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Center for American Progress - One Strike and You’re Out, 2014 One Strike and You’re Out How We Can Eliminate Barriers to Economic Security and Mobility for People with Criminal Records By Rebecca Vallas and Sharon Dietrich December 2014 W W W.AMERICANPROGRESS.ORG One Strike and You’re Out How We Can …
Publication • November 23, 2014
ArchCity Defenders - Municipal Courts White Paper, 2014 ArchCity Defenders: Municipal Courts White Paper Introduction1 ArchCity Defenders represents St. Louis’ indigent on a pro bono basis in criminal and civil legal matters while working closely with social service providers to connect clients with services. Our primary goal is to remove …
Article • October 10, 2014 • from PLN October, 2014
Filed under: Court Access, Filing Fees
Alaska Filing Fee Statute Denies Prisoners Court Access by Mark Wilson Alaska Filing Fee Statute Denies Prisoners Court Access by Mark Wilson In December 6, 2013, the Alaska Supreme Court held that barring an indigent prisoner from filing an appeal due to inability to pay the filing fee deprived him …
Article • October 5, 2014
Compliance with Court Order Cannot Support Dismissal of Lack of Prosecution by Compliance with Court Order Cannot Support Dismissal of Lack of Prosecution   The Nebraska Supreme Court has reversed the dismissal of a prisoner’s civil action for lack of prosecution. In doing so, the court held the district court …
Article • October 5, 2014
Florida Courts Required to Accommodate Blind Litigants with Braille Documents by Florida Courts Required to Accommodate Blind Litigants with Braille Documents   The Florida Supreme Court has held that a legally blind litigant was entitled to mandamus relief to compel an appellate court to accept pleadings in Braille and to …
Article • September 20, 2014 • from PLN September, 2014
Incarceration is Excusable Default in New York Housing Court Proceeding by Mark Wilson Incarceration is Excusable Default in New York Housing Court Proceeding by Mark Wilson On October 7, 2013, the New York City Housing Court held that a tenant who could not attend court proceedings due to incarceration was …
Article • September 20, 2014 • from PLN September, 2014
Texas: Clerk May Not Bill Defendant for Attorney Fees Not Ordered by Court by Matthew Clarke Texas: Clerk May Not Bill Defendant for Attorney Fees Not Ordered by Court by Matt Clarke The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals held last year that a district clerk may not send an indigent …
Brief • September 19, 2014
Filed under: Indigent Defense
Rucker v. Spokane County, WA, Order, debtors prison, 2014 Case 2:12-cv-05157-LRS Document 70 Filed 09/19/14 1 2 3 Honorable Lonny R. Suko 4 5 6 7 8 9 Michael A. Patterson, WSBA 7976 Michael T. Kitson, WSBA 41681 PATTERSON BUCHANAN FOBES & LEITCH, INC., P.S. 2112 Third Avenue, Suite 500 …
Article • September 15, 2014 • from PLN September, 2014
Filed under: Judiciary
Selection and Retention Process for Tennessee Appellate Court Judges Challenged by Christopher McWhorter Selection and Retention Process for Tennessee Appellate Court Judges Challenged by Christopher McWhorter In the State of Tennessee, judges are elected. Before incumbent appellate court judges are placed on the ballot, however, they must be evaluated by …
Article • September 15, 2014 • from PLN September, 2014
Filed under: Court Access
Settlement Opens Georgia Courtrooms to the Public by David Reutter Settlement Opens Georgia Courtrooms to the Public by David M. Reutter Human rights groups have applauded efforts to open Georgia courts to members of the public, putting an end to a widespread practice of courtrooms being declared off limits – …
Wilson v. Sabatka-Rine, NE, Settlement, Wicca Discrimination, 2014 .. : IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEBRASKA HAROLD 8. WILSON, Plaintiff, v. DIANE SABATKA-RINE, et al., Defendants. Case No. 4:11 CV3215 ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT This SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT Is …
Ninth Circuit: Prisoner’s Service of Process for Other Prisoner Not Protected Conduct by Mark Wilson Ninth Circuit: Prisoner’s Service of Process for Other Prisoner Not Protected Conduct by Mark Wilson On September 10, 2013, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the dismissal of a prisoner’s retaliation claim, holding that …
Brief • July 11, 2014
Miller et al v. Deal et al, GA, Order, child support debtors prison, 2014 In the Supreme Court of Georgia Decided: July 11, 2014 S13G1197. MILLER et al. v. DEAL et al. BLACKWELL, Justice. In this lawsuit against the Department of Human Services,1 the trial court certified a class of …
Article • June 6, 2014 • from PLN June, 2014
Filed under: Court Access
Washington Appellate Court Addresses Right to Public Hearings in Civil Cases by Mark Wilson Washington Appellate Court Addresses Right to Public Hearings in Civil Cases by Mark Wilson On September 19, 2013, the Court of Appeals of Washington held that the state constitution creates a right of public access to …
Article • April 15, 2014 • from PLN April, 2014
Filed under: Court Appearances
Montana: Hospitalized Prisoner Entitled to Continuance in Divorce Case by The Montana Supreme Court held on March 5, 2013 that refusing to grant a hospitalized prisoner’s motion for continuance of a divorce trial was an abuse of discretion. David and Lori Eslick were married on August 15, 2005. In December …
Second Circuit: Videoconference at Resentencing Violates Right to be Present by The Second Circuit Court of Appeals has held that resentencing a defendant by videoconference violated his right to be present in court, and the government failed to satisfy its burden of establishing that the defendant knowingly and voluntarily waived …
Publication • February 14, 2014
Guide to Identification: San Quentin Edition, Prisoner Reentry Network, 2014 !! ! Prisoner(Reentry(Network’s(Guide(To:( ! IDENTIFICATION:!Birth!Certificate,!Driver’s! License,!Social!Security,!RAP!Sheet! ! San!Quentin!Edition! ! CONTENTS:! 1. PRISONFISSUED!IDENTIFICATION! 2. BIRTH!CERTIFICATE! a. Overview! b. Form:!Birth!Certificate!and! Identification! 3. DRIVER’S!LICENSE!AND! IDENTIFICATION!CARD! a. Process!Overview! b. Expired!License! c. Renewal!by!Mail! d. Sample!Form:!DL!44! e. Form:!DL!410! f. Form:!INF!1125! 4. SOCIAL!SECURITY!CARD! a. Overview! b. Requirements! …
Article • January 15, 2014 • from PLN January, 2014
Seventh Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Prisoner's Law Library Access Claim by Derek Gilna Illinois state prisoner Brian Burd filed a 42 U.S.C. § 1983 complaint for damages in 2010, alleging that officials at the Sheridan Correctional Center had denied him reasonable access to the facility’s law library; consequently, he was …
Brief • December 11, 2013
Castro v. County of Los Angeles, CA, Plf Answering Brief, indigent defence pretrial detainees, 2013 Ninth Circuit No. 12-56829 IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT JONATHAN MICHAEL CASTRO, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, LOS ANGELES SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT, DAVID VALENTINE AND CHRISTOPHER SOLOMON, …
Miller et al v. Deal et al, GA, Plf Brief, child support debtors prison, 2013 IN THE SUPREME COURT STATE OF GEORGIA ____________________ NO. S13G1197 ____________________ RANDY MILLER, ET AL., PETITIONERS, v. NATHAN DEAL, ET AL., RESPONDENTS. ____________________ ON WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE COURT OF APPEALS OF GEORGIA ____________________ …
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