$127,000 Settlement for Michigan Jail Guards Use of Excessive Force by David Reutter $127,000 Settlement for Michigan Jail Guards Use of Excessive Force by David Reutter Michigan’s Kent County Correctional Facility (KCCF) agreed to pay $127,198 to settle a civil rights action alleging a guard used excessive force against a …
Michigan to Accommodate Religious Rights of Muslim Prisoners by David Reutter Michigan to Accommodate Religious Rights of Muslim Prisoners by David M. Reutter After a Michigan federal district court ruled the Michigan Department of Corrections (MDOC) had violated the religious rights of Muslim prisoners by denying them the ability to …
Palmer v. Ecorse Police Department, MI, Protection Order, Defendant's Cell Phone, 2015 2:14-cv-12247-GAD-DRG Doc # 47 Filed 09/25/15 Pg 1 of 2 Pg ID 162 EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN SOUTHERN DIVISION EMANUEL PALMER, Plaintiff, Case No. 2:14-cv-12247 -vs- Hon. Gershwin A. Drain Magistrate David R. Grand ECORSE POLICE DEPARTMENT, RYAN …
Due Process Violation for “Sham” Reviews During 13 Years in Segregation by David Reutter Due Process Violation for “Sham” Reviews During 13 Years in Segregation by David M. Reutter The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a grant of summary judgment to prison officials on a due process claim, holding …
Rejecting Foreign Language Letters after Interpretation May Violate Prisoner’s Rights by David Reutter Rejecting Foreign Language Letters after Interpretation May Violate Prisoner’s Rights by David M. Reutter A Michigan federal district court denied summary judgment to prison officials in a civil rights action involving First Amendment violations. State prisoner Ali …
Michigan: Perjured Testimony at Trial Results in Habeas Relief, but Reversed on Appeal by David Reutter Michigan: Perjured Testimony at Trial Results in Habeas Relief, but Reversed on Appeal by David M. Reutter A Michigan federal district court ordered the immediate release of a man convicted in a “sham” trial …
Murphy v. Bonn, MI, Settlement, 8th Am ADA pain vision disabled prisoner, 2015 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN SOUTHERN DIVISION TIMOTHY DAVID MURPHY (#183248), Plaintiff, No. l:13-cv-00220 HON. PAUL L. MALONEY LORI BONN, MAG. PHILLIP J. GREEN Defendant. Daniel E. Manville (P39731) MSU CoUege of Law Civil …
King v. Williams, Detroit, Jury Verdict and Judgment, Prison Visit Contact, 2015 2:12-cv-15116-MFL-RSW Doc # 85 Filed 08/05/15 Pg 1 of 4 Pg ID 728 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN SOUTHERN DIVISION CHERYL KING and KEVIN KING, Plaintiffs, Case No. 12-cv-15116 Hon. Matthew F. Leitman v. D …
Michigan: $8 Million Settlement after Prisoner’s Baby Born with Brain Damage by Shepherd Litsey Michigan: $8 Million Settlement after Prisoner’s Baby Born with Brain Damage by Shepherd Litsey In the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, plaintiff Chelsie Barker (identified as C.B. in the pleadings), a minor, …
Burley v. Miller, MI, Complaint, Inhumane Conditions, 2015 Case 1:17-cv-00966-RSK ECF No. 1, PageID.1 Filed 07/23/15 Page 1 of 8 MIED (Rev. 03111) Prisonef Civil Rights Complaint Case Number Case:2:15-cv-12637 Judge: Lawson, David M. MJ: Majzoub, Mona K. Filed: 07-23-2015 At 04:37 PM PRIS BURLEY V MILLER (EB) Judge PRISONER …
Anderson ACLU v. Judge Carl F. Gerds III, BiS Complaint for Superintending Control, MI, indigent debtors prison, 2015 STATE OF MICHIGAN IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF MACOMB In re DONNA ELAINE ANDERSON, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, Circuit Comi Case No. 15-- - …
Anderson ACLU v. Judge Carl F. Gerds III, Complaint for Superintending Control, MI, indigent debtors prison, 2015 STATE OF MICHIGAN IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF MACOMB In re DONNA ELAINE ANDERSON, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, Arising from 38th District Court Case Nos. …
Auditor Finds Security and Safety Failings at Michigan’s Macomb Correctional Facility by David Reutter Auditor Finds Security and Safety Failings at Michigan’s Macomb Correctional Facility by David M. Reutter A performance audit by the Michigan office of the Auditor General found that officials at the Macomb Correctional Facility (MCF) were …
Semelbauer et al v. Muskegon Co, MI, Plf BiO to Def Mot PSJ, jail gender discrimination 8th Am, 2015 Case 1:14-cv-01245-JTN Doc #49 Filed 07/01/15 Page 1 of 32 Page ID#1350 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN SOUTHERN DIVISION MICHELLE SEMELBAUER, et al., PAULETTE …
HRDC v Wickersham, et al, MI, Complaint, 2015, Censorship 3<26.ex.23461.CE.OLJ!!!Fqe!$!2!!!Hkngf!17041026!!!Ri!2!qh!3;!!!!Ri!KF!2 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN SOUTHERN DIVISION PRISON LEGAL NEWS a/k/a HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENSE CENTER, a Washington not-for-profit organization Case No. Plaintiffs, vs. Hon. SHERIFF, ANTHONY M. WICKERSHAM, individually and in his official capacity; MICHELLE …
HRDC v Wickersham, et al, MI, Complaint, 2015, Censorship 3<26.ex.23461.CE.OLJ!!!Fqe!$!2!!!Hkngf!17041026!!!Ri!2!qh!3;!!!!Ri!KF!2 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN SOUTHERN DIVISION PRISON LEGAL NEWS a/k/a HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENSE CENTER, a Washington not-for-profit organization Case No. Plaintiffs, vs. Hon. SHERIFF, ANTHONY M. WICKERSHAM, individually and in his official capacity; MICHELLE …
Hall v. Martin et al, MI, Jury Instructions, vegan diet MDOC, 2015 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN Southern Division GEORGE NORRIS HALL, #090753, Plaintiff, -v- No. 1:10-CV-1221 Honorable Paul L. Maloney Magistrate Judge Phillip J. Green MIKE MARTIN, et al. Defendants. / JOINT JURY INSTRUCTIONS …
$1.75 Million Settlement in Michigan Detainee’s Heroin Withdrawal Death by David Reutter $1.75 Million Settlement in Michigan Detainee’s Heroin Withdrawal Death by David M. Reutter A $1.75 million settlement was reached in a lawsuit brought by the estate of a pre-trial detainee who died as a result of heroin withdrawal …
Judicial Misconduct Results in Mild Sanctions by Matthew Clarke Judicial Misconduct Results in Mild Sanctions by Matt Clarke In November 2011, the Texas Commission on Judicial Conduct (TCJC) temporarily suspended Aransas County Court-at-Law Judge William Adams after a 2004 video of Adams viciously beating his then-16-year-old daughter, Hillary, went viral. …
