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Brief • March 20, 2009
Gilman v. Ramsey County, MN, Motion, Privacy Public Records Disclosure, 2009 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF MINNESOTA THIRD DIVISION __________________________________________________________________ Elizabeth Raasch-Gilman, Case No. 09 CV 594 ADM/JJG Plaintiff, PLAINTIFF’S MEMORANDUM OF LAW IN SUPPORT OF MOTION TO REMAND FOR LACK OF SUBJECT MATTER Ramsey County, JURISDICTION, TO CERTIFY …
Article • March 15, 2009 • from PLN March, 2009
Hawaii Prisoner Awarded $15,000.50 for Slip and Fall by Hawaii Prisoner Awarded $15,000.50 for Slip and Fall A Hawaiian prisoner has been awarded $15,000.50 for a slip and fall that occurred in a prison kitchen. A related claim for damages for a slip and fall that occurred near a shower …
Audit Faults New York Prison Oversight by Mark Wilson The New York State Commission of Correction (SCOC) is failing to fulfill its prison and jail oversight duties, according to an audit released on August 25, 2008 by the State Comptroller. SCOC is responsible for overseeing New York’s 69 adult prisons, …
Article • March 15, 2009 • from PLN March, 2009
$295,000 Award to Wisconsin Prisoner in Moldy Mattress Case Reduced by Court by On September 17, 2008, a Wisconsin federal jury awarded a prisoner $295,000 for violation of his constitutional rights. Specifically, the jury found that state prisoner Reggie Townsend was “denied the minimal civilized measure of life’s necessities.” After …
District of Columbia Rehabilitation Program Contractor Liable in Juvenile’s Death; $1,000,000 Verdict Upheld by Bob Williams District of Columbia Rehabilitation Program Contractor Liable in Juvenile’s Death; $1,000,000 Verdict Upheld by Bob Williams Re-Direct, Inc., a company that provides services for juveniles for the District of Columbia, appealed the denial of …
Article • March 15, 2009
Oxford Federal Facility Sticks Company For Two Thirds Of Recycling Bill by Wisconsin state recycling company, Bickford, Inc., filed suit in 1997 against the Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) in Oxford for the non payment of a $1,800 invoice for the disposal of lighting ballasts. The suit settled for $660 in …
Pennsylvania Private Prison Construction Halted For Environmental Assessment by The Pennsylvania based Citizens Advisory Committee on Private Prisons, Inc. (CACOPP), filed a complaint against the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) for bypassing environmental and administrative policies in the contracting of a private prison's construction. The construction was halted pending the …
$678,505.67 Settlement After Federal Prisoner Dies From Misdiagnosed Cancer by Illinois State resident and executor of her deceased husband's estate, Mary Norton, brought a federal tort action against the United States in 1996. She claimed that her husband James Norton, died due to negligence and medical malpractice. The court awarded …
Article • March 15, 2009
$1,375 Settlement For 11 Days Excessive Federal Imprisonment by Ex federal prisoner and Washington, D.C., resident Isaac McKelvin filed an administrative tort claim with the United States Department of Justice (DOJ), Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP), for being incarcerated 11 days past his mandatory release date. He was paid $1,375 …
$1.8 Million Award After Illinois Federal Prisoner's Suicide; Award Reversed On Appeal by Illinois State resident Karen Johnson brought a federal tort and 42 U.S.C. sec. 1983 action against the United States in 1996 after her husband Robert committed suicide in a federal prison. The court awarded her $1.8 million. …
$15,000 Settlement For BOP's Abuse, Conspiracy Against Government Informant by Colorado federal prisoner and government informant, David Merritt, brought a federal tort action against the United States in 1999 after federal guards and officials at the Florence Supermax (ADX) facility conspired to have him killed, violated his constitutional rights and …
$45,000 Settlement For Refusal To Reset Federal Prisoner's Broken Wrist by Kansas federal prisoner Arthur Mitchell brought a federal tort action against the United States in 2001 after prison physicians refused to correct the misalignment of his broken wrist. The suit settled for $45,000. Mitchell was incarcerated at the Federal …
Article • March 15, 2009
$250,000 Settlement After Federal Prison Bus Accident by Numerous federal prisoners brought a federal tort action against the United States in 1995 after sustaining injuries during a Bureau of Prisons (BOP) prison bus accident. The suit settled for $250,000 in 1998. Federal prisoners were being transported on a BOP bus …
Beating Of Ex Federal Prisoner And Snitch Settles For $300,000 by Ex federal prisoner Mark Lang petitioned for a writ of habeas corpus in 1993 and filed subsequent tort action in 1995 for redress after prison officials put him in a cell with a psychiatric patient who severely beat him. …
Article • March 15, 2009
BOP's Noncompliance With Parole Provisions Settles For $346.18 by Illinois federal prisoner Michael Knowles petitioned for a writ of mandamus against the Bureau of Prisons (BOP) in 1997 to enjoin their noncompliance with statutory parole provisions mandating his parole eligibility. Knowles agreed to dismiss the petition in exchange for being …
Colorado Federal Prisoner's Pastoral Visit Denial Settles For $10,370 by Colorado federal prisoner and Buddhist, Yu Kikumura, brought a Bivens and federal tort action against officials at the United States Penitentiary (USP) at Florence after being denied visits by non Buddhist ministers. The action was settled for $10,370 and the …
Federal Prisoner Pays $150 filing Fee; Settles $303.10 Suit For $260 by Illinois federal prisoner Marcus Millender brought a federal tort action against the United States in 2000 after prison personnel allowed the fraudulent use of his commissary card, placed him in segregation and transferred him to another prison. The …
$7,500 Settlement After Colorado Federal Prisoner Beaten At Florence Facility by Colorado federal prisoner Marion Bryant, Jr., brought a combined Bivens, 42 U.S.C § 1983 and federal tort action against federal guards and officials for excessive force in 1997. He alleged cruel and unusual punishment leading to injury, as well …
$10,000 Settlement After Colorado Federal Prisoner Beaten At Florence Facility by Kinson Celestin, a federal prisoner housed in Texas, brought a combined Bivens and federal tort action against the United States in 1998 after allegedly being beaten by federal prison guards at a Colorado facility and subsequently being denied medical …
Article • March 15, 2009
$500 Settlement After Illinois Federal Prisoner Food Poisoned by Wisconsin federal prisoner Charles Anderson brought a federal tort action against the United States in 1998 for being food poisoned at the United States Penitentiary (USP) in Marion, Illinois, in 1997. The $2,500 suit settled for less than $500 in 1999 …
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