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Johnson v. Herman-132 F.Supp.2d 1130 (ND IN 2001)

Case • 2001

applies or whether the statements are being offered for any purpose other than the truth of what they purport to assert. Under Rule 803(6), records kept in the course of regularly conducted business ...

United States v. Mateo-299 F.Supp.2d 201 (S.D.N.Y. 2004)

Case • 2004

qualitatively different from those experienced by detainees of federal detention facilities). At bottom, however, what these cases have in common, though not explicitly articulated, is the rationale uniformly ...

Nulph v. Cook-333 F.3d 1052 (9th Cir. 2003)

Case • 2003

with an inmate legal assistant. At the opening of the hearing, a Board member stated: "My understanding from your appellate decision is that you would like us to consider what was considered the former rules. It's ...

Valdivia v. Davis-206 F.Supp.2d 1068 (ND CA 2002)

Case • 2002

on the alleged parole violation and supporting evidence, a summary of the parolee's adjustment while on parole, and a recommendation as to what action should be taken. Based on the parole violation report ...

DiMarco v. Wyoming Department of Corrections-300 F.Supp.2d 1183 (D WY 2004)

Case • 2004

as "Close/Restricted," that's what she remained. A Final Custody Level was never circled since the document was never signed by either the Warden or Deputy Warden at WWC. However, WWC policy requires only ...

Soto v. Dickey-744 F.2d 1260 (7th Cir. 1984)

Case • 1984

be closed, and while he was in the strip cage; and that Soto was maced for refusing to be double-celled is only a part of the evidence. What the finding did not include was the uncontradicted fact ...

Bafford v. Nelson-241 F.Supp.2d 1192 (D. Kan. 2002).

Case • 2002

not what you said when I had my last occurance [sic] with you in #266 when I was slamming your face into the floor." [19] Prison officials shook down Mr. Bafford's cell and removed a broken coffee ...

Reilly v. Grayson-157 F.Supp.2d 762 (ED MI 2001)

Case • 2001

that, in particular circumstances, a prison inmate's Eighth Amendment right to be free from cruel and unusual punishment is violated because of his/her placement in a smoke-filled environment. What the prisoner must ...

Fillmore v. Page-358 F.3d 496 (7th Cir. 2004)

Case • 2004

aspect of the case. While we find no fault with most of what the district court did, we conclude that further proceedings are necessary on some of Fillmore's excessive force claims, and we therefore remand ...

Lawson v. Trowbridge-153 F.3d 368 (7th Cir. 1998)

Case • 1998

, and that Howland knew this based on his computer checks. Whether Howland knew Lawson's address is immaterial; what is important is that the district attorney charged Lawson with one misdemeanor (carrying a concealed ...

Glover v. Johnson-850 F.Supp 592 (ED MI 1994)

Case • 1994

the Knop and Hadix decision as limiting legal [**15] assistance in this case, is that the decision did not address access to the courts by women prisoners. In discussing what is necessary to provide ...

Devlin v. Scardelletti-122 S.Ct. 2005 (2002)

Case • 2002

by the Fourth Circuit as one of standing, does not implicate the jurisdiction of the courts, as petitioner satisfies both constitutional and prudential standing requirements. What is at issue is whether ...

Johnson v. Herman-132 F.Supp.2d 1130 (ND IN 2001)

Case • 2001

applies or whether the statements are being offered for any purpose other than the truth of what they purport to assert. Under Rule 803(6), records kept in the course of regularly conducted business ...

Dennis E. v. O'Malley-628 N.E.2d 362 (Ill. App. 1 Dist. 1993)

Case • 1993

of both defendants are purely ministerial in nature. A. Plaintiffs base their right to mandamus, as well as to all of the other remedies desired, on what they perceive to be the clear obligations ...

Jensen v. Clarke-94 F.3d 1191 (8th Cir. 1996)

Case • 1996

is not a "double celling" case in the conventional sense. [25] What, then, are the issues in this case? After the detailed factual development outlined above, the District Court found that the inmates ...

Grayned v. City of Rockford-408 U.S. 104, 92 S.Ct. 2264, 33 L.Ed.2d 222 (1972)

Case • 1972

opportunity to know what is prohibited, so that he may act accordingly. Vague laws may trap the innocent by not providing fair warning.*fn3 Second, if arbitrary and discriminatory enforcement is to be prevented ...

Arnold v. Goetz-245 F.Supp.2d 527 (S.D.N.Y. 2003)

Case • 2003

simply stated: "Because I did not know what to do." (Am. Compl. at 3.) [15] Shortly after the plaintiff filed his Amended Complaint, the defendants moved to dismiss this action. They contend ...

Morales v. Tilton-465 F.Supp.2d 972 (N.D. Cal. 2006)

Case • 2006

(and particularly trial courts) exist not to resolve broad questions of social policy but to decide specific legal and factual disputes, it is important at the outset for this Court to make very clear what this case ...

Youngstown Case Reveals New Legal Issues for Prisoner Advocates, State Correctional Agencies and Private Prison Companies

Article • March 15, 2000 • from PLN March, 2000

Filed under: Out of State Transfers, Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, HIV/AIDS, Systemic Medical Neglect, Medical Records, Escapes, Failure to Protect (General), Eighth Amendment, Attorney Fee Awards, Injunctions (PLRA), Guard Brutality/Beatings, Civil Procedure, Damages, Settlements, Defenses, State Law Claims, Standing, Parties, Qualified Immunity, Contractor Liability, Failure to Protect (Wrongful Death)

continue to increase, lawsuits filed by them, not unexpectedly, are also on the rise. While that is no surprise to corrections professionals and litigators, what is new are some of the legal theories being ...

Sierra Club v. Meiburg-296 F.3d 1021 (11th Cir. 2002)

Case • 2002

court deferred ruling on Sierra Club's motion pending Georgia's development of the implementation plans. Once Georgia filed with the court what it asserted were the required plans, EPA moved to have ...