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. The appellate court held that an evidentiary hearing must be granted in a § 2254 action if: (1) the merits of the factual dispute are not resolved in a state hearing; (2) the state factual determination ...
Article • May 15, 2007
granted defendant prison officials' motion for summary judgment. The Court of Appeals held: 1) Although prisons can Crimp a prisoner's religious style, if the regulations are "reasonably related ...
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in the Federal Bureau of Prisons. Part of the Prison Litigation Reform Act (PLRA), § 1932 allows for the revocation of good time credits if (1) the claim was filed for a malicious purpose, (2) filed to harass ...
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petitions under the Anti Terrorism Effective Death Penalty Act (AEDPA), 28 U.S.C. 2244 (2) (1). The petitioner, an Arkansas prisoner, filed a habeas corpus petition challenging her life sentences imposed ...
rights and awarded both plaintiffs $1,500 from each of the three defendants, or a total of $4,500 to each plaintiff. On appeal the Seventh Circuit held: 1) Defendants were entitled to only qualified ...
denied. On interlocutory appeal, the First Circuit held: 1) The court's jurisdiction on interlocutory appeal in considering the legitimacy of defendant's qualified immunity defense was not limited ...
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§ 1983 was precluded by genuine issues of material fact. The Court held 1) that determination of whether defendants showed deliberate indifference to Howard's medical needs, and whether a causal ...
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again held the ban unconstitutional. See: Fromer v. Scully, 693 F.Supp. 1536 (S.D.N.Y. 1988). On a subsequent appeal the Second Circuit reversed, holding: 1) Fromer had not shown the rule ...
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Circuit held: 1) Protective custody prisoners' right to free exercise of religion was violated by the prison's regulations concerning religious services, which did not afford them the opportunity ...
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population. The district court granted relief, holding: 1) Protective custody prisoners' right to free exercise of religion was violated by the prison's regulations concerning religious services, which did ...
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Circuit held: 1) Although a liberty interest may be created through the use of mandatory language or substantive standards in state statutes, in this case the statutes governing the work/study release ...
and reversed in part. See: Giarratano v. Murray, 836 F.2d 1421 (4th Cir. 1988). Upon rehearing en banc, the Fourth Circuit affirmed the district court's decision, holding: 1) Meaningful access to the courts ...
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Filed under: Sentencing, Parole
.2d 877. The State petitioned for discretionary review. The Washington Supreme Court held: 1) RCW 9.94A.200(21) authorized "a separate 60-day term for each violation of a condition of a sentence." 2 ...
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and eventually cursed at the judge and hung up. The District Court, Bernalillo County, subsequently terminated the father's parental rights and he appealed. The Court of Appeals affirmed, holding: 1) The father ...
of the charges, holding: 1) Burke's constitutional right to due process was violated as it "requires that when a witness is interviewed, the inmate must either be present or receive a tape or transcript ...
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, holding: 1) When pursuing a claim alleging impediment of their right to counsel in violation of the Sixth Amendment, the detainees need not show actual injury. 2) In keeping with PLRA guidelines ...
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Samson sued the state of Montana for negligence. A jury found in favor of the state and Samson appealed. The Montana Supreme Court affirmed the jury's verdict, holding: 1) Sufficient evidence ...
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for being placed in a cell without a toilet, in his bare feet, for five hours. The Tenth Circuit held a cruel and unusual punishment claim must establish (1) officials knew of and disregarded an excessive ...
. Miller reported the incident to her employer, KFM, but no action was taken. Unable to continue working around McQueen, Miller did not return to work. Miller filed suit against KFM alleging that: 1) she ...
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of supervised release under 18 U.S.C. § 4042(c)(4) (c), as his offense under 18 U.S.C. § 2252(a)(1) is a qualifying offense under § 4042. The Eleventh Circuit also held the defendant was not entitled ...
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