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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 ____________________ …
Article • October 15, 2013 • from PLN October, 2013
D.C. District Court Reaffirms Access to Counsel for Guantanamo Detainees by Derek Gilna In a September 6, 2012 memorandum opinion, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia once again asserted an “obligation to assure that those seeking to challenge their Executive detention by petitioning for habeas relief have …
Eighth Circuit Denies Civilly Confined Minnesota Patients 1983 Action by Derek Gilna Civilly-committed patients in the Minnesota Sex Offender Program (MSOP) filed suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS) and Minnesota Department of Corrections (DOC) officials, alleging that various conditions of their confinement were …
PA Prison Might Unconstitutionally Restrict Prisoners’ Court Access by William Bryan, a Pennsylvania state prisoner, sued prison officials in federal district court under 42 U.S.C. 1983, claiming that they denied him adequate access to the courts. Legal business was conducted through a prisoner-staffed law clinic which was not allowed to …
Article • July 15, 2013 • from PLN July, 2013
Sixth Circuit Reverses Dismissal of Suit Due to Non-Exhaustion and Statute of Limitations by The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a lower court's summary judgment order that erroneously dismissed a Michigan prisoner's lawsuit for non-exhaustion and because it was time-barred. On November 30, 2005, Michigan state prisoner Samuel Surles …
Article • June 15, 2013 • from PLN June, 2013
New York Commission of Correction Says Jails Don't Need Law Libraries by According to the Albany Legislative Gazette, the New York State Commission of Correction will no longer require the county jails it oversees to provide law libraries for detainees, effective May 18, 2013. Although jails must provide prisoners with …
Washington Lawyer's Committee - Guide to the Grievance Process for Sexual Abuse, 2013 A PRISONER’S GUIDE TO THE GRIEVANCE PROCESS FOR SEXUAL ABUSE This Guide has been created by the D.C. Prisoners’ Project of the Washington Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights and Urban Affairs. It was last updated in June …
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