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Prison Legal News Settles New Mexico Jail Suit for $235,000

Article • December 31, 2015 • from PLN January, 2016

Filed under: Publications/Books, PLN Litigation, Censorship, First Amendment

Prison Legal News Settles New Mexico Jail Suit for $235,000 by Derek Gilna Prison Legal News Settles New Mexico Jail Suit for $235,000 by Derek Gilna As many of our readers know, Prison Legal News is a strong proponent of breaking down barriers that restrict prisoners’ First Amendment rights. Jail …

O.F. V. Walden, NM, Complaint, Sexual Assault, 2015

Brief • December 21, 2015

Filed under: Staff-Prisoner Assault, GEO Group/Wackenhut, Corizon, Staff-Prisoner Harassment, Malpractice, Prison Rape Elimination Act, Deliberate Indifference

O.F. V. Walden, NM, Complaint, Sexual Assault, 2015 FILED IN MY OFFIC DISTRICT COURT CLEF 12/21/2015112301 P STEPHEN T. PACHEC Ginger Slo, IN THE FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT COlJNTY OF SANTAFE STA TE OF NEvV MEXICO OF, Plaintiff, No. D-101-CV-2015-02712 V. DOCTOR MARK WALDEN; JOHN/ JANE DOEs (medical staff) in …

Baca v. Rodriguez, NM, Settlement, Sexual Misconduct, 2015

Brief • December 18, 2015

Filed under: Staff-Prisoner Assault, Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Staff-Prisoner Harassment, Guard Misconduct, Prison Rape Elimination Act, Negligence/Reckless Endangerment

Baca v. Rodriguez, NM, Settlement, Sexual Misconduct, 2015 SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT, RELEASE AND COVENANT OF NON-DISCLOSURE For the consideration of the sum of FORTY-FIVE THOUSAND AND 00/100 ($45,000.00), paid by CORRECTIONS CORPORATION OF AMERICA, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, CHARMAINE BACA does hereby release, acquit and forever …

K.L. V. Fisher, NM, Complaint, Excessive Force and False Arrest, 2015

Brief • November 19, 2015

Filed under: Racial Discrimination, False Arrest, Probable/Proximate Cause, Racial/Ethnic Bias/Profiling, False Imprisonment

K.L. V. Fisher, NM, Complaint, Excessive Force and False Arrest, 2015 FILED IN MY OFFICE DISTRICT COURT CLERK 11/19/201512:49:11 PM James A. Noel Catherine Chavez STATE OF NEW MEXICO COUNTY OF BERNALILLO SECOND JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT K.L., and D.G., on behalf of her minor child, A.F., Plaintiffs, v. No. O-202-CV-2015-08794 …

James v. CoreCivic, NM, Complaint, Employment Retaliation, 2015

Brief • November 18, 2015

Filed under: Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Retaliation for Filing Grievances, Employment - Termination

James v. CoreCivic, NM, Complaint, Employment Retaliation, 2015 FILED IN MY OFFICE DISTRICT COURT CLERK 11/18/2015 10:57:43 AM KATHY GALLEGOS Flo Abad STATE OF NEW MEXICO COUNTY OF CIBOLA THIRTEENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT MARY B. JAMES, Plaintiff, vs. N~-1333-CV-2015-00207 CORRECTIONS CORPORATION OF AMERICA, a foreign corporation. Defendant. DEMAND FOR A …

PLN v. Co. of Bernalillo, et al., NM, Settlement, censorship, 2015

Filing • November 13, 2015

Filed under: Censorship

PLN v. Co. of Bernalillo, et al., NM, Settlement, censorship, 2015 Case 1:15-cv-00107-JAP-WPL Document 49 Filed 11/13/15 Page 5 of 8 Case 1:15-cv-00107-JAP-WPL Document 49 Filed 11/13/15 Page 6 of 8 Case 1:15-cv-00107-JAP-WPL Document 49 Filed 11/13/15 Page 7 of 8 Case 1:15-cv-00107-JAP-WPL Document 49 Filed 11/13/15 Page 8 of …

PLN v. Co. of Bernalillo, et al., NM, Settlement, censorship, 2015

Brief • November 13, 2015

Filed under: PLN Litigation, Censorship

PLN v. Co. of Bernalillo, et al., NM, Settlement, censorship, 2015 Case 1:15-cv-00107-JAP-WPL Document 49 Filed 11/13/15 Page 5 of 8 Case 1:15-cv-00107-JAP-WPL Document 49 Filed 11/13/15 Page 6 of 8 Case 1:15-cv-00107-JAP-WPL Document 49 Filed 11/13/15 Page 7 of 8 Case 1:15-cv-00107-JAP-WPL Document 49 Filed 11/13/15 Page 8 of …

Garcia v. GEO Group, NM, Settlement, Failure to Protect, 2015

Brief • November 13, 2015

Filed under: Prisoner-Prisoner Assault, GEO Group/Wackenhut, Failure to Protect (General), Prison Rape Elimination Act, Deliberate Indifference

Garcia v. GEO Group, NM, Settlement, Failure to Protect, 2015 SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT, RELEASE IN FULL AND COVENANT OF NON-DISCLOSURE FOR THE SOLE AND ONLY CONSIDERATION OF Three Hundred Fifty Thousand and No/100 dollars ($350,000.00), the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, DENNIS GILBERT GARCIA, DOB SSN (hereinafter "Releasor"), …

Pena v. Greffert, NM, Settlement, Sexual Misconduct, 2015

Brief • November 13, 2015

Filed under: Staff-Prisoner Assault, Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Staff-Prisoner Harassment, Guard Misconduct, Mental Health

Pena v. Greffert, NM, Settlement, Sexual Misconduct, 2015 SETTLEMENT AGREElVIENT, RELEASE AND COVENANT OF NON-DISCLOSURE For the consideration of the sum of EIGHTY-SEVEN THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED AND 00/100 ($87,500.00), paid by CORRECTIONS CORPORATION OF AMERICA, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, CRYSTAL PENA does hereby release, acquit …

Estrada v. Blansett, NM, Settlement, Solitary Confinement, 2015

Brief • November 12, 2015

Filed under: Systemic Medical Neglect, Control Units/SHU/Solitary Confinement, Mental Health, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness), False Imprisonment

Estrada v. Blansett, NM, Settlement, Solitary Confinement, 2015 FULL .AND FINAL RELEASE OF ALL CLAWS AND INDEMNITY AGREEMENT Two million, nine hundred thousand dollars ($2,900,000.00), the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, Diana Estrada, as Next Friend of Jerome Gonzales, (hereinafter referred to as "Releasot"), does-hereby. forever release, …

Corrections Corporation of America (CCA) Stipulates to Confidentiality Order

Article • October 23, 2015

Filed under: Discovery, Religious Freedom

Corrections Corporation of America (CCA) Stipulates to Confidentiality Order by Corrections Corporation of America (CCA) Stipulates to Confidentiality Order In 2005, plaintiff, Freedom From Religion Foundation, Inc., filed suit in the district court of New Mexico asserting that New Mexico’s faith-based prison programming violates the establishment clause and seeks to …

Herrera v. NM Corrections Dept, NM, Settlement, Improper Sentencing, 2015

Brief • October 10, 2015

Filed under: Eighth Amendment, Good Time, Wrongful Imprisonment, Wrongful Release, Fourteenth Amendment, rights

Herrera v. NM Corrections Dept, NM, Settlement, Improper Sentencing, 2015 RELEASE IN FULL AND INDEMNIFYING AGREEMENT 1. Parties, Release, and Dischare:e: For that consideration specifically set forth in subparagraphs (A) through (D) of paragraph I of this instrument and no other consideration, Carlos Herrera and his respective agents, attorneys, heirs, …

$4.28 Awarded to Prisoner; Wins Summary Judgment

Article • October 9, 2015

Filed under: Summary Judgment, Seizure of Prisoner Funds, Prisoner Property

$4.28 Awarded to Prisoner; Wins Summary Judgment by $4.28 Awarded to Prisoner; Wins Summary Judgment New Mexico state prisoner William McGhee sued state prison officials in federal court after they took $78.00 from his prison account to cover the cost of a damaged law book. McGhee asked for recovery of …

Lester v. Hickson, NM, Settlement, Inadequate Healthcare and Retaliation, 2015

Brief • September 30, 2015

Filed under: Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Retaliation for Filing Grievances, Retaliation for Use of Medical Services, Systemic Medical Neglect, Inadequate Health Care Facilities

Lester v. Hickson, NM, Settlement, Inadequate Healthcare and Retaliation, 2015 SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND RELEASE For the consideration of the sum of SEVENTY-TWO THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED AND 0/100 DOLLARS ($72,500.00), paid by CORRECTIONS CORPORATION OF AMERICA ("CCA"), the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, CAROL LESTER ("Releasor") does hereby …

New Mexico County Jail Pays $1.5 Million to Mentally Ill Prisoner

Article • September 25, 2015 • from PLN October, 2015

Filed under: Private Contractors, Jail Specific, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness)

New Mexico County Jail Pays $1.5 Million to Mentally Ill Prisoner by Derek Gilna New Mexico County Jail Pays $1.5 Million to Mentally Ill Prisoner by Derek Gilna In February 2014, Valencia County, New Mexico agreed to pay $1.5 million to settle a federal civil rights complaint alleging deliberate indifference …

News In Brief

Article • September 24, 2015 • from PLN October, 2015

Filed under: News in Brief

News In Brief by Alabama: On April 9, 2013, Kenneth Wayne Patton was arrested on a domestic violence charge. When he arrived at the Etowah County Jail, he informed guards that he used to be employed at the St. Clair Correctional Facility and should be put in protective custody. Despite …

Navarro v. Federal Bureau of Prisons, NM, Settlement, False Imprisonment, 2015

Brief • September 15, 2015

Filed under: Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Wrongful Imprisonment, Bureau of Prisons (BOP), Resentencing, False Imprisonment

Navarro v. Federal Bureau of Prisons, NM, Settlement, False Imprisonment, 2015 SETTLFiMENTA MEMENT AND RELF.A E For the consideration of the sum of ONE THOUSAND NJNE FIUNDRED AND 0/100 DOLLARS ($l,900.00), paid by CORRECTIONS CORPORATION OF AMERICA ("CCA"), the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, MlCHAEL NAVARRO ("Relensor") …

ACLU-NM - Guilty Until Proven Innocent, Living in New Mexicos 100 Mile Zone 2015

Publication • September 11, 2015

Filed under: Immigration

ACLU-NM - Guilty Until Proven Innocent, Living in New Mexicos 100 Mile Zone 2015 Guilty Until Proven Innocent: LIVING IN NEW MEXICO’S 100-MILE ZONE MAY 2015 1300 EL PASEO, SUITE G, BOX 148 LAS CRUCES, NM 88001 WWW.ACLU-NM.ORG Guilty Until Proven Innocent: ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS In addition to the border residents who …

New Mexico v. Perez, NM, Order Grant & Deny Mot. to Exclude Expert Testimony Lewinsky, Officer Shooting Criminal Trial, 2015

Brief • August 24, 2015

Filed under: Shootings, Expert Witnesses, Police--Excessive Force

New Mexico v. Perez, NM, Order Grant & Deny Mot. to Exclude Expert Testimony Lewinsky, Officer Shooting Criminal Trial, 2015 FILED IN MY OFFICE THIS STATE OF NEW MEXICO COUNTY OF BERNALILLO SECOND JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT STATE OF NEW MEXICO, AUG 2 4 2015 a-c~ CLERK DISTRICT COURT s<]p¥1t ·. …

Miller v. White, NM, Complaint, Unlawful Arrest and Excessive Force, 2015

Brief • August 7, 2015

Filed under: False Arrest, Excessive Force (Police), False Statements, Testimony or Documents, Negligence/Reckless Endangerment

Miller v. White, NM, Complaint, Unlawful Arrest and Excessive Force, 2015 FILED IN MY OFFICE COURT CLERK Case 1:15-cv-00697-JB-KK Document 1-2 Filed 08/07/15 Page 1 ofDISTRICT 13 6/22/2015 3:12:41 PM STEPHEN T. PACHECO Veronica Rivera FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT COUNTY OF SANTA FE STATE OF NEW MEXICO MATTHEW J. MILLER, …