Philadelphia Prison Guards Face Prison Time for Contraband Smuggling by Six former Philadelphia prison guards nabbed in a sting related to the smuggling of cell phones and drugs into the city’s prison system have pleaded guilty to federal charges and are facing incarceration and fines. Each was indicted on federal …
Holbrook v. Jellen, PA, Report and Recommendation - Prison Mail Censorship, 2017 Case 3:14-cv-00028-ARC Document 125 Filed 03/08/17 Page 1 of 67 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA ROBERT L. HOLBROOK, et al., Plaintiffs, CIVIL ACTION NO. 3:14-cv-00028 v. (CAPUTO, J.) (SAPORITO, M.J.) THERESA JELLEN, et al., Defendants. …
Joyce v. County of Lackawanna, PA, Settlement, Retaliation for Overtime Disabilities, 2017 PITTSTON SCRANTON 9 N. Main St., Suite 4 Pittston, PA 18640 116 N. Washington Ave., Suite 2E Scranton, PA 18503 (570) 602-3560 FA:x:: (570) 602-3561 www.joycecarmody.com PHONE: JOSEPH J. JOYCE, III EMAIL: JJJ(i((JOYCECARMODY.COM March 3, 2017 VIA E-MAIL …
Sopinski v. Lackawanna County, PA, Settlement, Retaliation for Overtime, 2017 ICM JOSEPH J. JOYCE, PITTSTON SCRANTON 9 N. Main St., Suite 4 Pittston, PA 18640 116 N. Washington Ave., Suite 2E Scranton, PA 18503 (570) 602-3560 fax: (570) 602-3561 www.Joycecarmody.com PHONE: III EMAIL: llJi'i_{l.JOYCECARMODY.C'OM March 2, 2017 VIA EMAIL donald …
Pennsylvania DOC Ordered to Evaluate Mumia Abu-Jamal for Hep C Treatment by Derek Gilna Pennsylvania state prisoner Mumia Abu-Jamal, serving a life sentence for murder and diagnosed with hepatitis C, sued the state’s Department of Corrections (DOC) in federal court when he was refused treatment for that life-threatening disease. On …
$7,500 Settlement in Pennsylvania Prisoner’s “Nuisance Suit” by In January 2016, Pennsylvania’s Northumberland County agreed to pay $7,500 to settle a former prisoner’s lawsuit alleging he was denied access to the courts, visitation, recreation and receipt of incoming publications. While at the Northumberland County Prison, Charles Picarella, Jr., who is …
Third Circuit Holds Prisons Not Required to Treat Impotence or Infertility by The Third Circuit Court of Appeals has held that prison officials do not have to treat medical conditions that could result in a prisoner’s impotence or infertility. When Shemtov Michtavi was incarcerated at the Federal Correctional Institution in …
Pennsylvania: $99,000 Settlement for 22 Years in Solitary Confinement by David Reutter A Pennsylvania federal district court held that general issues of material fact required a jury to determine whether a prisoner’s Eighth and Fourteenth Amendment rights were violated when he was held in solitary confinement for over 22 years. …
PA Behanna Sexual Assault by Guard -Complaint Case 2:17-cv-00105-CB-LPL Document 1 Filed 01/23/17 Page 1 of 33 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA MELISSA BEHANNA, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) ) ALLEGHENY COUNTY d/b/a ALLEGHENY ) COUNTY JAIL; ORLANDO HARPER, ) individually …
Behanna v. Allegheny, PA, Complaint, Sexual Assault by Guard, 2017 Case 2:17-cv-00105-CB-LPL Document 1 Filed 01/23/17 Page 1 of 33 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA MELISSA BEHANNA, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) ) ALLEGHENY COUNTY d/b/a ALLEGHENY ) COUNTY JAIL; ORLANDO …
Boozer v. Waltman, PA, Complaint, Wrongful Arrest, 2017 Filed and Attested by the Office of Judicial Records 16 JAN 2017 03:35 pm J. OSTROWSKI Case ID: 160900497 IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF PHILADELPHIA COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA KHANEFAH BOOZER 1322 McKinley Street Philadelphia, PA 19111 CIVIL ACTION Plaintiff v. RYAN …
Abu-Jamal v. Wetzel, PA, Memorandum Opinion, Inmate Treatment of Hepatitis C, 2017 Case 3:16-cv-02000-RDM Document 23 Filed 01/03/17 Page 1 of 44 THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA MUMIA ABU·JAMAL, Plaintiff, v. 3:16·CV·2000 (JUDGE MARIANI) JOHN WETZEL, et aI., Defendants. MEMORANDUM OPINION I. INTRODUCTION &PROCEDURAL …
Abu-Jamal v. Wetzel, PA, Order Granting Motion for Preliminary Injunction - Hep C Protocall (2017) Case 3:16-cv-02000-RDM Document 24 Filed 01/03/17 Page 1 of 2 THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA MUMIA ABU·JAMAL, v. Plaintiff, 3:16·CV·2000 (JUDGE MARIANI) JOHN WETZEL, et al., Defendants. ORDER AND …
Seitz v. Allegheny Cty, PA, Complaint, Pregnant in Solitary, 2016 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA ELIZABETH SEITZ; MERSIHA TUZLIC; RIVA DEPASSE; JILL HENDRICKS; KIARI DAY, Plaintiffs, v. ALLEGHENY COUNTY; ORLANDO HARPER, Warden of Allegheny County Jail; SIMON WAINWRIGHT, Deputy Warden; MONICA LONG, Deputy …
Whitlow v. Corizon, PA, Complaint and Jury Trial Demand, Prison Health Services - Failure to Treat, 2016 Case 2:16-cv-01874-CB Document 1 Filed 12/16/16 Page 1 of 51 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA CYNTHIA JEWETT WHITLOW, Administratrix Of the Estate of CLARENCE J. JEWETT, …
Whitlow v. Corizon Inc, PA, Complaint and Jury Trial Demand, Failure to Treat Mental and Physical Health, 2016 Case 2:16-cv-01874-CB Document 1 Filed 12/16/16 Page 1 of 51 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA CYNTHIA JEWETT WHITLOW, Administratrix Of the Estate of CLARENCE J. …
Heck Satisfied if Ruling Fails to Address Issues but Reverses Conviction by The Third Circuit Court of Appeals held an order vacating a sentence imposed by a lower court constitutes a favorable termination of proceedings under Heck v. Humphrey, 512 U.S. 477 (1994) [PLN, Sept. 1994, p.12], despite the fact …
Pennsylvania: DA Apologizes for Undisclosed Gifts by Philadelphia District Attorney Seth Williams belatedly reported $160,050 in gifts from political and legal connections, raising conflict of interest concerns and prompting an August 19, 2016 apology from the prosecutor to his staff. In an email, Williams apologized for any “distractions” created by …
Corizon Faces Suit for Failing to Administer Tube Feedings to Pennsylvania Prisoner by Christopher Wallace, 30, was arrested on February 12, 2015 on charges of robbing two banks. According to his attorney, Wallace committed the crimes in a desperate attempt to secure funds to pay for feeding tubes he required …
Williams v. Papi, PA, Opinion Denying MSJ, Medical Malpractice, 2016 Case 3:13-cv-01151-RDM Document 99 Filed 12/07/16 Page 1 of 45 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA MELINDA WILLIAMS, As Administratrix of the Estate of Brian P. Williams, Plaintiff, 3:13·CV·01151 (JUDGE MARIANI) v. MARK PAPI, …
