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Article • June 15, 1996 • from PLN June, 1996
$5 Million Awarded in New York Prison Stabbing by In December, 1995, a jury in the New York state court of claims awarded former prisoner Anthony Barrett $5,180,645 in damages for pain and suffering, lost income and expenses. In 1987 Barrett was left paralyzed after being stabbed in the back …
Article • May 15, 1996 • from PLN May, 1996
Denial of Bed Linen States Claim by A federal district court in New York held that denying a prisoner blankets and bed linen while in segregation stated a claim for an eighth amendment violation. Keith Macguire, a New York state prisoner, filed suit claiming he was subjected to verbal abuse …
Brief • May 7, 1996
Martin v. Pataki, NY, Order, Green Haven Correctional Facility Photographs PO, 1996 09/04/03 THU 17:19 FAX 212 450 5588 DPW 28-60 141010 ···: .·· .:( GEORGE E. PATAKI, GOVERNOR NEW YORK STATE, PHILIP COOMBE, JR., ACTING COMMISSIONER OF NEW YORK STATES DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONAL SERVICE, RONALD F. NELSON, DEPUTY SUPERIN­ …
Administrative Reversal of Disciplinary Sanction Doesn't Bar Suit by Afederal district court in New York held that the administrative reversal of a disciplinary sanction does not bar a § 1983 suit for money damages if the prisoner had already been punished with all or part of the sanction prior to …
Genital Groping States Claim by A federal district court in New York held that a prisoner's allegations of sexual harassment state a claim for a violation of the eighth amendment. Julio Hunt, a New York state prisoner, filed suit claiming that he had his penis and testicles squeezed and rubbed …
Tuberculosis TRO Issued by A federal district court in New York granted a prisoner's motion for a Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) holding that a prison's mandatory tuberculosis (TB) test violated his religious rights. Paul Jolly, a New York state prisoner, is a Muslim. In 1991 the New York DOCS implemented …
$55,540 in Attorney Fees for RFRA Suit by Schlomo Helbrans, an orthodox Jew, filed suit to prevent being shaven for a photo by prison officials upon his entry into the New York prison system. He contended that being shaven would violate his religious beliefs. He prevailed on his claim when …
$150,000 Jury Award in Beating Case Affirmed by The court of appeals for the second circuit held that a prisoner beaten and held in a strip cell was properly awarded $150,000 in compensatory and punitive damages by a jury. Donovan Blissett, a New York state prisoner, filed suit after Attica …
Muslims Granted TRO by Afederal court in New York granted a Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) to Sufi Muslim prisoners which prevented the New York DOCS from implementing a policy banning the display of black Dhikr beads and banning possession of beads colored anything but black. The New York anti bead …
Guard's Rectal Search States Claim by Afederal district court in New York has ruled that use of a chokehold on an unresisting prisoner in order for guards, rather than medical personnel, to perform a digital rectal search states a claim to be resolved at trial. Narcissus Dellamore, a New York …
Article • March 15, 1996 • from PLN March, 1996
Law on Retaliation Clearly Established in 2nd Circuit by The court of appeals for the second circuit ruled that in 1990 the law in that circuit forbidding retaliation against prisoners who file grievances was clearly established and prison officials were not entitled to qualified immunity from money damages. The court …
Article • March 15, 1996 • from PLN March, 1996
Clippings Suit Set for Trial by The court of appeals for the second circuit held that whether a New York DOCS policy prohibiting prisoners from receiving newspaper clippings furthered a penological interest was doubtful and needed to be resolved at trial. Jimmie Allen filed suit against various prison officials after …
Article • February 15, 1996 • from PLN February, 1996
BOP Multiple Cell May Violate Constitution by Afederal district court in New York has held that providing prisoners with 29 square feet of living space, per prisoner, in a multiple person cell may violate the constitution's ban on cruel and unusual punishment. Andrew Karacsonyi, a federal prisoner, filed suit because …
Article • February 15, 1996 • from PLN February, 1996
Unrest in NY Prisons by EO E [Editor's Note: New York state's Republican majority legislature passed laws that mandate double bunking of the NYDOC prison system. Most cells in NY state prisons are tiny, a mere 9' x 6'. There is a high incidence of both AIDS and the deadly …
No Immunity for AIDS RA Claim by Afederal district court in New York has held that a state agency, the DOCS, did not enjoy immunity from suit under 29 U.S.C. § 794, the Rehabilitation Act (RA). Edward Timmons, a New York state prisoner, was wrongly diagnosed as having AIDS in …
Fabricated Charges State Claim by The court of appeals for the second circuit has held that a prisoner alleging guards had planted contraband in his cell in retaliation for prior lawsuits had presented sufficient evidence to proceed to trial. The court also held that the federal § 1983 suit wasn't …
Brief • February 9, 1996
Allaway v. Martin, NY, Order on Plaintiff's Motion, Guard Assault, 1996 COUF1 N.D.OFNY ~·v. ""01 Hll; I FILED UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK FUl ~ 91996 ~~------------------------------ C~~RLESALLAWAY, Plaintiff, vs. Corrections Officers STEPHEN MARTIN, HOWAP~ PICKMAN, SCOTT DARRAH, JAY SISKAVICH, RONALD BOYSE, and D.DuBREY; Correctional Sergeants …
Article • January 15, 1996 • from PLN January, 1996
Voting Rights Case Reinstated by In the July, 1994, issue of PLN we reported Baker v. Cuomo, 842 F. Supp. 718 (SD NY 1993), where a district court in New York sua sponte dismissed a lawsuit filed by black and Hispanic prisoners under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 claiming that state …
Article • January 15, 1996 • from PLN January, 1996
Failure to Prosecute Dismissal Reversed by The court of appeals for the second circuit has held that a district court abused its discretion in dismissing a prisoner's civil rights suit on a basis of failure to prosecute where the prisoner plaintiff allegedly refused to attend jury selection in his case. …
Guard and Prisoner Get Damages in Beating Trial by A federal district court in New York entered a jury verdict in favor of a state prisoner who was beaten by prison guards, the court also ruled in favor of one of the guards who sued the prisoner out of events …
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