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Joe Arpaio: America’s Toughest Sheriff or Most Corrupt? by Alex Friedmann Joe Arpaio: America?s Toughest Sheriff or Most Corrupt? by Alex Friedmann Joe M. Arpaio, the head lawman over Maricopa County, Arizona, bills himself as "America's Toughest Sheriff." While "toughest" may be subject to debate (literally -- in September, 2006 …
Galloway v TYC, TX, 3rd Amended Complaint, juveniles disabilities legal aid assault, 2007 EXHIBIT “A” UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS JOSEPH GALLOWAY, individually, § § DANA BROCKWAY, as next friend of her § minor child, A.B., on behalf of all those similarly § situated, § § GLORIA …
New Hampshire Prisoner’s ADA Claim Survives Summary Judgment by New Hampshire Prisoner's ADA Claim Survives Summary Judgment The First Circuit Court of Appeals has reversed a New Hampshire federal district court's summary judgment order concluding that a prisoner failed to demonstrate that prison officials violated his rights under Title II …
Armstrong v Schwarzenegger, CA, Injunction, deaf disabled prisoner ad seg, 2007
L.A. County Settles With Abused Quadriplegic Prisoner For $46,000 by In February 2004, prisoner Joseph Burriss became exasperated waiting to make a phone call from the Los Angeles County Jail. Burriss, a partial quadriplegic, maneuvered his wheelchair towards a deputy and made a disparaging racial remark. The deputy responded by …
Brief • October 30, 2006
Cordero v DOC, CA, Order of dismissal, medical care denial ADA, 2005 se 1:05-cv-00268-0WW-DLB Document 37 Filed 10/30/2006 Page 1 of 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 DANIEL CORDERO, 12 Plaintiff, 13 14 v. CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF …
Nebraskas County Jails Neglect Mentally Disabled by Gary Hunter Nebraskas County Jails Neglect Mentally Disabled by Gary Hunter Nebraskas American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has revealed major problems in the state's county jails. Prisoners with physical handicaps, chronic illnesses and mental disabilities receive little or no healthcare in a state …
Connecticuts Mistreatment of Mentally Ill Prisoners and Detainees Enjoined by John Dannenberg Connecticuts Mistreatment of Mentally Ill Prisoners and Detainees Enjoined by John E. Dannenberg The Connecticut Department of Corrections (CDOC) entered into a settlement agreement in September 2005 that specified extensive changes to its policies for confining and treating …
Florida's Juvenile Justice: Convicted Sex Offender Rapes Disabled Youth in His Care by Once again, Florida's Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ) is under close scrutiny for failing to protect a severely mentally disabled teenager from sexual abuse. At the center of this scandal is Robert, an orphan with the mind …
Eighth Circuit Upholds Denial of Compensatory/Punitive Damages; Physical by Injury Required in First Amendment Cases In a 2-1 decision, the Eighth Circuit of Appeals held that the Prison Litigation Reform Acts (PLRA) emotional injury bar on compensatory damages of 42 USC § 1997e(e) applies to First Amendment cases. The court …
Supreme Court: Prisoners' ADA Right to Sue for Damages Trumps State's Sovereign Immunity by by John E. Dannenberg The United States Supreme Court unanimously ruled that the private cause of action created by the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) (42 U.S.C. § 12131 et seq.), which permits disabled state prisoners …
Ninth Circuit Reverses Dismissal of ADA Suit for Failure to Exhaust by The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals held that a district court erred in dismissing a California prisoners suit for failing to exhaust administrative remedies under 42 U.S.C. § 1997e(a) of the Prison Litigation Reform Act, (PLRA). Earl Butler, …
Wrongfully Imprisoned D.C. Disabled Man Settles Suit For $1.74 Million by by Michael Rigby The District of Columbia and a private medical provider have agreed to pay $1.74 million to Joseph Heard, a deaf, mute, and mentally disabled man who was wrongfully imprisoned in the D.C. jail for nearly two …
Bailey v. MN DOC, MN, Order, ASL interpreter sex offender treatment disabled prisoner, 2005
Georgia Prison Warden Proper Defendant In § 1983, ADA Suit by by Michael Rigby The U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals held that a Georgia prison warden was suable under the Eighth Amendment and Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Plaintiff Tracy Miller is a wheelchair-bound paraplegic …
Bailey v. MN DOC, MN, Order awarding atty fees, ASL interpreter sex offender treatment disabled prisoner, 2005
Article • July 15, 2005 • from PLN July, 2005
$600,000 Awarded To Paraplegic Jail Prisoner Hurt By Riding In Non-Handicap-Accessible Vehicle by by John E. Dannenberg A paraplegic jail prisoner who was transported to a hospital in a non-handicap accessible police car was awarded $600,000 by a federal jury on November 12, 2003 for injuries he claimed resulted from …
Brief • February 24, 2005
Cordero v DOC, CA, Complaint, medical care denial ADA, 2005 Case 1:05-cv-00268-0WW-DLB 1 2 3 Document 1 Filed 02/24/2005 Page 1 of 29 JAMES S. MULLER, ESQ. SBN#126071 3435 WILSHIRE BOULEVARD SUITE 2900 LOS ANGELES, CA 90010 (213) 381-3299 4 5 6 7 MARGARET WILSON, ESQ. SBN#123766 3435 WILSHIRE BOULEVARD …
Tough Justice Leads To Quadriplegic's Death In CCA-Operated D.C. Jail by Michael Rigby Tough Justice Leads To Quadriplegic's Death In CCA-Operated D.C. Jail by Michael Rigby Washington D.C. Superior Court Judge Judith E. Retchin is known for being tough on crime. She's so tough, in fact, that when a quadriplegic …
Bailey v. MN DOC, MN, Plf Post-Trial Reply Memo, ASL interpreter sex offender treatment disabled prisoner, 2004
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