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Taser International Settles Product Liability Lawsuit for $2.85 Million
Article • October 15, 2011 • from PLN October, 2011
Filed under: Medical, Cardiovascular, Stun Guns/Tasers, Police--Excessive Force
Taser International Settles Product Liability Lawsuit for $2.85 Million by Michael Brodheim by Mike Brodheim Using tactics reminiscent of those once employed by tobacco companies, Taser International has for years engaged in a high-stakes campaign designed to deceive the public into believing that the stun guns it manufactures, known formally …
U.S. Supreme Court: State P&A Can Sue Another State Agency for Records
Article • October 15, 2011 • from PLN October, 2011
Filed under: Civil Procedure, Disclosure of Records, Sovereign Immunity
U.S. Supreme Court: State P&A Can Sue Another State Agency for Records by David Reutter U.S. Supreme Court: State P&A Can Sue Another State Agency for Records by David Reutter The U.S. Supreme Court held on April 19, 2011 that sovereign immunity does not apply when one agency of a …
PLN Sues Kansas Jail Over No-Publication Policy
Article • October 15, 2011 • from PLN October, 2011
Filed under: Publications/Books, Mail Regulations, Media, PLN Litigation, Censorship
PLN Sues Kansas Jail Over No-Publication Policy by On August 31, 2011, Prison Legal News filed a federal lawsuit against the Board of Commissioners for Shawnee County, Kansas and Richard Kline, Director of the Shawnee County Department of Corrections. PLN’s suit alleges First Amendment violations due to a policy at …
Florida’s Prison Industry Criticized for Failing in Mission
Article • October 15, 2011 • from PLN October, 2011
Filed under: Prison Industries, Prisoner Privileges, Rehabilitation/Recidivism
Florida’s Prison Industry Criticized for Failing in Mission by David Reutter Florida’s prison industry program is “making a few people very wealthy while operating ... in a manner entirely inconsistent with its mission,” according to advisors to Governor Rick Scott, in a transition report released in December 2010. The mission …
Jail Guitar Doors, USA Offers Free Musical Instruments to Prisons
Article • October 15, 2011 • from PLN October, 2011
Filed under: Commentary/Reviews, Resources, Education, Rehabilitation/Recidivism, Art, Tapes/Music
Jail Guitar Doors, USA Offers Free Musical Instruments to Prisons by Bruce Reilly Long before words there was the drum, the beat, the foundation of all communication. Some drummers and musicians communicate through the most finely crafted instruments of their day. For the prisoner it is typically the sound of …
Oregon Prison Guard Guilty of Contraband Smuggling
Article • October 15, 2011 • from PLN October, 2011
Filed under: Guard Misconduct, Crime/Demographics, Criminal Prosecution
Oregon Prison Guard Guilty of Contraband Smuggling by On March 21, 2011, former Oregon prison guard Tara Martinmaas, 34, pleaded guilty to a felony charge of supplying contraband. She was sentenced to a two-year term of probation and ordered to pay over $1,500 in fees and have no contact with …
Booker v. Denver, CO, Complaint, Excessive Force Jail, 2011
Brief • October 14, 2011
Filed under: Jail Misconduct, Jail Specific, Excessive Force, Stun Guns/Tasers, Restraints, Excessive Force (Wrongful Death)
Booker v. Denver, CO, Complaint, Excessive Force Jail, 2011 Case 1:11-cv-00645-RBJ-KMT Document 36 Filed 10/04/11 USDC Colorado Page 1 of 54 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO Civil Action No. 11-cv-00645-WYD-KMT ESTATE OF MARVIN L. BOOKER, REVEREND B.R. BOOKER, SR., and ROXEY A. WALTON, as …
Meeks v City of Minneapolis Mn Order Unreasonable Search 2011
Brief • October 12, 2011
Meeks v City of Minneapolis Mn Order Unreasonable Search 2011 CASE 0:10-cv-02008-DWF-LIB Document 36 Filed 10/12/11 Page 1 of 12 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF MINNESOTA Recardo D. Meeks, Civil No. 10-2008 (DWF/LIB) Plaintiff, v. MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER The City of Minneapolis; Officer David O’Connor ( individually and …
Gartrell v. FBOP, PA, Order denying of Def MTD, RFRA Bivens Action Muslim prayer times and locations, 2011
Brief • October 12, 2011
Filed under: Religious Discrimination, RLUIPA, Religious Practices
Gartrell v. FBOP, PA, Order denying of Def MTD, RFRA Bivens Action Muslim prayer times and locations, 2011 Case 1:10-cv-02160-WWC Document 39 Filed 10/12/11 Page 1 of 5 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA ISADORE GARTRELL, Plaintiff v. FEDERAL BUREAU OF PRISONS, et al., …
Lippert v. Godinez, IL, Complaint, Medical Neglect, 2011
Brief • October 7, 2011
Filed under: Wexford Health Services, Systemic Medical Neglect, Diabetes, Failure to Treat, Food, Deliberate Indifference
Lippert v. Godinez, IL, Complaint, Medical Neglect, 2011 Case: 1:10-cv-04603 Document #: 39 Filed: 10/07/11 Page 1 of 33 PageID #:113 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION DON LIPPERT, Plaintiff, v. SALVADOR GODINEZ, PARTHA GHOSH, M.D., WILLARD ELYEA, JOSEPH SSENFUMA, LOUIS SHICKER, QUENTIN TANNER, ADRIAN BACOT, …
Ratcliff v. Schriro, AZ, Order Re Settlement, Excessive Force, 2011
Brief • October 7, 2011
Filed under: Excessive Force, Guard Brutality/Beatings
Ratcliff v. Schriro, AZ, Order Re Settlement, Excessive Force, 2011 1 2 3 Shorall McGoldrick Brinkmann 1232 east missouri avenue phoenix, az 85014 602.230.5400 602.230.5432 {fax) smb@smbattorneys.com 4 5 Tom Shorall, Jr., #010456 Scott M. Zerlaut, #014714 Attorneys for Defendant Cruz 6 7 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 8 DISTRICT OF …
T.R. v. Dept of Corrections SC, Complaint, Treatment Mentally Ill Prisoners, 2011
Brief • October 6, 2011
Filed under: Failure to Treat (Mental Illness)
T.R. v. Dept of Corrections SC, Complaint, Treatment Mentally Ill Prisoners, 2011 < •~ •I STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA ) ) ) COUNTY OF RICHLAND T.R., P.R., K.W .• and A.M. on behalf of themselves and others similarly situated; and Protection and Advotacy for People with Disabilities, Inc.. Plaintiffs. v. …
Cox v. County of Otero, NM, Settlement, Excessive Force - Beating, 2011
Brief • October 3, 2011
Filed under: Injury -- Misc., Failure to Treat, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Damages
Cox v. County of Otero, NM, Settlement, Excessive Force - Beating, 2011 FULL RELEASE, SETTLEMENT, AND INDEMNITY AGREEMENT For the sole consideration of Twenty Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($20,500.00), the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, MICHAEL COX, on his own behalf and on behalf of his heirs, …
Dd Et Al v Washington County Oh Proposed Class Action Consent Decree Juvenile Facility 2011
Brief • October 1, 2011
Dd Et Al v Washington County Oh Proposed Class Action Consent Decree Juvenile Facility 2011 Case: 2:10-cv-01097-EAS-TPK Doc #: 28-1 Filed: 10/10/11 Page: 1 of 31 PAGEID #: 167 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO EASTERN DIVISION D.D. and all other similarly situated, et al., Plaintiffs, v. WASHINGTON …
Silverstein v Federal Bureau of Prisons Co Summary Judgement Conditions of Confinement 2011
Brief • September 30, 2011
Silverstein v Federal Bureau of Prisons Co Summary Judgement Conditions of Confinement 2011 Case 1:07-cv-02471-PAB -KMT Document 395 Filed 09/30/11 USDC Colorado Page 1 of 43 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO Judge Philip A. Brimmer Civil Action No. 07-cv-02471-PAB-KMT THOMAS SILVERSTEIN, Plaintiff, v. FEDERAL …
CCCF Inmates v. CCR, CO, Plaintiff Apellate Brief, Deposition Costs, 2011
Brief • September 30, 2011
Filed under: Costs, Appeals, Depositions
CCCF Inmates v. CCR, CO, Plaintiff Apellate Brief, Deposition Costs, 2011 Plaintiff-Petitioners, by and through their attorneys, William A. Trine of Trine & Metcalf, P.C., and Cheryl Trine of Cheryl Trine Law Firm LLC hereby petition this Court pursuant to C.A.R. 2.1, and in support states: I. STANDARD OF REVIEW. …
Brown et al v. Haddock et al, FL, Plf Res in Opposition of Def Mot for Bifurcation, overlapping evidence, 2011
Brief • September 30, 2011
Filed under: Evidence
Brown et al v. Haddock et al, FL, Plf Res in Opposition of Def Mot for Bifurcation, overlapping evidence, 2011 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA PANAMA CITY DIVISION RALPH WALTER BROWN, et al., Plaintiffs, Case No.: 5:10-cv-130-RS v. HON. BOBBY HADDOCK, et al., …
Garland v. Corizon Health, FL, unlawful termination, 2011
Brief • September 30, 2011
Filed under: Corizon, Discrimination, Pain, Mental Health
Garland v. Corizon Health, FL, unlawful termination, 2011
Oates v. Dorsey, NM, 3rd Amended Complaint, Forced to Strip at Gunpoint Group Punishment, 2011
Brief • September 29, 2011
Filed under: Staff-Prisoner Harassment, Strip Searches, Guard Brutality/Beatings
Oates v. Dorsey, NM, 3rd Amended Complaint, Forced to Strip at Gunpoint Group Punishment, 2011 Case 1:11-cv-00254-MCA -GBW Document 43 Filed 09/29/11 Page 1 of 13 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEW MEXICO JOHN OATES, and MICHAEL CROHAN on behalf of themselves and a class …
Adams v. FBOP, MA, Adams' Stipulation of Voluntary Dismissal (2009)
Brief • September 29, 2011
Filed under: Discrimination (Transgender)
Adams v. FBOP, MA, Adams' Stipulation of Voluntary Dismissal (2009) Case 1:09-cv-10272-JLT Document 53 Filed 09/29/11 Page 1 of 2 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS ____________________________________________ ) VANESSA ADAMS, legal name, ) Nicholas Adams, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) CIVIL ACTION ) NO. 09-10272 JLT FEDERAL …
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