Shebelske v. Marathon County Jail, WI, Amended Complaint, Medical Neglect Anemia, 2015 I --------------------------Case: 3:15-cv-00072-bbc Document #: 9 Filed: 04/27/15 Page 1 of 24 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTRERN DISTRICT OF WISCONSIN ?7 ,, : ':: 2 BRIAN P. SHEBELSKE Civil Action No. 15-cv-72-bbc Plaintiff, and …
Seventh Circuit Reinstates Prisoner’s Eighth Amendment Suit; $26,875 Settlement on Remand by Lonnie Burton Seventh Circuit Reinstates Prisoner’s Eighth Amendment Suit; $26,875 Settlement on Remand by Lonnie Burton n July 17, 2014, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals reinstated a lawsuit filed by a mentally ill Wisconsin prisoner who claimed …
Doctor of Death: Former Jail Physician Leaves Trail of Prisoner Deaths, Injuries by Matthew Clarke Doctor of Death: Former Jail Physician Leaves Trail of Prisoner Deaths, Injuries by Matt Clarke An Illinois doctor whose medical care – or lack thereof – was linked to the deaths of prisoners in multiple …
Wisconsin Prison Guard Union Faces Challenges by Derek Gilna Wisconsin Prison Guard Union Faces Challenges by Derek Gilna A 2013 memo issued by then-incoming Wisconsin Department of Corrections (DOC) Secretary Edward F. Wall, in which he warned DOC employees to stop spreading rumors, was apparently another example of contentious relations …
Failure to Exhaust Administrative Remedies Dooms 7th Circuit Prisoner Suit by Derek Gilna Failure to Exhaust Administrative Remedies Dooms 7th Circuit Prisoner Suit By Derek Gilna The §1983 civil rights complaint filed by Wisconsin state prisoner, James R. Schultz, has been dismissed by the 7th Circuit Court of …
Wisconsin Open Records Law Prohibits Charging Redaction Fee by Wisconsin Open Records Law Prohibits Charging Redaction Fee The Wisconsin Supreme Court held that governmental entities have no authorization to charge the public for time spent redacting confidential information from public records. The ruling came in a lawsuit brought …
Bohannon v. Milwakee, WI, Response to Dft. Motion to Bifurcate, Jail Strip Search Policy, 2014 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF WISCONSIN JOE BOHANNON, ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) Plaintiff, v. CITY OF MILWAUKEE, et al., Defendants. No. 13-cv-1224 Judge Stadtmueller …
Bohannon v City of Milwaukee, WI, Plf Monell Res Def Mot, illegal strip body search, 2014 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF WISCONSIN JOE BOHANNON, ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) Plaintiff, v. CITY OF MILWAUKEE, et al., Defendants. No. 13-cv-1224 Judge …
Seventh Circuit: Routine Erasure of Prison Security Tapes Does Not Warrant Sanctions by Michael Brodheim Seventh Circuit: Routine Erasure of Prison Security Tapes Does Not Warrant Sanctions by Michael Brodheim The Seventh Circuit has held that a district court did not abuse its discretion when it denied a prisoner’s motion …
PLN Settles Lawsuit Against Kenosha County, Wisconsin for $116,500 by Derek Gilna PLN Settles Lawsuit Against Kenosha County, Wisconsin for $116,500 by Derek Gilna After 29 prisoners at a jail in Kenosha County, Wisconsin did not receive their monthly copies of Prison Legal News or informational brochures and soft-cover books …
Hardy v. City of Milwaukee, WI, Jury Verdict, Public Strip Search, 2014 ~-------------~ U.S. DIST. COURT EAST DIST. WISC FILED UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF WISCONSIN ~~1014] AT O'CLOCK M JON W. SANFILIPPO, CLERK LEO HARDY, Plaintiff, Case No. 13-CV-769-JPS v. OFFICER MICHAEL GASSER, OFFICER KEITH GARLAND, JR., …
Venable v. City of Milwaukee, WI, Pltf's Opposition to Summary Judgment, Police Strip Search, 2014 REDACTED IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF WISCONSIN PRECIOUS VENABLE, ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) Plaintiff, v. CITY OF MILWAUKEE, et al., Defendants. No. 13-cv-1114 Judge …
Venable v. City of Milwaukee, WI, Pltf's Propsed Findings of Fact, Police Strip Search, 2014 REDACTED IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF WISCONSIN PRECIOUS VENABLE, ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) Plaintiff, v. CITY OF MILWAUKEE, et al., Defendants. No. 13-cv-1114 Judge …
Seventh Circuit: Atheism Considered a Religion; Survey of Prisoner Interest Required by Mark Wilson Seventh Circuit: Atheism Considered a Religion; Survey of Prisoner Interest Required by Mark Wilson On August 16, 2013, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals held for the second time that a prisoner’s request to form an …
Blueprint to Ending Mass Incarceration in Wisconsin, WISDOM, 2014 11X15 BLUEPRINT FOR ENDING MASS INCARCERATION IN WISCONSIN EXECUTIVE SUMMARY WELCOME TO WISCONSIN where, in many communities, being taken away to jail or prison is more common than being sent off to college. The prison population in this state has more …
Wisconsin DOC Equips Guards with Pepper Spray, Tasers by Wisconsin DOC Equips Guards with Pepper Spray, Tasers A report compiled by the Wisconsin Department of Corrections (DOC) found there were 351 assaults, attempted assaults and assault-related injuries involving prison staff from mid-2012 to mid-2013. In response, Corrections Secretary Ed …
Burritt v. Polk County, WI, Plf MoL Mot to Alter & Amend Judgment, Child False Accusation of Sexual Assualt, 2014 PAUL BURRITT, vs. UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF WISCONSIN Plaintiff, LISA DITLEFSEN, and POLK COUNTY, 12-cv-909-wmc Defendants. ORDER ON PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR LEAVE TO SUPPLEMENT HIS FED. R. …
Prison Legal News v. Kenosha County, Order of Stipulation & Dismissal 2014 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF WISCONSIN, MILWAUKEE DIVISION PRISON LEGAL NEWS, a project of the HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENSE CENTER, ) ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) ) DAVID G. BETH, individually …
Burritt v. Polk County, WI, Order on Plaint's Motion, Child False Accusation of Sex Assualt, 2014 PAUL BURRITT, vs. UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF WISCONSIN Plaintiff, LISA DITLEFSEN, and POLK COUNTY, 12-cv-909-wmc Defendants. PLAINTIFF’S MEMORANDUM OF LAW IN SUPPORT OF MOTION FOR LEAVE TO SUPPLEMENT HIS FED. R. …
