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Article • July 15, 2008
Oregon PRL Requires Disclosure of Records for Cop's Disciplinary Action for shooting Civilian by The Oregon Publishing Co. (newspaper) sued the city of Portland, Oregon in state court under state Public Records Laws (PRL), Ore. Rev. Stat. § 192.420 et sec, to compel disclosure of records pertaining to the fatal …
Post-Trial Litigation Fees Awarded Michigan Prisoner After Guard-Ordered Attack by Michigan State prisoner Barton Allen motioned to recover post-litigation fees after being awarded $200,000 in a 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action for a guard-ordered assault. $3,757.50 in attorney's fees were awarded for litigating against the defendant's unsuccessful remittitur petition. A …
Brief • June 24, 2008
Heston v. City of Salinas, CA, Plf Memo Def No Costs, police taser death cardiac arrest, 2008 1 John Burton, State Bar No. 86029 THE LAW OFFICES OF JOHN BURTON 2 414 South Marengo Avenue Pasadena, California 91101 3 Telephone: (626) 449-8300 4 Facsimile: (626) 449-4417 E-Mail: jb@johnburtonlaw.com 5 Peter …
CCA Attempts Cover-Up of Assault by Warden at Tennessee Prison by Alex Friedmann Late last year, a prisoner at the CCA-operated Hardeman County Correctional Facility (HCCF) in Tennessee notified PLN that the prison’s warden, assistant warden and internal affairs officer had either resigned or been fired or transferred. The staff …
Eight Guards, Nurse Acquitted in Florida Child’s Beating Death by David Reutter by David M. Reutter An all white Florida jury acquitted eight former boot camp guards and a nurse of manslaughter in the death of 14-year-old Martin Lee Anderson. PLN previously reported upon the beating and dragged death of …
California DOC Federal Master: Continued Court Oversight Needed on “Code of Silence” by Marvin Mentor John Hagar, the Special Master assigned by the U.S. District Court (N.D. Cal.) to monitor the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation’s (CDCR) staff investigations and disciplinary process has opined, in an October 2007 Final …
Article • June 15, 2008 • from PLN June, 2008
U.S. Releases Highest Ranking Soldier Convicted For Abu Ghraib Prisoner Abuse by On October 1, 2007, former U.S. Army Reserve Staff Sergeant Ivan Frederick, 40, was released from the military prison in Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, after having served three years of his eight year prison sentence for abusing prisoners at …
Article • June 15, 2008 • from PLN June, 2008
Federal Jury Convicts California DOC Guards on Assault and Conspiracy Charges; Judge Tosses Verdict by Last September, a federal grand jury delivered an indictment against California prison guard Hector Flores on allegations that he helped cover-up an unjustified use of force on two prisoners at the California Institution for Men …
Article • June 15, 2008 • from PLN June, 2008
Ohio Jail Prisoner’s Excessive Force Lawsuit Settles For $100,000 by On May 24, 2007, an Ohio prisoner who claimed he suffered permanent back injury after guards beat him at the Delaware County Jail accepted a $100,000 settlement to end his lawsuit against the county and others. Plaintiff Steven Foster, 23, …
Article • June 15, 2008
The Torture Election: Fighting for the Soul of the American Psychological Association by Jeffrey S. Kaye By Jeffrey S. Kaye, AlterNet Posted on April 23, 2008 Printed on June 23, 2008 In a surprising turn of events, New York psychologist Steven Reisner won over 30% of the votes in the …
Article • June 15, 2008
Ohio Prisoner May be Entitled Under PRA to Documents Identifying Guards Who Beat Him by Timothy Conley, an Ohio state prisoner, petitioned for a Writ of Mandamus in state court to compel prison officials to disclose documents identifying guards who had beaten him several times. The trial court dismissed the …
Brief • June 6, 2008
Heston v. City of Salinas, CA, Verdict, police taser death cardiac arrest, 2008 Case 5:05-cv-03658-JW Document 323 Filed 06/06/2008 Page 1 of 14 Case 5:05-cv-03658-JW Document 323 Filed 06/06/2008 Page 2 of 14 Case 5:05-cv-03658-JW Document 323 Filed 06/06/2008 Page 3 of 14 Case 5:05-cv-03658-JW Document 323 Filed 06/06/2008 Page …
Brief • June 3, 2008
Heston v. City of Salinas, CA,Closing Instructions, police taser death cardiac arrest, 2008 Case 5:05-cv-03658-JW Document 313 Filed 06/03/2008 Page 1 of 22 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 SAN JOSE DIVISION 11 For the …
Publication • 2008
K9 Officer's Legal Handbook Drug Detector and Patrol Dog Testimony Ken Wallenstine 2008 K9 OFFICER'S LEGAL HANDBOOK Chapter 10 • Handlers must be paid for reasonably necessary canine home care. DRUG DETECTOR AND PATROL DOG TESTIMONY §9-7 • Commuting time is generally not compensable time. • Training time is compensable …
Brief • May 16, 2008
Reuther v. Chapman, MI, Discovery Order, Jail Guard Brutality, 2008 2:07-cv-12249-GER-MKM Doc # 53 Filed 05/16/08 Pg 1 of 8 Pg ID 533 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN SOUTHERN DIVISION ROBERT REUTHER, Plaintiff, CIVIL ACTION NO. 07-CV-12249-DT VS. DISTRICT JUDGE GERALD E. ROSEN LONNIE CHAPMAN, et al., …
Article • May 15, 2008 • from PLN May, 2008
$100,000 Damage Award Vacated for Seven-Year Service Delay by The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals vacated a $100,000 excessive force judgment, and ordered dismissal of the action due to a seven-year delay in service on the defendants. On August 9, 1995, Robert Efaw was confined in the Navajo County Jail …
$2 Million Confidential Settlement In CCA Prisoner’s 2004 Beating Death Revealed by Alex Friedmann $2 Million Confidential Settlement In CCA Prisoner's 2004 Beating Death Revealed by Alex Friedmann PLN has previously reported on the death of Estelle Richardson, a mentally ill prisoner who died at the CCA-operated Metro-Davidson County Detention …
Article • May 15, 2008 • from PLN May, 2008
Georgia Prisoner Assaulted By Jailer Awarded $5,300 by On June 21, 2007, a federal jury in Georgia awarded $5,300 to a prisoner who claimed he was assaulted by a jailer while imprisoned in the Dougherty County Jail. Plaintiff Kelvin Boyd alleged that in 2000 jailer Santos Ruiz-Gonzalez hit him on …
Washington Jail Prisoners Suffer from Overcrowding, Abusive Guards, Inadequate Health Care and Indifferent Politicians by Roger Smith Since the mid-1990s, Washington State jail populations have increased exponentially. Obsolete facilities built decades ago to hold a handful of prisoners are now packed like sardine tins, with as many prisoners sleeping on …
Texas Youth Commission Wants Increased Pepper Spray Use Despite Settlement by Michael Rigby by Michael Rigby Less than three months after agreeing to a court settlement limiting the use of pepper spray on juveniles, the Texas Youth Commission (TYC) has failed to curb its use and is actually planning to …
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