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Case • 1982
Sampson v. King - 693 F.2d 566 (5th Cir. 1982). - 1982 Sampson v. King, 693 F.2d 566 (5th Cir. 12/14/1982) [1] UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT [2] No. 82-3152 ...
Case • 1988
Cooper v. Tard - 855 F.2d 125 (3d Cir. 1988). - 1988 Cooper v. Tard, 855 F.2d 125 (3rd Cir. 05/05/1988) [1] UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE THIRD CIRCUIT [2] No. 87-5796 [3 ...
Case • 2005
Walton v. Bouchard - 136 Fed. Appx. 846 (6th Cir. 2005) - 2005 [U] Walton v. Bouchard, 136 Fed.Appx. 846, 2005 Fed.App. 0515N (6th Cir. 06/17/2005) [1] UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS ...
qualified immunity, sovereign immunity, and lack of responsibility. The court held that prisoners had an Eighth Amendment right to freedom from unprovoked assault pursuant to Hudson v. McMillian, 503 U.S. 1 ...
inmates, even using helicopters, leaving 1 dead and scores more wounded. But prisoners successfully barricaded themselves and held off the state forces until another, more deadly state attack on January 4 ...
Article • December 15, 1996 • from PLN December, 1996
a measurable effect on the crime rate because only 1-2% of those responsible for committing crimes are ever arrested, charged, tried, and sentenced to prison. And tough sentences serve only to get politicians ...
Article • June 15, 1995 • from PLN June, 1995
had set. Upon arriving in J-1 Super-Max, I was once again strip-searched and my regular death row clothing exchanged for death house clothing.  "Odd" I thought to myself, "What difference does what one ...
Article • June 15, 1997 • from PLN June, 1997
judgment when the plaintiff has not yet been prosecuted); Seattle School District No. 1 v. State of Washington, 633 F.2d 1338 (9th Cir. 1980)(specific state statute requiring school district to do very ...
Article • March 15, 1996 • from PLN March, 1996
capacities." 1. Suing Only Those Causing The Wrong. 42 U.S.C. § 1983 cases allows a suit against any public employee who "subjects, or causes to be subjected" someone to a deprivation of federal ...
covered by the injunction. On February 15, 1995, the CDC applied for an "emergency" rule change to the Office of Administrative Law. Penal Code Section 5058(e), which took effect January 1, 1995, permits ...
pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1997e(a)(1). The court of appeals for the fifth circuit gave ample discussion to the background of CRIPA and its purpose, namely to cut down on the amount of state prisoner ...
termination and pre-PLRA enactment attorney fees). On November 16, 1998, the United States Supreme court granted certiorari and agreed to decide the following issues, (1) In litigation pending on effective ...
Article • December 15, 1996 • from PLN December, 1996
the program was terminated. Claiming a lack of staff resources is a poor excuse since the Washington DOC has the highest staff to prisoner ratio (1 staff to 1.7 prisoners) in the country. Poor allocation ...
Article • June 15, 1999 • from PLN June, 1999
Standard-Times; Houston Chronicle, Memorandum Opinion and Order, Ruiz v. Johnson, Civil Action No. H-78-987 (U.S.D.C.-S.D.Tex. 3-1-99) - F.Supp. 2d - (SDTX 1999). ...
acting in an official capacity." U.N. Convention against Torture, Article 1. In 1991, PHRIC "noted an increase in both the number of Palestinian detainees abused and in the kinds of mistreatment to which ...
an overview of what officials are entitled to absolute immunity and under what circumstances, and finally provide a few practical suggestions. 1. What Absolute Immunity Is An "immunity," as this word ...
Article • June 15, 1996 • from PLN June, 1996
1983 case. 1. Immunities In General The word "immunity", as it is used in Section 1983 cases, refers to an "immunity from suit." A defendant who has an immunity cannot be sued for damages; he ...
Article • December 15, 1994 • from PLN December, 1994
new prisons to warehouse the expected tripling of Virginia's current prisoner population (20,000) over the next ten years. The new sentencing law, which will take effect January 1, 1995, increases ...
Article • March 15, 1995 • from PLN March, 1995
and defeat. Diane Feinstein found that out in 1990 when Noveys union gave almost $1 million to enthrone law enforcements friend, Pete Wilson, in the State House. And, of course, the union not only wields ...
Article • June 15, 1996 • from PLN June, 1996
for an additional 10 days, or when special charges are involved, to 15 days. There is no bail bond system. Article 1, 3 of the Prison Law, meanwhile, allows for a police cell to be substituted for a jail cell ...
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