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Prevailing Party Status Obtained by Enforceable Settlement Agreement or Preliminary Injunction Granted by Prevailing Party Status Obtained by Enforceable Settlement Agreement or Preliminary Injunction Granted The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals held that a party who reaches a settlement agreement enforceable by the court, or who has obtained a preliminary …
Article • May 15, 2007
Prison Nurse's First Amendment Suit Struck Down by Summary Judgment by The U.S. Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld an Ohio federal district court's award of summary judgment against a former prison nurse who charged that Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Corrections (DORC) officials retaliated against her for exercising her …
Prisoner Stated Excessive Force Claim; Liberal Construction Applied to Pleadings by Prisoner Stated Excessive Force Claim; Liberal Construction Applied to Pleadings The U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals held that a prisoner who checked a box marked "Excessive force by an officer" sufficiently stated a claim for relief in a …
Pro Se Litigant Not Entitled to Attorney Fee Award by Pro Se Litigant Not Entitled to Attorney Fee Award. The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals held that a litigant acting pro se cannot be awarded attorney fees as a prevailing party under the Equal Access to Justice Act (EAJA), 28 …
Article • May 15, 2007
Los Angeles County Policy Of Lump Sum § 1983 Settlements May Interfere With Right To Counsel by Los Angeles County Policy Of Lump Sum § 1983 Settlements May Interfere With Right To Counsel by John E. Dannenberg The Ninth Circuit US Court of Appeals permitted a case to proceed in …
§ 1983 Accrual Date in Disciplinary Action Is Date Of State Annulment; QI Denied by § 1983 Accrual Date in Disciplinary Action Is Date Of State Annulment; QI Denied A Federal District Court in New York has held a prisoner's conditions of confinement and good time revocation claims stemming from …
Qualified Immunity Denied In Pretrial Detainee's 3-Year Segregation Without Due Process by Qualified Immunity Denied In Pretrial Detainee's 3-Year Segregation Without Due Process A Federal District Court in Illinois has found a pretrial detainee's rights were violated when he was placed in segregation for nearly three years without a hearing …
Qualified Immunity Denied In Use Of 5-Point Restraint by A Federal District Court in Virginia has held that prison officials are not entitled to qualified immunity on excessive force, racial discrimination, and due process claims rising from use of 5-point restraints. Trini Davis, a prisoner at Wallens Ridge State Prison …
Article • May 15, 2007
Dismissal Denied for Delay of Dental Treatment by A federal district court in Delaware has held that a prisoner's claim of proper dental treatment being delayed defeats the Defendant's Motion for Dismissal. While incarcerated at Delaware's Multi-purpose Criminal Justice Facility, prisoner David W. Williamson developed an abscessed tooth and periodontal …
Federal Court Clarifies Texas Prisoners' Disciplinary Appeal Rights by by Matthew T. Clarke A federal district court in Austin, Texas, held that: (1) pending administrative remedies toll the 28 U.S.C. §2254(d)(2) one-year limitations period; (2) a prisoner's transfer to another prison is not a valid reason to deny him as …
Federal Prisoner's Retaliation Claims Survive Summary Judgment by John Dannenberg by John E. Dannenberg A Bureau of Prisons (BOP) prisoner who had testified for the government and against co-defendants, prison guards and other prisoners, found himself in the line of fire of numerous retaliatory actions by prison staff. His Bivens …
Incentive Awards Disallowed, County Intervention Denied in Prison Riot Settlement by Incentive Awards Disallowed, County Intervention Denied in Prison Riot Settlement The U.S. Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals disallowed named plaintiffs from receiving so-called "incentive awards" for their roles in the litigation and settlement of a suit against Ohio prison …
Article • May 15, 2007
California Supreme Court Interprets Portions of Sexually Violent Predator Act by The California Supreme Court has issued a decision interpreting three portions of that state's Sexually Violent Predator Act (SVPA). First, the court held that a petition seeking to commit or recommit a person under the SVPA cannot be filed …
Article • May 15, 2007
Oklahoma Court Establishes Procedure for Recouping Costs of Incarceration by The Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals has established a procedure for trial courts to follow in determining the amount a defendant must pay for the cost of his or her incarceration in a county of city jail. 22 O.S.Supp.1999, § …
Claims Against California Youth Authority Valid, Class Certified by The U.S. District Court, E.D. California, held that a California Youth Authority (CYA) prisoner had standing for injunctive relief as to mental health claim; allegations supported Rehabilitation Act (RA) and Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) claims and access to court claims; …
Article • May 15, 2007
Heightened Security Measures For Indicted Prison Gang Member Warranted by A U.S. district court held that heightened security measures placed on an alleged prison gang member were warranted. While a Utah state prisoner, Miguel Flores was indicted for a number of violations of the Racketeer influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act …
Article • May 15, 2007
Kentucky Juvenile Prisoner Was Properly Strip Searched for Probable Cause by The U.S. Western District of Kentucky determined a strip search of a juvenile was reasonable if there was probable cause. Katherine Reynolds, a troubled youth, had been arrested and found guilty of possession of marijuana, second degree forgery and …
Illinois: No Parental Immunity for Residential Child Care Institution by In this wrongful death suit, the Supreme Court of Illinois held that parental immunity did not extend to a residential child care institution. Twelve-year-old Waketta Roy Wallace (Roy), a ward of the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services, was …
Physical Injury Required for All Prisoner Suits Seeking Compensatory and Punitive Damages by David Reutter Physical Injury Required for All Prisoner Suits Seeking Compensatory and Punitive Damages By David M. Reutter In an unpublished opinion, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals has held the PLRA bars compensatory and punitive damages …
Article • May 15, 2007
Georgia: Sheriff, Jail Personnel Not Liable in Prisoner's Suicide by In this civil rights action brought by the parents of a county prisoner who committed suicide, the Court of Appeals of Georgia affirmed a superior court's grant of summary judgment in favor of the sheriff and jail officials. After confessing …
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