Arizona: Lawsuit Spurs Significant Reforms for Death Row Prisoners by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna A federal lawsuit that settled in March 2017 resulted in the Arizona Department of Corrections (ADC) drastically improving conditions of confinement for death row prisoners. Pursuant to the settlement, most of the state’s 120 condemned …
EEOC v. Corizon Health, discrimination against employees with disabilities, complaint, 2018 Case 2:18-cv-02942-JZB Document 1 Filed 09/18/18 Page 1 of 36 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Mary Jo O’Neill, AZ Bar #005924 James P. Driscoll-MacEachron, AZ Bar #027828 William R. Hobson, AZ Bar #006887 Wasan …
EEOC v. Corizon Health, AZ, Complaint, ADA Violations, 2018 Case 2:18-cv-02942-DLR Document 1 Filed 09/18/18 Page 1 of 36 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Mary Jo O’Neill, AZ Bar #005924 James P. Driscoll-MacEachron, AZ Bar #027828 William R. Hobson, AZ Bar #006887 Wasan A. Awad, …
Murray v. Ryan, AZ, Settlement, Seizure of Inmate Funds, 2018 SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND RELEASE OF ALL CLAIMS This Settlement Agreement and Release ("Agreement"), effective September 13, 2018, is between Ronald Murray ("Plaintiff') and Charles L. Ryan ("Defendant") (Plaintiff and Defendant are collectively referred to as the "Parties" in an action …
PLRA’s Administrative Remedies Requirement Tolls Limitations Time but Not Accrual Time by David Reutter by David Reutter In February 2018, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals held that the Prison Litigation Reform Act’s administrative exhaustion requirement justifies the tolling of the statute of limitations, but not the creation of a …
Some Arizona Prison Logs Show Temperatures up to 119 Degrees; Others Falsified by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke Since February 2015, a settlement and stipulation in Parsons v. Ryan has required the Arizona Department of Corrections (ADC) to monitor and log indoor temperatures at state prisons. According to the Phoenix …
Ninth Circuit rules on 'pattern of behavior' issue in Corizon Health case by Kevin Bliss by Kevin Bliss The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals held that Corizon Health Inc. acted as a state agency when providing health care to Arizona prisoners, and established a policy of neglect that violated constitutional …
LaPointe v. Osario, AZ, Settlement, Failure to Protect, 2018 SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND RELEASE This Settlement Agreement and Release ("Settlement Agreement") is entered into, on, by, and among ANTHONY GREGORY LAPOINTE, individually (the "Plaintiff'); and the STATE OF ARIZONA ("the State") on behalf of Arizona Department of Con-ections ("ADC") employees ROGER …
Pember v. Baird, AZ, Settlement, Excessive Force & Denial of Medical Care, 2018 Page 1 of5 SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND RELEASE OF ALL CLAIMS Jay Pember, ADC Inmate No. ("Plaintiff' or "Releasor"), hereby enters into this Settlement Agreement and Release of all Claims ("Settlement Agreement") with the State of Arizona and …
Reed v. ADOC, AZ, Settlement, Reckless Driving, 2018 SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND RELEASE This Settlement Agreement and Release (the "Settlement Agreement") 1s made and entered into by and among: "Plaintiffs": Daniel J. Reed and - "Defendant": State of Arizona. "The Parties": Plaintiffs and Defendant, collectively. RECITALS Plaintiffs filed a Complaint against …
Growing Number of Local Jurisdictions Reject Correctional Privatization by Monte McCoin by Monte McCoin On May 8, 2018, the City Council in Tucson, Arizona passed a historic resolution by unanimous vote that prohibits “contracting with private, for-profit prison companies like GEO Group or CoreCivic (formerly CCA) for jail operations.” City …
Arpaio’s Infamous Tent City is Gone but Arizona State Prison’s Tent City Remains by Matthew Clarke by Matthew Clarke Soon after he was sworn in as sheriff for Maricopa County, Arizona, Paul Penzone began phasing out the infamous Tent City jail erected by his predecessor, Joe Arpaio, who was found …
Arizona Man Falsely Arrested, Prosecuted by Iowa Officials Accepts $285,000 Settlement by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon Early on January 1, 2017, Tristan Hermanson was with a woman in his apartment in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Two men entered, assaulted him and stole money and his cell phone. The woman, Elizabeth …
Campbell v. Corizon Health, AZ, Complaint, Denial of Medical Care, 2018 Case 4:18-cv-00146-JAS Document 7 Filed 07/13/18 Page 1 of 20 LODGED COPV JUL 1 3 2018 Mallin&~ 3\\t ,~(\ '\ f\l_ ~~:5\~'-\-'-\'-\\)\ BY Cily. 51111, Zip Cade (FaOure to notify the Coart of your change of address may result …
Confidential Settlement by Corizon in Arizona Prisoner’s Death from Untreated Flu by For-profit prison and jail medical contractor Corizon Health agreed to an undisclosed settlement after an Arizona prisoner died from the flu that went untreated for six days. Manuel Diaz, 31, entered the Arizona Department of Corrections in October …
B.K. (by Tinsley), et al. v. McKay, et al., AZ, amici curiae ACLU, findings of fact describing unconstitutional conditions, 2018 Case: 17-17501, 07/06/2018, ID: 10933980, DktEntry: 45, Page 1 of 39 Nos. 17-17501 & 17-17502 ___________________________________ UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT ___________________________________ B.K. by her next …
Parsons, et al. v. Ryan, et al., AZ, order and judgment of civil contempt, prisoner health care and safety, 2018 Case 2:12-cv-00601-DKD Document 2898 Filed 06/22/18 Page 1 of 24 1 WO 2 3 4 5 6 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 7 FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA 8 …
Parsons, et al. v. Ryan, et al., AZ, order, Corizon health care compliance, 2018 Case 2:12-cv-00601-DKD Document 2900 Filed 06/22/18 Page 1 of 14 1 WO 2 3 4 5 6 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 7 FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA 8 9 Victor Antonio Parsons, et al., …
Parsons, et al. v. Ryan, et al., AZ, Order Re Experts on Health Care, 2018 Case 2:12-cv-00601-DKD Document 2905 Filed 06/22/18 Page 1 of 4 1 WO 2 3 4 5 6 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 7 FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA 8 9 Victor Antonio Parsons, et …
