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Article • December 15, 1996 • from PLN December, 1996
the case as a class action. A. Could My Case Be A Class Action? 1. Class Certification Under Rule 23 The process of asking that a case become a class action is called "class certification." In federal ...
Article • April 15, 1997 • from PLN April, 1997
of the constitution, Article 1, § 10, cl. 1, prohibits states and the federal government from enacting ex post facto laws. "The presumption against the retroactive application of new laws is an essential thread ...
U.S.C. § 401 (3): A court of the United States shall have power to punish by fine or imprisonment, at its discretion, such contempt of its authority, and none other, as -- (1) Misbehavior of any person ...
prisoner's cell. They face up to five years in prison per count. Swearingen, who was accused of having sex with a prisoner in the shower room in 2002, was acquitted by Judge Vincent Gaughan on June 1, 2004 ...
Article • February 15, 2006 • from PLN February, 2006
a three day weekend for the panel. Parenthetically, the OIG recommended that the BPT reschedule its 1:30 PM monthly meeting from Tuesdays to Mondays, to allow Board members to conduct one extra Tuesday ...
Article • January 15, 2006 • from PLN January, 2006
in California facilities serving indeterminate life sentences, many of whom are long past the maximum punishment set by the Board's own regulations, who collectively cost California taxpayers over $1 billion ...
of incarceration. The McKune plurality adopted the atypical and significant hardship" test of Sandin v. Conner, 115 S.Ct. 2293 (1995). Judge Hurd refused to apply this standard on two grounds: (1) Sandin involved ...
Article • May 15, 1999 • from PLN May, 1999
Filed under: News, News in Brief
, but presumably on leave while sitting in the Tulare County jail on $1 million bail. CO : On March 1, 1999, the state DOC banned smoking in all of its prison facilities. Tobacco sales were halted in December ...
Article • August 15, 2000 • from PLN August, 2000
Filed under: News, News in Brief
News in Brief by CT: On June 1, 2000, a mattress fire at the Northern Correctional Tnstitution, a control unit in Somers that includes the state's death row, left three prisoners and four ...
Article • July 15, 2002 • from PLN July, 2002
& Cooper, Federal Civil Procedure , Sec. 3642, note 2. In some cases, there will be no problem with relation back, since Rule 15(c)(1) allows relation back when it is "permitted by the law that provides ...
. Prisoners in SPU received little meaningful treatment, generally 1 hour of group therapy every 1-2 weeks. According to investigators, one mentally ill woman at McPherson was "placed.in a restraint chair ...
Article • May 15, 2004 • from PLN May, 2004
Filed under: News, News in Brief
inflicted wounds cost more than $1 million to treat. Nitz had been serving a 20 year sentence for arson. In a pathetic commentary on the treatment of the mentally ill in American prisons, news reports stated ...
Article • August 15, 2002 • from PLN August, 2002
Filed under: Sentencing, Parole
] create a protected liberty interest." At the outset, the Rosenkrantz III panel split 2 to 1, agreeing not to resolve the second question presented that of the Governor's illegal biased agenda ...
Article • August 15, 2003 • from PLN August, 2003
Filed under: Civil Procedure, Damages
Pro Se Tips and Tactics: Damages by John Midgley 1. Overview of Punitive Damages When people discuss "money damages" in connection with a lawsuit for personal injury, they are usually ...
Article • July 15, 2003 • from PLN July, 2003
Filed under: News, News in Brief
to pay. The DOC said it plans to resume giving out gate money on July 1 when the new fiscal year starts. The state spends approximately $21,000 a year on gate money. Prisoners who serve less than 90 days ...
by the audit is the retention of prison guards. The average guard turnover rate in 2002 was 28%, up 1% from 2001. The rates were much higher in some instances. The Tennessee Prison for Women had a whopping 69 ...
Arizona Prisoners Seize Tower; State Officials Point Fingers by Michael Rigby On February 1, 2004, the longest prison hostage drama in U.S. history ended peacefully as two Arizona prisoners ...
Case • 1987
Walje v. City of Winchester - 827 F.2d 10 (6th Cir. 1987). - 1987 Walje v. City of Winchester, 827 F.2d 10 (6th Cir. 09/02/1987) [1] UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SIXTH CIRCUIT [2 ...
Case • 2001
Edwards v. Indiana - 759 N.E.2d 626 (Ind. 2001) - 2001 Edwards v. State, 759 N.E.2d 626 (Ind. 12/18/2001) [1] Indiana Supreme Court [2] Indiana Supreme Court Cause No. 09S02-0112-CR ...
Case • 1974
Morales v. Schmidt - 494 F. 2d 85 (7th Cir. 1974), (en banc). - 1974 Morales v. Schmidt, 494 F.2d 85 (7th Cir. 03/22/1974) [1] UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SEVENTH CIRCUIT [2 ...
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