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Brief • February 23, 2009
Roberts v Cole Tx Complaint Officer Brutality Beatings 2009 Case 1:08-cv-00406-MAC Document 24 Filed 02/23/09 Page 1 of 15 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS BEAUMONT DIVISION JOSEPH CHRISTOPHER ROBERTS, Plaintiff § § § v. § § § RODNEY G. COLE, II, INDIVIDUALLY § …
Brief • February 23, 2009
Johnson v Cook County Il Memo Opinion and Order Class Action Strip Search 2008 Case 1:06-cv-00552 Document 278 Filed 02/23/2009 Page 1 of 37 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION KIM YOUNG, RONALD JOHNSON, and WILLIAM JONES, on behalf of themselves and …
Brief • February 20, 2009
French v Daviess Co Ky Plf Response to Def Mot for Sj Med Denial 2009 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF KENTUCKY OWENSBORO DIVISION [Filed Electronically] BILLY JOSEPH FRENCH, Individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, PLAINTIFF v. DAVIESS COUNTY, KENTUCKY, et al., DEFENDANTS. ) ) ) …
Brief • February 19, 2009
Houle v Sampson Mi Plf Brief Support Mot Prelim Inj Parole Conditions 2009 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN __________________________________________ KEVIN HOULE and HARVEY REESE, Plaintiffs, File No. 2:09-cv-10504 v. Hon. Marianne O. Battani BARBARA SAMPSON, chair of the Michigan Parole Board, and the nine board members: JAMES …
Brief • February 19, 2009
Inquiry of Judge Sharon Keller Tx 2009 stats Commission onJudlcl4\1 COl'ldYtlt FILED BEFORE THE INQUIRY CONCER1~ING A JUDGE, No.!1lg Clerk of the Commission FILE STAMPED COpy By ,eZ;; Date :l~f Stat Clerk of the C~mllJis;;on~ _ ~ Cor~mISf:lOn O~}udicia' Conduct NOTICE OF FORMAL PROCEEDINGS TO THE HONORABLE SHARON KELLER, PRESIDING …
Brief • February 17, 2009
Fitzgerald v City of Los Angeles Ca Settlement and Order Unlawful Skid Row Searches 2009 Case 2:03-cv-01876-DDP-RZ Document 117 Filed 02/17/2009 1 MARK D. ROSENBAUM, SBN 59940 PETER J. ELIASBERG, SBN 189110 2 PETER BIBRING, SBN 223981 ACLU FOUNDATION OF 3 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA 1313 West Eighth Street 4 Los Angeles, …
Article • February 15, 2009
Nevada Revamps Rules Regarding Sealing And Redacting Court Records by The Nevada Supreme Court approved an amendment to Part VII of the Supreme Court Rules Governing Sealing and Redacting Records in 2007. The amendment applies to all civil actions with the exception of specific statutory provisions. Due to concern by …
Article • February 15, 2009
Nevada Seeks Non Judicial, Independent Appointment of Public Defenders by The Nevada Supreme Court ordered the creation of an Indigent Defense Commission (IDC) in 2007 to study and make suggestions regarding concerns for the selection, appointment, compensation, qualifications, performance standards and caseloads of public defenders. The Public Defender's Office was …
Article • February 15, 2009
Ninth Circuit Upholds Admission of Statements to Police in Phone Conversation Absent Miranda Warning by Washington State prisoner Habib Saleh sought review of his federal habeas corpus denial challenging the admission of statements made in a voluntary phone conversation he initiated at his trial for first degree murder. The court …
Pennsylvania Prison Official Settles Termination Lawsuit For Investigating Beating by Former Pennsylvania county prison official, Lt. Constance Bowers, brought a 42 U.S.C. § 1983 suit after being terminated in 2004, two months short of 20 years service to the state. She was allegedly terminated for failure to end an investigation …
Article • February 15, 2009
Plaintiff Held Mostly Liable After Tort Action Against BOP Backfires by Kentucky resident Carolyn Eichler and others brought a federal tort action in 1997 against the United States after a Bureau of Prisons (BOP) bus collided with their vehicle. Various plaintiffs alleged damages and the court determined that Eichler, the …
Article • February 15, 2009
Why Does Pennsylvania Have the Death Penalty? Still Asking by Robert Zaller Dr. Robert Zaller, Professor of History, Drexel University March 6, my colleague Julia Hall and I moderated a symposium at Drexel's law school to address the question of Pennsylvania's death penalty. It pulled together a distinguished panel from …
Article • February 15, 2009 • from PLN February, 2009
California Sex Offender’s Probation Travel Restrictions Abated by John Dannenberg by John E. Dannenberg Kenneth Smith was convicted of committing a lewd act on his stepdaughter and sentenced to three years in prison, which was suspended in lieu of five years probation. Upon learning that Los Angeles County had a …
Sixth Circuit Outlines Exceptions to Heck Favorable-Termination Doctrine by Sixth Circuit Outlines Exceptions to Heck Favorable-Termination Doctrine The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals has held the favorable-termination doctrine does not apply to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 actions brought by prisoners who were foreclosed from challenging their incarceration in a habeas …
Article • February 15, 2009 • from PLN February, 2009
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Washington Classification Reassessment Requires Notice and Hearing by The Washington State Court of Appeals held that reassessment of a prisoner’s risk classification which made him ineligible for a 50 percent sentence reduction, without notice or an opportunity to be heard, violated due process. In 2004, Charles Leon Wheeler pleaded guilty …
Article • February 15, 2009 • from PLN February, 2009
Arbitrator Awards Hawaii Prisoner $7,500 for Injuries Sustained While Working in Kitchen by On March 10, 2008, a Hawaii prisoner was awarded $7,500 through arbitration after being burned by hot coffee. On April 3, 2007, Will Kaaihue received second degree burns down the left side of his body while working …
Article • February 15, 2009 • from PLN February, 2009
Kentucky Jails’ Seizure of Funds for Booking, Room and Board Fees Upheld by Kentucky Jails’ Seizure of Funds for Booking, Room and Board Fees Upheld The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals has held that the seizure of jail prisoners’ canteen funds for booking and room and board fees does not …
Article • February 15, 2009 • from PLN February, 2009
Pennsylvania Prisoner Appointed Counsel on Retaliation / MRSA Infection Claims by Pennsylvania Prisoner Appointed Counsel on Retaliation / MRSA Infection Claims A Pennsylvania federal district court appointed counsel to a prisoner in a lawsuit claiming he contracted a serious infection and faced retaliation after filing grievances about his medical condition. …
Retroactive Residency Restrictions for Missouri Sex Offenders Unconstitutional by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On May 24, 2007, Cole County, Missouri Circuit Court Judge Patricia S. Joyce ruled that a Missouri statute requiring certain registered sex offenders to move if they lived within 1,000 feet of a school (§ 566.147, …
Article • February 15, 2009 • from PLN February, 2009
Washington Prisoner Suit for “Prevailing Wages” from Private Employer Fails by John Dannenberg Washington Prisoner Suit for “Prevailing Wages” from Private Employer Fails by John E. Dannenberg The Washington state Court of Appeals has affirmed a superior court’s denial of a “prevailing wage” claim filed by state prisoners employed by …
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