Mental Health Care in South Carolina Prisons Found Unconstitutional by David Reutter Mental Health Care in South Carolina Prisons Found Unconstitutional by David M. Reutter On January 8, 2014, a South Carolina state court entered judgment in a decade-long class-action lawsuit, finding that mental health care in the South Carolina …
$1.35 Million Total Settlement for South Carolina Detainee Beaten by Jail Guard by David Reutter $1.35 Million Total Settlement for South Carolina Detainee Beaten by Jail Guard by David M. Reutter Richland County, South Carolina has agreed to pay $750,000 to a pretrial detainee who was seriously injured after being …
$284,500 Settlement in South Carolina Restraint Chair Death by $284,500 Settlement in South Carolina Restraint Chair Death A $284,500 settlement was reached in the death of a pre-trail detainee at South Carolina’s Beaufort County detention center. The man’s estate, which consisted of his wife and four children, sued Beaufort County …
Lifetime GPS Monitoring of Sex Offenders Upheld in South Carolina by Lonnie Burton Lifetime GPS Monitoring of Sex Offenders Upheld in South Carolina by Lonnie Burton South Carolina’s Supreme Court hasrejected a challenge to a state law that requires lifetime GPS monitoring of certain sex offenders who violate the terms …
Deaths at South Carolina Jail Under Investigation; Multiple Lawsuits Filed by Deaths at South Carolina Jail Under Investigation; Multiple Lawsuits Filed The widow of a mentally ill man who hanged himself less than an hour after being booked into jail in Orangeburg County, South Carolina is suing the county and …
Morris v. Bland et al, SC, Order granting plf mot for atty fees, attorney fee award, 2015 5:12-cv-03177-RMG Date Filed 01/15/15 Entry Number 260 Page 1 of 16 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF SOUTH CAROLINA ) ) ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) vs. ) ) Andrew 1. …
SC DOC Social Media Disciplinary Report 2014 SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS October 24, 2014 SOCIAL MEDIA DISCIPLINARY REPORT OFFENDER NAME (SCDC #) DATE DESCRIPTION DISPOSITION OUTZS, LETRAVIS MARKEL (00328172) 10/22/2014 CREAT/ASSIST WITH SOCIAL NETWORKING SITE CONVICTED 10/21/2014 CREAT/ASSIST WITH SOCIAL NETWORKING SITE CONVICTED 10/15/2014 CREAT/ASSIST WITH SOCIAL NETWORKING SITE …
South Carolina Supreme Court Reverses Parole Denial by Michael Brodheim South Carolina Supreme Court Reverses Parole Denial by Michael Brodheim The Supreme Court of South Carolina, exercising the sort of common sense not found in the courts of more “liberal” states like California, held on July 3, 2013 that retroactive …
Sweeper v. Richland County, SC, Settlement & Stipulation, Failure To Treat, Medical & Mental Health, 2014 DAVIDSON & LINDEMANN. P.A. JUL I 4 2014 ATIORNEYS AND COUNSELLORS AT LAW 1611 Devonshire Drive, Second Floor Post Office Box 8568 Columbia, South Carolina 29202-8568 Telephone: (803) 806-8222 Facsimile: (803) 806-8855 www.dml-law.com William …
Smith v. Murphy, SC, Opposition to Summary Judgment, False Arrest, 2014 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF SOUTH CAROLINA ROCK HILL DIVISION Steve Randall Smith Plaintiff, v. Major N.C. Murphy, Captain Charles Grant, Deputy T.J. Murphy, and and Alex Underwood, Defendants. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) …
Warden Granted Qualified Immunity for Two-year Visitation Suspension by David Reutter Warden Granted Qualified Immunity for Two-year Visitation Suspension by David Reutter A prison official who suspended a prisoner’s visitation privileges was entitled to qualified immunity because, under the facts of the case, the prisoner did not have …
Laudman v. Padula, SC, Joint Status, Dismissal, and Payments re Settlement, Wrongful Death Mental Illness, 2014 8:12-cv-02382-RMG-JDA Date Filed 05/09/14 Entry Number 123 Page 1 of 4 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF SOUTH CAROLINA COLUMBIA DIVISION Arthur Laudman, in his capacity as Personal Representative of …
Sweeper v. Richland County, SC, Complaint, Failure to Treat, Medical & Mental Health, 2014 2:14-cv-01950-MGL-WWD Date Filed 05/09/14 Entry Number 1 Page 1 of 11 IN THE UNITED STATE DISTRCIT COURT DISTRICT OF SOUTH CAROLINA COLUMBIA DIVISION CHARLESTON DIVISION Robert Sweeper, III, C/A NO.: 2:14-cv-1950-MGL-BHH Plaintiff, vs. COMPLAINT (Jury Trial …
Dennis v. City of Greenville, SC, Opposition to Defendant's Motion for Summary Judgement, Police Excessive Force and Wrongful Death, 2014 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF SOUTH CAROLINA GREENVILLE DIVISION Beatriz Torres Dennis as Personal Representative of the Estate of Andrew Orval Torres, Deceased Plaintiff, vs. …
Dennis v. City of Greenville, SC, Opposition to Motion for Summary Judgment, Police Excessive Force and Wrongful Death, 2014 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF SOUTH CAROLINA GREENVILLE DIVISION Beatriz Torres Dennis as Personal Representative of the Estate of Andrew Orval Torres, Deceased Plaintiff, vs. City …
SC Supreme Court Reverses Furtick; No Liberty Interest in Opportunity to Earn Sentence-Reduction Credits by The South Carolina Supreme Court held in late 2012 that the Administrative Law Court (ALC) may not summarily dismiss a prisoner’s appeal of a disciplinary conviction “solely on the basis that it involves the loss …
T.R. v. South Carolina Department of Corrections, SC, Final Order and Judgment for Plaintiffs, Mental Health Unconstitutional, 2014 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA ) ) COUNTY OF RICHLAND ) ) T.R., P.R., and K.W., on behalf of ) themselves and others similarly situated; ) and Protection and Advocacy for People ) …
T.R. V. South Carolina DOC, SC, Judgment, 2014 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA ) ) COUNTY OF RICHLAND ) ) T.R., P.R., and K.W., on behalf of ) themselves and others similarly situated; ) and Protection and Advocacy for People ) with Disabilities, Inc., ) ) Plaintiffs, ) ) v. ) …
South Carolina Sex Offender Registration Amendment Requires Actual Notice by The South Carolina Supreme Court has reversed a sex offender's conviction for failing to register, because the state did not provide actual notice of new registration requirements. In 2002, Zeb Eron Binnarr was convicted of sex crimes in South Carolina …
