Duran v. City and County of Denver, CO, Verdict, Police Excessive Force, 2013 Case 1:10-cv-01569-REB-KMT Document 106-5 Filed 07/24/13 USDC Colorado Page 1 of 2 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO Civil Action No. 1O-cv-O 1569-REB-KMT ROBERT DURAN, Plaintiff, v. STEVEN KOEHLER, in his individual …
Tenth Circuit: No Section 2241 Jurisdiction for BOP Supermax Challenge; Claims Must be Brought as Bivens Action by The Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals held on May 1, 2012 that a federal prisoner's transfer to supermax custody must be brought as a Bivens action rather than as a federal habeas …
Sardakowski v. Clements, CO, Order, 8th Am ADA RA mental health, 2013 Case 1:12-cv-01326-RBJ-KLM Document 101 Filed 07/01/13 USDC Colorado Page 1 of 2 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO Judge R. Brooke Jackson Civil Action No. 12-cv-01326-RBJ-KLM JAMES SARDAKOWSKI, Plaintiff, v. TOM CLEMENTS, Individual …
Vega v. Davis, CO, Courtroom Minutes, inmate suicide, 2013 Case 1:12-cv-01144-RPM Document 30 Filed 05/24/13 USDC Colorado Page 1 of 2 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO Senior District Judge Richard P. Matsch Date: May 24, 2013 Courtroom Deputy: J. Chris Smith FTR Technician: Kathy …
Administrative Remedies “Unavailable” when Prisoner under Threat of Intimidation or Retaliation by The Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals has held “that when a prison official inhibits a prisoner from utilizing an administrative process through threats or intimidation, that process can no longer be said to be ‘available’” under the Prison …
$695,000 Settlement in Discrimination Suit by Deaf Colorado Detainees by The City and County of Denver has paid $695,000 to settle a lawsuit that alleged systemic discrimination against deaf people detained or imprisoned at city and county jails and detention centers. The lawsuit was filed by three former pre-trial detainees, …
Vega v. Davis, CO, Amended Complaint, inmate suicide, 2013 Case 1:12-cv-01144-RPM Document 27 Filed 05/07/13 USDC Colorado Page 1 of 15 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO Civil Action No. 12-cv-1144-RPM RAYMOND VEGA, Plaintiff, v. BLAKE DAVIS, and CERTAIN UNKNOWN AGENTS OF THE UNITED STATES …
Cunningham v. Federal Bureau of Prisons, CO, Factsheet, Bacote supermax conditions, 2013 ADX Litigation Fact Sheet and Prisoner Profiles: Bacote, et al. v. Federal Bureau of Prisons Overview. On Monday, June 18, 2012, a class action lawsuit was filed on behalf of mentally ill prisoners at the supermax U.S. penitentiary …
Fortresses of Solitude by James Ridgeway Supermax prisons and solitary confinement units are our domestic black sites – hidden places where human beings endure unspeakable punishments, without benefit of due process in any court of law. On the say-so of corrections officials, American prisoners can be placed in conditions of …
Colorado Pays for Unneeded Private Prison Beds to Subsidize Local Jobs by John Dannenberg by John E. Dannenberg Even amid a declining prison population, Colorado is paying million of dollars to private prison contractors for unneeded cells in order to protect the economic base of small, rural communities that have …
ADX Prisoner Not Allowed to Communicate with Family Members or Receive Publications under SAMs by Christopher Zoukis In another series of court rulings upholding the use of Special Administrative Measures (SAMs), a prisoner at the federal ADX supermax facility in Florence, Colorado was prohibited from receiving certain publications and communicating …
Colorado Seeks New Use for Empty Prison by When Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper announced the closure of the Fort Lyon Correctional Facility in Las Animas, Brent County officials became despondent. The prison was an economic mainstay of the tiny county. “There’s no question the jobs leaving the community are some …
Tenth Circuit Vacates Denial of Prisoner's Rule 60(b) Motion by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On November 29, 2011, the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals vacated a district court's order denying the Rule 60(b) motion of a prisoner who had suffered serious medical complications and not timely received a court …
Supermax Prisoner Denied FOIA and Privacy Requests by 10th Circuit by Derek Gilna Mark Jordan, a prisoner at the United States Penitentiary Administrative Maximum Facility (ADX), in Florence, Colorado, has been denied relief under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. Section 552, and the Privacy Act (PA), 5 …
Tenth Circuit Reverses $8,000 Awarded for Attorney's Fee as Too Arbitrary by The Tenth Circuit reversed $8,000 awarded for attorney's fees. Michael Zinna used websites JeffcoExposed.Com and ColoradoExposed.Com to report on local government issues and provided a public service by encouraging transparency and accountability in Jefferson County government. He exposed …
Sardakowski v. Clements, CO, Recommendation, 8th Am ADA RA mental health, 2012 Case 1:12-cv-01326-RBJ-KLM Document 92 Filed 03/26/13 USDC Colorado Page 1 of 17 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO Civil Action No. 12-cv-01326-RBJ-KLM JAMES SARDAKOWSKI, Plaintiff, v. TOM CLEMENTS, in his official capacity as …
Colorado Seeks New Use for Empty Prison by WHEN COLORADO GOVERNOR JOHN Hickenlooper announced the closure of the Fort Lyon Correctional Facility in Las Animas, Brent County officials became despondent. The prison was an economic mainstay of the tiny county. “There’s no question the jobs leaving the community are some …
Colorado: CCA Doctor Disciplined for Role in Prisoner’s Death by In December 2012, the Colorado Medical Board concluded its inquiry into a complaint filed against Dr. David Mark Sakai Oba, who provided medical services at the CCA-operated Bent County Correctional Facility (BCCF), and issued an admonishment. Terrell D. Griswold, 26, …
El Paso Prisoner Receives $80,000 Settlement by Derek Gilna Former El Paso County prisoner Brock John Behler received a settlement of $80,000 from El Paso County, Colorado to settle a federal civil rights lawsuit alleging the use of excessive force by former Deputy Dennis Grivois. The 2009 lawsuit, filed in …
Adams v. CCA, CO, Mot Vacate Trial Date Pending Settlement, prison riot, 2013 District Court, Crowley County, State of Colorado 110 East 6th Street, Room 303 Ordway, CO 81063 719-267-4468 Plaintiffs: VANCE A. ADAMS et al. Defendant: CORRECTIONS CORPORATION OF AMERICA Counterclaimant: CORRECTIONS CORPORATION OF AMERICA Counterclaim Defendants: RICHARD ALLISON, …
