Tenth Circuit Cites PLN Case in Denying Oklahoma Newspaper’s FOIA Request by by Derek Gilna In 2008, World Publishing Company, the publisher of the Tulsa World newspaper, requested six booking photos from the U.S. Marshals Service under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). The Department of Justice denied the request, …
46 California Prisoners Injured in Disturbance at CCA-run Oklahoma Facility by Widespread fighting among black and Hispanic California prisoners at the privately-operated North Fork Correctional Facility in Sayre, Oklahoma last year left dozens of prisoners injured. The disturbance began shortly before noon on October 11, 2011 and was described by …
Ex-Warden’s Wife Sentenced to One Year for Assisting Prisoner’s Escape by On November 7, 2011, the wife of a former Oklahoma warden was sentenced to one year in prison for helping a prisoner escape 17 years earlier. Bobbi L. Parker, 49, was married to Randy Parker, assistant warden at the …
Tenth Circuit Affirms Denial of Qualified Immunity to Oklahoma Jail Official Who Failed to Follow Prescribed Medical Instructions by On October 14, 2011 the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a district court’s denial of summary judgment, on the ground of qualified immunity, to Payne County, Oklahoma jail administrator Brandon …
Supreme Court Considers Oklahoma Punitive Sterilization Issue by The U.S. Supreme Court reversed in June, 1942, an Oklahoma Supreme Court ruling upholding punitive sterilization of a state prisoner. Petitioner Skinner was convicted in 1926 of the crime of stealing chickens and sent to prison. In 1929 and 1934 he was …
Oklahoma Taxpayers Foot $13.5 Million Settlement Bill for Sexual Abuse by Jailers by David Reutter by David M. Reutter The general public typically shows little concern about abuse and corruption in jails and prisons, at least until it affects them personally. That was the case when residents in Delaware County, …
10th Circuit Weighs 1st Amendment Rights for Muslim Prisoners by The Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals in March, 1972, reversed and remanded a § 1983 complaint wherein Petitioner alleged certain religious liberties, violations, and mail issues. Prior to the instant action, Petitioner Eddie Hoggro brought his cause before the U.S. …
Burke v. Glanz, OK, Second Amended Complaint, Wrongful Death, 2012 Case 4:11-cv-00720-JED-PJC Document 15 Filed in USDC ND/OK on 04/16/12 Page 1 of 27 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF OKLAHOMA (1) ROBBIE EMERY BURKE, , as the Special Administratrix of the Estate of Elliott …
Burke v. Glanz, OK, Second Amend Comp, Broken Neck Wrongful Death, 2012 Case 4:11-cv-00720-JED-PJC Document 15 Filed in USDC ND/OK on 04/16/12 Page 1 of 27 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF OKLAHOMA (1) ROBBIE EMERY BURKE, , as the Special Administratrix of the Estate …
Oklahoma City Not Liable for Wrongful Conviction Resulting from Falsified Forensic Evidence by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke The Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals has held that Oklahoma City can not be held liable for the actions of disgraced forensic chemist Joyce A. Gilchrist, who was employed in the city’s …
Cox v. Glanz, OK, Complaint, Wrongful Death, 2012 Case 4:11-cv-00457-JED-FHM Document 56 Filed in USDC ND/OK on 04/04/12 Page 1 of 20 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF OKLAHOMA (1) CAROLYN COX, as the Special Administrator ) of the Estate of Charles Jernegan, Deceased, ) …
$10 Million Settlement in Suit Over Oklahoma Sheriff’s Sex Abuse Scandal by David Reutter by David M. Reutter Members of the public typically have little concern over what happens in the jails and prisons in their communities. Taxpayers in Custer County, Oklahoma, however, are now very concerned following a $10 …
$1 Million Settlement in Oklahoma Jail Prisoner Wrongful Death Suit by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke In May 2011, Oklahoma County approved a $1 million settlement in a civil rights lawsuit involving a prisoner who was first denied his anti-seizure medication and then fatally beaten by guards after he had …
Millington v. CCA, OK, 2nd Mot for Sanctions Withheld Documents, Beating, 2012 Case 5:10-cv-00650-L Document 72 Filed 03/15/12 Page 1 of 4 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. …
Powell v. Miller, Complaint, Death Penalty, 2012 Case 5:10-cv-01294-D Document 53 Filed 03/06/12 Page 1 of 28 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF OKLAHOMA PAR IS La PRIE ST P OW ELL , ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) vs. ) Case No. C IV-2010-129 4-D …
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 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 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 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 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. …
