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Article • May 15, 2013 • from PLN May, 2013
$695,000 Settlement in Discrimination Suit by Deaf Colorado Detainees by The City and County of Denver has paid $695,000 to settle a lawsuit that alleged systemic discrimination against deaf people detained or imprisoned at city and county jails and detention centers. The lawsuit was filed by three former pre-trial detainees, …
Article • May 15, 2013
California: Medical Records of Prisoner Being Evaluated for Civil Commitment Not Constitutionally Protected from Disclosure by The Ninth Circuit has held that the medical records of a California prisoner being evaluated for civil commitment under California's Sexually Violent Predator Act, Cal. Welf. & Inst. Code § 6600-6609, are not constitutionally …
California: CDCR Pays $475,000 to Settle Wrongful Death Suit by In November 2009, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) entered into a Settlement Agreement with the parents and siblings of Joseph Sullivan who, in June 2006, took his own life while incarcerated at Chuckawalla Valley State Prison (CVSP). …
Article • May 15, 2013
Sixth Circuit Reverses Dismissal of Jail Medical Indifference Suit by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On November 4, 2010, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals partially reversed the summary judgment granted to Michigan jail and medical personnel based on fatal deliberate indifference to a prisoner's serious medical needs. Deceased former …
California Excessive Force Case Settled for $10,000 by California prison officials paid a prisoner $10,000 to settle his excessive force claims against several guards. Keith Wayne Candler was confined in the administrative segregation unit at the Salinas Valley State Prison. On October 9, 2003, Candler was unhappy with a dinner …
California Medical & Retaliation Claims Settled for $21,300 by California Medical & Retaliation Claims Settled for $21,300 California prison officials paid $21,300 to settle a prisoner's medical, retaliation and discrimination claims. California prisoner Vahan Jaladian suffers from "degenerative chronic back pain, severe gastroesophageal reflex and stiffness of both hands." As …
Article • May 15, 2013
Filed under: Medical, Podiatry
California Prisoner Paid $5,150 for Medical Shoe Denial by California prison officials paid a prisoner $5,150 to settle his claims related to the denial of medically necessary shoes. When California prisoner Andrew Lopez was transferred on February 15, 2001, he was denied items of his personal property, including medically necessary …
Article • May 15, 2013
California Prisoner's Deliberate Indifference Claims Settled for $910.00 by A California prisoner was paid $910.00 to settle his claims that prison officials were deliberately indifferent to his serious medical needs and safety. California prisoner George L. Aaron suffered a painful ankle injury while playing handball on August 2, 2003. However, …
Woodson v. Quinn, IL, Complaint, Medical Neglect, 2013 Case 3:13-cv-00240-GCS Document 6 Filed 05/06/13 Page 1 of 51 Page ID #118 IN THE UNITED STATES DIST RICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DIST RICT OF ILLI NOI S DWAYNE M. WOODSON, #N- 1039 2 Plai nt iff, ) ) ) ) …
Murphy v. Bonn, MI, Complaint, 8th Am ADA pain vision disabled prisoner, 2013 Case 1:13-cv-00220-PLM-PJG ECF No. 7 filed 05/02/13 PageID.33 Page 1 of 8 Case 1:13-cv-00220-PLM-PJG ECF No. 7 filed 05/02/13 PageID.34 Page 2 of 8 Case 1:13-cv-00220-PLM-PJG ECF No. 7 filed 05/02/13 PageID.35 Page 3 of 8 Case …
O'Connell v. Smith, CA, Complaint, Wrongful Murder Conviction, 2013 Case 2:13-cv-01905-MWF-PJW Document 7 Filed 04/23/13 Page 1 of 34 Page ID #:77 Case 2:13-cv-01905-MWF-PJW Document 7 Filed 04/23/13 Page 2 of 34 Page ID #:78 Case 2:13-cv-01905-MWF-PJW Document 7 Filed 04/23/13 Page 3 of 34 Page ID #:79 Case 2:13-cv-01905-MWF-PJW …
Brief • April 22, 2013
Sleighter v. Kent Co., MI, Expedited Consideration Request, Jail Methadone Ban, 2013 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN SOUTHERN DIVISION BRADLEY KEITH SLEIGHTER, Plaintiff, Case No. 1:12-cv-1008 Honorable Judge: GORDON J. QUIST v. KENT COUNTY CORRECTIONAL FACILITY ADMINISTRATION, UNDER SHERIFF HESS and …
Childress v. Ashby, IL, Amended Complaint, Paraplegic Catheter Access, 2013 3:13-cv-03074-EIL # 14 Page 1 of 23 E-FILED Friday, 19 April, 2013 12:04:06 PM Clerk, U.S. District Court, ILCD UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT F'OR THE CEN'rRAL DISRICT OF ILLINOIS NOTICE OF FILING CRAIG A. CHILDRESS ff, vs. MOTION FOR LEAVE …
Brief • April 16, 2013
Filed under: Failure to Treat
Scari v Ryan, AZ, Order Daubert Motion, neck injury, 2013 Case 2:11-cv-01736-SRB Document 174 Filed 04/16/13 Page 1 of 5 1 2 3 NOT FOR PUBLICATION 4 5 6 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 7 FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA 8 9 Plaintiff, 10 11 12 No. CV-11-01736-PHX-SRB Anita …
U.S. Immigration Policy: Dysfunctional, Profitable and Resistant to Reform by Derek Gilna The nation's economy remains fragile, U.S. troops continue to fight a losing war in Afghanistan, North Korea has recently threatened a nuclear attack, and in March 2013 Congress and President Obama failed to reach a compromise to prevent …
Article • April 15, 2013 • from PLN April, 2013
Calls for Better Pregnancy Care in Georgia Jails after Death of Prisoner’s Baby by A lawsuit filed against Clayton County, Georgia and the county’s sheriff, Kem Kimbrough, has prompted human rights organizations and Georgia lawmakers to examine guidelines for the treatment of pregnant women held in jails across the state. …
Delaware Court Decides Financial Dispute Involving Prison Healthcare Company by Derek Gilna A complaint brought in the Court of Chancery of Delaware to appraise the value of a prison healthcare company inadvertently shed light on the big business of providing contracted correctional services. Certain shareholders of Just Care, Inc., a …
Article • April 15, 2013
7th Circuit Affirms Finding of No Deliberate Indifference in 1983 Case by Derek Gilna Shane Holloway was arrested without a warrant in 2009 and confined to the Delaware County Jail, where he was denied his pre-detention medication, and was prescribed non-narcotic pain medication by prison medical staff instead. Holloway was …
U.S. Court of Appeals Upholds Immunity for Police after Arrest by The United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit affirmed in July 2012 the District Court’s Western District of Arkansas ruling that the several named sheriff’s deputies, et al., were entitled to qualified immunity after the active arrest …
$8 Million Settlement by Michigan Jail over Baby's Injuries by An $8 million settlement was reached in a lawsuit claiming guards and officials at Michigan’s Wayne County Jail (WCJ) failed to treat a female prisoner in active labor, resulting in serious injury to the infant. When Chantrienes Barker was booked …
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