Cavity Searches of Civil Commitment Patients for Cellphone Upheld by Eighth Circuit by The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a strip search of 150 Minnesota civil commitment patients, but warned that it was “a close question of constitutional law,” which reached the outer limits of acceptable conduct. On October …
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 …
Thomas v. Minneota, MN, Judgment, False Arrest, 2010 CASE 0:10-cv-02303-MJD-JJG Document 9 Filed 08/05/10 Page 1 of 1 OAO450 (Rev. 5/85) Judgment in a Civil Case UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT District of Minnesota ERICK FONTAIN THOMAS JUDGMENT IN A CIVIL CASE V. Case Number: 10-cv-2303 (MJD/JJG) STATE OF MINNESOTA Jury …
Thomas v. Minnesota, MN, Motion to Vacate Sentence, False Arrest, 2010 CASE 0:10-cv-02303-MJD-JJG Document 1 Filed 06/09/10 Page 1 of 7 AD 241 PETITION UNDER 28 USC § 2254 FOR WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS BY A PERSON IN STATE CUSTODY (Rev. 5/85) District ~nit.e.o ~tat.e13 JBistrid ([OUr! Prisoner No. Name …
McCaster v. Ramsey County, MN, Settlement, Failure to Treat TB, 2010 CASE 0:08-cv-05779-RHK-AJB Document 104-1 Filed 05/10/10 Page 1 of 81 CASE 0:08-cv-05779-RHK-AJB Document 104-1 Filed 05/10/10 Page 2 of 81 CASE 0:08-cv-05779-RHK-AJB Document 104-1 Filed 05/10/10 Page 3 of 81 CASE 0:08-cv-05779-RHK-AJB Document 104-1 Filed 05/10/10 Page 4 of …
Andersen v Becker Co. MN Settlement Transaction of Settlement Attorney Calls Monitored 2010 CASE 0:08-cv-05687-ADM-RLE Document 82 Filed 05/04/10 Page 1 of 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF MINNESOTA -----------------------------------------------------------) KENNETH E. ANDERSEN and ) CIVIL ACTION DELL D. HOLM, on behalf of ) NO. 08-5687 (ADM/RLE) themselves and …
Eighth Circuit Rejects Failure to Protect Claim by On July 9, 2009, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit rejected a failure to protect claim brought by the family of a prisoner who was killed at the Sherburne County Jail in Minnesota. Carl Moyle was killed by his …
Minnesota Holds DNA Testing Upon Arrest Unconstitutional by The Minnesota Court of Appeals has declared unconstitutional a state law mandating that biological samples be drawn for DNA testing upon arrest. A DNA sample may be taken for the purpose of producing evidence of a crime, but only after a warrant …
Andersen v. Becker County, MN, Settlement, Monitoring of Atty Calls, 2010 CASE 0:08-cv-05687-ADM-RLE Document 82 Filed 05/04/10 Page 1 of 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF MINNESOTA -----------------------------------------------------------) KENNETH E. ANDERSEN and ) CIVIL ACTION DELL D. HOLM, on behalf of ) NO. 08-5687 (ADM/RLE) themselves and all others …
8th Circuit Affirms $10,000 Excessive Force Verdict by On November 4, 2008, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit upheld a $10,000 jury verdict for a Minnesota man who was subjected to excessive force by a University of Minnesota police officer. Charles Gill sued officer Geoff Maciejewski after …
Eighth Circuit Affirms Summary Judgment In FOIA Case by On April 29, 2009, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit affirmed a grant of summary judgment for the FBI in a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) suit brought by Leonard Peltier. Peltier was convicted in 1977 of murdering …
Costs of Incarceration Assessed Upon Minnesota Detainees by Minnesota’s Court of Appeals has held that under Minn. Stat. § 641.12 subd. 3(a)(2008), a county may require a convicted offender to pay costs of confinement in a county jail that accrued before the offender was convicted. The statute provides, “A county …
One Day Delay in X-Ray of Broken Jaw Not Deliberate Indifference by The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals held that a jail nurse’s one-day delay in having a prisoner’s broken jaw x-rayed was not deliberate indifference of a serious medical need. The ruling came in the appeal of Philander Jenkins, …
McCaster v. Ramsey County, MN, Complaint, Failure to Treat TB, 2009 CASE 0:09-cv-03196-RHK-AJB Document 1 Filed 11/16/09 Page 1 of 23 CASE 0:09-cv-03196-RHK-AJB Document 1 Filed 11/16/09 Page 2 of 23 CASE 0:09-cv-03196-RHK-AJB Document 1 Filed 11/16/09 Page 3 of 23 CASE 0:09-cv-03196-RHK-AJB Document 1 Filed 11/16/09 Page 4 of …
Andersen v. Becker County, MN, Order, Monitoring of Atty Calls, 2009 CASE 0:08-cv-05687-ADM-RLE Document 68 Filed 09/28/09 Page 1 of 29 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF MINNESOTA Kenneth E. Andersen and Dell D. Holm, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated, and William K. Bulmer, II, on …
Andersen v Becker County MN Memorandum Opinion and Order Attorney Calls Monitored 2010 CASE 0:08-cv-05687-ADM-RLE Document 68 Filed 09/28/09 Page 1 of 29 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF MINNESOTA Kenneth E. Andersen and Dell D. Holm, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated, and William K. Bulmer, …
Notice Required for Rejected Packages BOP Warden Denied Qualified Immunity by Brandon Sample The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit has affirmed the denial of qualified immunity for a Bureau of Prisons (BOP) warden accused of denying a prisoner procedural due process in connection with the rejection of …
Minnesota Court Awards $146,546.19 for Failing to Provide Deaf Interpreter by On February 17, 2005 a Minnesota state court awarded a prisoner $7,500 in damages and fined the Minnesota Department of Corrections (DOC) $1,000 for failing to provide an American Sign Language (ASL) interpreter for a prisoner in the Sex …
Eighth Circuit Allows Termination of Minnesota Prison Health Care Consent Decree by On November 21, 2008, the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a federal district court's order terminating the Hines Consent Decree covering prison medical care in the Minnesota Department of Corrections (DOC). In 1973, Howard Lansing Hines and …
Minnesota Woman Receives $310,000 for Rape by Deputy by A Minnesota woman who was raped by a Cass County Sheriff’s deputy has received $310,000 in settlements and jury verdicts. Wanda Jones was arrested on December 31, 2001 for probation violations after she became drunk at the American Legion in Walker, …
