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Article • May 15, 2008 • from PLN May, 2008
Michigan Prisoner Beaten By Guards Awarded $6,004 by On November 17, 2006, a Michigan jury awarded state prisoner Robert Brooks $6,004 for a beating he received at the hands of two guards. Brooks, who was serving time in a maximum-security Michigan prison for a 1982 murder, claimed he was attacked …
Ventura County Jail Restraint Chair Use Enjoined; Class Certified by The plaintiffs complained of abuse of restraint chairs, e.g., being strapped into them for asking questions and not being let out to go to the bathroom. The plaintiffs had standing to seek an injunction concerning the use of restraint chairs …
Article • May 15, 2008
Habeas Granted for Defendant Shackled at Trial by A criminal court determined that it would order a criminal defendant shackled during his trial, without establishing a compelling need for the shackling. At 636: "Because visible shackling during trial is so likely to cause a defendant prejudice, it is permitted only …
$200,000 Settlement for Negligent Medical Care/ Treatment of Federal Prisoner by The Bureau of Prisons has agreed to pay Beatrice Codianni-Robles, a prisoner at the Federal Correctional Institute in Danbury, Connecticut, $200,000 to settle a federal tort claims suit. After concluding a job on the prison yard on September 12, …
Court Decides Against Defendant's Discovery Abuses in Texas Police Shooting Case by The decedent was discovered naked in an automobile masturbating, and he refused to come out, so of course the police killed him. At 207: "This case is a prime example of a troubling trend in civil rights cases. …
No Liability for Shooting Suicidal, Armed Jail Prisoner by The plaintiff was arrested and tried to kill himself. He was handcuffed to a wall on the police station booking area for observation, and set fire to his clothing while so restrained. He expressed more suicidal thoughts at the hospital where …
Alabama Female Guards Title VII Suit over Masturbating Prisoners Dismissed by Female prison guards employed in a male prison sued under Title VII, alleging that they had been subjected to a hostile work environment as a result of the "egregious acts" of the prisoners, condoned by the plaintiffs' superiors. (One …
Fired California Guard’s Termination Suit Reinstated by Fired California Guard's Termination Suit Reinstated The plaintiff jailer was terminated for excessive force and mistreatment of women and minority prisoners without being allowed to see the documents on which the decision was based. He was reinstated by a state court with back …
Brief • May 14, 2008
Heston v. City of Salinas, CA, Transcript, police taser death cardiac arrest, 2008 1 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 2 FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 3 SAN JOSE DIVISION 4 5 6 7 8 BETTY LOU HESTON, PLAINTIFF, V. CITY OF SALINAS, ET AL., 9 10 DEFENDANTS. _______________________ …
Brief • April 29, 2008
Heston v. City of Salinas, CA, Plf Mot to Limit Opp Witness Testimony, 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 …
Three Murders in Three Months at Mississippi Control Unit Lead to Improvements And New Consent Decree by "Taken as a whole, I am convinced the conditions in Unit 32 are as bad as anywhere in the whole country," observed Margaret Winter, a lawyer with the National Prison Project of the …
Meet Gus Puryear: Bush's Latest Villainous Nominee for a Lifetime Judgeship by Silja JA Talvi This exclusive article was first published on Alternet, at: www.alternet.org/rights/84388 and www.alternet.org/rights/84491 By Silja J.A. Talvi, AlterNet Posted on May 5, 2008, Printed on May 7, 2008 Editor's Note: In 2004, Estelle Richardson's lifeless and …
Article • April 15, 2008 • from PLN April, 2008
$1,825,000 Settlement in Alabama Prisoner’s Death from Flesh-Eating Bacteria by $1,825,000 Settlement in Alabama Prisoner's Death from Flesh-Eating Bacteria The settlement in a prisoner's death from flesh-eating bacteria at Alabama's Mobile Metro Jail now totals $1,825,000. In September 2007, the City of Mobile agreed to pay $375,000 to settle its …
Egurido v. Geo Group Inc., NY, Complaint, Guard Brutality, 2008 08 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK .J i) REX EGURIDO. r AP? 11lainliff, 1388 • ZOO~ .~OMI'LAINT BR:OOl<lYN OFFICE: Index No. -agaillst- THE GEO GROUP,INC., WILLIAM ZERILLO, "JOliN" WALL, "JANE" MARK, "JANE" ANDREWS, and .101 IN …
Fabian et al v. Dunn et al, TX, Complaint, juvenile immigrant guard brutality denial of counsel, 2008
Heston v. City of Salinas, CA, Plaintiff's Motion in Limine, Excessive Force by Police with Taser, 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 …
Brief • March 20, 2008
Lugo v. City of New York, NY, Complaint, Excessive Force Causing Fractured Orbital, 2008 UNITED STATES DISTRlCT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRlCT OF NEW YORK -------------------------------------------------------------------------)C JUAN PABLO LUGO, aJk/a NALDO REYES, Plaintiff, - againstCITY OF NEW YORK; Commissioner MARTIN F. HORN; Chief of Department CAROLYN THOMAS; Deputy Commissioner RlCHARD R. WHITE; …
City Of San Leandro, California Pays $395,000 To Family Of Detainee Who Died After 21 Taser Shocks by The two minor children of Jose Perez settled his wrongful death action with the City of San Leandro, California in May 2007 for $395,000. While the children?s mother was also included in …
Brief • March 10, 2008
Hartley v. Brady, FL, Pltff Proposed Jury Instructions, Verdict Form (2008) Case 3:05-cv-00515-VMC-MCR Document 98 Filed 03/10/2008 Page 1 of 13 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA JACKSONVILLE DIVISION ERIC C. HARTLEY, Plaintiff, vs. Case No. 3:05-cv-515-J-33-MCR BRADFORD BRADY and DAVID LOVE, Defendants. / PLAINTIFF’S PROPOSED JURY INSTRUCTIONS …
Lundstrom v. Albuquerque Police Officers, NM, Amended Complaint, Illegal Search and Seizure, 2008 Case 1:07-cv-00759-JCH-WDS Document 58 Filed 03/04/2008 Page 1 of 9 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEW MEXICO JOSEPH LUNDSTROM and JANE HIBNER Plaintiffs, vs. CASE NO: 07-00759 JH/WDS ALBUQUERQUE POLICE OFFICERS DEBRA …
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