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Article • May 15, 2007
Dental Infection Imminent Physical Injury Under PLRA by Dental Infection Imminent Physical Injury Under PLRA Plaintiff alleged that he needed dental work, was sent to a half-completed prison in Arkansas that could not accommodate his needs, as of filing the complaint he had had five extractions and needed two more, …
Article • May 15, 2007
Class Representatives Have Standing to Enforce Settlements by Class representatives moved to enforce a settlement, and the motion was opposed on the ground that they had not personally suffered the injuries set out in the motion and therefore lacked standing. At 173 n.10: Although, upon certification of a class, the …
Article • May 15, 2007
Mentally Ill Prisoner's Dehydration Death Disputed by The decedent, held in a prison mental health unit, died of severe dehydration after the water to his cell was turned off as a response to his flooding his cell believing that he smelled smoke. Four days later he was sent to an …
Article • May 15, 2007
Attorney Sanction for Failure to Comply with Pretrial Orders Upheld by Both plaintiff's and defendants' attorneys were sanctioned for failing to comply with the court's pre-trial order procedures, and plaintiff's attorney appealed (defense counsel's motion to vacate was still pending in the district court). At 125-26: A court has the …
Article • May 15, 2007
Notice to Class Inadequate, Collusion Between Parties Voids Settlement by Class actions seeking damages may be certified under Rule 23(b)(2), but only if the damage claims are "incidental to the primary claims for injunctive or declaratory relief." (1165) That rule is a requirement of due process, since class members are …
Article • May 15, 2007
Preliminary Injunction Insufficient for Prevailing Party Status by Under Buckhannon, a preliminary injunction does not make a plaintiff a prevailing party for fees purposes, since the merits inquiry for a preliminary injunction is "necessarily abbreviated" and in some cases a plaintiff need only establish a substantial question on the merits. …
Article • May 15, 2007
$30,000 Settlement in NY Jail Beating Case by While awaiting to visit his wife at New York's Riker's Island, the prisoner plaintiff was awaiting to enter the strip search room when several guards knocked loudly on the door. A few minutes after those guards left the area, four guards angrily …
Article • May 15, 2007
$40,000 Jury Award for Texas Jail Beating that Left Soccer Star Quadriplegic by While held in Texas' Lubbock County Jail, former West African soccer star Mohamet Sheriff Njie was assaulted by guards on October 7, 1996, at 3:00 a.m., according to his lawsuit. After the beating, Njie was left naked …
Article • May 15, 2007
$50,000 Award in Michigan Jail Beating Suit by After he was in a dispute with bar patrons, Jose Luis Monjaras-Torres was arrested and taken to Michigan's Macomb County Jail. Upon arrival, he was stripped, assaulted, and battered about the face by seven guards. Jose sustained soft tissue facial injuries. He …
Article • May 15, 2007
$95,000 Settlement in Guards Dropping Prisoner Suit by After being involved in a fight with another prisoner at Georgia's Youth Detention Center in Atlanta, guard intervened and attempted to carry prisoner Mark Thomas back to his cell, carrying him by each guard holding a limb. Two of the guards lost …
Article • May 15, 2007
Filed under: Civil Procedure, Costs
Dead GA Prisoner's Family Dismissed in Federal Court, Allowed to Refile in State Court Without Paying Costs by Dead GA Prisoner's Family Dismissed in Federal Court, Allowed to Refile in State Court Without Paying Costs In October of 1997, Alfonso Roberson died of unreported causes in the county jail for …
Article • May 15, 2007
TN Prisoner Not Entitled by State PRA to Free Inspection of Records Kept Outside of Prison by TN Prisoner Not Entitled by State PRA to Free Inspection of Records Kept Outside of Prison Between 1997 and 1999, Omawali Ashanti Shabazz (AKA Fred E. Dean), a Tennessee state prisoner, asked prison …
Article • May 15, 2007
Undisclosed Settlement in Arizona Mistaken Identity Arrest by Tiburcio Serna Galvan was an agricultural worker when he was arrested in August 1995 in the state of Washington on an Arizona narcotics/traffic warrant. Prior to his arrest, his wallet and identification was stolen. After he was transported to Arizona's Maricopa County …
Article • May 15, 2007
Work Privilege Discussed by At 332: Factual information cannot be given "privileged" status merely because an attorney communicated the facts to the client or because the client communicated the facts to the attorney. For example, providing preexisting documents to an attorney does not thereby render the documents protected by the …
Jail Segregation Ban on Collect Calls Upheld by One of the plaintiff's claims was exhausted. At 291-92: He doesn't have "proof-positive," but he does have "some proof that his efforts to file grievances . . . were not facilitated by the Jail as required by the policy." Exhaustion is an …
Article • May 15, 2007
PLRA Doesn't Apply to Released Prisoners, Delay in Seizure Medication Okay by The plaintiff was jailed for ten days for shoplifting. She was not consistently given her seizure medication (as well as her medication to control anxiety, which can trigger seizures), and had seizures; jail personnel would not take her …
Wolff Applies to Jail Prisoner Disciplinary Hearings by At 678: "Pre-trial detainees may not be punished without due process of law. . . . A pre-trial detainee is entitled to the procedural protections of Wolff v. McDonnell . . ., before imposition of punishment for a disciplinary infraction." At 679: …
Article • May 15, 2007
Administrative Exhaustion Defense Waived by BOP by At 695: "The failure to exhaust available administrative remedies is an affirmative defense. At least two other circuits have explicitly held that the PLRA's exhaustion requirement may be waived, . . . . We today join them and hold that this defense is …
Article • May 15, 2007
Muslim Halal Diet Suit Against Kansas DOC Dismissed by The Muslim plaintiffs complained that prison officials did not provide Halal meat, even though they provided Kosher meals to Jewish prisoners. The plaintiffs sued the defendants only in their official capacities, so they are immune under the Eleventh Amendment. The court …
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