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Federal Court Holds PLN Lawsuit Challenging ADX Censorship Not Moot
Article • January 31, 2018 • from PLN February, 2018
Filed under: Overdetention, Control Units/SHU/Solitary Confinement
Federal Court Holds PLN Lawsuit Challenging ADX Censorship Not Moot by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On August 14, 2017, a Colorado federal district court vacated its prior order granting a motion to dismiss filed by the federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP), and held that a lawsuit filed by Prison …
People v. Giego, CO, Appeal, Attempted Recklessness, 2018
Brief • January 22, 2018
Filed under: Fourteenth Amendment, rights, Discretionary/Inherent Powers
People v. Giego, CO, Appeal, Attempted Recklessness, 2018 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 Opinions of the Colorado Supreme Court are available to the public and can be accessed through the Judicial Branch’s homepage at http://www.courts.state.co.us. Opinions are also posted on the …
People v. Bueno, CO, Appeal, Motion for New Trial, 2018
Brief • January 22, 2018
Filed under: New Trial Motions, Fifth Amendment, Evidence - Failure to Disclose
People v. Bueno, CO, Appeal, Motion for New Trial, 2018 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 Opinions of the Colorado Supreme Court are available to the public and can be accessed through the Judicial Branch’s homepage at http://www.courts.state.co.us. Opinions are also posted on …
$150,000 Settles Colorado Jail Prisoner’s Sexual Assault Suit
Article • January 8, 2018 • from PLN January, 2018
Filed under: Staff-Prisoner Assault
$150,000 Settles Colorado Jail Prisoner’s Sexual Assault Suit by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke In January 2017, Otero County, Colorado paid $150,000 to settle a lawsuit brought by a jail prisoner who was sexually assaulted by a former guard. Jennifer Hernandez, a mother of two, was booked into the Otero …
Federal Correctional Complex at the Center of City’s Water Debacle
Article • January 8, 2018 • from PLN January, 2018
Filed under: Environmental Law, Water
Federal Correctional Complex at the Center of City’s Water Debacle by Panagioti Tsolkas by Panagioti Tsolkas Any attention that Florence,Colorado receives from the world outside its rural and mountainous borders tends to involve the federal Bureau of Prisons’ (BOP) supermax facility, built near the city 25 years ago. And news …
$15.000 Settles Multiple Civil Rights Complaints
Article • December 28, 2017
Filed under: Racial Discrimination, Eighth Amendment, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Freedom of Information Act, Religion Defined, Informants (Failure to Protect)
$15.000 Settles Multiple Civil Rights Complaints by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis The Bureau of Prisons settled multiple civil rights lawsuits brought by prisoner David Y. Merritt in March 2002. Merritt, an imprisoned government informant, filed several lawsuits against the Bureau of Prisons in federal court between 1995 and 2001. …
BOP Fails and Prevails in Prison Guard Discrimination Complaint
Article • December 28, 2017
Filed under: Discrimination, Racial Discrimination, Gender Discrimination -- Men, Retaliation, Retaliation for Filing Grievances, Freedom of Information Act, Guards/Staff
BOP Fails and Prevails in Prison Guard Discrimination Complaint by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis Robert T. Aranda, an "inmate systems officer" (prison guard), was a very litigious Bureau of Prisons employee. Between 1996 and 1998, while working at multiple BOP facilities in several capacities, Aranda filed at least six …
Jasmine Still v. El Paso County, CO, Complaint, Wrongful Imprisonment, 2017
Brief • December 28, 2017
Filed under: Jail Specific, Money/Property, Children of Prisoners, Fourteenth Amendment, rights
Jasmine Still v. El Paso County, CO, Complaint, Wrongful Imprisonment, 2017 Case 1:17-cv-02656-KLM Document 10 Filed 12/28/17 USDC Colorado Page 1 of 19 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO Civil Action No. 17-cv-02656-KLM Jasmine Still, Plaintiff, v. El Paso County, Colorado, Defendant. ______________________________________________________________________________ FIRST AMENDED …
Partridge v. Pelle, CO, Complaint, 2017
Brief • December 7, 2017
Filed under: Failure to Treat, Jail Specific, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness)
Partridge v. Pelle, CO, Complaint, 2017 Case 1:17-cv-02941 Document 1 Filed 12/07/17 USDC Colorado Page 1 of 43 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO Civil Action No. _________ RYAN PARTRIDGE, Plaintiff, v. JOE PELLE, in his official capacity as Boulder County Sheriff; BRUCE HAAS, in …
Moffitt v. Minor, CO, Settlement, Alcohol Withdrawal Jail Death, 2017
Brief • November 14, 2017
Filed under: Drug/Alcohol Withdrawal, Jail Specific, Medical Neglect/Malpractice
Moffitt v. Minor, CO, Settlement, Alcohol Withdrawal Jail Death, 2017
Marshall v Denver, CO, City Resolution on Settlement, Jail Death, 2017
Brief • November 8, 2017
Filed under: Jail Specific, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Restraints, Excessive Force (Wrongful Death), Failure to Treat (Mental Illness)
Marshall v Denver, CO, City Resolution on Settlement, Jail Death, 2017 1 BY AUTHORITY 2 RESOLUTION NO. CR17-1283 3 SERIES OF 2017 COMMITTEE OF REFERENCE Safety, Housing, Education & Homelessness 4 A RESOLUTION 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 authorizing and approving the expenditure and payment from …
Colorado Narrowly Rejects Ballot Measure to End Slavery as Punishment for Crime
Article • November 6, 2017 • from PLN November, 2017
Filed under: Work, Prison Industries, Prison Labor, Chain Gangs, Prison Reform, Conditions of Confinement
Colorado Narrowly Rejects Ballot Measure to End Slavery as Punishment for Crime by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke In November 8, 2016, Colorado voters rejected a ballot measure that would have amended the state constitution to remove 140-year-old language allowing slavery and involuntary servitude as punishment for crime. The removal …
Tenth Circuit Holds Jail Guard May be Liable for Prisoner-on-Prisoner Assault
Article • November 6, 2017 • from PLN November, 2017
Filed under: Prisoner-Prisoner Assault, Jail Specific, Failure to Protect (Staff)
Tenth Circuit Holds Jail Guard May be Liable for Prisoner-on-Prisoner Assault by On November 14, 2016, the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the denial of qualified immunity to a Colorado jail guard who failed to protect a prisoner from being assaulted. James Durkee was incarcerated at the Summit County …
Marshall v. Denver, CO, Settlement, Jail Death, 2017
Brief • October 18, 2017
Filed under: Guard Brutality/Beatings, Restraints, Excessive Force (Wrongful Death), Failure to Treat (Mental Illness)
Marshall v. Denver, CO, Settlement, Jail Death, 2017
Smith v. Town of Kremmling, CO, Judgment, Excessive Force, 2017
Brief • October 11, 2017
Filed under: Excessive Force, First Amendment, Excessive Force (Police)
Smith v. Town of Kremmling, CO, Judgment, Excessive Force, 2017 Case 1:15-cv-00459-RPM Document 82 Filed 10/11/17 USDC Colorado Page 1 of 2 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO Civil Action No. 15-cv-00459-RPM ROBERT MARK SMITH, Plaintiff, v. TOWN OF KREMMLING, COLORADO, ROBERT DILLON, Officer in …
Smith v. Town of Kremmling, CO, Verdict, Excessive Force, 2017
Brief • October 11, 2017
Filed under: Excessive Force, First Amendment, Excessive Force (Police)
Smith v. Town of Kremmling, CO, Verdict, Excessive Force, 2017 I Case 1:15-cv-00459-RPM Document 81 Filed 10/11/17 USDC Colorado Page 1 of 2 / IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO Senior District Judge Richard P. Matsch Civil Action No. 15-cv-00459-RPM ROBERT MARK SMITH, Plaintiff, v. …
Rogers v. Colorado DOC, Order, 2017
Brief • September 29, 2017
Rogers v. Colorado DOC, Order, 2017 Case 1:16-cv-02733-STV Document 52 Filed 09/29/17 USDC Colorado Page 1 of 13 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO Civil Action No. 16-cv-02733-STV BIONCA CHARMAINE ROGERS, CATHY BEGANO, KANDYCE VESSEY, JENNIFER SAUGAUSE, Plaintiffs, v. COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, RICK RAEMISCH, …
Aragon et al. v. Raemisch et al., CO, Amended Class-action Complaint, Hepatitis C, Medical Negligence, 2017
Brief • September 11, 2017
Filed under: Hepatitis, Failure to Treat, Eighth Amendment
Aragon et al. v. Raemisch et al., CO, Amended Class-action Complaint, Hepatitis C, Medical Negligence, 2017 Case 1:17-cv-01744-RBJ Document 25 Filed 09/11/17 USDC Colorado Page 1 of 25 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO Civil Action No. 1:17-cv-01744 RUBEN ARAGON; JOHN SPRING; ROBERT WIEGHARD; DAVID …
Colorado Supreme Court Affirms Double Enhancement for Assault of Prison Guard
Article • September 6, 2017
Filed under: Sentencing
Colorado Supreme Court Affirms Double Enhancement for Assault of Prison Guard by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis The Colorado Supreme Court has upheld a trial court's decision to sentence a prisoner to a consecutive term for assaulting a prison guard and to enhance the sentence because it was committed by …
Millard v. Rankin, CO, Judgment, Sex Offendor Registration, 2017
Brief • August 31, 2017
Filed under: Sex Offender Registration, Sex Offenders (Discrimination), Eighth Amendment, Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act
Millard v. Rankin, CO, Judgment, Sex Offendor Registration, 2017 Case 1:13-cv-02406-RPM Document 106 Filed 08/31/17 USDC Colorado Page 1 of 42 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO Richard P. Matsch, Senior District Judge Civil Action No. 13-cv-02406-RPM DAVID MILLARD, EUGENE KNIGHT, ARTURO VEGA, Plaintiffs, v. …
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