Poore v. Glanz et al, OK, Complaint, guard rape juvenile jail, 2011 Case 4:11-cv-00797-JED-TLW Document 2 Filed in USDC ND/OK on 12/23/11 Page 1 of 13 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF OKLAHOMA (1) LADONA A. POORE, Plaintiff, v. (1) STANLEY GLANZ, SHERIFF OF TULSA …
Burke v. Glanz, OK, Complaint, Broken Neck Wrongful Death, 2011 Case 4:11-cv-00720-JED-PJC Document 2 Filed in USDC ND/OK on 11/17/11 Page 1 of 13 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF OKLAHOMA FILE-D ) ) (1) ELIA PATRICIA LARA-WILLIAMS, as the surviving spouse of Elliott Williams, …
Tenth Circuit Rules Denial of Halal Diet May Violate RLUIPA by Michael Brodheim by Mike Brodheim The denial of a halal diet to a Muslim prisoner may violate the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA), 42 U.S.C. §§ 2000cc to 2000cc-5, the Tenth Circuit held on April 2, …
Tenth Circuit Rules Oklahoma Prisoner Exhausted Administrative Remedies by The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit reversed the dismissal of an Oklahoma prisoner’s civil rights lawsuit against prison officials for refusing to provide him with a vegetarian diet consistent with his faith. In reversing the district court, the …
Federal Magistrate Rules on Case Filed by State Prisoner Denied Delivery of Prison Legal News by Derek Gilna A United States Magistrate in the State of Oklahoma has issued a Report and Recommendation regarding Oklahoma prison officials' motion for summary judgment seeking to dismiss an Oklahoma prisoner's civil rights and …
$580,000 Judgment Entered in Oklahoma Jail Beating Suit by The United States District Court, Western District of Oklahoma entered a judgment granting Timothy Miller $580,000 in a suit for unreasonable use of force and cruel and inhumane treatment. The case arose when Miller was being transferred from the custody of …
Suit against Private Prison Operator for Self-Dealing Remanded by On July 8, 2011, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit reversed and remanded for further proceedings a shareholder action brought against a private prison operator. Ravenswood Investment Company (RIC), a limited partner to Avalon Correctional Services, sued Avalon …
Oklahoma County Jails Responsible For Initial Cost of Treating Prisoner’s Pre-Existing Condition by David Reutter Oklahoma County Jail Responsible for Initial Cost of Treating Prisoners’ Pre-Existing Conditions by David Reutter The Oklahoma Supreme Court has held that a county’s liability for prisoners’ medical care includes pre-arrest health conditions. The Court …
Smoke ’Em if You Got ’Em, Says Oklahoma DOC by The Oklahoma Department of Corrections (DOC) has partially reversed its six-year-old smoking ban. Citing increased prisoner health care costs caused by smoking, the DOC banned cigarettes in all its facilities in 2004. Since then, predictably, a black market for tobacco …
Oklahoma Gladiator Discipline Results in Prisoner’s Death by The estate of a prisoner killed by his codefendant claimed in a lawsuit that guards at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary (OSP) used a “gladiator system” to discipline prisoners. Paul David Duran, Jr., 24, and Jesse James Dalton, 33, were convicted on charges …
Sanctions Against Prisoner for Alleged “Frivolous” Habeas Petition Improper, Tenth Circuit Decides by Sanctions imposed by an Oklahoma trial court on a state prisoner who filed a “frivolous” habeas petition were improper, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit held in an unpublished opinion. Alvin Parker is a …
Douglas v. Miller, Complaint, Death Penalty, 2011 Case 5:10-cv-01295-D Document 30 Filed 05/19/11 Page 1 of 23 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF OKLAHOMA YANCEY LYNDELL DOUGLAS, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) vs. ) ) (1) ROBERT BRADLEY MILLER, ) individually, (2) ROBERT BRADLEY ) …
Sanctions Against Prisoner for Alleged “Frivolous” Habeas Petition Improper, Tenth Circuit Decides by Sanctions imposed by an Oklahoma trial court on a state prisoner who filed a “frivolous” habeas petition were improper, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit held in an unpublished opinion. Alvin Parker is a …
Tenth Circuit: Grievance Restrictions Don't Excuse Failure to Exhaust by On June 23, 2010, the Tenth Circuit court of appeals held that the fact that a prisoner was placed on grievance restriction did not excuse his failure to exhaust administrative remedies when he failed to avail himself of the restricted …
Offense of Conviction Need Not Be Sexual to Receive Sex Offender Restrictions by by Brandon Sample Sex offender restrictions may be imposed on offenders whose offense of conviction did not involve sexual misconduct, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit decided December 18, 2008. The Court of Appeals …
$20,000 Settlement in Oklahoma Nuisance Claim, Prisoner’s Suicide by Oklahoma County, Oklahoma Sheriff John Whetsel and Oklahoma County paid $20,000 to settle a nuisance claim. The settlement came in a lawsuit filed by David Bard and his two minor children. Bard, in his April 11, 2007 complaint alleged that from …
Oklahoma Courts Collecting Fines, Costs at Expense of Justice by Oklahoma judges are pushing for larger fines imposed on criminal defendants to compensate for a shortfall in courthouse budgets. The downturn in the economy has affected almost everyone, and the courts are no exception. Judges in Oklahoma have seen a …
Three Prisoners Raped at Oklahoma Governor’s Mansion by In October 2009, news agencies reported that three female prisoners had claimed they were raped by employees at the Oklahoma Governor’s mansion. A three-month investigation by the Oklahoma Dept. of Corrections (ODOC) concluded the head chef and groundskeeper at the mansion had …
Soft Porn, Bribery and Jailed Millionaire Make for a Dangerous Mix by Brandon Sample In April 2007, Joe Francis, 36, the multi-millionaire founder of the popular soft porn Girls Gone Wild videos – which consist of young women exposing themselves at parties, clubs and spring break – was charged with …
$16.5 Million-Plus Settlement in Oklahoma City False Conviction Case by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On June 8, 2009, a federal district judge in Oklahoma City signed a judgment following the settlement of a suit awarding a man who spent 17 years in prison for a rape he did not …
