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Article • May 15, 2012
Filed under: Classification, Transfers
9th Circuit Confirms Only BOP Can Designate Prison Assignments by The United States Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit has dismissed the appeal of prisoner Oscar Ceballos, AKA Chuco, which complained of the Federal Bureau of Prison's (BOP) failure to designate him to the prison facility recommended by the …
Article • May 15, 2012 • from PLN May, 2012
California Appeals Court Holds Release from Prison Moots Challenge to Parole Denial by The California Court of Appeal, Third District, has held that release from prison moots a prisoner’s habeas corpus petition challenging an adverse decision by the Board of Parole Hearings (“Board”). Convicted of second-degree murder in 1984, Damian …
Article • May 15, 2012 • from PLN May, 2012
Failure to Refute Expert Testimony Warrants Summary Judgment Against California Prisoner Suing for Medical Malpractice by In an unpublished opinion, the California Court of Appeal affirmed a trial court’s grant of summary judgment against a prisoner who sued a surgeon for medical malpractice, but then failed (due to limited resources) …
California: Federal Court Grants Increased Attorney Fee Rates in Armstrong Disability Case by On August 8, 2011, a California federal district court approved an increase in the hourly rates for the plaintiffs’ attorneys due to additional experience the attorneys had accrued since the beginning of the litigation. The court had …
Ninth Circuit Rules Sheriff May be Held Liable for Violence in Los Angeles County Jails by The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals held in a revised ruling that Los Angeles County Sheriff Leroy Baca could be held liable for his subordinates causing dangerous conditions in the Los Angeles County Jail …
California Settles Suit over Damage to Prisoner's Medical Prostheses by Larry Edwards, a California state prisoner filed a federal civil rights action after a guard at the California State Prison-Solano allegedly damaged his medical brace and glasses and then, along with other guards, threatened him with retaliatory disciplinary action and …
9th Circuit Grants Public Access to Search Warrant Records by The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has overturned a District of Montana decision and granted unlimited access to search warrant records of a City of Garryowen business owner, whom the federal government investigated but declined to prosecute. …
9th Circuit Rejects Prisoner Self-Defense Theory in Assault with Shank by Derek Gilna By Derek Gilna The U.S. Appeals Court for the 9th Circuit has declined to permit prisoner Lenny Urena from asserting "self-defense" in his trial for assault with a dangerous weapon against a fellow prisoner. The Court also …
Lying about Possessing a Weapon upon Arrest Booking Violates California Law; Does Not Implicate Fifth Amendment by The California Court of Appeals held that an arrestee who lies to jail booking officers about possessing a weapon violates a law prohibiting introduction of a weapon into a jail. The court also …
Article • May 15, 2012
BOP Settles Medical Neglect Death Suit by On August 15, 2008, the wife of a deceased federal prisoner settled claims against the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) related to his death. Terms of the settlement are unknown. BOP prisoner Terrance Mallett repeatedly complained of a sore throat and nasal problems. …
California Prison System Settles Employee's Unlawful Discharge Suit for $98,000 by Ruby P. Daniels was employed as a “materials and stores supervisor” at San Quentin Prison after having worked about six years for the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. She is the primary caregiver for her sister, who is …
Article • May 15, 2012
California Prison System Settles Marital Status Discrimination Suit by Terry Dickinson was employed by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) as a Correctional Counselor II in the Inmate Appeals Office at the California State Prison-Solano when Warden Tom Carey and other prison officials allegedly informed him that he …
California Prison System Settles Prisoner's Excessive Force Suit for $1,000 by On May 14, 2007, Tyun Sockee Dodson, a California state prisoner, filed a pro se federal civil rights action under 42 U.S.0 § 1983 alleging he was severely beaten by guards at the Calipatria State Prison without provocation while …
Article • May 15, 2012
California Prisoner's Syringe Possession Conviction Upheld by The Fifth Appellate District of the California Court of Appeals affirmed a prisoner's conviction for possessing a syringe. On January 18, 2007, guards at the Shafter Community Correction Facility witnessed Vicente Perez and another prisoner acting suspiciously. They searched the prisoners and discovered …
Article • May 15, 2012
California Settles Former Parolee's Untreated HIV and Delayed Release Suit for $2,500 by Bradley G. Dreher was a California parolee when he learned that he was HIV-positive. He was seeking treatment, but was arrested and incarcerated for alleged parole violations before he could begin a treatment regimen. He remained in …
California Settles Prison Nurse's Employment Discrimination Suit for $15,000 by Jadesloa O. Atomre was a Registered Nurse working at Folsom Prison when the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation took adverse employment action against her. Atomre, a 51-year-old black female naturalized citizen from Nigeria, filed suit in state court alleging …
Article • May 15, 2012
Filed under: Medical, Kidney
California Settles Prisoner's Medical Care Denial Claim for $50,000 by Relaun V. Deadmon, a California state prisoner, filed a civil rights action in federal court alleging that prison officials violated his Eighth Amendment rights by refusing to provide him with a proper diet and medical care for his chronic kidney …
Article • May 15, 2012
California Settles Prisoner's Retaliation and Loss of Property Suit for $500 by California prison officials paid a prisoner $500 to settle his federal retaliation suit. On November 14, 2000, Henry Murray was transferred to the Pleasant Valley State Prison (PVSP) from another California facility. On December 5, 2000, he was …
Article • May 15, 2012
California Settles Prisoner's Excessive-Use-of-Force Suit for $5,000 by Michael D. Fulton, a former California state prisoner, filed a federal civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 after he allegedly was assaulted by Guard E. Jensen on December 1, 2004, while he was handcuffed and being transferred between housing …
Article • May 15, 2012
California Settles Prisoner's Improperly Confiscated Property Suit for $200 by Lorenzo Fosselman, Jr., a California state prisoner, filed a state civil action alleging that R. Morring, a guard at the Salinas Valley State Prison, confiscated 10 compact discs and 10 cassette tapes from him and failed to record the confiscation. …
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