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Mork v. Russel, NV,Order, Medical Neglect, 2024

Brief • February 12, 2024

Filed under: Systemic Medical Neglect, Failure to Treat

Mork v. Russel, NV,Order, Medical Neglect, 2024 Case 3:21-cv-00077-MMD-CSD Document 77 Filed 02/12/24 Page 1 of 14 1 2 3 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 4 DISTRICT OF NEVADA 5 *** 6 NICOLAI MORK, Case No. 3:21-cv-00077-MMD-CSD 7 Plaintiff, 8 9 ORDER v. PERRY RUSSELL, et al., 10 Defendants. 11 12 …

Nevada Prisoner Wins Injunction Requiring DOC to Provide Exercise Despite Guard Shortage

Article • January 1, 2024 • from PLN January, 2024

Filed under: Staffing, Exercise, Appointment of Counsel, Injunctions (PLRA), Preliminary Injunctions/TRO's, Class Actions, Right to Exercise

Nevada Prisoner Wins Injunction Requiring DOC to Provide Exercise Despite Guard Shortage by by Matt Clarke On June 6, 2023, Judge Cristina D. Silva of the federal court for the District of Nevada renewed a preliminary injunction she issued on March 3, 2023, ordering state prison officials to provide prisoner …

Ninth Circuit Revives Former Nevada Prisoner’s Claim for Deprivation of Sentence Credit

Article • November 15, 2023 • from PLN November, 2023

Filed under: U.S. Sentencing Guidelines, Credits, Denial of Due Process

Ninth Circuit Revives Former Nevada Prisoner’s Claim for Deprivation of Sentence Credit by by Douglas Ankney On April 25, 2023, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit said a lower court erred by ignoring a former state prisoner’s claim that the Department of Corrections (DOC) violated his due …

News in Brief

Article • October 15, 2023 • from PLN October, 2023

Filed under: News in Brief

News in Brief by Alabama: On August 12, 2023, an Alabama jail guard was caught – in uniform – stealing Pokemon cards from a Walmart. WBMA in Birmingham reported that Josh Hardy then fled store security on foot before cops caught him in a nearby restaurant. Calhoun County Sheriff Matthew …

Nevada Pays $75,000 for Religious Discrimination Claims of Prisoners in Episcopal and The Way Faith Groups

Article • September 15, 2023 • from PLN September, 2023

Filed under: Religious Discrimination, Settlements

Nevada Pays $75,000 for Religious Discrimination Claims of Prisoners in Episcopal and The Way Faith Groups by David Reutter by David M. Reutter On March 6, 2023, the Nevada Department of Corrections (DOC) reached an agreement with a group of state prisoners to settle claims that a change in chapel …

Aramark Sparks Nevada Prison Hunger Strike

Article • September 15, 2023 • from PLN September, 2023

Filed under: Contractor Misconduct, Hunger Strikes

Aramark Sparks Nevada Prison Hunger Strike by Mark Wilson By Mark Wilson Approximately 40 Nevada prisoners at a maximum-security lockup near Reno started a hunger strike on December 1, 2022, that lasted at least nine days. Top officials with the state Department of Corrections (DOC) claimed the strike at Ely …

Estate of Perez v. Cox, NV, Settlement, Wrongful Death, 2023

Brief • September 3, 2023

Filed under: Wrongful Death

Estate of Perez v. Cox, NV, Settlement, Wrongful Death, 2023 A SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND FULL AND FINAL RELEASE OF CLAIMS Case Name: Perez v. Cox Case No.: 2: l 5-cv-1572, hereinafter referred to as: "The Matter" Plaintiffs: Defendants: Victor Perez, as special administrator of the estate of Carlos Perez; Victor …

Richards v. Cox, NV, Settlement, Excessive Force, 2023

Brief • July 19, 2023

Filed under: Excessive Force

Richards v. Cox, NV, Settlement, Excessive Force, 2023 Amy Stephenson Director Joe Lombardo Governor Vacant Deputy Director STATE OF NEVADA Jim Rodriguez Administrator GOVERNOR'S FINANCE OFFICE Budget Division I Carson City, NV 89701-4298 Phone: (775) 684-0222 Iwww.budget.nv.gov I Fax: (775) 684-0260 209 E. Musser Street, Suite 200 Date: July 25, …

Nevada Pays Over $568,000 for Denying Prisoner Cataract Surgery, Ends “One Good Eye” Policy

Article • June 15, 2023 • from PLN June, 2023

Filed under: Systemic Medical Neglect, Eyeglasses, Settlements

Nevada Pays Over $568,000 for Denying Prisoner Cataract Surgery, Ends “One Good Eye” Policy by Jacob Barrett by Jacob Barrett On July 15, 2022, the federal court for the District of Nevada awarded $560,587.50 in fees to attorneys representing a state prisoner who earlier settled his medical neglect claim against …

Ross v. Johnson, NV, Order Renewing Preliminary Injunction, Conditions of Confinement, 2023

Brief • June 6, 2023

Filed under: Conditions of Confinement, Exercise

Ross v. Johnson, NV, Order Renewing Preliminary Injunction, Conditions of Confinement, 2023 Case 2:22-cv-00259-CDS-VCF Document 90 Filed 06/06/23 Page 1 of 6 1 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF NEVADA 2 3 4 5 Jesse Aron Ross, Plaintiff 6 7 Case No. 2:22-cv-00259-CDS-VCF V. Order Renewing Preliminary Injunction &: Appointing …

Ross v. Johnson, NV, Complaint, Conditions of Confinement, 2023

Brief • May 12, 2023

Filed under: Conditions of Confinement, Exercise

Ross v. Johnson, NV, Complaint, Conditions of Confinement, 2023 Case 2:22-cv-00259-CDS-VCF Document 80 Filed 05/12/23 Page 1 of 21 .,k<s;se.. ~ . ~osS ~ \09575b Name and Inmate Booking Number ffi ~\..-'tll2.~:e..r + ~ '\?r:"is o a Plac of Confinement Mailing Address UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF NEV ADA …

Nevada Pays Over $568,000 for Denying Prisoner Cataract Surgery, Ends “One Good Eye” Policy

Article • May 1, 2023 • from PLN May, 2023

Filed under: Eyeglasses, Failure to Treat, Settlements

Nevada Pays Over $568,000 for Denying Prisoner Cataract Surgery, Ends “One Good Eye” Policy by Jacob Barrett by Jacob Barrett On July 15, 2022, the federal court for the District of Nevada awarded $560,587.50 in fees to attorneys representing a state prisoner who earlier settled his medical neglect claim against …

Nevada DOC Director Sacked After Prisoner Escape Goes Unnoticed Four Days

Article • April 1, 2023 • from PLN April, 2023

Filed under: Guard Misconduct, Escapes

Nevada DOC Director Sacked After Prisoner Escape Goes Unnoticed Four Days by Ashleigh Dye by Ashleigh N. Dye At the request of former Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak (D), the director of the state’s Department of Corrections (DOC), Charles Daniels, submitted his resignation on September 30, 2022. The move came three …

Shaw v. Davis, NV, Settlement, Religious Freedom, 2023

Brief • March 7, 2023

Filed under: Religious Freedom, Denial of Religious Services

Shaw v. Davis, NV, Settlement, Religious Freedom, 2023 March 9, 2023 Episcopal Facilitator Agreement Modifying the Non-Monetary Terms of the Settlement Agreement and Full and Final Release in the Matter of Norman Shaw, et. al, v. Scott Davis, et. al., Case No. 3: l 8-cv-00551MMD-CLB ("Episcopal Facilitator Agreement") Page 1 …

Riot and Escape at Nevada Prison Lead to Charges Against Four Guards, Firings or Resignations of Top Officials

Article • March 1, 2023 • from PLN March, 2023

Filed under: Guard Misconduct, Protests, Escapes

Riot and Escape at Nevada Prison Lead to Charges Against Four Guards, Firings or Resignations of Top Officials by David Reutter by David M. Reutter Some recreation was suspended at Nevada’s Southern Desert Correctional Center [SDCC] after 20 prisoners got into a brawl on October 10, 2022. The violence carried …

Nevada Federal Court Says Prisoner’s § 1983 Suit Should’ve Been a Habeas Petition, But Returns Filing Fee

Article • February 1, 2023 • from PLN February, 2023

Filed under: Filing Fees, 42 U.S. Code § 1983, civil action for deprivation of rights, Amendments to Petition

Nevada Federal Court Says Prisoner’s § 1983 Suit Should’ve Been a Habeas Petition, But Returns Filing Fee by David Reutter by David M. Reutter Giving a break to the prisoner who filed a civil rights suit she dismissed on July 8, 2022, Judge Anne R. Traum of the federal court …

Nevada Muslim Prisoner Wins Suit Over Denial of Jumu’ah Prayer

Article • January 1, 2023 • from PLN January, 2023

Filed under: Summary Judgment, Settlements, Required Religious Programming

Nevada Muslim Prisoner Wins Suit Over Denial of Jumu’ah Prayer by Harold Hempstead by Harold Hempstead On June 14, 2022, the federal Court for the District of Nevada granted summary judgment to a Muslim state prisoner, agreeing with him that the state Department of Corrections (DOC) violated his constitutional rights …

Watkins v. Rapid Financial Solutions, Inc., NV, Stipulation and Order Regarding Class Notice, Debit Cards, 2022

Brief • December 21, 2022

Filed under: Money/Property, Seizure of Prisoner Funds

Watkins v. Rapid Financial Solutions, Inc., NV, Stipulation and Order Regarding Class Notice, Debit Cards, 2022 Case 3:20-cv-00509-MMD-CSD Document 70 Filed 12/21/22 Page 1 of 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 THIERMAN BUCK LLP 7287 Lakeside Drive Reno, NV 89511 (775) 284-1500 Fax (775) 703-5027 Email info@thiermanbuck.com www.thiermanbuck.com …

Nevada Supreme Court: DOC Owes Parolee Credit for Any Days Over 60 Awaiting Revocation in Prison

Article • November 30, 2022 • from PLN December, 2022

Filed under: Revocation Proceedings

Nevada Supreme Court: DOC Owes Parolee Credit for Any Days Over 60 Awaiting Revocation in Prison by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On May 24, 2022, the Supreme Court of Nevada ordered the state Department of Corrections (DOC) to credit a parolee for time he spent in custody awaiting parole …

Ninth Circuit Tells Nevada DOC: ‘Wait and See’ Prisoner Medical Care Can’t Become ‘Deny and Delay’

Article • November 30, 2022 • from PLN December, 2022

Filed under: Systemic Medical Neglect, Medical Neglect/Malpractice

Ninth Circuit Tells Nevada DOC: ‘Wait and See’ Prisoner Medical Care Can’t Become ‘Deny and Delay’ by David Reutter by David M. Reutter On May 4, 2022, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirmed denial of qualified immunity (QI) to Nevada prison officials who “never deviated from …