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Meiers v. Ottawa Cty, MI, Motion to Remove Vilke Expert Witness Testimony, 2017

Brief • December 4, 2017

Filed under: Expert Witnesses, Mental Health

Meiers v. Ottawa Cty, MI, Motion to Remove Vilke Expert Witness Testimony, 2017 Case 1:15-cv-00866-PLM-RSK ECF No. 215 filed 12/04/17 PageID.3012 Page 1 of 17 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN _____________________________ VENESSA MEIRS, as Personal Representative Case No.: 1:15-cv-00866-PLM-RSK of the ESTATE OF SCOTT MEIRS, U.S. District …

$1.75 Million Settlement in Michigan Prisoner's Wrongful Death

Article • December 1, 2017

Filed under: Drug/Alcohol Withdrawal, Conditions of Confinement, Wrongful Death, Medical Neglect/Malpractice

$1.75 Million Settlement in Michigan Prisoner's Wrongful Death by Christopher Zoukis By Christopher Zoukis The estate of a woman who died while detoxing in a Kalamazoo, Michigan county jail settled a wrongful death claim for $1.75 million on November 15, 2013. Andrea Suzanne Armstead, 21, was booked into the Kalamazoo …

Michigan Juveniles Entitled Miller Montgomery Resentencing

Article • November 30, 2017

Filed under: Sentencing, U.S. Sentencing Guidelines, Overdetention, Juveniles

Michigan Juveniles Entitled Miller Montgomery Resentencing by Mark Wilson by Mark Wilson The United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit remanded a suit challenging Michigan juvenile life without parole (LWOP) statutes, to address the issues under the legal landscape established by the United States Supreme Court. On remand, …

Michigan Court Forced to End “Pay or Stay” Policy

Article • November 30, 2017

Filed under: Judicial Misconduct, Jail Specific, Filing Fees, Bond Fees, Booking Fees

Michigan Court Forced to End “Pay or Stay” Policy by David Reutter by David Reutter A Michigan state district court judge was ordered to end a “pay or stay” policy that he used to toss poor defendants in jail for their inability to pay fines, fees and court costs. The …

Prisoners in Flint, Michigan Lied to About Water Crisis; Lawsuit Settles

Article • November 7, 2017 • from PLN November, 2017

Filed under: Conditions of Confinement, Water, Jail Specific

Prisoners in Flint, Michigan Lied to About Water Crisis; Lawsuit Settles by David Reutter by David M. Reutter As the lead-tainted water crisis in Flint, Michigan developed in 2015 and 2016, detainees held at the Genesee County Jail (GCJ) were told the water they drank, cooked with and bathed in …

Michigan Court Forced to End “Pay or Stay” Policy

Article • November 7, 2017 • from PLN November, 2017

Filed under: Civil Procedure, Filing Fees, Booking Fees, Bail Bonds

Michigan Court Forced to End “Pay or Stay” Policy by David Reutter by David M. Reutter A Michigan state district court judge was ordered to end a “pay or stay” policy that he used to toss poor defendants in jail for their inability to pay fines, fees and court costs.  …

Michigan Sheriff Settles PLN Censorship Suit for $295,000

Article • November 6, 2017 • from PLN November, 2017

Filed under: Mail, Publications/Books, Mail Regulations, Media, PLN Litigation, Prisoner Media, Access to Media, Censorship

Michigan Sheriff Settles PLN Censorship Suit for $295,000 by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna In June 2017, Prison Legal News obtained a substantial settlement from the Livingston County, Michigan Sheriff’s Office in a censorship lawsuit. The Livingston County jail agreed to settle after five years of litigation that challenged the …

Marden v. Midland County,MI, Release, 2015

Brief • September 21, 2017

Filed under: Guard Brutality/Beatings, Wrongful Death, Excessive Force (Wrongful Death), 42 U.S. Code § 1983, civil action for deprivation of rights

Marden v. Midland County,MI, Release, 2015

Stojcevski v. County of Macomb, MI, Complaint, Failure to Provide Medical Care, 2017

Brief • September 21, 2017

Filed under: Systemic Medical Neglect

Stojcevski v. County of Macomb, MI, Complaint, Failure to Provide Medical Care, 2017 Case 4:15-cv-11019-LVP-DRG ECF No. 104, PageID.2196 Filed 09/21/17 Page 1 of 131 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN SOUTHERN DIVISION DAFINKA STOJCEVSKI, Individually, and as Personal Representative of the Estate of DAVID STOJCEVSKI, DEMAND FOR …

Prison Cannot Restrict Legal Visits by a Prisoner's Family Member/Attorney

Article • September 6, 2017

Filed under: Legal Mail, Attorney Visits, First Amendment

Prison Cannot Restrict Legal Visits by a Prisoner's Family Member/Attorney by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis Michigan Department of Corrections Rule 607, which mandated that an attorney who is also a family member of a prisoner could not have legal visits with the prisoners, has been ruled unconstitutional. The Rule …

Michigan Prisoner Receives $4,000 for Injuries Sustained After Staff Ignore Bottom Bunk Directive

Article • August 22, 2017

Filed under: Injury -- Misc., Failure to Protect (Staff)

Michigan Prisoner Receives $4,000 for Injuries Sustained After Staff Ignore Bottom Bunk Directive by Lonnie Burton by Lonnie Burton On August 18, 2015, the state of Michigan agreed to pay a prisoner $4,000 to settle a lawsuit in which prison staff deliberately ignored a medically-issued "bottom bunk detail" and the …

McHenry v. State of Michigan, MI, Judgment, Wrongful Imprisonment, 2017

Brief • August 22, 2017

Filed under: Shootings, Wrongful Imprisonment

McHenry v. State of Michigan, MI, Judgment, Wrongful Imprisonment, 2017 STATE OF MICHIGAN COURT OF CLAIMS 2f117 fiUG 22 PH 2: IS MARWIN McHENRY, Plaintiff, No. 17-144-MZ v HON. MICHAEL J. TALBOT STATE OF MICHIGAN, Defendant. Wolfgang Mueller (P43728) Mueller Law Firm Attorneys for Plaintiff 3440n W. Twelve Mile Rd., …

Stojcevski v. County of Macomb, MI, Order Granting Plaintiff's Motion to Compel, Wrongful Death, 2017

Brief • August 22, 2017

Filed under: Wrongful Death, Medical Neglect/Malpractice

Stojcevski v. County of Macomb, MI, Order Granting Plaintiff's Motion to Compel, Wrongful Death, 2017 4:15-cv-11019-LVP-DRG Doc # 92 Filed 08/22/17 Pg 1 of 8 Pg ID 1940 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN SOUTHERN DIVISION DAFINKA STOJCEVSKI, individually and as Personal Representative of the Estate of DAVID …

McHenry v. State of Michigan, MI, Complaint, Wrongful Imprisonment, 2017

Brief • August 21, 2017

Filed under: Shootings, Wrongful Imprisonment

McHenry v. State of Michigan, MI, Complaint, Wrongful Imprisonment, 2017 Original - Court 1st copy - Defendant Approved, SCAO 2nd copy - Plaintiff 3rd copy - Return STATE OF MICHIGAN CASE NO. JUDICIAL DISTRICT Court of Claims JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTY PROBATE Court address S~MM~ONS 'AND COMPLAINT "I"! I Lu: 925 …

Carter v. State of Michigan, MI, Judgment, Wrongful Imprisonment, 2017

Brief • August 18, 2017

Filed under: Sexual Assault, Evidence, Wrongful Imprisonment

Carter v. State of Michigan, MI, Judgment, Wrongful Imprisonment, 2017 .· STATE OF MICHIGAN IN THE COURT OF CLAIMS EDWARD GEORGE CARTER, Plaintiff, v Case No. 17-90-MZ HON. Michael J. Talbot STA TE OF MICHIGAN, Defendant. GEOFFREY N. FIEGER (P30441) SIMA G. PATEL (P69541) Attorneys for Plaintiff Fieger, Fieger, Kenney …

Juvenile Sex Offender from Michigan Required to Register in Kentucky; Court Holds Adjudication Counts as Conviction for Registration Purposes

Article • August 10, 2017

Filed under: Sex Offender Registration, Juveniles

Juvenile Sex Offender from Michigan Required to Register in Kentucky; Court Holds Adjudication Counts as Conviction for Registration Purposes by Lonnie Burton by Lonnie Burton On October 20, 2016, the Supreme Court of Kentucky upheld the conviction of a former Michigan man for failing to register as a sex offender …

$750,000 Settlement for MI Man Wrongfully Jailed for Murder of Girlfriend's Infant Son

Article • August 7, 2017

Filed under: Malicious Prosecution, Wrongful Imprisonment

$750,000 Settlement for MI Man Wrongfully Jailed for Murder of Girlfriend's Infant Son by Joe Watson by Joe Watson Matthew Ditzhazy, who was acquitted of charges that he murdered his girlfriend’s 19-month-old son, reached a $750,000 settlement agreement in July 2008 with the city of Lincoln Park, Mich., near Detroit, …

Kelly v. Parole Board, MI, Decision, 2017

Brief • August 3, 2017

Filed under: Parole, Parole Conditions

Kelly v. Parole Board, MI, Decision, 2017 STATE OF MICHIGAN COURT OF APPEALS TREVOR KELLY, UNPUBLISHED August 3, 2017 Petitioner-Appel lee, No. 334960 Wayne Circuit Court LCNo. 16-006014-AA V PAR OLE BOARD, Respondant-Appellant. Before: FORT HOOD, P.J., and CAVANAGH and RONAYNE KRAUSE, JJ. PER CURIAM. Respondent, the Michigan Parole Board …

Carter v. State of Michigan, MI, Complaint, Wrongful Imprisonment, 2017

Brief • July 5, 2017

Filed under: Sexual Assault, Evidence, Wrongful Imprisonment

Carter v. State of Michigan, MI, Complaint, Wrongful Imprisonment, 2017 Original • Court 1st copy· Defendant ApOfOVt;!cl, SCAO 2nd copy - Plamliff 3rd copy • Return L STA TE OF MICHIGAN CASE NO. JUDICIAL DISTRICT SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT JUDICIAL CIRCUIT - Mz COUNTY PROBATE r1 ·o o ooGo ·ML. . …

Former Michigan Prisoner Claims Sewage Spill Linked to Hepatitis C

Article • June 30, 2017 • from PLN July, 2017

Filed under: Prison Labor, Work Conditions/Safety, Hepatitis, Sewage, Sanitation

Former Michigan Prisoner Claims Sewage Spill Linked to Hepatitis C by Panagioti Tsolkas by Panagioti Tsolkas "That was just like opening a fire hydrant" is how former Michigan state prisoner Glen Lilly described the thousands of pounds of raw sewage that flooded the basement at the Parnall Correctional Facility as …