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Article • December 15, 2009
Paralegal Barred from Illinois Prison by On August 22, 1983, the Seventh Circuit affirmed a lower court's decision to deny relief to Illinois prisoner Preness Crusoe. Crusoe filed a complaint against the warden of Stateville Correctional Center in Joliet, Illinois, Richard DeRobertis, for his decision to deny visitation privileges to …
Article • November 15, 2009 • from PLN November, 2009
Wisconsin Courts Sealing Cases by David Reutter by David M. Reutter A basic principle of the American court system is that the public has a right to know what happens in the nation’s courtrooms. In Wisconsin, however, that principle has been compromised to protect certain parties in court proceedings, including …
Article • October 15, 2009 • from PLN October, 2009
Ohio County Jail Agrees to Pay $75,000 For Locking Up Poor by On April 30, 2009, Hamilton County, Ohio agreed to settle a class action lawsuit brought on behalf of over 600 individuals who were jailed for non-payment of a fine without first being afforded an attorney or hearing to …
Article • September 15, 2009 • from PLN September, 2009
Working in Legal Field Not Prohibited While on Federal Supervised Release by Federal probation officers cannot restrict persons on supervised release from working as legal assistants, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit held on April 8, 2009. Yraida L. Guanipa, convicted of attempted possession with intent to …
Notice Required for Rejected Packages BOP Warden Denied Qualified Immunity by Brandon Sample The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit has affirmed the denial of qualified immunity for a Bureau of Prisons (BOP) warden accused of denying a prisoner procedural due process in connection with the rejection of …
Adams v. CCA, CO, Plf Res to Def Res to Mot to Strike injuries, prison riot, 2009 DISTRICT COURT, COUNTY OF CROWLEY, STATE OF COLORADO Court Address: Sixteenth Judicial District Court Crowley County Courthouse 110 E. 6th Street, Room 303 Ordway, Colorado 81063 Telephone 719-267-4468 ▲COURT USE ONLY ▲ Plaintiffs: …
Article • August 15, 2009 • from PLN August, 2009
Jailhouse Lawyers: Prisoners Defending Prisoners v. The U.S.A., by Mumia Abu-Jamal, Published by City Lights Publishers, ISBN 978-0-8728646-9-6; 286 Pages; $16.95 by Gary Hunter Prisoners helping prisoners with legal issues would not seem strange to most people. But the idea of prisoners protecting the U.S. constitution is a notion not …
Judge Not: Judges Benched for Personal Misconduct by by Gary Hunter & Alex Friedmann They decide hot-button topics ranging from abortion and racial discrimination to religious freedoms and contested elections. They can put you in prison or vindicate your civil rights. They can even sentence you to death. Who am …
Article • August 15, 2009 • from PLN August, 2009
From the Editor by Paul Wright The cover story and a number of other articles in this issue of PLN focus on misconduct by judges. As this article goes to press the anointment hearings of Judge Sonia Sotomayor to the US Supreme Court are taking place in the US senate. …
Judge Sonia Sotomayor Denied My Appeal and I Spent 16 Years in Prison for a Crime I Didn’t Commit by Jeffrey Deskovic My name is Jeffrey Deskovic. At age 17, I was wrongfully convicted of murder and rape, a conviction that was based upon a coerced false confession, the fabrication …
Ninth Circuit Flip-Flops: Denial of Washington Sex Offender’s Community Custody Release Held Unconstitutional, Then Constitutional by Mark Wilson Ninth Circuit Flip-Flops: Denial of Washington Sex Offender’s Community Custody Release Held Unconstitutional, Then Constitutional by Mark Wilson Illustrating the axiom that the law means whatever a judge decides it means, in …
$4.6 Million Settlements in Death of Quadriplegic D.C. Prisoner by David Reutter by David M. Reutter When 27-year-old Jonathan Magbie entered the District of Columbia Jail to serve a 10-day sentence, he was a quadriplegic confined to a mouth-operated wheelchair. Four days later he was dead. D.C. Superior Court Judge …
Consent Decree Improving Conditions on Louisiana Death Row Terminated by A landmark 1990s consent decree improving conditions on death row has been terminated under the Prison Litigation Reform Act (PLRA). In 1991, the warden at the Louisiana State Penitentiary (LSP) settled a lawsuit brought on behalf of current and future …
Colorado Prisoners’ Access to Courts, ADA Claims Allowed to Proceed by U.S. District Judge John L. Kane, Jr. has allowed a group of Colorado prisoners to pursue access to court and ADA claims against the Colorado Department of Corrections. Steven Marquiz, Steven Clouse and several other Colorado prisoners sued the …
Article • June 15, 2009
Delayed Order Designating Issues in Texas Habeas Action Has No Effect by On June 4, 2008, the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals (CCA) held that an untimely order designating issues entered by a state district court in a state habeas action is of no effect and the district clerk was …
Article • June 15, 2009 • from PLN June, 2009
Florida Judge Publicly Reprimanded for Trying to Ease Jail Overcrowding by On May 6, 2009, the Florida Supreme Court publicly reprimanded a St. Lucie County judge who had tried to do something about overcrowding at the county’s jail. Earlier this year, following a two-day hearing, the Judicial Qualifications Commission (JQC) …
Florida U.S. District Court Rescinds Policy Restricting Access to Plea Agreements by David Reutter Florida U.S. District Court Rescinds Policy Restricting Access to Plea Agreements by David M. Reutter The Chief Judge for the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida has entered an order that rescinds a …
Article • June 15, 2009 • from PLN June, 2009
Ohio Supreme Court Restricts Public Access to Court Records by David Reutter by David M. Reutter The Ohio Supreme Court has approved new rules that allow state courts to restrict public access to court documents or entire case files if deemed necessary. The new rules, which have an effective date …
Publication • 2009
Amendment to MA Trial Ct. Policy on Restraints in Juvenile Ct. 2009 AMENDMENT TO TRIAL COURT OF THE COMMONWEALTH COURT OFFICER POLICY AND PROCEDURES MANUAL The Trial Comt of the Commonwealth Cow:t Officer Policy and Procedures Manual, Chapter 4, Courtroom Procedures, Section VI; Juvenile Court Sessions is hereby amended by …
Prisoner’s Death, Abusive and Incompetent Guards Give Black Eye to Maryland Prisons & Jails by Gary Hunter Prisoner’s Death, Abusive and Incompetent Guards Give Black Eye to Maryland Prisons & Jails by Gary Hunter On June 27, 2008, Ronnie L. White, 19, was arrested for the death of Maryland State …
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