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Montana Court Awards PLRA-Capped Attorney Fees Under Catalyst Theory by by Matthew T. Clarke A federal district court in Montana has awarded attorney fees to prisoners in a Montana jail, even though the case was settled outofcourt, because the suit was the catalyst of change similar to the relief requested …
Article • June 15, 2001 • from PLN June, 2001
Prisoner Defendants Entitled to Notice of Summary Judgment Requirements by The court of appeals for the Ninth circuit held that pro se prisoner litigants who are being sued are entitled to notice from the court on the requirements of summary judgment to ensure the prisoner adequately responds to the moving …
Guards Use Shotguns to Control Riot by Guards Use Shotguns To Control Riot Guards used shotguns loaded with rubber pellets to break up a riot at Wallens Ridge Prison in Virginia. On Sunday December 3rd, in a deliberate violation of prison procedure, prisoners returning from lunch left the sidewalk and …
Texas Prisoners Have Liberty Interest in Mandatory Supervision by The court of appeals for the Fifth Circuit has held that eligible Texas state prisoners have a liberty interest in release on mandatory supervision. Dobber Graham Malchi, a Texas state prisoner, filed a federal habeas corpus action challenging a prison disciplinary …
Article • June 15, 2001 • from PLN June, 2001
Unlawful Imprisonment Nets Ohio Man $25,000 by In late 2000 ex-Ohio state prisoner Ricky Carter, 44, agreed to accept a $25,000 award to compensate him for being incarcerated over 13 months past his release date. Carter, who was due to be released March 15, 1998, was instead illegally held until …
Article • June 15, 2001 • from PLN June, 2001
Texas Prisoners Have Right to Appear at Civil Court Hearings by An appeals court in Texas has held that Texas prisoners have the right to appear-either in person, by affidavit, by depostition, by telephone, or by teleconferencingat court hearings in civil cases. Richard Owen Taylor, a Texas state prisoner, filed …
Washington Media Royalties Sentencing Condition Reversed by A Washington State Court of Appeals modified the sentence of childrapist Mary R. Letourneau by striking a requirement that inperson contact with her own children be supervised and lifting the prohibition on her profiting from any commercialization related to her crimes. In early …
Prison Doctor Wins $654,471 in Retaliation Suit by John E Dannenberg Prison Doctor Wins $654,471 In Retaliation Suit by John E. Dannenberg Dr. Terence Allen, prison physician at Halawa (Hawai'i) prison, was awarded $111,000 in damages plus $543,360 in attorney fees/costs against prison officials who retaliated against him for speaking …
Article • June 15, 2001 • from PLN June, 2001
Minnesota Prison Cited For Asbestos Infractions by A Minnesota prison received nine citations and was fined over $18,000 for violations involving cancercausing asbestos. The judgment levied against Faribault prison, in November 2000, by Minnesota Occupational Safety and Health Division, came as a result of disgruntled employees who say they have …
Article • June 15, 2001 • from PLN June, 2001
Texas Prisoners May Challenge Discretionary Mandatory Release Procedures by The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals has held that Texas prisoners have the right to use a state habeas corpus action under Article 11.07, Texas Code of Criminal Procedure, to challenge the procedures used to deny them mandatory release. David Lee …
Brief • June 7, 2001
Prison Legal News v. Cook, OR, Motion for Attorney's Fees, Censorship, 2001 Iol ~ c I~J '\II ~ \Q) \ri\ JUH0110m Arthur E. Sc hmi dt, ass 87401 OREGON LAW CENTER SAMUEL J. Sl\LlNEA 813 SW Alder, #500 Portland, OR 97205 Tel: (503) 295· 2760 Fax: ( 503) 295-0676 Allolney …
Brief • 2001
Fry v. Bouchard Transportation CO., NY, Motion in Limine, Evidence of Prior Convictions, Boating Accident, 2001 Stephen Jacobson ) UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK ----------------------------------------------------------X , 98 Civ. 2866 () Plaintiff, -against- Defendants. -----------------------------------------------------------X MEMORANDUM OF LAW IN OPPOSITION TO DEFENDANTS’ MOTION IN LIMINE TO OVERRULE …
Publication • 2001
DOC Policy Document - Extended Family Visiting, WA DOC, 2001 NUMBER STATE OF WASHINGTON DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS DOC 590.100 PRISON SIGNATURE POLICY DIRECTIVE DATE EFFECTIVE DATE 3/15/01 PAGENUMBER ^ Offender Manual ^ Spanish 1 Of 13 JOSEPH D. LEHMAN. SECRETARY TITLE EXTENDED FAMILY VISITING (EFV) SUPERSESSION: DOC 700.010 effective 10/1/85; …
Publication • 2001
Filed under: 1964 Civil Rights Act
Municipal Liability Under 42 U.S.C. 1983 and the Ratification The Journal of Legislation Volume 27 | Issue 2 Article 5 5-1-2001 Municipal Liability under 42 U.S.C. 1983 and the Ratification Theory of City of St. Louis v. Praprotnik: An Analysis of Federal Circuit Treatment;Note Jack C. Hanssen Follow this and …
Publication • 2001
Law & Social Inquiry, Correctional Health Care Certifications as Responses to Litigation, 2001 Law & Social Inquiry Volume 00, Issue 00, 1–33, 2021 Law& Social Inquiry Legal Reactivity: Correctional Health Care Certifications as Responses to Litigation Spencer Headworth and Callie Zaborenko In 1976, the US Supreme Court established that incarcerated …
Brief • May 29, 2001
Brad H. v. City of New York, NY, Complaint, Mental Health Care, 2001 OS/29/2001 17:27 FAX 212 909 6836 DEBEVOISE & PLIMPTON I4i 002 SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNlY OF NEW YORK, PART -----------------------------------------------------------------------_. x BRAD H.• ROBERT K, MICHAEL R.• CARL A, SUSAN T.. KEVINW. …
Brief • May 17, 2001
Filed under: Injury -- Misc.
Hartman v. Snohomish County, WA, Complaint, Personal Injury, 2001 , i'-~ ORIGINAL 1 F\LED 2 O\~\~~\l M~9:3b ;' ...- ." 3 4 5 6 SUPERIOR COURT OF WASHlNGTON FOR SNOHOMISH COUNTY 7 8 DELMERL. HARTMAN, 9 Plaintiff, No. 01 2 048471 COMPLAINT FOR PERSONAL ) INJURY 10 v. ) ) …
Washington DOC Hit with almost $50 Million in Verdicts and Settlements in Parole Victim Suits by Paul Wright In a four-month period between September, 2000 and January, 2001, the Washington Department of Corrections (DOC) was hit with separate jury verdicts for $22.4 and $15 million and settled two additional cases …
Closing Washington's Window of Parole Liability by Paul Wright In addition to almost $50 million in settlements and verdicts assessed against the Washington DOC in recent months, the Washington DOC has paid an additional $20.6 million to settle 25 parole liability cases and pay one jury verdict since 1994. Apparently, …
Article • May 15, 2001 • from PLN May, 2001
From the Editor by Paul Wright Welcome to PLN's 132nd consecutive issue. May 2001, marks PLN's eleventh anniversary. In that time period PLN has grown from a 10 page, hand typed, photocopied newsletter to its current magazine format and size. As reported in last month's editorial, things at PLN have …
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