Maynor v. Morgan County, AL, Findings of Fact, jail food, 2009 Case 5:01-cv-00851-UWC Document 92 Filed 01/08/2009 FILED Page 1 of 6 2009 Jan-08 PM 10:23 U.S. DISTRICT COURT N.D. OF ALABAMA IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ALABAMA NORTHEASTERN DIVISION ) ) ) ) …
Alabama Policy Denies Work Release to HIV/AIDS Infected Prisoners by David Reutter Alabama Policy Denies Work Release to HIV/AIDS Infected Prisoners by David M. Reutter Citing a 2004 settlement that requires proper care for prisoners infected with HIV or AIDS, the Alabama Department of Corrections (ADOC) is denying such prisoners …
Alabama Federal Court Awards $538,178 in Attorney Fees and Expenses for Women Prison Conditions Litigation by Alabama Federal Court Awards $538,178 in Attorney Fees and Expenses for Women Prison Conditions Litigation On August 31, 2007, an Alabama federal court awarded $484,406.35 in attorney fees and $53,771.79 in expenses to prisoners …
Alabama Jail Guard Fired, Convicted, Held Civilly Liable in Prisoner’s Assault by David Reutter Alabama Jail Guard Fired, Convicted, Held Civilly Liable in Prisoner’s Assault by David M. Reutter In a rare conclusion to a guard’s violent attack on a prisoner, a Jefferson County, Alabama jail guard was fired, prosecuted, …
Limbaugh v. Thompson, AL, Expert Testimony - Sullivan, Native American Long Hair, 2008 %N 71111 lIlIIrral S'I'AftS Dl:8'I'IUC'I' C:OllR'I' FOR 'I'IIE IIl:DI)LE Dl:S1'I\:tC'l' or AI.UlIHA NOR'l1ll!llU'l Dl:v:tSl:ON JAHmS et .1., L~uua. P161nt1ffa, Y. CIVIL NO. ~.93-cv1404-WHA L!SL%E THOMPSON. et al" De£endIlACO. ~TTvr. I~VTrIM or v PkI50NRRI IP!!Jul-T'OWrLZ WIND CWW. et …
Limbaugh v. Thompson, AL, Expert Testimony - Walker, Native American Long Hair, 2008 STATE OF COLORADO ) COUNTY OF BOULDER ) EXPERT REPORT OF DEWARD E. WALKER JR.. PH.D. 1. I was asked by Mark Sabel, attorney for the Plaintiffs in the case of Limbaugh v. Alabama DOC,93 :cv-1404-WHA, to …
Alabama Lawyer Wins $10,000 in Defamation Suit Against Prisoner Rights Radio Host by Roberta Franklin is a radio talk show host and ardent prisoners rights activist in Alabama. In the summer of 2002, while defense attorney, Susan James, was being investigated for misconduct, Franklin said James was stealing clients' money. …
Eleventh Circuit Discusses Contempt Fines for Violation of Consent Decree by A consent decree ordered the state prison system to remove state prisoners from a county jail within 30 days of the state's receipt of the conviction and sentencing transcript. In response to a contempt motion, the state said it …
Alabama Prisoner Wins $100 in Excessive Force Suit by On January 1, 2001 Herbert Ivory was an Alabama state prisoner. He was talking with a female guard when 2 sergeants, Michael Hazeley and Darryl Falls, attacked him for no reason. He was seen by a health care person and treated …
City Liable for Police Beating; Prior Settlements Admissible to Prove Policy by The 17-year-old plaintiff was forcibly arrested and thrown against a van, causing bruises to chest and head, was kneed in the back, and was bruised by excessively tight handcuffs, after engaging in a mock fight witnessed by a …
Post Monitoring Fees Allowed in Institutional Reform Suits by At 1344: "In complex institutional litigation that often entails extensive remedial efforts over a long period of time, it is generally accepted that prevailing plaintiffs are entitled to post-judgment fee-and-expense awards for legal services necessary for securing compliance with, and reasonable …
Alabama Prisoner’s Estate Loses Product Liability Suit by Louis Horn, an Alabama state prisoner, was killed by three other prisoners who picked his cell door lock and beat him to death. His estate filed a product liability case in state court against Southern Steel Co., the firm that made the …
Alabama Felon Disenfranchisement Limited by The Alabama Supreme Court has voided a Jefferson County Circuit Court’s order that prohibited the state from disenfranchising former prisoners until every felony involving the element of moral turpitude had been catalogued by the state legislature. The ruling resulted from an appeal filed by the …
Alabama DOC Settles Witchcraft Suit for $7,500 by An Alabama prisoner who was denied the right to exercise his religious beliefs was paid $7,500 to settle the case. Alabama prisoner Timothy Hornsby sued in state court alleging that he suffered mental anguish when prison officials denied him the right to …
Alabama Guard Wins $205,000 in Sexual Harassment Suit by Mark Dempsey, a guard at an Alabama state prison, complained that his supervisor, Jim Gates was sexually harassing him. Gates, among other things, had made inappropriate homosexual remarks and jabbed Dempsey in the anal area with his nightstick. They met with …
Limbaugh v. Thompson, AL, Expert Testimony - Angelone, Native American Long Hair, 2008 IN THE UNITED STATES DISlRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISlRIC OF ALABAMA NORTHERN DIVISION JAMES LIMBAUGH, et al., Plaintiffs, v. CIVIL NO. 2:93-cv1404-WHA LESLIE THOMPSON, et al., Defendants. NATIVE AMERICAN PRISONERS OF ALABAMA-TURTLE WIND CLAN, et al., …
Alabama DOC Charges Prisoners Unlawful Fees to Cover Budget Shortfalls by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On June 1, 2007, the Alabama Department of Examiners of Public Accounts released an audit report critical of the funding practices of the state's Department of Corrections (DOC). The DOC operates 19 prisons, 10 …
Alabama Parole Board Employee Pleads Guilty to Misuse of Computer Information by On June 15, 2007, Stacey Bell, 31, formerly an administrative assistant to the Alabama Board of Pardons and Paroles, pleaded guilty in Elmore County District Court to violating the Alabama Computer Crime Act, § 13A-8-102. She was given …
Administrative Exhaustion Required in Alabama HIV/AIDS Class Action Suit by The plaintiffs sued on behalf of themselves and all present and future HIV-positive prisoners in the state prison system, complaining both of their segregation from the general prison population and their exclusion from most programming, and of inadequate medical care. …
Alabama Female Guards Title VII Suit over Masturbating Prisoners Dismissed by Female prison guards employed in a male prison sued under Title VII, alleging that they had been subjected to a hostile work environment as a result of the "egregious acts" of the prisoners, condoned by the plaintiffs' superiors. (One …
