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Redacted Settlement Agreements, NJ

Brief • November 12, 2013

Filed under: Settlements, Juveniles

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PEW - The Impact of Parole in New Jersey, 2013

Publication • November 1, 2013

Filed under: Parole

PEW - The Impact of Parole in New Jersey, 2013 A brief from Nov 2013 The Impact of Parole in New Jersey Overview Nearly 700,000 offenders were released from U.S. prisons in 2011.1 Ensuring their successful re-entry into the community remains a critical issue for public safety. A new analysis …

Troy D. v. Mickens, NJ, Release and Settlement, Juvenile Solitary Confinement, 2013

Brief • October 13, 2013

Filed under: Control Units/SHU/Solitary Confinement, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness), Juvenile Prisons

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Avalos-Palma v. United States, NJ, Complaint, Wrongful Deportation, 2013

Brief • September 13, 2013

Filed under: Wrongful Imprisonment, Immigration

Avalos-Palma v. United States, NJ, Complaint, Wrongful Deportation, 2013 Case 3:13-cv-05481-FLW-TJB Document 1 Filed 09/13/13 Page 1 of 12 PageID: 1 Jonathan H. Feinberg Attorney I.D. No. 01376-2001 (NJ) KAIRYS, RUDOVSKY, MESSING & FEINBERG LLP The Cast Iron Building 718 Arch Street, Suite 501 South Philadelphia, PA 19106 (215) 925-4400 …

James v GTL Complaint

Brief • August 20, 2013

James v GTL Complaint Case 2:13-cv-04989-WJM-MF Document 1 Filed 08/20/13 Page 1 of 28 PageID: 1 James E. Cecchi Lindsey H. Taylor CARELLA, BYRNE, CECCHI, OLSTEIN, BRODY & AGNELLO 5 Becker Farm Road Roseland, New Jersey 07068 (973) 994-1700 James A. Plaisted Lin C. Solomon WALDER, HAYDEN & BROGAN, P.A. …

Innocent Defendant's Delimma-Plea Bargining, J of Crim Law & Criminology, 2013

Publication • 2013

Filed under: Guilty Pleas, Wrongful Conviction, Wrongful Imprisonment

Innocent Defendant's Delimma-Plea Bargining, J of Crim Law & Criminology, 2013 Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology Volume 103 | Issue 1 Article 1 Winter 2013 The Innocent Defendant's Dilemma: An Innovative Empirical Study of Plea Bargaining's Innocence Problem Lucian E. Dervan Vanessa A. Edkins Ph.D. Follow this and additional …

Third Circuit Denies Claim against Government for Attorney’s Fees under EAJA

Article • April 15, 2013

Filed under: Federal Statutory Law, Equal Access to Justice Act

Third Circuit Denies Claim against Government for Attorney’s Fees under EAJA by Derek Gilna Dr. John Handron, a psychologist, failed in his attempt to win reimbursement for tens of thousands of attorneys' fees from the government he had incurred in defending the government's claim that he had overbilled Medicare more …

NJ Supreme Court Hears Defamation Suit against Local Newspaper

Article • April 15, 2013

Filed under: Media

NJ Supreme Court Hears Defamation Suit against Local Newspaper by The Supreme Court of New Jersey decided a defamation and false-light suit in February 2012 for the defendants, principals with the weekly local newspaper, The Nutley Sun. The suit was initiated by two individuals who were the subject of civil …

Afdahl v. Melgar, NJ, 2nd Amended Complaint, Sexual and Physical Assault,2013

Brief • March 22, 2013

Filed under: Staff-Prisoner Assault, Staff-Prisoner Harassment, Guard Brutality/Beatings

Afdahl v. Melgar, NJ, 2nd Amended Complaint, Sexual and Physical Assault,2013 A CONNELL FOLEY FOLEY LLP CONNELL Livingston Avenue Avenue 85 Livingston 85 New Jersey Jersey 07068 Roseland, New 07068 Roseland, (973)535-0500 (973) 535-0500 Attorneys for for Plaintiffs Afdahl, Canada, Attorneys Plaintiffs Afdahl, Canada, Clark, Satorius, and and Streater Ellis, …

New Jersey Supreme Court Turns Back Constitutional Challenge to the State's Sexually Violent Predator Act

Article • March 15, 2013

Filed under: Ex Post Facto, Mental Health, Sex Offender Treatment, Civil Commitment

New Jersey Supreme Court Turns Back Constitutional Challenge to the State's Sexually Violent Predator Act by Derek Gilna In an opinion decided November 9, 2010, the New Jersey Supreme Court rejected constitutional challenges to their New Jersey Sexually Violent Predator Act, NJSA. In the case, the court ruled against the …

Szczpaniak v. Burlington County, NJ, Complaint, Jail Strip Search, 2012

Brief • November 28, 2012

Filed under: Strip Searches, Jail Specific

Szczpaniak v. Burlington County, NJ, Complaint, Jail Strip Search, 2012 Case 1:08-cv-01102-NLH-JS Document 77 Filed 11/28/12 Page 1 of 19 PageID: 577 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEW JERSEY CONRAD SZCZPANIAK, and TAMMY MARIE HAAS, Individually and on behalf of a Class of Similarly Situated Individuals, Plaintiffs, …

Milutin and Healey v. NJ DOC, NJ, Jury Verdict, employee racial discrimination retaliation, 2012

Brief • September 5, 2012

Filed under: Racial Discrimination, Retaliation, Retaliation for Litigating, Retaliation for Filing Grievances, Retaliation against Staff, Employee Litigation

Milutin and Healey v. NJ DOC, NJ, Jury Verdict, employee racial discrimination retaliation, 2012

New Jersey Appellate Court Holds Attorneys for Female Prisoners Temporarily Transferred to All-Male Facility May be Entitled to Fees

Article • August 15, 2012 • from PLN August, 2012

Filed under: Attorneys, Attorney Fee Awards, Injunctions, Preliminary Injunctions/TRO's, Costs

New Jersey Appellate Court Holds Attorneys for Female Prisoners Temporarily Transferred to All-Male Facility May be Entitled to Fees by The Appellate Division of the Superior Court of New Jersey has held that the attorneys who represented a class of female prisoners temporarily transferred to the all-male New Jersey State …

Kostman and Najjar v. City of New Brunswick, NJ, Settlement Agreement, Excessive Force Wrong Apt, 2012

Brief • July 19, 2012

Filed under: Arrestee Searches, Restraints, False Arrest

Kostman and Najjar v. City of New Brunswick, NJ, Settlement Agreement, Excessive Force Wrong Apt, 2012 SETTLEMENT AGREEJ\lliNT AN]) RELEASE THIS SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND RELEASE (hereinafter ''Agn:·cment"} is made between JAKE KOSTM. A.J~ and KAREEM NAJJAR their heirs, represl~ntatives, successors and assigns (herdrmfter referred tc1 as ''Plaintiffs''), CITY Of' NEW …

New Jersey Comptroller Criticizes, Questions Halfway House Contracts

Article • July 15, 2012 • from PLN July, 2012

Filed under: Work Release, Misconduct/Corruption, Contractor Misconduct, DOC/BOP misconduct

New Jersey Comptroller Criticizes, Questions Halfway House Contracts by Derek Gilna In a June 15, 2011 letter and separate audit report, the New Jersey State Comptroller’s office sharply criticized a number of issues related to the Department of Corrections’ (DOC) contracts with private halfway houses. Singled out for special attention …

Kostman and Najjar v. City of New Brunswick, NJ, 2nd Amended Complaint, Excessive Force Wrong Apt, 2012

Brief • May 15, 2012

Filed under: Arrestee Searches, Restraints, False Arrest

Kostman and Najjar v. City of New Brunswick, NJ, 2nd Amended Complaint, Excessive Force Wrong Apt, 2012 Case 3:11-cv-00756-JAP-DEA Document 27 Filed 05/15/12 Page 1of18 PagelD: 264 By: Bryan Konoski, Esq. (BK 7563) TREYVUS & KONOSKI, P.C. 305 Broadway, 14th Floor New York, NY 10007 (212) 897-5832 bkonoski@aol.com UNITED STATES …

Third Circuit Clarifies Federal Civil Procedure Rule 68 Concerning Attorney’s Fees

Article • March 15, 2012

Filed under: Attorney Fee Awards, Civil Procedure, Settlements

Third Circuit Clarifies Federal Civil Procedure Rule 68 Concerning Attorney’s Fees by The Third Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a New Jersey federal district court’s ruling that a judgment/settlement included attorney’s fees under Rule 68 of the federal rules of civil procedure. The case arose when a photographer, working for …

Offenders Cannot Sue Over Violations of Interstate Probation Transfer Compact

Article • March 15, 2012 • from PLN March, 2012

Filed under: Parole, Probation, Parole Conditions, Interstate Corrections Compact, News, Federal Legislation

Offenders Cannot Sue Over Violations of Interstate Probation Transfer Compact by The Interstate Compact for Adult Offender Supervision (“the Compact”) does not create a private right of action, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit held on April 11, 2011. Plaintiff M.F. and his domestic partner sued New …

$125,000 Settlement in New Jersey Jail Delayed MRSA Treatment Case

Article • March 15, 2012 • from PLN March, 2012

Filed under: Medical

$125,000 Settlement in New Jersey Jail Delayed MRSA Treatment Case by New Jersey’s Cumberland County Board of Freeholders voted on July 26, 2011 to pay $125,000 to settle a prisoner’s claim related to denial of medical care. While confined at the Cumberland County Jail (CCJ) in September 2007, James E. …

Kirkland v. DiLeo, NJ, Complaint, Judicial Misconduct, 2012

Brief • March 13, 2012

Filed under: Judicial Misconduct, Public Defenders, Indigent Defense, Overdetention

Kirkland v. DiLeo, NJ, Complaint, Judicial Misconduct, 2012 03/13/2012 08:47 AM 5C8EB 97697 Min t D4c166 e riEtied B26.21802228Piltje agel 8 difatje gt6B947 12aw021X246- Michael P. Rubas, Esq. (MPR8484) DI MAGGIO & RUBAS, LLC 100 Morris Avenue, Suite 103 Springfield, New Jersey 07081 (973) 258-9100 M ichael@Dimaggio-Ruhas.corn Attorneys for Plaintiffs …