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Georgia Judges, Other Officials Indicted on Corruption and Human Trafficking Charges by David Reutter by David M. Reutter Federal authorities have been investigating Georgia state court judges and county officials for the past several years. The result thus far is numerous indictments and three guilty pleas on charges ranging from …
Article • February 15, 2009
Nevada Revamps Rules Regarding Sealing And Redacting Court Records by The Nevada Supreme Court approved an amendment to Part VII of the Supreme Court Rules Governing Sealing and Redacting Records in 2007. The amendment applies to all civil actions with the exception of specific statutory provisions. Due to concern by …
$2,000 Settlement For Federal Prisoner's Lost Property And Legal Work by Wisconsin federal prisoner Joseph Davis brought a combined 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and federal tort action in 1997 after guards lost his property and legal documents, and assaulted him during a transfer to another prison. He claimed that he …
Article • February 15, 2009
Mississippi To Ensure Deaf Citizen's Right To Jury Participation by Harrison County (Mississippi) entered into a settlement agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) ensuring deaf and hard of hearing individuals' right to participate in circuit court programs and services. This came after Mississippi resident Charles Carver was disqualified …
Article • February 15, 2009 • from PLN February, 2009
Writ Writer: One Man's Journey for Justice by David Preston Writ Writer: One Man’s Journey for Justice?A co-production of Passage Productions and the Independent Television Service ?(ITVS), in association with Latino Public Broadcasting Directed by Susanne Mason; 2008, 60 Minutes, $34.98 (personal use) http://www.writwritermovie.com/index.html Reviewed by David Preston De profundis …
Article • February 15, 2009 • from PLN February, 2009
Prisoner Litigation Swamps California Eastern District Court; Ninth Circuit Recruits Other Judges to Help by John Dannenberg Prisoner Litigation Swamps California Eastern District Court; Ninth Circuit Recruits Other Judges to Help by John E. Dannenberg The U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California, has reached a crisis stage due to …
Article • January 15, 2009 • from PLN January, 2009
Demonstrators Supporting Guantanamo Prisoners in Front of U.S. Supreme Court Found Guilty of Unlawful Assembly by Demonstrators Supporting Guantanamo Prisoners in Front of U.S. Supreme Court Found Guilty of Unlawful Assembly On May 29, 2008, thirty-four members of the civil rights group Witness Against Torture (WAT) were found guilty in …
Sixth Circuit Now Permits § 1983 Complaint to Proceed Even If Prisoner Did Not Initially Plead Exhaustion Below by Sixth Circuit Now Permits § 1983 Complaint to Proceed Even If Prisoner Did Not Initially Plead Exhaustion Below The Sixth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals has vacated its precedent which held …
Article • January 15, 2009
Ruling On Represented Petitioners' Pro Se Motions Subject To Appellate Review by Texas prisoner Elmer Robinson sought review of the denial of his pro se motion for a new trial, filed while he was represented by appointed counsel. Remand was ordered to determine the nature of the denial. Robinson appealed …
Jury Awards Indiana Prison Law Library Clerk $1,150 for Retaliation by Jury Awards Indiana Prison Law Library Clerk $1,150 for Retaliation On April 3, 2008, a federal jury awarded $1,150 to a prison law library clerk in a lawsuit claiming retaliation by a prison librarian. Charles Watkins, a law clerk …
Landmark 1980 California Death Row Federal Consent Decree Partially Terminated Under PLRA by John Dannenberg Landmark 1980 California Death Row Federal Consent Decree Partially Terminated Under PLRA by John E. Dannenberg A landmark 1980 federal consent decree that covers all manner of living conditions for San Quentin State Prison’s death …
Article • December 15, 2008 • from PLN December, 2008
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Self-Help Legal Guides, Publisher, Rosemary Steele; 104 pages, Softbound by David Reutter Self-Help Legal Guides, Publisher, Rosemary Steele; 104 pages, Softbound Reviewed by David M. Reutter Every prisoner has a legal problem. Solving that problem is very difficult, especially if the prisoner is in confinement. With the goal of creating …
EAJA Permits Recovery of Fees for Paralegal Services at Market Rates, US Supreme Court Holds by EAJA Permits Recovery of Fees for Paralegal Services at Market Rates, US Supreme Court Holds The Equal Access to Justice Act (EAJA) authorized prevailing parties to obtain reimbursement of fees expended on paralegal services …
Article • November 15, 2008 • from PLN November, 2008
Colorado DOC Increases Legal Photocopy Fees 400 Percent by As if cutting prisoner wages 70 percent (from $2 per workday to $0.60 while providing nothing but one roll of toilet paper per week) was not enough, Colorado Department of Corrections executive director Aristedes Zavaras has ordered the facility law libraries …
$156,289 in Attorney Fees Awarded for Enforcing California Jail Prisoners’ Federal Consent Decrees by John Dannenberg $156,289 in Attorney Fees Awarded for Enforcing California Jail Prisoners’ Federal Consent Decrees by John E. Dannenberg On , August 22, 2007, the U.S. District Court (N.D. Cal.) approved $156,289 in attorney fees and …
Prison Legal News Attends CCA Shareholder Meeting by Alex Friedmann Prison Legal News Attends CCA Shareholder Meeting by Alex Friedmann From 1992 to 1998, I served time at the South Central Correctional Center in Wayne County, Tennessee, which is operated by Corrections Corporation of America (CCA), the nation’s largest private …
“Special Circumstances” Justify Non-Exhaustion in Second Circuit by The Second Circuit Court of Appeals has excused a New York prisoner’s failure to exhaust available administrative remedies under the Prison Litigation Reform Act (PLRA). The court found that prison officials’ erroneous refusal to investigate a claim, and frustration of administrative review …
Class of Plaintiffs and Defendants Certified in Mental Health Suit by The plaintiff alleged that, notwithstanding a state court decision striking down the state statutory provisions for commitment of persons deemed incompetent to stand trial, those standards were still being applied at a number of Office of Mental Health facilities. …
Article • August 15, 2008
Holding Prisoner 57 Days Without Judicial Appearance Unconstitutional by The plaintiff turned himself in at the county jail after he learned that a warrant had been issued because he missed a court appearance concerning child support arrearages. The sheriff's office misfiled his records and kept him for 57 days despite …
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