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Pennsylvania Prisoner’s $185,000 Jury Award Reduced to $75,005 by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On June 7, 2011, a Pennsylvania federal judge issued an order reducing a prisoner’s jury award for destruction of legal materials to $75,005. The award had previously been reduced from $185,000 to $115,000. Andre Jacobs, a …
Article • May 15, 2012
Arkansas Supreme Court Addresses Forma Pauperis Motion for Copy of Transcript by In a per curiam opinion, the Supreme Court of Arkansas denied a petitioner’s pro se motion for use of transcript of the appeal of his 1992 conviction for rape and subsequent life sentence. The court treated petitioner’s motion …
Article • May 15, 2012
California Immigrant Shackling Case Certified as Class Action by A California federal court granted class certification in a case challenging a blanket policy and practice of shackling civil immigration detainees who appear in immigration court. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) "have implemented …
Third Circuit Troubled by Courtroom Shackling of Prisoners by The Third Circuit Court of Appeals expressed concern about shackling prisoners during a civil jury trial. However, the court concluded that any error was harmless, given a cautionary jury instruction. Anthony Sides was a prisoner at Pennsylvania's SCI Greene Correctional Facility, …
Publication • May 1, 2012
2012 Prisoners' Assitance Directory, ACLU, 2012 2012 Prisoners' Assistance Directory Copyright ©1977 by the National Prison Project of the American Civil Liberties Union Foundation. Second Edition: 10/77 Third Edition: 9/79 Fourth Edition: 10/81 Fifth Edition: 12/82 Sixth Edition: 1/85 Seventh Edition: 4/86 Eighth Edition: 12/88 Ninth Edition: 9/90 Tenth Edition: …
Brief • March 13, 2012
Kirkland v. DiLeo, NJ, Complaint, Judicial Misconduct, 2012 03/13/2012 08:47 AM 5C8EB 97697 Min t D4c166 e riEtied B26.21802228Piltje agel 8 difatje gt6B947 12aw021X246- Michael P. Rubas, Esq. (MPR8484) DI MAGGIO & RUBAS, LLC 100 Morris Avenue, Suite 103 Springfield, New Jersey 07081 (973) 258-9100 M ichael@Dimaggio-Ruhas.corn Attorneys for Plaintiffs …
Article • January 15, 2012 • from PLN January, 2012
Typewriters Alive and Well in American Prisons Despite Reports of Their Demise by A recent article in The Daily Mail reported the demise of the venerable typewriter in today’s computer age. “Godrej and Boyce – the last company left in the world that was still manufacturing typewriters – has shut …
Article • November 15, 2011 • from PLN November, 2011
Ninth Circuit Rules Right to Court Access Violated When Lockdown Prevents Prisoner from Researching Issues Related to Direct Appeal by Michael Rigby by Mike Rigby In an amended opinion filed on November 19, 2010, the Ninth Circuit reversed a district court’s dismissal of a prisoner’s claims that 1) his constitutional …
Article • November 15, 2011
South Carolina District Court Affirms Magistrate’s Dismissal of Prisoner’s § 1983 Action Alleging Denial of Legal Access by South Carolina District Court Affirms Magistrate’s Dismissal of Prisoner’s § 1983 Action Alleging Denial of Legal Access By Derek Gilna In an action brought by prisoner Korell Robert Floyd Battle against Sheriff …
Article • September 15, 2011
Denial of Habeas Corpus Ad Testificandum Not Reviewable on Immediate Appeal by By David M. Reutter The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals has dismissed for want of appellate jurisdiction a prisoner’s appeal of the denial of a petition for writ of habeas ad testificandum. Before he was sentenced to prison …
Article • September 15, 2011
Ohio: Jailhouse Lawyer OK'd Absent State-Supplied Meaningful Alternatives by John Dannenberg Ohio: Jailhouse Lawyer OK’d Absent State-Supplied Meaningful Alternatives by John E. Dannenberg A majority of the Ohio Supreme Court held that the right of prisoners to meaningful access to the courts entitles them to be aided by jailhouse lawyers …
Article • July 15, 2011
Texas Prisoner’s Property Destruction Damages Properly Pleaded by Matthew Clarke By Matt Clarke A Texas court of appeals has held that a state prisoner properly pleaded damages within the minimum jurisdictional limits of the district court. Jeffery D. Westbrook, a Texas state prisoner incarcerated at the Allred Unit, filed suit …
Article • July 15, 2011
Texas Court of Appeals: No Law Library Access Right for Prisoner Who Waives Appointed Counsel by Matthew Clarke Texas Court of Appeals: No Law Library Access Right for Prisoner Who Waives Appointed Counsel By Matt Clarke On April 30, 2008, a Texas court of appeals ruled that a prisoner who …
California Federal Court Refuses to Dissolve Most of Orantes Injunction by Matthew Clarke By Matt Clarke On July 23, 2007, a federal district court in California issued an opinion declining to dissolve the injunction issued in Orantes-Hernandez v. Meese, 685 F.Supp. 1488 (C.D.CA 1988), 919 F.2d 549 (9th Cir. 1990), …
"Public Concern" Test Does Not Apply To Prisoner Claims of Retaliation; Speech Must Be Consistent with Status as Prisoner by Brandon Sample "Public Concern" Test Does Not Apply To Prisoner Claims of Retaliation; Speech Must Be Consistent with Status as Prisoner By Brandon Sample The "public concern" test does not …
Article • July 15, 2011
Following Federal Court Practice, Florida State Courts Begin Secret Dockets by While court dockets and files are required to be open for public viewing under the U.S. Constitution, more and more courts are disregarding that provision and hiding selected case from the public’s view. In some cases, the matter totally …
Article • July 15, 2011 • from PLN July, 2011
Ninth Circuit Holds PLRA Fee Cap for Court-Appointed Counsel Also Applies to Paralegal Fees by In a January 13, 2011 ruling, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals determined that the cap on attorney’s fees established by the Prison Litigation Reform Act (PLRA) also applies to separately billed paralegal fees, notwithstanding …
Adams v. CCA, CO, Plf Mot Proposed Order, public records indigents right to review depositions, 2011 DISTRICT COURT, COUNTY OF CROWLEY, STATE OF COLORADO Court Address: Sixteenth Judicial District Court Crowley County Courthouse 110 E. 6th Street, Room 303 Ordway, Colorado 81063 Telephone 719-267-4468 ▲COURT USE ONLY ▲ Plaintiffs: VANCE …
Adams v. CCA, CO, Plf Mot Proposed Order for Certification, prison riot, 2011 DISTRICT COURT, COUNTY OF CROWLEY, STATE OF COLORADO Court Address: Sixteenth Judicial District Court Crowley County Courthouse 110 E. 6th Street, Room 303 Ordway, Colorado 81063 Telephone 719-267-4468 ▲COURT USE ONLY ▲ Plaintiffs: VANCE A. ADAMS et. …
Adams v. CCA, CO, Supporting Documents, public records indigents right to review depositions, 2011 Document 1 - - - _ .. _- ----- ---------------------- DISTRICT COURT, COUNTY OF CROWLEY, STATE CJIFIL :DDocumcnt COLORADO co Crowley County Histt'ict Court 16th,JD Court Address: Sixteenth Judicial District Court Crowley County Courthouse 110 E. …
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