Jones v. Texas Department of Criminal Justice, TX, Opinion, Prison Misconduct, Indifference to Serious Medical Needs, 2018 Case: 17-10302 Document: 00514326656 Page: 1 Date Filed: 01/29/2018 IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT No. 17-10302 Summary Calendar United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit FILED January …
USA v. Shepherd, TX, Opinion, Indecent Exposure Sentencing, 2018 Case: 15-50991 Document: 00514324820 Page: 1 Date Filed: 01/26/2018 REVISED January 26, 2018 IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT No. 15-50991 United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit FILED January 26, 2018 Lyle W. Cayce Clerk …
Texas Prisoner Prevails in Federal Court on Motion to Compel by by Edward Lyon Texas prisoner Shellye Wright filed a 42 U.S.C. § 1983 lawsuit under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) against the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) and Texas Tech (TT) concerning the "referral or failure of …
Uranga v. Davis, TX, Court Order, Drug Conviction, 2018 Case: 15-10290 Document: 00514307344 Page: 1 Date Filed: 01/12/2018 IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT No. 15-10290 United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit FILED January 12, 2018 Lyle W. Cayce Clerk JOHN URANGA, III, Petitioner-Appellant, …
USA v. Suarez, TX, Opinion, Evidence in Drug Trafficking Case, 2018 Case: 16-41267 Document: 00514306076 Page: 1 Date Filed: 01/12/2018 IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT No. 16-41267 United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit FILED January 12, 2018 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Lyle W. …
Jones v. State of Texas, TX, Opinion, Ineffective Assistance of Counsel, 2018 IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TEXAS NO. WR-59,823-07 EX PARTE JAMES DOUGLAS JONES, Applicant ON APPLICATION FOR A WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS CAUSE NUMBER 2003-197D IN THE 421ST DISTRICT COURT FROM CALDWELL COUNTY Per curiam. Y …
Fifth Circuit Upholds Sanctions Against GEO Group Attorneys for Discovery Abuse by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On December 12, 2016, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a Texas district court’s sanctions of $1,000 each against lawyers representing GEO Group, the nation’s second-largest private prison operator, after finding they …
“Jenny’s Law” Passed after Texas Prosecutor Jails Rape Victim; District Attorney Voted Out by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke A Houston television station reported that a prosecutor had a rape victim jailed for almost a month – just to ensure she would testify at trial. Devon Anderson, the district attorney …
Texas Prison Reform Model Maintains Mass Incarceration and Racial Disparity by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke In 2007, Texas asked the Justice Center of the Council of State Governments to recommend ways it could reduce incarceration and criminal justice expenditures, then enacted most of the recommendations. This package of reforms …
Texas Jail Officials Disciplined, Indicted for Leaving Prisoner in Squalor by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On October 10, 2013, a Texas jail compliance team discovered mentally ill Harris County jail prisoner Terry Goodwin, 54, in a cell "amid heaps of trash, swarms of bugs, and piles of his own …
Cole et al. v. Collier, TX, Settlement Agreement-Release, ADA-Rehabilitation Act Violation, 2018 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS HOUSTON DIVISION KEITH COLE, JACKIE BRANNUM, RICHARD KING, MICHAEL DENTON, FRED WALLACE, and MARVIN RAY YATES, individually and on behalf of those similarly situated, Plaintiffs, § § § § § …
Officer Shootings And Custodial Deaths, Texas Justice Initiative, 2018 Fact Sheet OFFICER-INVOLVED SHOOTINGS AND CUSTODIAL DEATHS IN TEXAS 1. Where do shootings happen? Shootings happen where people happen. The vast majority of Texas shootings (89%) occur in urban areas, but the vast majority of Texas people also live in urban …
Fifth Circuit Gives Pass to Texas Jail in Suit Over Prisoner Death by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis On November 23, 2004, Wilbert Lee Henson was arrested for an outstanding warrant related to a driving with a suspended license charge, and was booked into the Wichita County jail. Six days …
$145,000 Settlement for Fatal Beating of Texas Prisoner by Matthew Clarke In 1999, defendants settled for $145,000 in a lawsuit brought by the estate and family of a Texas prisoner who was brutally beaten by guards and restrained in a position that caused fatal asphyxiation. Gary Lee Crensaw was serving a 45-year sentence …
Fifth Circuit Remands Jail Suicide Dismissal for Reconsideration by Mark Wilson by Mark Wilson The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit reversed the dismissal of a jail suicide suit. The lower court failed to analyze whether factual disputes existed as to whether unconstitutional jail conditions contributed to …
Former Texas Deputy Settles Claim that Boss Defamed, Wrongfully Prosecuted Him by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis Mark McAvoy, a former sheriff's deputy in Shelby County, Texas, settled a federal lawsuit against his former employer on May 20, 2013. McAvoy began his employment as a deputy in November 2010. When …
$283,549 to Jail Guard in Retaliation Suit by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis A captain at the Coastal Bend Detention Center in Texas was awarded $283,549 in damages against the private prison company LCS Corrections Services, Inc. on May 21, 2013. Captain William O. Soto alleged in his lawsuit that …
Report Finds Texas Prison Staff Often Ignore Reports of Prison Rape by Matthew Clarke by Matthew Clarke In November 2016, the Texas Association Against Sexual Assault and the Prison Justice League (PJL) published a report on sexual assaults in Texas prisons. The report concluded that Texas has failed to stem …
Texas Court of Appeals Upholds Dismissal of Suit Against Parole Board by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On February 23, 2016, a Texas court of appeals upheld the dismissal of a lawsuit brought against a parole board member and two parole commissioners. John Henry Boykin, a Texas state prisoner, filed …
Texas Court of Appeals Dismisses Prisoner's Petition for a Writ of Injunction by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On March 9, 2016, a Texas court of appeals dismissed a prisoner's writ of injunction because the prisoner had no other proceeding in that court. Tracey W. Murphy, a Texas state prisoner, …
