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Prisoner's Release Fails to Excuse PLRA's Exhaustion Requirement

Article • February 15, 2005 • from PLN February, 2005

Filed under: Administrative Exhaustion (PLRA), Excessive Force, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Complaints, Involuntary Treatment/Drugging

Prisoner's Release Fails to Excuse PLRA's Exhaustion Requirement by The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals held the Prison Litigation Reform Act's (PLRA) administrative remedy exhaustion requirement was not excused by the fact the plaintiff had been released at the time the district court considered the motion to dismiss. While a …

California Sex Offender Satisfies Registration Obligation If He Mails Notice

Article • February 15, 2005 • from PLN February, 2005

Filed under: Discrimination, Sex Offender Registration

California Sex Offender Satisfies Registration Obligation If He Mails Notice by California Sex Offender Satisfies Registration Obligation If He Mails Notice The California State Supreme Court held that a sex offender satisfies his legal requirement to register with the police and tell them where he is living if he timely …

AEDPA One-Year Clock Starts When Administrative Parole Appeal Is Denied

Article • February 15, 2005 • from PLN February, 2005

Filed under: Civil Procedure, Administrative Exhaustion, Limitations, Parole, Habeas Corpus

AEDPA One-Year Clock Starts When Administrative Parole Appeal Is Denied by John E Dannenberg AEDPA One-Year Clock Starts When Administrative Parole Appeal Is Denied by John E. Dannenberg The Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals held that for 28 U.S.C. § 2254 habeas corpus filing-deadline purposes, the AEDPA one-year filing …

New Jersey Jail Guard Settles Elevator Fall Suit for $750,000

Article • February 15, 2005 • from PLN February, 2005

Filed under: Immunity/Liability, Premises Liability, Product Liability, Employee Litigation

New Jersey Jail Guard Settles Elevator Fall Suit for $750,000 by On December 15, 2003, Global Elevator Technologies (GET), a company under contract with the Union County (New Jersey) Jail to provide elevator maintenance services, agreed to pay $750,000 to a guard who suffered back and knee injuries in a …

Tough Justice Leads To Quadriplegic's Death In CCA-Operated D.C. Jail

Article • February 15, 2005 • from PLN February, 2005

Filed under: Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Disabled Prisoners, Medical, Systemic Medical Neglect, Private Contractors, Medical Neglect/Malpractice

Tough Justice Leads To Quadriplegic's Death In CCA-Operated D.C. Jail by Michael Rigby Tough Justice Leads To Quadriplegic's Death In CCA-Operated D.C. Jail by Michael Rigby Washington D.C. Superior Court Judge Judith E. Retchin is known for being tough on crime. She's so tough, in fact, that when a quadriplegic …

Government Says No Criminal Conduct in New Jersey Mass Prisoner Beating, But Jury Awards Abused Prisoner $19,000; Sexual Harassment Suit Settled for $250,000

Article • February 15, 2005 • from PLN February, 2005

Filed under: Staff-Staff Harassment, DOC/BOP misconduct, Lockdowns, Excessive Force, Guard Brutality/Beatings

Government Says No Criminal Conduct in New Jersey Mass Prisoner Beating, But Jury Awards Abused Prisoner $19,000; Sexual Harassment Suit Settled for $250,000 by Government Says No Criminal Conduct in New Jersey Mass Prisoner Beating, But Jury Awards Abused Prisoner $19,000; Sexual Harassment Suit Settled for $250,000 by Matthew T. …

Rikers Island Gunshot Victims' Suit Dismissed

Article • February 15, 2005 • from PLN February, 2005

Filed under: Failure to Protect (General), Excessive Force, Shootings

Rikers Island Gunshot Victims' Suit Dismissed by A New York state court has dismissed a lawsuit brought by two men who claimed they were shot while asleep at the Rikers Island prison in New York City. Bronx Judge Alison E. Tuitt dismissed the suit on May 21, 2004four days into …

Kirk v County of Sacramento Ca Claim Medical Neglect 2005

Brief • February 15, 2005

Kirk v County of Sacramento Ca Claim Medical Neglect 2005 May file in person, or mail form to: Clerk. Board of Supervisors. 70() H Street. Rm. 2450, Sacramento. CA 95814 Please keep one (1) copy for your records - PrintfType Only I Lo50oZZCJ I!IJJCLAIM AGAINST THE COUNTY OF SACRAMENTO CLAIM …

Lundsten v State of Washington Wa Settlement Negligent Community Supervision 2005

Brief • February 13, 2005

Lundsten v State of Washington Wa Settlement Negligent Community Supervision 2005 \. ,I ,r .~ o2!da/ 2005 J.5: 30 FeU 380 t59 ,iqS7 . .. AG TORTS '''=-.:.) liD 002 .' RELEASE (TORT). . . . . t,g-.f!.c.ce~ ~"" ~~ . ~ FOR AND IN CONSIDERATION ·of the sum of_~ …

Williams v. Clinch County, GA, Reply in Support of Class Cert., Jail Fees, 2005

Brief • February 11, 2005

Filed under: Seizure of Prisoner Funds

Williams v. Clinch County, GA, Reply in Support of Class Cert., Jail Fees, 2005 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF GEORGIA VALDOSTA DIVISION WILLIE FLOYD WILLIAMS, JR., and MICKLE JERMAINE JACKSON Plaintiffs, v. CLINCH COUNTY, GEORGIA; WINSTON PETERSON, Sheriff of Clinch County, in his official …

Hopkins v. Flores, CA, Complaint, Mismanagement of Inmate Welfare Fund, 2005

Brief • February 11, 2005

Filed under: Seizure of Prisoner Funds, Prisoner Property, Trust Accounts

Hopkins v. Flores, CA, Complaint, Mismanagement of Inmate Welfare Fund, 2005 1 2 ~ 3 (Qb 4 © 5 U 6 7 8 9 10 KYRA KAZANTZIS (CSB No. 154612) JAMES F. ZAHRADKA II (CSB No. 196822) PUBLIC INTEREST LAW FIRM 111 West St. John Street, Suite 315 San Jose, …

Goena v Alameida, CA, Amended Complaint, wrongful death medical neglect, 2006

Brief • February 10, 2005

Filed under: Medical Neglect/Malpractice

Goena v Alameida, CA, Amended Complaint, wrongful death medical neglect, 2006 Cas 1:04-cv-06546-0WW-SMS 2 3 Document 15 Filed 02/10/2005 Page 1 of 14 TERRY L. BAKER (214365) Makler & Baker LLP 831 State Street Santa Barbara, CA 93101 (805) 965-4651 (805) 965-4671 fax 4 5 6 CATHERINE CAMPBELL (65103) P.O. …

Cruz v. CCA, VT, Complaint, Lee Riot assault, 2005

Brief • February 8, 2005

Filed under: Prison Rebellion, Failure to Protect (General)

Cruz v. CCA, VT, Complaint, Lee Riot assault, 2005 02/0842005 15:53 FAX 515 355 I 7333 JOB MASTER LaJUU4/UUU I STATE OF VE ' ONT ADDISON COUNTY, SS. CONCEPCION L. CRUZ, Plaintiff, Superior Court Docket No. CORRECTIONS CORPORATION OF AMERICA, Defendant. COMPLAINT NOW COMES Plaintiff Concepcion L. Cruz, by and …

Baker v. CCA, VT, Complaint, Lee riot guard beating, 2005

Brief • February 8, 2005

Filed under: Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Prison Rebellion, Failure to Protect (General), Guard Brutality/Beatings, Pepper Spray/Tear Gas

Baker v. CCA, VT, Complaint, Lee riot guard beating, 2005 W011 02,08/2005 15:50 FAX 615 366 7333 JOB MASTER STATE OF VE ' ONT ADDISON COUNTY, SS. GENE BAXER, Plaintiff, Superior Court Docket No. V. CORRECTIONS CORPORATION OF AMERICA, Defendant COMPLAINT NOW COMES Plaintiff Gene Baker, by and through his …

Cruz v. CCA, VT, Complaint, Lee riot guard beating, 2005

Brief • February 8, 2005

Filed under: Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Prison Rebellion, Failure to Protect (General), Guard Brutality/Beatings, Pepper Spray/Tear Gas

Cruz v. CCA, VT, Complaint, Lee riot guard beating, 2005 02/0842005 15:53 FAX 515 355 I 7333 JOB MASTER LaJUU4/UUU I STATE OF VE ' ONT ADDISON COUNTY, SS. CONCEPCION L. CRUZ, Plaintiff, Superior Court Docket No. CORRECTIONS CORPORATION OF AMERICA, Defendant. COMPLAINT NOW COMES Plaintiff Concepcion L. Cruz, by …

Boisvert v Vermont Vt Release 2005

Brief • February 7, 2005

Boisvert v Vermont Vt Release 2005 RELEASE "TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME OR MAY CONCERN: GREETINGS: KNOW YE, that I, John J. Boisvert, as Releasor, for and in consideration of the sum of eighteen thousand dollars ($18, ()~O) , l~wful mon"ey and other good and valuable consideration …

Chaney v. Lehman, Defs Answer, WA, Overdetention, 2005

Brief • February 4, 2005

Chaney v. Lehman, Defs Answer, WA, Overdetention, 2005 1 DISTRICT JUDGE FRANKLIN D. BURGESS MAGISTRATE JUDGE J. KELLEY ARNOLD 2 3 4 5 6 7 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON AT TACOMA 8 9 SAMANTHA G. CHANEY, ET AL., 10 11 12 NO. C04-5881FDB/JKA Plaintiffs, DEFENDANT’S ANSWER, …

Muntaqim v. Coombe, NY, Amicus Brief - Center for Constitutional Rights, Voting, 2005

Brief • February 4, 2005

Filed under: Voting

Muntaqim v. Coombe, NY, Amicus Brief - Center for Constitutional Rights, Voting, 2005 01-7260 IN THE United States Court of Appeals FOR THE SECOND CIRCUIT ________________________ JALIL ABDUL MUNTAQIM, a/k/a ANTHONY BOTTOM, Plaintiff — Appellant, — v. — PHILLIP COOMBE, ANTHONY ANNUCCI, LOUIS F. MANN, Defendants — Appellees. ______ ON …

Muntaquim v Coombe Ny en Banc Naacp Amicus Brief Voting 2005 2

Brief • February 4, 2005

Muntaquim v Coombe Ny en Banc Naacp Amicus Brief Voting 2005 2 01-7260 IN THE United States Court of Appeals FOR THE SECOND CIRCUIT aIkIa ANTHONY BOTTOM, Plaintiff- Appellant. JALIL ABDUL MUNTAQIM, -v.- Phillip Coombe, Anthony Annucci, Louis F. Mann, Defendants - Appellees. ON APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT …

Rose v Wilkinson Oh Religious Establishment Clause Employee Complaint 2006

Brief • February 3, 2005

Rose v Wilkinson Oh Religious Establishment Clause Employee Complaint 2006 Case 1:05-cv-00192-DAP Document 1-1 Filed 02/03/2005 Page 1 of 33 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF omo Norman Rose, Plaintiff, v. Reginald Wilkinson ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) !CWilltio;J:)5 …