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Henderson v. Glanz, OK, Complaint, Rape in Medical Unit, 2012
Brief • February 16, 2012
Filed under: Prisoner-Prisoner Assault, Staffing, Restraints, Failure to Protect (Staff)
Henderson v. Glanz, OK, Complaint, Rape in Medical Unit, 2012 Case 4:12-cv-00068-JED-FHM Document 2 Filed in USDC ND/OK on 02/16/12 Page 1 of 20 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF OKLAHOMA (1) ALESHIA CYRESE HENDERSON, Plaintiff, v. (1) STANLEY GLANZ, SHERIFF OF TULSA COUNTY, in …
Oklahoma Man Rejects $10,000 Settlement, is Awarded $424 for Jail Assault
Article • February 15, 2012
Filed under: Excessive Force, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Excessive Force (Police)
Oklahoma Man Rejects $10,000 Settlement, is Awarded $424 for Jail Assault by An Oklahoma man rejected a $10,000 settlement offer and was awarded $423.97 for a jail assault. The plaintiff, Lloyd Wayne Dowler, 31, was confined in a Tulsa County jail in May 1981 for Driving Under the Influence (DUI) …
$150,000 Settlement in Tulsa, Oklahoma Police Beating of Juvenile Suit
Article • February 15, 2012
Filed under: Juveniles, Excessive Force (Police)
$150,000 Settlement in Tulsa, Oklahoma Police Beating of Juvenile Suit by A $150,000 settlement was reached in a suit against police for excessive force on a teenage minor. The suit filed against the City of Tulsa stated that on April 12, 2008, three Tulsa City Police Officers, Stephen Boyes, Timothy …
Millington v. CCA, OK, Motion for Sanctions, Withholding Documents Prison Beating, 2012
Brief • January 24, 2012
Filed under: Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Disclosure of Records, Discovery
Millington v. CCA, OK, Motion for Sanctions, Withholding Documents Prison Beating, 2012 Case 5:10-cv-00650-L Document 49 Filed 01/24/12 Page 1 of 15 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF OKLAHOMA (1) GLENDA MILLINGTON, as mother and next friend of Carl Stuckey, an incapacitated person, Plaintiff, v. …
Family of Prisoner Strangled in Oklahoma GEO Private Prison Awarded $6.5 Million
Article • January 15, 2012 • from PLN January, 2012
Filed under: GEO Group/Wackenhut, Wrongful Death, Failure to Protect (Wrongful Death)
Family of Prisoner Strangled in Oklahoma GEO Private Prison Awarded $6.5 Million by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke In June 2011, the family members of an Oklahoma state prisoner who was murdered by his cellmate at a privately-operated GEO Group prison in Lawton, Oklahoma received a $6.5 million jury award. …
Poore v. Glanz et al, OK, Complaint, guard rape juvenile jail, 2011
Brief • December 23, 2011
Filed under: Staff-Prisoner Assault, Failure to Protect (Juveniles)
Poore v. Glanz et al, OK, Complaint, guard rape juvenile jail, 2011 Case 4:11-cv-00797-JED-TLW Document 2 Filed in USDC ND/OK on 12/23/11 Page 1 of 13 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF OKLAHOMA (1) LADONA A. POORE, Plaintiff, v. (1) STANLEY GLANZ, SHERIFF OF TULSA …
Burke v. Glanz, OK, Complaint, Broken Neck Wrongful Death, 2011
Brief • November 17, 2011
Filed under: Skeletal Injury, Medical Neglect/Malpractice, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness)
Burke v. Glanz, OK, Complaint, Broken Neck Wrongful Death, 2011 Case 4:11-cv-00720-JED-PJC Document 2 Filed in USDC ND/OK on 11/17/11 Page 1 of 13 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF OKLAHOMA FILE-D ) ) (1) ELIA PATRICIA LARA-WILLIAMS, as the surviving spouse of Elliott Williams, …
Tenth Circuit Rules Denial of Halal Diet May Violate RLUIPA
Article • November 15, 2011 • from PLN November, 2011
Filed under: RLUIPA, Religious Freedom, Religious Diet
Tenth Circuit Rules Denial of Halal Diet May Violate RLUIPA by Michael Brodheim by Mike Brodheim The denial of a halal diet to a Muslim prisoner may violate the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA), 42 U.S.C. §§ 2000cc to 2000cc-5, the Tenth Circuit held on April 2, …
Tenth Circuit Rules Oklahoma Prisoner Exhausted Administrative Remedies
Article • November 15, 2011 • from PLN November, 2011
Filed under: PLRA, Administrative Exhaustion (PLRA), Religious Diet
Tenth Circuit Rules Oklahoma Prisoner Exhausted Administrative Remedies by The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit reversed the dismissal of an Oklahoma prisoner’s civil rights lawsuit against prison officials for refusing to provide him with a vegetarian diet consistent with his faith. In reversing the district court, the …
Federal Magistrate Rules on Case Filed by State Prisoner Denied Delivery of Prison Legal News
Article • November 15, 2011
Filed under: Mail, Publications/Books, Mail Regulations, Due Process
Federal Magistrate Rules on Case Filed by State Prisoner Denied Delivery of Prison Legal News by Derek Gilna A United States Magistrate in the State of Oklahoma has issued a Report and Recommendation regarding Oklahoma prison officials' motion for summary judgment seeking to dismiss an Oklahoma prisoner's civil rights and …
$580,000 Judgment Entered in Oklahoma Jail Beating Suit
Article • November 15, 2011
Filed under: Excessive Force, Guard Brutality/Beatings
$580,000 Judgment Entered in Oklahoma Jail Beating Suit by The United States District Court, Western District of Oklahoma entered a judgment granting Timothy Miller $580,000 in a suit for unreasonable use of force and cruel and inhumane treatment. The case arose when Miller was being transferred from the custody of …
Suit against Private Prison Operator for Self-Dealing Remanded
Article • November 15, 2011
Filed under: Private Prisons, Avalon, Contractor Misconduct
Suit against Private Prison Operator for Self-Dealing Remanded by On July 8, 2011, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit reversed and remanded for further proceedings a shareholder action brought against a private prison operator. Ravenswood Investment Company (RIC), a limited partner to Avalon Correctional Services, sued Avalon …
Oklahoma County Jails Responsible For Initial Cost of Treating Prisoner’s Pre-Existing Condition
Article • September 15, 2011
Filed under: Medical, Private Contractors, Medical Expenses
Oklahoma County Jails Responsible For Initial Cost of Treating Prisoner’s Pre-Existing Condition by David Reutter Oklahoma County Jail Responsible for Initial Cost of Treating Prisoners’ Pre-Existing Conditions by David Reutter The Oklahoma Supreme Court has held that a county’s liability for prisoners’ medical care includes pre-arrest health conditions. The Court …
Smoke ’Em if You Got ’Em, Says Oklahoma DOC
Article • September 15, 2011 • from PLN September, 2011
Filed under: Conditions of Confinement, Smoking
Smoke ’Em if You Got ’Em, Says Oklahoma DOC by The Oklahoma Department of Corrections (DOC) has partially reversed its six-year-old smoking ban. Citing increased prisoner health care costs caused by smoking, the DOC banned cigarettes in all its facilities in 2004. Since then, predictably, a black market for tobacco …
Oklahoma Gladiator Discipline Results in Prisoner’s Death
Article • August 15, 2011 • from PLN August, 2011
Filed under: Guard Misconduct, Failure to Protect (General), Wrongful Death, Failure to Protect (Wrongful Death)
Oklahoma Gladiator Discipline Results in Prisoner’s Death by The estate of a prisoner killed by his codefendant claimed in a lawsuit that guards at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary (OSP) used a “gladiator system” to discipline prisoners. Paul David Duran, Jr., 24, and Jesse James Dalton, 33, were convicted on charges …
Sanctions Against Prisoner for Alleged “Frivolous” Habeas Petition Improper, Tenth Circuit Decides
Article • June 15, 2011 • from PLN June, 2011
Filed under: Civil Procedure, Frivolous Litigation, Sanctions, Habeas Corpus
Sanctions Against Prisoner for Alleged “Frivolous” Habeas Petition Improper, Tenth Circuit Decides by Sanctions imposed by an Oklahoma trial court on a state prisoner who filed a “frivolous” habeas petition were improper, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit held in an unpublished opinion. Alvin Parker is a …
Douglas v. Miller, Complaint, Death Penalty, 2011
Brief • May 19, 2011
Filed under: Death Penalty, Death Row
Douglas v. Miller, Complaint, Death Penalty, 2011 Case 5:10-cv-01295-D Document 30 Filed 05/19/11 Page 1 of 23 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF OKLAHOMA YANCEY LYNDELL DOUGLAS, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) vs. ) ) (1) ROBERT BRADLEY MILLER, ) individually, (2) ROBERT BRADLEY ) …
Sanctions Against Prisoner for Alleged “Frivolous” Habeas Petition Improper, Tenth Circuit Decides
Article • May 15, 2011
Filed under: Frivolous Litigation, Sanctions, Sentencing, Habeas Corpus
Sanctions Against Prisoner for Alleged “Frivolous” Habeas Petition Improper, Tenth Circuit Decides by Sanctions imposed by an Oklahoma trial court on a state prisoner who filed a “frivolous” habeas petition were improper, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit held in an unpublished opinion. Alvin Parker is a …
Tenth Circuit: Grievance Restrictions Don't Excuse Failure to Exhaust
Article • May 15, 2011
Filed under: Administrative Exhaustion (PLRA), Court Access
Tenth Circuit: Grievance Restrictions Don't Excuse Failure to Exhaust by On June 23, 2010, the Tenth Circuit court of appeals held that the fact that a prisoner was placed on grievance restriction did not excuse his failure to exhaust administrative remedies when he failed to avail himself of the restricted …
Offense of Conviction Need Not Be Sexual to Receive Sex Offender Restrictions
Article • April 15, 2011
Filed under: Discrimination, Sex Offender Registration, Sex Offenders (Discrimination)
Offense of Conviction Need Not Be Sexual to Receive Sex Offender Restrictions by by Brandon Sample Sex offender restrictions may be imposed on offenders whose offense of conviction did not involve sexual misconduct, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit decided December 18, 2008. The Court of Appeals …
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