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Article • December 15, 1997 • from PLN December, 1997
D.C. Prisoners Win No Smoking Injunction by In the May, 1996, issue of PLN we reported Crowder v. Kelly, 928 F. Supp. 2 (D DC 1996) where the district court granted a preliminary injunction ordering District of Columbia prison officials to place the prisoner plaintiffs in non smoking living quarters …
Article • June 15, 1997 • from PLN June, 1997
PLRA Not Enough for Fourth Circuit by One of the PLRA's stated purposes was to cut down on "frivolous" prisoner litigation by requiring full payment of filing fees and imposing a "three strikes" limitation on prisoners who have had more than three suits dismissed for being frivolous or not stating …
Denial of Eyeglasses Violates Eighth Amendment by The court of appeals for the second circuit held that a vision impaired prisoner who is denied medically prescribed eyeglasses states a claim for violation of the eighth amendment. The court also gave some interesting comments that this case should not be confused …
PLRA Codifies Injunction Standards in Conditions Case by In the December, 1995, issue of PLN we reported Smith v. Arkansas DOC, 877 F. Supp. 1296 (ED AR 1995) in which the district court ordered increased staffing levels in open bay barracks prisons in Arkansas. The defendants appealed and the eighth …
Article • March 15, 1997 • from PLN March, 1997
Pro Se Tips and Tactics (Injunctive Relief) by John Midgley In many cases in which a prisoner or group of prisoners is suing over bad prison conditions or practices, the prisoners want an injunction, that is, an order to require state officials to stop violating constitutional rights. This column briefly …
New Jersey Sex Offender Registration Injunction Vacated by In the July, 1995, issue of PLN we reported Artway v. Attorney General of New Jersey, 876 F. Supp. 666 (D NJ 1995) where a district court held that a New Jersey sex offender registration law was constitutional as far as requiring …
ADA Ruling for Deaf New York Prisoners by The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of NY ruled in favor of hearing impaired New York prisoners litigating a number of constitutional and statutory issues relating to the imprisonment of hearing impaired prisoners. The court held that the defendants, New …
PLRA Not Retroactive on Attorney Fees by The court of appeals for the eighth circuit held that the Prison Litigation Reform Act (PLRA) provisions limiting attorney fees in prison cases is not to be retroactively applied. The court also affirmed the district court ruling that the practice of randomly double …
Prison Officials Liable for Double Celling by In the September, 1996, issue of PLN we reported Jensen v. Gunter , 73 F.3d 808 (8th Cir. 1996) where the appeals court vacated a district court ruling that double celling practices at the Nebraska State Penitentiary (NSP) violated the eighth amendment where …
Satanist Claim Goes to Trial by A federal district court in New York held that prison officials failed to show any legitimate penological interest in denying a Satanist the right to practice his faith in prison. Alfredo Ramirez is a New York state prisoner and a Satanist. He filed suit …
Article • November 15, 1996 • from PLN November, 1996
State Moves to Lift Federal Court Order at Washington State Penitentiary by David C Fathi by David Fathi The State of Washington has filed a motion to vacate a long-standing federal court order in Hoptowit v. Ray, which governs conditions at the Washington State Penitentiary at Walla Walla. Whether the …
NSP Double Celling Order Vacated by The court of appeals for the eighth circuit held that a district court had to reconsider prisoners' double celling claims under the supreme court's ruling in Farmer v. Brennan, 114 S.Ct. 1970 (1994). This case arises from a class action suit filed by prisoners …
Pro Se Tips and Tactics by John Midgley In the June issue of PLN, I discussed the defense of so-called "qualified immunity" that is available to public officers and employees sued under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. This companion column discusses the other kind of immunity you may run into, so-called …
IMU Placement Implicates Due Process by The court of appeals for the ninth circuit held that an Oregon prisoner's transfer to an Intensive Management Unit (IMU) control unit may violate due process if done without procedural due process. The court also held that several control unit conditions stated a claim …
Article • August 15, 1996 • from PLN August, 1996
Supreme Court Reverses Court Access Case by Paul Wright In the June, 1995, issue of PLN we reported Casey v. Lewis, 43 F.3d 1261 (9th Cir. 1994) in which a unanimous panel of the ninth circuit court of appeals affirmed most of a lower court ruling designed to ensure Arizona …
Massachusetts Phone Injunction Affirmed by The court of appeals for the first circuit affirmed a district court's contempt finding against prison officials concerning the monitoring and taping of prisoners' phone calls. In 1979 William Langton and David LeBlanc filed suit against Massachusetts prison officials over the interception and monitoring of …
No Stay in DC Women Prisoners' Suit by In the December, 1995, issue of PLN we reported Women Prisoners of D.C. DOC v. District of Columbia, 877 F. Supp. 634 (DC DC 1995), a class action suit by women prisoners challenging their conditions of confinement and an atmosphere of sexual …
California EFV Ban Enjoined by Past issues of PLN have reported on legislative efforts to eliminate or restrict prisoners access to Extended Family Visits in California. A series of state court rulings have been issued [See PLN, Feb., Apr., Sep, 1995, for more details] on this topic. Unable to completely …
Article • April 15, 1996 • from PLN April, 1996
Permanent Injunction Issued in Madrid by A PLN reader in Pelican Bay sent us a copy of a 26-page "Remedial Order RE: Exclusion From the Security Housing Unit" issued by U.S. district court judge Thelton Henderson on December 15, 1995. The reader who sent us the copy characterized it as …
RFRA Applies to Retaliation Claims by A federal district court in Colorado has held that the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA), 42 U.S.C. § 2000bb(b)(1) applies to prisoners' retaliation claims. John Hall, a Colorado state prisoner, filed suit under the RFRA and § 1983 claiming prison officials retaliated against him …
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