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that the SOC's policy of forced medication violated due process, at 110 Wash.2d 873, 759 P.2d 358. The state appealed. The U.S. Supreme Court held: 1) The fact that the prisoner was not currently being forcibly ...
. In reviewing the case de novo, the Tenth Circuit reversed in part and affirmed in part, holding: 1) The district court erroneously relied on the sheriff's version of events, which he detailed in two reports ...
for the Eleventh Circuit reversed and remanded, holding: 1) The district court abused its discretion in not allowing the plaintiff to amend his claim, as at the time prison officials had not yet been served. 2 ...
. The juvenile had been dead for over an hour when found. The Court also held the County could be found liable for wrongful death under Tex.Civ.Prac.& Rem.Code Ann. § 71.001(1). Under Texas' Tort Claims Act ...
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appealed and the prisoner cross-appealed alleging an insufficient attorney fee award. The Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit held: 1) Even though the prisoner did not prevail in his § 1983 action since ...
of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit held: 1) Evidence showing "the jail was administered in a manner virtually indifferent to the safety of prisoners and that this was the direct cause of [Plaintiff's] injuries ...
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a directed verdict for defendants. See: 644 F.Supp. 246. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit affirmed at 827 F.2d 945. The U.S. Supreme Court held: 1) The lower courts erred in applying ...
not requested to call witnesses. The DOC and the Superior Court, Appellate Division, affirmed the guilty finding. The New Jersey Supreme Court held: 1) It could not be determined from the one page record ...
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of construction, maintenance, and operation.' Tex.Rev.Civ.Stat.Ann. Art. 5115.1 § 1 (Vernon Sup. 1986)." Under the statute, the Commission was given broad enforcement powers "without imposing any obligation to act ...
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, but denied relief to the convicted prisoners. Cross-appeals were taken. The U.S. Third Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed in part, vacated in part, and remanded, holding: 1) The "transfers had neither ...
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concerning their legal rights but would otherwise not have counsel," i.e. cooperating witnesses. The FDLA maintains a 24-hour hotline number (1-800-LAW-REP4) which family members or friends can call when ...
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judgment in favor of prison officials. Langton appealed. The Appeals Court affirmed in part and vacated and remanded in part, holding: 1) Langton's allegations, if true, were "sufficient to constitute ...
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Filed under: Medical, Blood, Hepatitis, Complaints
Rights Act.'" Broughton appealed. The Ninth Circuit reversed and remanded holding: 1) A prisoner's civil rights complaint may be dismissed if it is deficient or frivolous; however, "dismissal is proper ...
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attorney did not follow the procedures established in Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738, 87 S.Ct 1396, 18 L.Ed.2d 493 (1967). The U.S. Supreme Court granted certiorari and reversed, holding: 1 ...
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habeas corpus petitioners and Rule 23(d) creates a presumption of correctness for the district court's order under Rule 23(c), The court said the factors regulating a stay are: (1) whether the stay ...
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Amendment violations. The court held that to determine if overcrowding constitutes cruel and. unusual punishment it must consider: (1) the duration of the prisoners' confinement; (2) the degree to which ...
were consolidated. The Washington Supreme Court affirmed in part, reversed in part and remanded, holding: 1) Parole board members were entitled to absolute immunity as "parole decisions are essentially ...
." Furthermore, the court held that when considering the alternative of indefinite stays and dismissals for failure to prosecute, the court must consider the following factors: (1) whether the prisoner's presence ...
of Appeals reversed and remanded as to Bonner's RA claim holding that in order to prove a section 504 violation he must establish four elements: 1) that he was a handicapped person under the RA; 2) "that he ...
the mail may violate the prisoner's First Amendment rights. This action was filed by a prisoner at New York's Clinton State Prison alleging his constitutional rights were violated by (1) prison officials ...
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