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Ramirez v. Jackson County, MO, Petition, Excessive Force, 2017

Brief • June 30, 2017

Filed under: Skeletal Injury, Drug/Alcohol Withdrawal, Guard Brutality/Beatings

Ramirez v. Jackson County, MO, Petition, Excessive Force, 2017 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI KANSAS CITY JAMES RAMIREZ 912 W. 12th St. Rolla, MO 65401 Plaintiff, vs. JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI Serve: County Counselor 415 E. 12th Street, 2nd Floor Kansas City, Missouri 64106 and TERRANCE DOOLEY Serve: …

Brown v. Drummond, et al., MO, complaint, wrongful death 2017

Brief • June 16, 2017

Filed under: Failure to Treat, Malpractice, Eighth Amendment, Failure to Train/Supervise, Wrongful Death, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness), Suicides, Failure to Protect (Staff), Fourteenth Amendment, rights

Brown v. Drummond, et al., MO, complaint, wrongful death 2017 Case: 4:17-cv-01679-SNLJ Doc. #: 1 Filed: 06/16/17 Page: 1 of 17 PageID #: 1 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI EASTERN DIVISION MONICA BROWN, Individually and as Heir of MARK A. JACONSKI, Deceased, Plaintiff, vs TANYA DRUMMOND, PATRICIA …

Federal Court Orders Missouri Police to Answer Questions, Produce Documents in False Arrest Lawsuit

Article • June 14, 2017

Filed under: Vehicle Searches, Discovery, False Arrest

Federal Court Orders Missouri Police to Answer Questions, Produce Documents in False Arrest Lawsuit by On April 10, 2014, United States District Court Judge Carol E. Jackson, sitting in the Eastern District of Missouri, issued an order requiring the police defendants in a false arrest civil rights lawsuit to answer …

Breeding v. St. Charles County, MO, Settlement, Wrongful Death Ulcer, 2017

Brief • June 8, 2017

Filed under: Gastrointestinal, Eighth Amendment, Medical Neglect/Malpractice

Breeding v. St. Charles County, MO, Settlement, Wrongful Death Ulcer, 2017 SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND RELEASE OF ALL CLAIMS This SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND RELEASE OF ALL CLAIMS (hereinafter, the "Agreement") is made and entered into as of the date of signature by the parties and entered into, by and between the …

Missouri Securus Contract and Rates May 2017

Kickback publication • May 10, 2017

Filed under: Telephones, Telephone Rates

Missouri Securus Contract and Rates May 2017 NOTICE OF CONTRACT RENEWAL State Of Missouri Office Of Administration Division Of Purchasing POBox809 Jefferson City, MO 65102~0809 http://oa.mo.gov/purchasing '!1.92 J J61 C'-1 CONTRACT NUMBER CONTRACT TITLE C2110I900l Offender Telephone System AMENDMENT NUMBER CONTRACT PERIOD 002 June 28,2016 Through June 27,2017 REQUISITION Nt;MBER …

Missouri Prisoners Vexed by Bills for Incarceration Costs

Article • May 5, 2017 • from PLN May, 2017

Filed under: Cost of Prison Systems, Money/Property, State Legislation

Missouri Prisoners Vexed by Bills for Incarceration Costs by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke Current and former Missouri state prisoners have been experiencing “sticker shock” as they are presented with bills for the cost of their incarceration. The Missouri Incarceration Reimbursement Act (MIRA) has been around since 1988, but wasn’t …

Eighth Circuit: Exhaustion is Not a Pleading Requirement in FOIA Cases

Article • May 5, 2017 • from PLN May, 2017

Filed under: Freedom of Information Act

Eighth Circuit: Exhaustion is Not a Pleading Requirement in FOIA Cases by The Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit reversed the dismissal of a former federal prisoner’s Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) suit, holding that he was not required to plead exhaustion in his complaint. Darnell Wesly Moon filed …

Washington v. Denney, MO, Verdict, Smoking, 2017

Brief • April 12, 2017

Filed under: Respiratory, Smoking

Washington v. Denney, MO, Verdict, Smoking, 2017 VERDICT Note: Complete this form by writing in the names required by your verdict. On plaintiff Ecclesiastical Denzel Washington ' s claim against defendant Larry Denney, as submitted in Instruction No. 15, we find in favor of (Plaintiff Washington) or (Defendant Denney) On …

Judge Orders Missouri DOC to Disclose Names of Pharmacies that Supply Execution Drugs; Appellate Court Reverses

Article • March 10, 2017 • from PLN March, 2017

Filed under: Medication, Death Penalty

Judge Orders Missouri DOC to Disclose Names of Pharmacies that Supply Execution Drugs; Appellate Court Reverses by Lonnie Burton On March 21, 2016, a circuit court judge in Cole County, Missouri ruled in favor of several news media agencies and ordered the state’s Department of Corrections (DOC) to release the …

Church v. State of Missouri, MO, Class Action Petition, Ineffective Counsel, 2017

Brief • March 9, 2017

Filed under: Appointment of Counsel, Indigent Defense, Constitution, U.S.

Church v. State of Missouri, MO, Class Action Petition, Ineffective Counsel, 2017 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COLE COUNTY STATE OF MISSOURI SHONDEL CHURCH; RANDALL LEE DALTON; DORIAN SAMUELS; VIOLA BOWMAN; and BRIAN RICHMAN, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated, Case No. ____________________ Division: _____________________ Plaintiffs, v. …

King v. City of Pagedale, MO, Settlement Agreement, Wrongful Death Suicide, 2017

Brief • March 3, 2017

Filed under: Failure to Protect (Wrongful Death), Suicides

King v. City of Pagedale, MO, Settlement Agreement, Wrongful Death Suicide, 2017 vr1 1 i ,, --·---- CONFIDENTIAL SETTLEMENT AGREE!YIENT Al'l'D GENERAL RELEASE This CONFIDENTIAL SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND GENERAL RELEASE ("Agreement") is made and entered into by and between GLADYS KING and T .R., a minor boy, and T.R., a …

Missouri Jail Detainee Becomes Comatose, Treated in Hospital for Three Weeks

Article • December 28, 2016

Filed under: Jail Misconduct, Failure to Treat, Failure to Protect (General), Jail Specific, Bond Fees, Bail Bonds, Failure to Train/Supervise, Suicides

Missouri Jail Detainee Becomes Comatose, Treated in Hospital for Three Weeks by Christopher Zoukis In September 2015, Bernard Scott, 44, was arrested for various traffic violations and jailed at the Pine Lawn, Mo. jail in St. Louis County. He was held on a $360 bond. While in detention he called …

Postawko v. Missouri DOC, MO, Complaint, 2016

Brief • December 14, 2016

Filed under: Corizon, Hepatitis, Failure to Treat

Postawko v. Missouri DOC, MO, Complaint, 2016 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI CENTRAL DIVISION MICHAEL POSTAWKO, CHRISTOPHER BAKER, and MICHAEL JAMERSON, on behalf of themselves and a class of similarly situated individuals, Plaintiffs, v. MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, CORIZON, LLC, GEORGE LOMBARDI, in his official …

Jenkins v. City of Jennings, MO, Order, Approving Class Action Settlement, 2016

Brief • December 14, 2016

Filed under: Settlements

Jenkins v. City of Jennings, MO, Order, Approving Class Action Settlement, 2016 Case: 4:15-cv-00252-CEJ Doc. #: 40 Filed: 12/14/16 Page: 1 of 5 PageID #: 540 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI EASTERN DIVISION SAMANTHA JENKINS, EDWARD BROWN, KEILEE FANT, BYEON WELLS, MELDON MOFFIT, …

Missouri County Settles Suit Over Jail Prisoner’s Suicide for $260,000

Article • December 8, 2016 • from PLN December, 2016

Filed under: Guard Misconduct, Police Misconduct, Failure to Protect (General), Failure to Protect (Wrongful Death), Failure to Treat (Mental Illness), Suicides

Missouri County Settles Suit Over Jail Prisoner’s Suicide for $260,000 by Last year, Lincoln County, Missouri agreed to pay $260,000 to settle a lawsuit brought by the family of a jail prisoner who committed suicide in 2011. On August 21, 2011, police from the City of Troy responded to a …

Ferguson, Missouri Under Fire for Revenue-based Criminal Justice System

Article • December 8, 2016 • from PLN December, 2016

Filed under: Police Misconduct, Judicial Misconduct, Prosecutor/Attorney General Misconduct, Racial Discrimination, Crime/Demographics, Statistics/Trends, Cost of Prison Systems, Indigent Defense, Bond Fees, Racial Profiling

Ferguson, Missouri Under Fire for Revenue-based Criminal Justice System by Christopher Zoukis Following 2014 protests in Ferguson, Missouri ignited by the killing of an unarmed black youth by a white police officer, some local law enforcement practices have been changed. The reforms were spurred, in large part, by a U.S. …

Missouri: Habeas Corpus Granted to Prisoner Denied Jail Credit

Article • December 7, 2016 • from PLN December, 2016

Filed under: Release and Reentry, Sentencing, Habeas Corpus

Missouri: Habeas Corpus Granted to Prisoner Denied Jail Credit by A Missouri Court of Appeals granted a prisoner’s writ of habeas corpus and ordered him “immediately released from custody.” Before the state appellate court was the habeas petition of Andrew Kory. Kory was imprisoned on July 2, 2014 and charged …

Missouri Governor Doesn’t Have to Serve as Public Defender

Article • December 7, 2016 • from PLN December, 2016

Filed under: Appointment of Counsel, Public Defenders, Indigent Defense, Costs

Missouri Governor Doesn’t Have to Serve as Public Defender by In a letter dated August 2, 2016, the director of Missouri’s Public Defender System called for Governor Jay Nixon – a licensed lawyer who was a four-term Attorney General before being elected governor – to represent an indigent defendant in …

Orden v. Schafer, MO, Order, Sex Offender Rehabilitation Programs, 2016

Brief • November 23, 2016

Filed under: Sex Offender Registration, Sex Offenders (Discrimination), Rehabilitation/Recidivism, Sex Offender Treatment

Orden v. Schafer, MO, Order, Sex Offender Rehabilitation Programs, 2016 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI EASTERN DIVISION JOHN VAN ORDEN, et al., Plaintiffs, v. KEITH SCHAFER, et al., Defendants. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) Case No. 4:09CV00971 AGF MEMORANDUM AND ORDER This matter …

Webb v. The City of Maplewood, MO, Complaint, False Imprisonment, 2016

Brief • November 1, 2016

Filed under: False Imprisonment

Webb v. The City of Maplewood, MO, Complaint, False Imprisonment, 2016 Case: 4:16-cv-01703-CDP Doc. #: 1 Filed: 11/01/16 Page: 1 of 57 PageID #: 1 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI EASTERN DIVISION CECELIA ROBERTS WEBB, DARRON YATES, ROBERT EUTZ, ANTHONY LEMICY, KRYSTAL BANKS, …