEE NALL, by and through his guardian and next friend, Elizabeth Goodwin, c/o David …
Article • December 15, 2010 • from PLN December, 2010
AMA Passes Resolution Prohibiting Shackling of Pregnant Prisoners in Labor by On June 15, 2010, the American Medical Association (AMA) adopted a resolution prohibiting the use of restraints on a female prisoner “in labor, delivering her baby or recuperating from the delivery,” absent compelling grounds to believe that she poses …
Article • December 15, 2010 • from PLN December, 2010
U.S. Supreme Court Holds Significant Injury Unnecessary for Excessive Force Claims by Brandon Sample More than de minimis injury is not required to state an excessive force claim, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously decided on February 22, 2010. In Hudson v. McMillian, 503 U.S. 1 (1992) [PLN, May 1992, p.3], …
Article • December 15, 2010 • from PLN December, 2010
$10.5 Million Settlement in Tennessee Juvenile’s Death Caused by Guard’s Chokehold by The privately-operated Chad Youth Enhancement Center (Chad) in Ashland City, Tennessee paid $10.5 million to settle a lawsuit involving a juvenile’s death. The youth, Omega “Manny” Leach, 17, died from asphyxiation caused by a guard’s chokehold on June …
Article • December 15, 2010 • from PLN December, 2010
Washington State Federal Court: Unconstitutional to Shackle Prisoner in Labor by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On May 3, 2010, a U.S. District Court in Washington State held it was unconstitutional to shackle a prisoner in labor. Cassandra Brawley, 30, was a Washington state prisoner. In 2006 she was arrested …
Taser Timeout by Kelly Virella In 2005, the sheriff of Kankakee County, Illinois discovered the alchemy necessary to turn the financial burden of operating jails into a financial boon. He rented to other agencies—including Cook County Jail—as many of his 668 beds as possible. Running a jail—particularly, leasing the beds—is …
Article • December 15, 2010 • from PLN December, 2010
Oregon Jail Beating Nets $500 Jury Award Plus $27,500 in Attorney Fees by Mark Wilson In December 2009, a federal jury in Portland, Oregon awarded a hearing-impaired jail prisoner $500 for a beating inflicted by guards during the booking process. The defendants also paid attorney’s fees of $27,500. On September …
New Jersey Prison Supervisory Officials Found Liable for Prisoner Abuse Claims by Derek Gilna Three prison officials were found liable in abuse claims stemming from a month-long lockdown at Bayside State Prison following the killing of prison guard Frederick Baker in 1997, according to former federal judge John W. Bissell, …
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