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Article • August 15, 2009 • from PLN August, 2009
$250,000 Award in Mississippi False Imprisonment Suit by Last January, a Mississippi federal jury awarded a former prisoner $250,000 for being falsely incarcerated by the Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC). The facts of the case exhibit an unbelievable abuse of power by MDOC officials. After pleading guilty to burglary of …
Judge Not: Judges Benched for Personal Misconduct by by Gary Hunter & Alex Friedmann They decide hot-button topics ranging from abortion and racial discrimination to religious freedoms and contested elections. They can put you in prison or vindicate your civil rights. They can even sentence you to death. Who am …
Article • August 15, 2009 • from PLN August, 2009
From the Editor by Paul Wright The cover story and a number of other articles in this issue of PLN focus on misconduct by judges. As this article goes to press the anointment hearings of Judge Sonia Sotomayor to the US Supreme Court are taking place in the US senate. …
FedCURE Entitled to Fee Waiver for FOIA Request by Brandon Sample On March 19, 2009, U.S. District Judge Reggie Walton granted a motion for summary judgment filed by FedCURE, a non-profit organization that advocates for federal prisoners and their families, in a suit filed under the Freedom of Information Act …
Violence on the Rise in BOP Facilities by Brandon Sample Killings, assaults and other acts of violence are becoming more widespread in the federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP), as the prison population increases and staff-to-prisoner ratios decline. Fifteen prisoner-on-prisoner BOP homicides occurred in 2008 compared with 12 in 2007. Serious …
Judge Sonia Sotomayor Denied My Appeal and I Spent 16 Years in Prison for a Crime I Didn’t Commit by Jeffrey Deskovic My name is Jeffrey Deskovic. At age 17, I was wrongfully convicted of murder and rape, a conviction that was based upon a coerced false confession, the fabrication …
Article • August 15, 2009 • from PLN August, 2009
Filed under: Attorneys, Attorney Client
A Bridge Between The Ivy League And The Jailhouse: An Interview with Brett Dignam, Clinical Professor of Law and Supervising Attorney at Yale Law School by Todd Matthews Thirty years ago, Brett Dignam would not have believed she would spend her career as an attorney advocating for prisoners’ rights. Dignam’s …
Rodriguez v. City of Houston, TX, Motion for Atty Fees, Wrongful Rape Conviction, 2009 Case 4:06-cv-02650 Document 335 Filed in TXSD on 08/14/2009 Page 1 of 22 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS HOUSTON DIVISION GEORGE RODRIGUEZ, Plaintiff, v. CITY OF HOUSTON, et al., …
Fabian et al v. Dunn et al, TX, Order, juvenile immigrant detainees guard brutality denial of counsel, 2009 Fabian et al v. Dunn et al Doc. 189 In the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas Emerson Gaitan Fabian v. Maureen Dunn, et. al. § § § …
Spurlock v. Townes, NM, Complaint, Sexual Assault, 2009 Case 1:09-cv-00786-LH-DJS Document 1 Filed 08/12/2009 Page 1 of 12 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEW MEXICO HEATHER SPURLOCK, & SOPHIA CARRASCO, Plaintiff, v. No. 1:09-cv-00786 ANTHONY TOWNES & BARBARA WAGNER in their individual capacities, & CORRECTIONS …
Brief • August 11, 2009
Filed under: False Arrest
Vodak v. City of Chicago, IL, Plf Objection to Def Costs and Mot for Stay of Execution, Unreasonable Seizure, 2009 Case 1:03-cv-02463 Document 596 Filed 08/11/2009 Page 1 of 16 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION KEVIN VODAK, et aI, individually and on behalf …
Vodak v. City of Chicago, IL, Motion for Stay of Execution, Police Excessive Force, 2009 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION KEVIN VODAK, et al, individually and on behalf of others similarly situated, ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) Plaintiffs, …
Brief • August 4, 2009
Coleman v. Schwarzenegger, CA, Opinion and Order, Prison Conditions, 2009 1 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURTS 2 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 3 AND THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 4 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT COMPOSED OF THREE JUDGES 5 PURSUANT TO SECTION 2284, TITLE 28 UNITED STATES CODE …
Brief • August 2, 2009
Filed under: Strip Searches
In Re Nassau County Strip Search Cases - Grassian Expert Report, 2001 • . LexisNexis· User Name: Carleigh Zeman Date and Time: Tuesday, April 19, 2022 4:03:00 PM EDT Job Number: 169298301 Document (1) 1. REPORT OF STUART GRASSIAN, 2009 Misc. Filings LEXIS 8675 Client/Matter: 89955-0000001-24550 Search Terms: Stuart w/3 …
Brief • August 1, 2009
Jackson et al v. City of Pittsburg, CA, Plf Requests for PoD to Def, disclosure of internal police records, 2009 1 2 3 4 5 6 LAW OFFICES OF PANOS LAGOS Panos Lagos, Esq. / SBN 61821 5032 Woodminster Lane Oakland, CA 94602 (510)530-4078 (510)530-4725/FAX panoslagos@aol.com Attorney for Plaintiffs, FREDERICK …
ICE Contract w/ BI, Incorporated for Electronic Monitoring/Alternatives to Detention Program, 2009 to 2014 Company Name: BI Incorporated Contract Number: HSCECR-09-D-00002 (HSCECR09D00002) Requisition/Reference Number: 192109CED0ATD0004 Latest Modification Processed: N/A Period of Performance: 7/20/2009 through 7/19/2014 Services Provided: Providing professional support services for the Intensive Supervision Appearance Program (ISAP) II for …
Palton v Remley, AR, Verdict, sexual abuse, 2009 Case 5:06-cv-00198-SWW-HLJ Document 223 Filed 07/16/2009 JURY INTERROGATORIES Page 1 of 3 NOTE: Complete the following interrogatories by writing in the names required by your verdict. 1. On plaintiff Jason Palton' s claim against defendant Antonio Remley, as submitted in Jury Instruction …
Preserving the Rule of Law in America’s Jails and Prisons: The Case for Amending the Prison Litigation Reform Act by Margo Schlanger by Margo Schlanger and Giovanna Shay** Prisons and jails pose a significant challenge to the rule of law within American boundaries. As a nation, we are committed to …
Article • July 15, 2009 • from PLN July, 2009
From the Editor by Paul Wright The past few months have been very busy at PLN. In addition to publishing our first book, the Prisoners Guerrilla Handbook Guide to Correspondence Programs in the US and Canada, we have also been making significant administrative changes. We have changed the name of …
Ninth Circuit Flip-Flops: Denial of Washington Sex Offender’s Community Custody Release Held Unconstitutional, Then Constitutional by Mark Wilson Ninth Circuit Flip-Flops: Denial of Washington Sex Offender’s Community Custody Release Held Unconstitutional, Then Constitutional by Mark Wilson Illustrating the axiom that the law means whatever a judge decides it means, in …
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