McGill v. Clements, PA, Complaint, Solitary for Dreadlocks, 2020 Case 3:19-cv-01712-JFS Document 30 Filed 02/20/20 Page 1 of 16 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA ERIC S. MCGILL, JR., : : Plaintiff, : : v. : : TIMOTHY L. CLEMENTS, : Deputy Warden of …
$45,000 Settlement for Pennsylvania Prisoner Subjected to Excessive Force by David M. Reutter by David M. Reutter Pennsylvania’s Lancaster County Prison (LCP) has paid $45,000 to settle a civil rights action alleging a guard used excessive force on a prisoner. Multiple guards approached prisoner Marquice Gatewood on December 9, 2017, …
Prisoner Wins Preliminary Injunction Against PADOC Policy Banning Islamic Fezzes by The Human Rights Coalition by The Human Rights Coalition In August 2019, a federal magistrate judge recommended granting a preliminary injunction against the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections (PADOC) to require prison officials to allow prisoners to purchase and wear …
Wright v. Westmoreleand County, PA, Complaint, Excessive Force, 2020 Case 2:20-cv-00040-MPK Document 1 Filed 01/09/20 Page 1 of 8 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA CIVIL ACTION DAROB WRIGHT, Plaintiff, v. Civil Action No. 2:20-cv-40 WESTMORLAND COUNTY, JOHN WALTON, and CORRECTIONS OFFICER DOE, JURY …
Pennsylvania Prisoner Given Belt, Then Punished for Having It by David M. Reutter by David M. Reutter The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania found it lacked jurisdiction in a case brought by a prisoner who was issued a belt and then later punished for possessing it. Dissenting judges called the disciplinary …
Private Prison in Pennsylvania Takes Heat; Prison Board Replaced, Superintendent Retires by David M. Reutter by David M. Reutter On September 25, 2019, Pennsylvania’s Delaware County Council abolished its Board of Prison Inspectors (BPI) and replaced it with a Jail Oversight Board (JOB), after problems occurred at the privately operated …
Pennsylvania Prisoner Acquitted of Murder After 13-Year Battle – by Defending Himself in Retrial by Kevin Bliss by Kevin Bliss Representing himself during a fourth trial on a murder charge, Hassan Bennett was acquitted and released following a 13-year legal fight – an extraordinary feat. Bennett, 36, was serving a …
Judicial Abuse and Law Enforcement Corruption on Trial in Meek Mill Case by Kevin Bliss by Kevin Bliss A Pennsylvania appellate court granted Meek Mill (born Robert Rihmeek Williams) a new trial with a different judge following a motion alleging the police officer who testified against him, Reginald Graham, had …
Pennsylvania and Utah Expunge Criminal Cases to Help People Get Jobs, Find Housing by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell Nearly 30 million criminal arrest and conviction records – those of anyone ever apprehended for a low-level crime in Pennsylvania – will automatically be expunged under a new law passed in …
Class Action Certified in Pennsylvania Jail Gender Discrimination Suit by David M. Reutter, Matthew Clarke by David M. Reutter and Matt Clarke A civil rights case alleging Berks County, Pennsylvania denied equal protection to female prisoners classified as trustees has been certified as a class action. After issuing a preliminary …
Victory v. Berks County, PA, Plf Memo Re Prospective Relief, Conditions of Confinement, 2019 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA THERESA VICTORY, ALICE VELAZQUEZ-DIAZ, and all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs, v. BERKS COUNTY, et al. Defendants. : : : : : : : : …
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Harrington, PA, Adjudication and Order, Prison Psychologist Misconduct, 2019 COMMONWEALT� OF PENNSYLVANIA GOVERNOR'S OFFICE OF GENERAL COUNSEL Jackie Wiest Lutz Assistant Counsel jlutz@pa.gov December 3, 2019 HeatherJ. McCarthy, Prosecuting Attorney Bridget K. Guilfoyle, Prosecuting Attorney Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of State Office of Chief Counsel P.O. …
PA Bureau of Profession And Occupational Affairs v. Harrington, Order, Penalty, 2019 COMMONWEALT� OF PENNSYLVANIA GOVERNOR'S OFFICE OF GENERAL COUNSEL Jackie Wiest Lutz Assistant Counsel jlutz@pa.gov December 3, 2019 HeatherJ. McCarthy, Prosecuting Attorney Bridget K. Guilfoyle, Prosecuting Attorney Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of State Office of Chief Counsel P.O. Box …
Johnston v. Braddock, PA, Complain, Police Misconduct, 2019 Case 2:19-cv-01548-PLD Document 1 Filed 12/03/19 Page 1 of 29 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA RYAN JOHNSTON No: 2:19-cvPlaintiff COMPLAINT ELECTRONICALLY FILED v. NORTH BRADDOCK BOROUGH, THE NORTH BRADDOCK BOROUGH POLICE DEPARTMENT, CHIEF ISAAC DANIELE, …
Reid et al. v. Wetzel et al., PA, settlement, solitary confinement, 2019 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA ANTHONY REID, et al., : : : : : : : : : Plaintiffs, v. JOHN WETZEL, et al., Defendants. Honorable John E. Jones, III No. …
Barngetuny v. County of Dauphin, PA, Complaint, Excessive Force, 2019 Case 4:19-cv-01927-SHR-WIA Document 1 Filed 11/07/19 Page 1 of 12 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA BARBARA BARNGETUNY, Plaintiff :NO. FILED HARRISBURG, PA NOV O7 2019 V. PER Q}W DEPLJCLERK COUNTY OF DAUPHIN d/b/a DAUPHIN COUNTY …
$8,500 Settlement in Allegheny County Jail Sexual Harassment Suit by David M. Reutter by David M. Reutter Officials in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania paid $8,500 to settle a sexual harassment claim brought by a former female guard. Tanisha Ramsey started working at the Allegheny County Jail on June 30, 2015. While …
Allegheny County Settles Three Lawsuits Over Medical Care at County Jail by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell Allegheny County, Pennsylvania has settled a lawsuit over lack of adequate care by Corizon Health, the medical contractor at the county’s jail, for failing to feed a prisoner, which led him to go …
Pennsylvania’s Buck County Liable for Illegally Disclosing Criminal Records by David M. Reutter by David M. Reutter A federal jury awarded $1,000 to each person who was subjected to a privacy violation due to Buck County’s willful violation of Pennsylvania’s Criminal History Record Information Act (CHRIA). Up to 66,799 people …
York County, Pennsylvania Reaches $550,000 Settlement in Lawsuit Involving Woman Murdered by Ex-Boyfriend by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney According to a report released on July 23, 2019, by fox43.com, a $550,000 settlement was reached in a § 1983 lawsuit brought against York County, its Prison Board, and numerous officials …
