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Article • May 15, 2007
Attorney Fees Allowed in Defending Decree from Attack by An original prevailing party who later defends a decree against a collateral attack in a separate action may be awarded fees based on its original prevailing party status if the work was "useful and of a type ordinarily necessary to secure …
Hearing Officer Immune in Barring Witness Questioning by The plaintiff was disciplined, on appeal the tape of the hearing was damaged and unintelligible, so the charge and incident were expunged. The officers who reported the plaintiff's conduct did not violate the plaintiff's rights. At 791: ". . . [A] correctional …
Article • May 15, 2007
Defendant Sanctioned for Late Production of Discovery by The City, approximately two weeks before trial, "under circumstances not persuasively explained," produced documents which were clearly responsive to earlier document requests and which ultimately became a core part of plaintiff's (losing) case. The City's conduct, "although perhaps short of bad faith …
Color Blind Bus Driver Not Disabled Under ADA by A city bus driver disqualified from driving city buses based on color blindness was not disabled within the meaning of the ADA because he was not substantially limited in the major life activity of seeing and was therefore not disabled under …
Article • May 15, 2007
Filed under: Mental Health, Suicides
Police Not Liable for Suicide of Released Arrestee by The decedent committed suicide after being released by the police, who had initially arrested him but concluded there was no basis for charges. (He then rented a motel room, went to K-Mart and bought a gun, put the Do Not Disturb …
Article • May 15, 2007
Prison Not Liable for Cold Cell by The court rejects the plaintiff's claim that he was kept in an unconstitutionally cold cell for two winters, since temperature measurements showed nothing colder than 64.6 degrees, except for a 24-hour period with no heat, and that period was too short to "cause …
Administrative Exhaustion Required in Beating Claim by At 721: Dismissal without prejudice for non-exhaustion is final and appealable because it can't be remedied by an amendment to the complaint. Id.: The court says plaintiff's complaint might be time-barred after dismissal for non-exhaustion, or the limitations period might run from the …
Article • May 15, 2007
Filed under: PLRA, Filing Fees (PLRA)
PLRA Filing Fee Requirement Upheld by 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2)(B)(ii) does not deny equal protection by permitting sua sponte dismissal of indigents' claims. Strict scrutiny does not apply because the statute only addresses procedures once a claim is presented; it does not affect the ability to prepare and file complaints, …
No Immunity For Cop Who Sprays Woman With Pepper Spray in Patrol Car by The plaintiff alleged that a police officer sprayed her with pepper gas while she was under arrest for a minor offense and secured in the back of a patrol car, separated from the officer by a …
Article • May 15, 2007
Federal Court Generally Can't Enjoin State Court Proceedings by At 666: "The Younger abstention doctrine requires federal courts to abstain from enjoining ongoing state proceedings that are (1) judicial in nature, (2) implicate important state interests, and (3) offer an adequate opportunity for review of constitutional claims, (4) so long …
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 …
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