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Brief • August 23, 2011
Medrano v. County of Kane, IL, Complaint, Excessive Force, 2011 Case: 1:11-cv-05800 Document#: 1 Filed: 08/23/11 Page 1 of 14 PagelD #:1 TN THE UNTTED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLTNOIS EASTERN DIVISION MIGUEL MEDRANO ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) ~ ) ) DEPUTY MICHAEL WJDLARZ ST …
Rasho v. Walker, IL, Complaint, Medical Neglect, 2011 1:11-cv-01308-MMM # 5 Page 1 of 13 E-FILED Wednesday, 17 August, 2011 05:56:40 PM Clerk, U.S. District Court, ILCD IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE CENTRAL DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS PEORIA DIVISION ASHOOR RASHO, ) ) ) ) ) Case No. …
Illinois Federal Court Denies Prisoner Release Order at Cook County Jail by Derek Gilna In a per curium decision, on January 11, 2011 a three-judge panel of federal judges of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois denied a request by the Sheriff of Cook County for …
Article • August 15, 2011 • from PLN August, 2011
Idaho: Prison Doctor’s Treatment Fell Below Standard of Care by David Reutter by David M. Reutter The Idaho State Board of Medicine’s Prelitigation Screening Panel found that a prisoner at the CCA-operated Idaho Correctional Center had “borne his burden of proving by a preponderance of the evidence that Dr. [Stephen] …
Habeas Unavailable for Federal Prisoners’ Medical Claims by Federal prisoners may not resort to habeas corpus to challenge inadequate medical care, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit decided on January 26, 2011. Charles Robinson sought habeas relief under 28 U.S.C. § 2241 after federal prison officials allegedly …
Merger Creates Largest Private Prison Medical Provider in U.S. by David Reutter On March 3, 2011, American Service Group, Inc. (ASG) and Valitás Health Services, Inc. (VHS) announced a planned merger of the two companies that would create the largest contractor for healthcare services in prisons and jails in the …
Article • August 15, 2011
Michigan Auditor Finds Prisoner Health Care Delivery Inadequate by David Reutter By David M. Reutter The Michigan Department of Corrections’ (MDOC) efforts to comply with the requirement to deliver medical services are not effective. That is the conclusion drawn in an audit report issued in March 2008 by Michigan’s Office …
CCA Settles Wackenhut Transport Accident Suit for $200,000 by Jose Sandoval, an illegal immigrant who suffered injuries to his arm and spinal column in an automobile accident after his arrest by the Border Patrol, has received a $200,000 settlement from the Corrections Corporation of America (CCA). CCA had subcontracted its …
Article • August 15, 2011
Mentally Ill NC Prisoner “Becomes Ill,” Quadriplegic; Billy Club Impressions Found 30 Hours Later by Mark Wilson By Mark Wilson “I lock in the hole now the staff say I die at Alexander” Correctional Institution (ACI), wrote mentally ill North Carolina prisoner Timothy Helms on June 20, 2008. Fifteen days …
Article • August 15, 2011
Oregon Jail Deaths Linked to Deficient Care, Misconduct by Mark Wilson By Mark Wilson In a March 13, 2008 report, the Multnomah County District Attorney’s Office concluded that at least two prisoners at the Multnomah County Detention Center (MCDC) – Oregon’s largest jail – died of inadequate medical care and …
$1.2 Million Awarded Against PHS After Florida Jail Prisoner Paralyzed by A federal jury in Florida has awarded $1.2 million to a former prisoner who was paralyzed due to deliberate indifference to his serious medical needs while he was incarcerated at the Lee County Jail. The jury found that the …
Article • August 15, 2011 • from PLN August, 2011
Filed under: Medical, Vision
Fifth Circuit Upholds $355,000 Award Against Dallas County in Jail MRSA Case by On January 13, 2011, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a judgment in a lawsuit filed by a former prisoner who contracted Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) while incarcerated at the Dallas County Jail, resulting in the …
Article • August 15, 2011 • from PLN August, 2011
Oregon Jail Pneumonia Death Lawsuit Settles for $905,000 by Mark Wilson The estate of a woman who died of pneumonia at the Multnomah County Detention Center (MCDC) in Portland, Oregon has agreed to settle a federal wrongful death suit for $905,000. Homeless heroin addict Holly Jean Casey, 36, was arrested …
Article • August 15, 2011 • from PLN August, 2011
Sixth Circuit Reinstates Michigan Prisoner’s Denial of Toothpaste Suit by On May 6, 2010, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit reversed the dismissal of a Michigan prisoner’s federal civil rights lawsuit in which he claimed he was denied toothpaste for nearly a year. In January 2005, while …
California: Court Monitoring of Conditions at Pelican Bay State Prison Terminated by On March 21, 2011, the Honorable Thelton E. Henderson, U.S. District Court Judge for the Northern District of California, issued an order terminating all remaining aspects of federal court monitoring of conditions at Pelican Bay State Prison. In …
Article • August 15, 2011 • from PLN August, 2011
$450,000 Settlement in Alabama Jail Prisoner’s Death by David Reutter by David M. Reutter The estate of a prisoner who died at Alabama’s Washington County Jail has agreed to accept $450,000 to settle a wrongful death suit. Shawn Desmond Woodard, 33, was being held at the Washington County Jail on …
Article • August 15, 2011 • from PLN August, 2011
$17.5 Million Verdict for Diabetic Prisoner in New York by A diabetic prisoner who was denied insulin by officers with the New York Police Department (NYPD) was awarded $17.5 million by a Brooklyn jury on October 19, 2010. For nearly 58 hours after Jose Vargas’ arrest on drug charges in …
Rodriguez v. Hardy, IL, Complaint, Medical Neglect, 2011 Case: Case: 1:11-cv-05514 1:11-cv-05514 CA Document Document #: #: 61 Filed: Filed:09/06/11 08/12/11Page Page11ofof36 36PageID PageID#:66 #:1 cft FILED IN THE SEPTEMBER 6, 2011 RE5EIVEB UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MICHAEL W. DOBBINS CLERK, U.S. DISTRICT COURT • FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF …
Brief • August 11, 2011
Sawyer v. Stolle, VA, Complaint, Untreated Diabetes Wrongful Death, 2011 Case 2:11-cv-00446-RGD-TEM Document 1 Filed 08/11/11 Page 1 of 23 PageID# 1 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA EVEL YN SAWYER as Administratrix of the ESTATE OF DOUGLAS POOLE 721 Stanwix Square Norfolk, VA …
Brief • August 9, 2011
Filed under: Corrections Audits, Medical
Graves v. Arpaio, NM, Report, Medical Compliance with Amended Judgment, 2011 Case 2:77-cv-00479-NVW Document 2001 Filed 08/09/11 Page 23 of 33 Case 2:77-cv-00479-NVW Document 2001 Filed 08/09/11 Page 1 of 33 1 Jorge (No. 013834) 013834) JorgeFranco, Franco,Jr. Jr. (No. jf@jhc-law.com E-Mail: jf(Qjhc-law.com 2 L.L.P. 2 JENNINGS, JENNINGS, HAUG HAUG&& …
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