Florida Man Arrested After He Flipped Off Pittsburgh Cop; Settles First Amendment Claim for $50,000 by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis David Hackbart, a Tampa, Florida, resident, agreed to a $50,000 settlement with the city of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and a Pittsburgh police officer, after being cited for disorderly conduct when …
Parchinski v. Lackawanna County, et al., PA, settlement, sexual assault at prison, 2018 RELEASE OF ALL CLAIMS That Shannon Marie Parchinski, the Undersigned, the Releasor herein, does hereby acknowledge receipt of Sixty Thousand ($60,000.00) Dollars, which sum is accepted in full compromise settlement and satisfaction of, and as sole consideration …
Former Pennsylvania Guards Settle FMLA Lawsuits for $110,000 by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna In March 2017, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania settled two federal lawsuits filed by former guards who alleged violations of the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA). In the first case, the county agreed to pay $90,000 to settle …
Miller v. Bedford County, PA, Complaint, Failure to Protect, 2018 Case 3:18-cv-00010-KRG-KAP Document 6 Filed 04/23/18 Page 1 of 18 JEFFREY SCOTT MILLER, Plaintiff IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA NO. 3: 18-cv-00010-KRG-KAP CIVIL ACTION - LAW : AMENDED COMPLAINT JURY TRIAL DEMANDED vs. …
USP Lewisburg Special Management Unit Report with BOP Response 2018 Source: bop.gov USP Lewisburg Special Management Unit District of Columbia Corrections Information Council April 6, 2018 District of Columbia Corrections Information Council Charles Thornton, Board Chair Phylisa Carter, Board Member Katharine A. Huffman, Board Member Calvin Woodland Jr., Board Member …
Tablets and E-messaging Services Expand in Prisons and Jails, as do Fees by Matthew Clarke, Edward Lyon by Matt Clarke and Ed Lyon Global Tel*Link (GTL), one of the largest prison and jail phone service providers in the United States, has steadily expanded into other services that target corrections agencies. …
California Prisoners File Class-action Suit Seeking Hepatitis C Treatment by Greg Dober by Gregory Dober In 2013, the FDA approved two new life-saving hepatitis C (HCV) drugs known as simeprevir (brand named Olysio) and sofosbuvir (brand named Sovaldi). The drugs, a new class of medication called direct-acting antivirals (DAAs), were …
Parchinski v. Lackawanna County, et al., PA, complaint, sexual assault at prison, 2018 Case 3:18-cv-00700-RDM-KM Document 1 Filed 03/30/18 Page 1 of 17 Case 3:18-cv-00700-RDM-KM Document 1 Filed 03/30/18 Page 2 of 17 Case 3:18-cv-00700-RDM-KM Document 1 Filed 03/30/18 Page 3 of 17 Case 3:18-cv-00700-RDM-KM Document 1 Filed 03/30/18 Page …
Hunt v. Seeba, et al., PA, amended complaint, excessive force against prisoner, 2018 Case 1:18-cv-00116-YK-SES Document 8 Filed 03/16/18 Page 1 of 29 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA James Hunt, : : Plaintiff : : : v. : : Jason Seeba, Lieutenant, USP …
Prison Doctor Dies of Legionnaires’ Disease by A lawsuit filed on May 4, 2017 by the family of a doctor at SCI-Pittsburgh in Pennsylvania claims he died of Legionnaires’ disease contracted through the facility’s water system. Dr. Joseph Mollura, 60, decided he liked his part-time job at SCI-Pittsburgh so much …
First-time Burglary Offender Eligible for Pennsylvania DOC’s Recidivism Program by The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has held that a first-time offender convicted of burglary was entitled to participate in the Recidivism Risk Reduction Incentive (RRRI) Act. The decision came in an appeal filed by Sean Cullen-Doyle, who pleaded guilty to several …
Contempt Motion Filed after Pennsylvania Officials Refuse to Release Detainee by Officials at Pennsylvania’s York County Prison face a contempt motion filed by an attorney on behalf of a terminally ill pre-trial detainee. The motion claims the officials refused to comply with a court order for the prisoner’s release. Thomas …
PLRA Strikes Accruing After Notice of Appeal Do Not Count to Determine IFP Eligibility by The Third Circuit Court of Appeals held on August 4, 2017 that in determining a prisoner’s in forma pauperis (IFP) motion, a court must look to the date a pleading is filed – and not …
Lawsuit Alleges Inadequate BOP Mental Health Treatment in SMU by David Reutter by David M. Reutter A federal class-action suit filed in June 2017 paints the U.S. Penitentiary at Lewisburg, Pennsylvania essentially as a solitary confinement warehouse filled with prisoners who suffer from serious mental illness. The suit alleges that …
Pennsylvania: $20,000 Settlement for Prisoner’s ADA Claim by A lawsuit alleging violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Rehabilitation Act led the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections (PDOC) to pay $20,000 and agree to provide “reasonable therapy or reasonable accommodation” to prisoner Donald Scott. Scott suffered a severe stroke …
TRO Requires Pennsylvania Jail to Provide Hormone Treatment by A Pennsylvania federal district court issued a temporary restraining order on July 7, 2017 that required the Lackawanna County Prison (LCP) to provide hormone drugs to treat a transgender prisoner diagnosed with gender dysphoria. Steven Fritz, who identifies as Sparkle Wilson, …
PA Behanna Sexual Assault by Guard -Report Case 2:17-cv-00105-CB-LPL Document 31 Filed 01/22/18 Page 1 of 7 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA MELISSA BEHANNA, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) ) ALLEGHENY COUNTY d/b/a ALLEGHENY ) COUNTY JAIL; ORLANDO HARPER, ) individually …
