Fowler et al. v. Commissioner of MA Department of Correction, MA, Class Action Complaint, Hepatitis C Medical Malpractice, 2015 Case 1:15-cv-12298-NMG Document 1 Filed 06/10/15 Page 1 of 17 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS EMILIAN PASZKO and JEFFREY FOWLER, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated, …
Swiridowsky-Muckle v. Siopes et al, MA, Settlement Agreement - Brame, 2015 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS __________________________________________ ) ALICE SWIRIDOWSKY-MUCKLE, ) as Personal Representative of the estate of ) Alyssa Marie Brame, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) Civil Action No. 15-11777-RGS ) THOMAS SIOPES, MICHAEL KILMARTIN, …
First Circuit Vacates Massachusetts Prisoner’s $325,956.36 Damages, Attorney Fee Award by Matthew Clarke First Circuit Vacates Massachusetts Prisoner’s $325,956.36 Damages, Attorney Fee Award by Mark Wilson On September 24, 2014, the First Circuit Court of Appeals held that Massachusetts prison officials were entitled to qualified immunity for segregating a pretrial …
Santiago v Lafferty, MA, Order denying 50 MTI for PO, improper use of informants, 2015 Case 1:13-cv-12172-IT Document 103 Filed 02/19/15 Page 1 of 15 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS JONATHAN SANTIAGO, * * Plaintiff, * * v. * * THOMAS LAFFERTY and CITY OF * LOWELL, * …
Whyte v. Suffolk County Sheriff's Department, MA, Class Action Complaint, failure to pay immigration detainee laborers, 2015 COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS SUPERIOR COURT DEPARTMENT SUFFOLK, SS Civil Action No. ANTHONY WHYTE, Individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs, v. SUFFOLK COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT and COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS, Defendants. …
Thompson v. Barboza, MA, Complaint, false arrest, 2014 Case 1:14-cv-14355-RGS Document 1 Filed 12/08/14 Page 1 of 7 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS GEORGE THOMPSON, Plaintiff, v. THOMAS BARBOZA, Defendant. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) C.A. No. 14-14355 COMPLAINT INTRODUCTION 1. …
Massachusetts: Sex Change Ordered for Transgender Prisoner; Court Finds that Two DOC Commissioners Lied by Massachusetts: Sex Change Ordered for Transgender Prisoner; Court Finds that Two DOC Commissioners Lied The en banc First Circuit Court ofAppeals is considering whether to order the Massachusetts Department of Correction (MDOC) to comply with …
Center for American Progress - One Strike and You’re Out, 2014 One Strike and You’re Out How We Can Eliminate Barriers to Economic Security and Mobility for People with Criminal Records By Rebecca Vallas and Sharon Dietrich December 2014 W W W.AMERICANPROGRESS.ORG One Strike and You’re Out How We Can …
Prosecutors Breaking Bad by Prosecutors Breaking Bad The following are various cases in which prosecutors have reportedly engaged in misconduct, ethical violations or criminal behavior, which evidence the need for effective solutions to the persistent problem of prosecutorial abuses. California In 2012, the California Supreme Court overturned the death sentence …
Ninth Circuit Says Absolute Immunity Protects Extradition Decisions by Ninth Circuit Says Absolute Immunity Protects Extradition Decisions The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals held that the decision not to extradite a criminal defendant is intimately associated with the criminal phase of the judicial process. Therefore, state officials participating in …
1st Circuit Permits Massachusetts X-ray Drug Search by 1st Circuit Permits Massachusetts X-ray Drug Search The 1st Circuit of the U.S. Court of Appeals has affirmed a Massachusetts district court decision permitting an x-ray search of defendant Shane Spencer under the aegis of a search warrant, and dismissed his …
First Circuit Dismisses Appeal of Court’s Failure to Sanction Federal Prosecutor by Matthew Clarke First Circuit Dismisses Appeal of Court’s Failure to Sanction Federal Prosecutor by Matt Clarke On July 22, 2013, the First Circuit Court of Appeals dismissed an appeal by the Massachusetts Bar Counsel challenging the failure of …
Massachusetts: Acquittal on Additional Sex Offense Doesn’t Trigger Reevaluation of Sex Offender Classification by Matthew Clarke Massachusetts: Acquittal on Additional Sex Offense Doesn’t Trigger Reevaluation of Sex Offender Classification by Matt Clarke On September 11, 2013, the Massachusetts Supreme Court held that a prisoner who had been convicted of a …
Cardinale v. Commonwealth of Massachusetts, MA, Memo of Decision and Order on MSJ, Wrongful Death, 2014 COMMONWEAL TH OF MASSACHUSETTS SUPERIOR COURT CIVIL ACTION NO. 2011-02457 DIANNA CARDINALE 1 COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS & other~/ MEMORANDUM OF DECISION AND ORDER ON THE DEFENDANTS' MOTIONS FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT INTRODUCTION The plaintiff, Dianna …
Baggett v. Ashe, MA, Summary Judgment Order, Strip Searches, 2014 Case 3:11-cv-30223-MAP Document 219 Filed 08/26/14 Page 1 of 38 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS DEBRA BAGGETT, ET AL., Plaintiffs, v. MICHAEL J. ASHE, JR., ET AL., Defendants. ) ) ) ) C.A. No. 11-30223-MAP ) …
On the Way to Solitary, Women in Massachusetts Jail Get Strip Searched and Videotaped by Victoria Law This article was originally published by Solitary Watch (www.solitarywatch.com) on May 15, 2014; it is reprinted with permission. http://solitarywatch.com/2014/05/15/way-solitary-women-massachusetts-jail-get-strip-searched-videotaped/#more-12856 On the Way to Solitary, Women in Massachusetts Jail Get Strip Searched and …
Massachusetts: Order Relieving Sex Offender of Registration Not Vacated Upon Probation Violation by David Reutter Massachusetts: Order Relieving Sex Offender of Registration Not Vacated Upon Probation Violation by David Reutter The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court has held that once a judge relieves a sex offender of the requirement …
