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California Jail Guard Criminally Charged for Assaulting Detainee with Scalding Water by Edward Lyon By Ed Lyon A Sheriff’s Department deputy in California’s Orange County has forfeited a 20-plus-year law enforcement career by assaulting a mentally ill detainee at the county lockup. The deputy, Guadalupe Ortiz, 47, was fired on …
Brief • May 17, 2022
Fordley v. Lizarraga, CA, Settlement, Excessive Force, 2022 Page 1 of 4 SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND RELEASE I. PARTIES This Settlement Agreement and Release (Agreement) concerns JOHN FREDRICK FORD LEY (Plaintiff) and the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) on behalf of Defendants Watson, Garcia, and Winkfield. Plaintiff, CDCR, and …
Article • May 9, 2022
Immigrants in California CoreCivic Detention Center File Complaints Over Staff Mistreatment, Sexual Misconduct by Chuck Sharman By Chuck Sharman Four men held for federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) by private prison firm CoreCivic at its Otay-Mesa Detention Center in San Diego filed complaints after a staff member allegedly ogled …
Article • May 9, 2022
Three Whistleblower Claims Filed Over Leaked Video of LA Deputy Kneeling on Detainee’s Head, Sheriff Forced to Walk Back Threats Against Reporter by Chuck Sharman By Chuck Sharman On April 26, 2022, Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva walked back comments made at a press conference hours earlier, when he …
Brief • May 4, 2022
Filed under: Whistleblowing
Haselrig v. County of Los Angeles, CA, Attachment to Complaint, Whistleblower, 2022 1 2 3 4 5 6 VINCENT MILLER (SBN 291973) vincent@vincentmillerlaw.com MICHAEL MILLER (SBN 112751) michael@vincentmillerlaw.com NICK SAGE (SBN 298972) The Law Offices of Vincent Miller 16255 Ventura Boulevard, Suite 625 Encino, CA 91436 Telephone: (213) 948-5702 Attorney …
Article • May 1, 2022 • from PLN May, 2022
Ninth Circuit: Error to Instruct Jury to Defer to Medical Staff’s Asserted Security Justification for Terminating California Prisoner’s Morphine Prescription Without Tapering by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On September 15, 2021, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled that a federal district court in California erred …
Article • May 1, 2022 • from PLN May, 2022
Filed under: News in Brief
News in Brief by Alabama: A state Department of Corrections (DOC) guard in Birmingham was arrested on March 9, 2022, for allegedly beating a prisoner to death, according to the Alabama Political Reporter. As PLN previously reported, prison officials at first insisted no foul play was suspected in the death of Victor …
Article • May 1, 2022 • from PLN May, 2022
Filed under: Attorney Fees (PLRA)
$260,000 in Attorney Fees Awarded by California Federal Court after Finding Governing State Law Not Impacted by PLRA by David Reutter by David M. Reutter After finding the award of attorney’s fees under California’s Code of Civil Procedure is not impacted by the Prison Litigation Reform Act (PLRA), 42 U.S.C. …
Article • May 1, 2022 • from PLN May, 2022
Filed under: Settlements, Suicides
$5.5 Million Settlement to California Prisoner Left Incapacitated After Suicide Attempt at Santa Cruz County Jail by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon On December 16, 2021, a federal court in California approved a $5.5 million settlement between Santa Cruz County and the estate of a former prisoner at the county …
Article • May 1, 2022 • from PLN May, 2022
Fifth BOP Staffer Arrested in “Rape Club” at California Federal Prison by Jo Ellen Nott by Jo Ellen Nott Once known for famous prisoners from Hollywood, the Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) at Dublin, California, is now in the spotlight for a different reason: As of March 2022, at least five …
Article • May 1, 2022 • from PLN May, 2022
California Federal Court Approves Consent Decree Upgrading Mental Health Care at Alameda County Jail by David Reutter by David M. Reutter On February 7, 2022, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California approved a Consent Decree in a class-action lawsuit filed against the Alameda County Jail in …
Brief • April 28, 2022
Filed under: Whistleblowing
Limon v. County of Los Angeles, CA, Attachment to Complaint, Whistleblower, 2022 1 2 3 4 5 6 VINCENT MILLER (SBN 291973) vincent@vincentmillerlaw.com MICHAEL MILLER (SBN 112751) michael@vincentmillerlaw.com NICK SAGE (SBN 298972) The Law Offices of Vincent Miller 16255 Ventura Boulevard, Suite 625 Encino, CA 91436 Telephone: (213) 948-5702 Attorney …
Brief • April 25, 2022
Filed under: Whistleblowing
Castellano v. County of Los Angeles, CA, Attachment to Complaint, Whistleblower, 2022 1 2 3 4 5 6 VINCENT MILLER (SBN 291973) vincent@vincentmillerlaw.com MICHAEL MILLER (SBN 112751) michael@vincentmillerlaw.com NICK SAGE (SBN 298972) The Law Offices of Vincent Miller 16255 Ventura Boulevard, Suite 625 Encino, CA 91436 Telephone: (213) 948-5702 Attorney …
Brief • April 12, 2022
Estate of Angel Hernandez v. Belchamber, CA, Complaint, Wrongful Death-Excessive Force, 2022 Case 3:21-cv-01773-W-KSC Document 11 Filed 04/12/22 PageID.60 Page 1 of 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 EUGENE G. IREDALE: SBN 75292 JULIA YOO: SBN 231163 GRACE JUN: SBN 287973 IREDALE & YOO, APC 105 West F Street, …
Brief • April 4, 2022
Cain v. JPay, CA, Minutes on Order Denying Motion to Stay, Prepaid Card, 2022 Case 2:21-cv-07401-FLA-AGR Document 82 Filed 04/04/22 Page 1 of 3 Page ID #:432 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA CIVIL MINUTES – GENERAL Case No. 2:21-cv-07401-FLA (AGRx) Title Adam Cain v. JPay, Inc. et …
Article • April 1, 2022 • from PLN April, 2022
Medical Paroles Revoked in California and Massachusetts by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke Medical parole has always been rare, but new policies in California and Massachusetts are causing medical parolees to be reincarcerated and further limiting those eligible for medical parole. California has approved 210 medical paroles since 2014, far …
Article • April 1, 2022 • from PLN April, 2022
Filed under: News in Brief
News In Brief by Arizona: After two escaped prisoners were recaptured and returned to the Arizona State Prison in Florence on January 31, 2021, Phoenix station KNXV reported that at least part of the blame for their escape was assigned to short-staffing of guards at the state Department of Corrections …
Article • April 1, 2022 • from PLN April, 2022
With $2.95 Million Settlement, San Diego County Jail Racks Up Over $15 Million in Wrongful Death Payments by Jacob Barrett by Jacob Barrett On October 6, 2021, San Diego County agreed to a $2,950,000 settlement in a wrongful death suit filed by the wife of Heron Moriarty, a mentally ill …
Article • April 1, 2022 • from PLN April, 2022
California Supreme Court Reclassifies Clemency Records, No Longer Confidential by Keith Sanders by Keith Sanders On May 26, 2021, the Supreme Court of California filed en banc a new administrative order changing the Court’s published Internal Operating Practices and Procedures regarding the confidentiality of clemency records. The Court had previously …
Article • April 1, 2022 • from PLN April, 2022
Ninth Circuit Overturns California Law Banning Private Prisons by Kevin Bliss by Kevin Bliss On October 5, 2021, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit struck down a California statute, Assembly Bill 32 (AB 32), barring private companies from entering new contracts with any …
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