Third Circuit Okays Blanket Strip-Search Policy for Juvenile Detainees by In a decision filed September 15, 2015, the Third Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ruled that a juvenile detention center policy which required strip searches of all detainees upon intake, regardless of the seriousness of their crimes, did not violate …
Negligent Handling of Property Not Barred by Sovereign Immunity by David Reutter by David Reutter The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania affirmed a trial court's denial of Stephen Palmer's claim of "conversion" of his personal property by the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections (DOC). It reversed and remanded his claim of negligent …
Third Circuit: No Death Row Confinement after Death Sentences Vacated by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis The Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has ruled against two Pennsylvania prisoners who were held in solitary confinement on death row for years after their death sentences were vacated. In the course …
Pennsylvania: Philly D.A. Sentenced to Five Years for Corruption, Disbarred by Monte McCoin by Monte McCoin Former Philadelphia District Attorney Seth Williams, who in 2009 drew acclaim as the first African-American D.A. in the city and the entire Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, was sentenced on October 24, 2017 to five years …
Third Circuit Vacates Dismissal of Grievance Threat Retaliation Claim by Mark Wilson by Mark Wilson The United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit held that a reasonable fact finder could conclude that a prisoner was issued a misconduct report in retaliation for threatening to file a grievance. Pennsylvania …
WPXI Inc v. Pennsylvania, PA, Opinion, Grand Jury Investigation, 2017 [J-70-2017] IN THE SUPREME COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA WESTERN DISTRICT IN RE: 2014 ALLEGHENY COUNTY INVESTIGATING GRAND JURY APPEAL OF: WPXI, INC. : : : : : : : : : : : No. 26 WAP 2017 Appeal from the Order …
Miller v. County of Centre, PA, Appeal-Opinion, Disclosure of Financial Records, 2017 [J-31A-2017 and J-31B-2017] IN THE SUPREME COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA MIDDLE DISTRICT SAYLOR, C.J., BAER, TODD, DONOHUE, DOUGHERTY, WECHT, MUNDY, JJ. STACY PARKS MILLER, DISTRICT ATTORNEY, Appellant v. COUNTY OF CENTRE; SEAN P. MCGRAW; ANDREW SHUBIN, ATTORNEY AT LAW, …
Williams v. Papi, PA, Brief in Support of Plt. Motion to Disqualify Counsel, Medical Malpractice, 2017 Case 3:13-cv-01151-RDM Document 107 Filed 11/03/17 Page 1 of 13 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA MELINDA WILLIAMS, as Administrator of the Estate of BRIAN P. WILLIAMS, : : Plaintiff : CIVIL …
Woods v. Marler, PA, Complaint, Pre-trial Visitation, 2017 Case 2:17-cv-04443-MAK Document 1 Filed 10/05/17 Page 1 of 43 fu-ioooo~iood horem~~,:,?,~~~ili~!! •~ire ofptoodm.,J:l:-t'l:,:d~Y ~~ JS 44 (Rev. 06/17) ·s form, approved by the Judicial Conference of the United States in September 1974, is required for the use of the Clerk of …
Re-entry Program for Federal Prisoners on Supervised Release Has Low Participation by The U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania is trying to beef up its Court-Assisted Re-entry Program (CARE), which is available to federal prisoners placed on supervised release after they serve their prison term. The program’s …
Boyer v. Crawford County Correctional Facility, PA, Settlement, Jail Assault, 2017 SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND RELEASE OF ALL CLAIMS KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: That HARRY W. BOYER, JR., (the "Releaser") being of lawful age for and in consideration of Five Thousand Dollars and 00/100 cents ($5,000.00) in lawful and …
Pennsylvania Supreme Court Allows Indigent Criminal Defendants to Sue Over Inadequate Public Defender's Office by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has taken the bold step of finding a new cause of action that would allow indigent criminal defendants to prospectively sue a county for failing to …
$65,000 Awarded to PA Prisoner Neglected by Private Medical Provider by Joe Watson by Joe Watson Darren Johnson, a prisoner at Pennsylvania’s State Correctional Institution (SCI)-Graterford, was awarded $65,000 in a U.S. District Court bench trial in July 2008 after Correctional Physician Services (CPS), SCI-Graterford’s private medical care provider, was …
Federal Jailhouse Snitch Testifies Against Former Prison Doctor at Bond Hearing by David Reutter by David Reutter Federal prosecutors used the testimony of a jailhouse snitch at a bond hearing to argue a doctor charged with tax evasion and fraud should be denied bond because …
Wilson v. Lackawanna County, PA, Complaint, Trans Hormone Therapy, 2017 ·''. ' i;• ·; Case 3:17-cv-01191-RDM Document 1 Filed 07/07/17 Page 1 of 15 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA SPARKLES WILSON a/k/a STEVEN FRITZ 1371 N . WASHINGTON AVENUE SCRANTON, PA 18509 PLAINTIFF v. CIVIL …
Wilson v. Lackawanna County, PA, Temporary Restraining Order, Trans Hormone Therapy, 2017 .. Case 3:17-cv-01191-RDM Document 2 Filed 07/07/17 Page 1 of 3 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA SPARKLES WILSON a/k/a STEVEN FRITZ 1371 N. WASHINGTON AVENUE SCRANTON, PA 18509 PLAINTIFF CIVIL ACTION - LAW …
Third Circuit Reverses Denial of Class Certification by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis The Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has resurrected a challenge to the constitutionality of 8 U.S.C. § 1226(c), the section of the Immigration and Nationality Act that requires mandatory detention of undocumented immigrants who have …
Third Circuit Finds that Prisoners’ Verbal Grievances are Constitutionally Protected by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis The Third Circuit Court of Appeals has held that a prisoner’s verbal grievance made to prison staff was protected speech under the First Amendment, and gave rise to a civil action when the prisoner …
