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Rape Victim States Claim

Article • June 15, 1994 • from PLN June, 1994

Filed under: Prisoner-Prisoner Assault, Conditions of Confinement, Failure to Protect (General), Eleventh Amendment Immunity, Qualified Immunity

Rape Victim States Claim by James Johnson is a Connecticut state prisoner. He filed suit against various prison officials claiming they were deliberately indifferent to his physical safety after he was placed in a cell with a prisoner who had a known history of sexual assaults who raped him. He …

Roe v. Meachum, CT, Class Act Complaint, Mental Health Services, 1993

Brief • February 24, 1993

Filed under: Mental Health

Roe v. Meachum, CT, Class Act Complaint, Mental Health Services, 1993 Roe v. Meachum 111111I111111111111111111111111 PC-CT-007-001 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT v:.;": ,", (,', f.~ DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT.:,,' - ,', Edward Roe, Evan Moe, David Cae, and John Doe, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs, v. ~ …

Letezeio v. Manson, CT, Stipulation, Prison Overcrowding and AIDS Cases, 1992

Brief • October 9, 1992

Filed under: HIV/AIDS, Conditions of Confinement, Overcrowding

Letezeio v. Manson, CT, Stipulation, Prison Overcrowding and AIDS Cases, 1992 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT n 10 • ri '< r. t'.'\ ; JOSEPH L. LETEZ EIO , JR. : V• JOHN R . MANSON, et al. CIVIL NO. H82-252 CIVIL NO. H80-506' CIVIL NO. H81-512 CIVIL …

Home Release Status Revoked for Exercising Right to Silence

Article • June 15, 1992 • from PLN June, 1992

Filed under: Work Release, Disciplinary Hearings, Self Incrimination, Parole, Habeas Corpus

Home Release Status Revoked for Exercising Right to Silence by Adrian Lomax By Adrian Lomax Steven Asherman was doing a fourteen-year bit for manslaughter in the Connecticut prison system. After he had served three years, the keep [guards] approved Asherman's application for Supervised Home Release. SHR is not parole, but …

Magistrates May Hear Prison Cases

Article • August 15, 1991 • from PLN August, 1991

Filed under: Civil Procedure, Magistrates

Magistrates May Hear Prison Cases by A unanimous Supreme Court ruled that 28 U.S.C. § 636 (b) (1) (B) authorizes the nonconsensual referral to Magistrates for hearing and recommended findings of all prisoner petitions challenging conditions of confinement This ruling allows federal judges to refer to magistrates all prisoners' petitions …

Bartkus v. Manson, CT Consent Judgement, Conditions of Confinement, 1989

Brief • October 17, 1989

Filed under: Conditions of Confinement, Totality of Conditions

Bartkus v. Manson, CT Consent Judgement, Conditions of Confinement, 1989 Chambers of ,'iorable Robert C. Zampano, U.S.D.J 0CT17 1989 U.S. DISTRICT COURT October 10, 1989 Honorable Robert Zampano United States District Court 141 Church Street New Haven, Connecticut 06510 ATTENTION: Sharon Kaskie Dear Sharon, As per our conversation, I am …

Bach v. Mitchell, CT, Withdrawal of Appeal 2, 1972

Brief • January 25, 1974

Filed under: Conditions of Confinement, Totality of Conditions

Bach v. Mitchell, CT, Withdrawal of Appeal 2, 1972 F.1 E D 0AI Z.1 IU O8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT 'N TRIG U.S. LiIS fRICT COURT BRIDGEPORT, CONN. JOHN M. BACH, et al., Civil No. B-376 Appellants, V. vj;^ ' R ^ JOH14 MITCHELL, et …

Bach v. Mitchell, CT, Withdrawal of Appeal, 1972

Brief • January 23, 1974

Filed under: Appeals

Bach v. Mitchell, CT, Withdrawal of Appeal, 1972 F.1 E D 0AI Z.1 IU O8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT 'N TRIG U.S. LiIS fRICT COURT BRIDGEPORT, CONN. JOHN M. BACH, et al., Civil No. B-376 Appellants, V. vj;^ ' R ^ JOH14 MITCHELL, et al., …

Banks v. Norton, CT, Opinion, Prison Administrative Grievance Procedure, 1972

Brief • June 19, 1972

Filed under: Work Strikes, Administrative Exhaustion, Grievances, Administrative Procedures Act (Federal)

Banks v. Norton, CT, Opinion, Prison Administrative Grievance Procedure, 1972 346 F.Supp. 917 (1972) Arthur Burghardt BANKS v. John J. NORTON, Warden, Federal Correctional Institution, Danbury, Connecticut. Mitchell SNYDER v. John J. NORTON, Warden, Federal Correctional Institution, Danbury, Connecticut. Robert STENNETT v. John J. NORTON, Warden, Federal Correctional Institution, Danbury, …

Bach v. Mitchell, CT, Opinion, Prison Disciplinary Procedures, 1971

Brief • January 7, 1972

Filed under: Parole Board Misconduct, Protests, Conditions of Confinement, Prisoner Privileges, Good Time

Bach v. Mitchell, CT, Opinion, Prison Disciplinary Procedures, 1971 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT 'T JOHN M. BACH, FATHER. PHILIP BERRIGAN S.S.J., JOHN THEODORE GLICK, THOMAS R. HOSMER, KEVIN B. JONES, DAVID MALAMENT, prisoners presently incarcerated at the Federal Correctional Institution, at Danbury, Connecticut; JOHN HALLORAN, JOHN J. …

Bach v. Mitchell, CT, Opinion for Defendant - Prison Disciplinary Procedures, Freedom of Expression (1971)

Brief • January 7, 1972

Filed under: Prison Labor, Hunger Strikes, Totality of Conditions

Bach v. Mitchell, CT, Opinion for Defendant - Prison Disciplinary Procedures, Freedom of Expression (1971) UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT 'T JOHN M. BACH, FATHER. PHILIP BERRIGAN S.S.J., JOHN THEODORE GLICK, THOMAS R. HOSMER, KEVIN B. JONES, DAVID MALAMENT, prisoners presently incarcerated at the Federal Correctional Institution, at …

Bach v. Mitchell, DC, Amended Verified Complaint - Disciplinary Actions - 'Good Time' Loss (1971)

Brief • October 13, 1971

Filed under: Totality of Conditions, Constitution, U.S., First Amendment, rights, 42 U.S. Code § 1983, civil action for deprivation of rights

Bach v. Mitchell, DC, Amended Verified Complaint - Disciplinary Actions - 'Good Time' Loss (1971) UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT JOHN M. BACH, FATHER PHILIP BERRIGAN S.S.J., JOHN THEODORE GLICK, THOMAS R. HOSMER, KEVIN B. JONES, DAVID MALAMENT, prisoners presently incarcerated at the Federal Correctional Institution …

Bach v. Mitchell, DC, Complaint - Declaratory Judgment - Disciplinary Actions - 'Good Time' Loss (1971)

Brief • October 1, 1971

Filed under: Totality of Conditions, 42 U.S. Code § 1983, civil action for deprivation of rights

Bach v. Mitchell, DC, Complaint - Declaratory Judgment - Disciplinary Actions - 'Good Time' Loss (1971) UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA JOHN M. BACH, FATHER PHILIP BERRIGAN S.S.J., JOHN THEODORE CLICK, THOMAS R. HOSMER, KEVIN B. JONES, DAVID MALAPIENT, prisoners presently incarcerated at the Federal Correctional …