Skip navigation

Search

71798 results
Page 1577 of 3590. « Previous | 1 2 3 4 ... 1573 1574 1575 1576 1577 1578 1579 1580 1581 ... 3586 3587 3588 3589 3590 | Next »

Article • April 15, 2011 • from PLN April, 2011
Texas Legislator Who Helped Prisoners’ Families Indicted, Convicted, Sentenced by Gary Hunter For 14 years, Texas State Rep. Terri Hodge (D-Dallas) was a staunch defender of minorities and prisoners’ rights in the Texas legislature. On October 1, 2007, federal prosecutors indicted Hodge on 14 counts of corruption including bribery, fraud …
Questionable New Jersey Halfway House Funding Benefits CEC by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke Republican New Jersey Governor Chris Christie insisted on budget cuts in 2010, except when it came to funding treatment centers, formerly called halfway houses. Gov. Christie wanted to increase funding for treatment centers by $3.1 million, …
Article • April 15, 2011 • from PLN April, 2011
Wisconsin Prisoner Pleads No Contest to Helping Cellmate Commit Suicide by On June 1, 2010, a Wisconsin prisoner entered a no-contest plea to charges that he helped his cellmate hang himself. Adam Peterson, 20, and Joshua Walters, 21, were unlikely acquaintances. Peterson, never in trouble with the law before, was …
$85,000 Settlement in South Carolina Prison Murder Suit by The South Carolina Department of Corrections agreed to pay $85,000 to settle a wrongful death case and survival action in the murder of a prisoner by his cellmate. Perry Correctional Institution prisoner Charles D. Martin was serving a five-year non-violent sentence. …
Article • April 15, 2011 • from PLN April, 2011
Filed under: News, News in Brief
News In Brief: by Arkansas: Garland County deputy Garvin Todd Reid, 27, was fired in February 2011, then arrested on charges that he raped a female trustee in a supply room at the county jail. “There were no actual witnesses. There was a detention deputy who had come in as …
Article • April 15, 2011
Nebraska Prison Employee’s Termination for Failed Urinalysis Reversed by The Nebraska Supreme Court affirmed a district court’s holding that the Nebraska Department of Correctional Services (NDCS) violated a labor agreement when it fired a prison employee for failing a drug test. NDCS contended in its appeal that the district court …
Article • April 15, 2011
Judge Holds Arizona Grievance Procedures “unavailable” under PLRA. by The Arizona Department of Corrections’ (ADOC) grievance procedures were “unavailable” to a prisoner who could not file within the required ten days due to his hospitalization and traumatic brain damage, U.S. District Judge Frederick J. Martone decided November 22, 2010. The …
Article • April 15, 2011
Ninth Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Habeas Petition That Sought to Ensure Reduction In Supervised Release Term Based on Arrington Decision by A Federal District court properly dismissed a federal habeas petition as moot that sought additional relief based on the Ninth Circuit’s decision in Arrington v. Daniels, 516 F. 3d …
Article • April 15, 2011
Non-Parties Can’t Get Discovery that was Never Filed with Court by Non-parties do not have standing to seek disclosure of discovery that was never filed with the court, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit decided November 10, 2009. Jamie Kalven, an independent journalist, sought to lift a …
Article • April 15, 2011
Ohio Sheriff Agrees to Pay $100,000 After Illegal Immigration Raid by Richard Jones, the Sherriff of Butler County, Ohio has agreed to settle a civil rights lawsuit surrounding an immigration raid conducted by his deputies in 2007. Luis Roberto Rodriguez Trevino, an undocumented Mexican national, was doing construction work in …
Article • April 15, 2011
Florida: Woman Settles Lawsuit Against Sheriff’s Officers for $67,500 after Arrest While in Premature Labor by Derek Gilna In June 2010, Melanie Dawn Williams, who had been arrested by officers after allegedly running a red light on her way to the St. Vincent’s Medical Center emergency room in Jacksonville, Florida …
Article • April 15, 2011
Pennsylvania DOC Agrees to Pay $110,000 to Settle Sex Abuse Suit by On August 27, 2007, the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections (DOC) agreed to pay $110,000 to settle a lawsuit by a female prisoner who alleged that she was forced to perform sex acts on another prisoner while another guard …
Article • April 15, 2011
Philadelphia Settles Diabetes Suit by On March 13, 2003, the City of Philadelphia agreed to settle a suit over the adequacy of care provided to diabetic prisoners at Philadelphia jails. The terms of the settlement require the city to establish policies related to the treatment of prisoners with diabetes. For …
Article • April 15, 2011
Jury Awards $336,000 to Prisoner Hurt during Van Accident by Brandon Sample By Brandon Sample On June 29, 2007, a South Carolina jury awarded $336,000 to a prisoner who was seriously injured during a rollover accident that resulted in severe, permanent injury. On November 10, 2003, Cheryl Boles was being …
Article • April 15, 2011
Morbidity Reports Not Protected From Disclosure by By Brandon Sample State privilege laws that protect mortality and morbidity reports from disclosure during discovery do not apply in federal court, Timothy S. Hillman, U.S. Magistrate Judge, recently decided. The Plaintiff in a wrongful death action served a notice of deposition and …
Brief • April 15, 2011
Filed under: Malicious Prosecution
Deskovic v. City of Peekskill, NY, Approval of Settlement, malicious prosection, 2011
Brief • April 15, 2011
Hamilton v. Hall, FL, Motion for PI, Post Card Policy Outgoing Mail, 2011 Case 3:10-cv-00355-MCR -EMT Document 54 Filed 04/15/11 Page 1 of 26 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA MARCIE HAMILTON et al., Plaintiffs, v. No. 3:10-cv-355 MCR/ EMT WENDELL HALL, Defendant. / PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION FOR PRELIMINARY …
In-the-News Article • April 14, 2011
"Sheriff vs. Editor": PLN's suit against the Sacramento County Jail April 14, 2011 Articles about PLN Litigation News Review "Sheriff vs. Editor": PLN's suit against the Sacramento County Jail - News Review 2011 Sheriff vs. editor By Cosmo Garvin cosmog@newsreview.com This article was published on 04.14.11. The Sacramento County Sheriff’s …
Brief • April 14, 2011
Love v City of Olympia Wa Summary Judgment Unreasonable Search Seizure Gender Discrimination 2011 Case 3:09-cv-05531-RSM Document 103 Filed 04/14/11 Page 1 of 13 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON AT SEATTLE 8 9 10 CRISTEN LOVE, PATRICIA IMANI, and STEPHANIE …
Brief • April 13, 2011
Love v City of Olympia Wa Voir Dire Unreasonable Search Seizure Gender Discrimination 2011 THE HONORABLE RICARDO S. MARTINEZ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 IN …
Page 1577 of 3590. « Previous | 1 2 3 4 ... 1573 1574 1575 1576 1577 1578 1579 1580 1581 ... 3586 3587 3588 3589 3590 | Next »