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Guajardo (Texas Prison Mail) Suit Dismissed

Article • June 15, 2003 • from PLN June, 2003

Filed under: PLRA, Consent Decrees (PLRA), Injunctions (PLRA), Mail Regulations

Guajardo (Texas Prison Mail) Suit Dismissed by by Matthew T. Clarke On September 24, 2002, a federal district court in Texas dismissed the long-standing class-action lawsuit which has governed the mail system in Texas prisons for twenty-five years. The Guajardo suit resulted in three published opinions (432 F.Supp. 1373, 580 …

Washington Women's Medical Care Consent Decree Ended

Article • June 15, 2003 • from PLN June, 2003

Filed under: Medical, Systemic Medical Neglect, Dental Care, Consent Decrees (PLRA), Contempt (Civil Procedure), Failure to Treat (Mental Illness)

Washington Women's Medical Care Consent Decree Ended by The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a district court's refusal to extend the terms of a consent decree under the Prison Litigation Reform Act (PLRA). The court also held that the district court improperly declined to consider plaintiffs' motion for contempt. …

$174,175 Awarded in D.C. Conditions and Medical Suit

Article • June 15, 2003 • from PLN June, 2003

Filed under: Conditions of Confinement, Noise

$174,175 Awarded in D.C. Conditions and Medical Suit by The United States District Court for the District of Columbia has denied motions by the District of Columbia Department of Corrections (DC DOC) for judgment as a matter of law and for new trial following a jury verdict finding the DC …

Ex-Employee Wins $500,000 Religious Discrimination Award Against TDCJ

Article • June 15, 2003 • from PLN June, 2003

Filed under: Retaliation against Staff, Religious Freedom, Required Religious Programming, Proselytizing, Employee Litigation

Ex-Employee Wins $500,000 Religious Discrimination Award Against TDCJ by The Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) will appeal a half-million dollar judgment against it in favor of an ex-employee who claims she was forced to retire early after complaining of religious discrimination. Vicki Allen-Curry, an ex-employee, sued TDCJ and Richard …

$250,000 Award for Texas Jail Paraplegic Upheld

Article • June 15, 2003 • from PLN June, 2003

Filed under: Disabled Prisoners, Medical, Skin, Bedding, Municipal Liability

$250,000 Award for Texas Jail Paraplegic Upheld by by Matthew Clarke The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld a $250,000 award against Dallas County, Texas, for a paraplegic prisoner who developed life-threatening decubitus ulcers due to the jail's deliberate indifference to his serious medical needs. Brent Lawson, a former …

New Jersey's Five Percenters an STG and a Religion

Article • June 15, 2003 • from PLN June, 2003

Filed under: Gang Policies, Religious Freedom, Religious Practices

New Jersey's Five Percenters an STG and a Religion by David Reutter by David M. Reutter The Third Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed a New Jersey federal district court's grant of a motion for summary judgment in separate 42 U.S.C. §1983 actions filed by prisoner's Joel Fraise, Alexander Kettles, …

Hawaii Adopts "Mailbox Rule" in Prisoner Civil Actions

Article • June 15, 2003 • from PLN June, 2003

Filed under: Mail, Mail Regulations

Hawaii Adopts "Mailbox Rule" in Prisoner Civil Actions by Hawaii Adopts "Mailbox Rule" in Prisoner Civil Actions The Hawaii Supreme Court reinstated a prisoner's appeal in a civil action. The prisoner timely gave his notice of appeal to prison guards, who did not mail it until after the filing period …

Cripa Usa v Detroit Mi Consent Decree Conditions of Confinement 2003

Brief • June 12, 2003

Cripa Usa v Detroit Mi Consent Decree Conditions of Confinement 2003 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN SOUTHERN DIVISION UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff, v. CITY OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN and the DETROIT POLICE DEPARTMENT, Defendants. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) …

Cripa Usa v Detroit Mi Consent Decree Use of Force 2003

Brief • June 12, 2003

Cripa Usa v Detroit Mi Consent Decree Use of Force 2003 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN SOUTHERN DIVISION UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff, v. CITY OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN and the DETROIT POLICE DEPARTMENT, Defendants. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) …

Moore v Dc Compl Medical Negligence 2003(2)

Brief • June 6, 2003

Moore v Dc Compl Medical Negligence 2003(2)

Sappenfield v Doc Wa Settlement Public Disclosure Act 2002

Brief • June 5, 2003

Sappenfield v Doc Wa Settlement Public Disclosure Act 2002 ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE CERTIFICATE ON PUBLIC RECORDS ACT CLAIMILITIGAnON 2 IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF THURSTON 3 4 BRANDT SAPPENFIELD, NO. 02-2-01658-5 5 Plaintiff, 7 DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, 8 9 10 …

Gregory v. City of Louisville, KY, Affidavit - Katsaris, police, 2003

Brief • June 4, 2003

Filed under: Police Misconduct, Police

Gregory v. City of Louisville, KY, Affidavit - Katsaris, police, 2003 • ) ~ : UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF KENTUCKY LOUISVILLE DIVISION NO. 3:01-CV-535-R " 0 WILLIAM THOMAS GREGORY, '., - (- :-~-.J " . Plaintiff, I ••_1 <. vs. Cfl ~ .. .:-:; -, ~ .::. …

Atkinson v. Taylor-277 F.Supp.2d 382 (USDC D DE 2003).

Case • 2003

Atkinson v. Taylor - 277 F.Supp.2d 382 (USDC D DE 2003). - 2003 ROGER ATKINSON, Plaintiff, v. STANLEY TAYLOR ET AL., Defendants. Civil Action No. 99-562-JJF UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE 277 F. Supp. 2d 382; 2003 U.S. Dist. August 7, 2003, Decided SUBSEQUENT HISTORY: Motion …

Bibeau v. Pacific Northwest Research Foundation-339 F.3d 942 (9th Cir. 2003)

Case • 2003

Bibeau v. Pacific Northwest Research Foundation - 339 F.3d 942 (9th Cir. 2003) - 2003 Bibeau v. Pacific Northwest Research Foundation, No. 01-36147 (9th Cir. 08/05/2003) [1] UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT [2] No. 01-36147 [3] [4] August 5, 2003 [5] HAROLD BIBEAU; MELANIE ANN DOOYEN …

Dodge v. County of Orange-282 F.Supp.2d 41 (S.D.N.Y. 2003)

Case • 2003

Dodge v. County of Orange - 282 F.Supp.2d 41 (S.D.N.Y. 2003) - 2003 ANTHONY DODGE, PETER A. MACHADO and JOSEPH PETRIELLO, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs, -against- COUNTY OF ORANGE and SHERIFF H. FRANK BIGGER, in his individual and official capacity, Defendants. SAMUEL RANGO, JARROD …

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Mayfield-574 Pa. 460, 832 A.2d 418 (Pa.S.Ct. 2003)

Case • 2003

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Mayfield - 574 Pa. 460, 832 A.2d 418 (Pa.S.Ct. 2003) - 2003 Commonwealth v. Mayfield, 832 A.2d 418 (Pa. 09/24/2003) [1] Pennsylvania Supreme Court [2] No. 11 MAP 2002 [3] 832 A.2d 418, 2003.PA [4] September 24, 2003 [5] COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, APPELLANT v. EILEEN MAYFIELD, …

Doe v. Ward-282 F.Supp.2d 323 (W.D.PA 2003)

Case • 2003

Doe v. Ward - 282 F.Supp.2d 323 (W.D.PA 2003) - 2003 JOHN DOE, Plaintiff, v. WILLIAM F. WARD, et al., Defendants. Civil Action No. 98-1746 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA 282 F. Supp. 2d 323; 2003 U.S. Dist. September 16, 2003, Decided PRIOR HISTORY: Doe …

Smith v. Cochran-339 F.3d 1205 (9th Cir. 2003)

Case • 2003

Smith v. Cochran - 339 F.3d 1205 (9th Cir. 2003) - 2003 Smith v. Cochran, 339 F.3d 1205 (10th Cir. 08/12/2003) [1] UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS TENTH CIRCUIT [2] No. 01-5085 [4] August 12, 2003 [5] PAMELA SMITH, PLAINTIFF - APPELLEE, v. DON COCHRAN, IN BOTH HIS INDIVIDUAL AND …

Bennett v. Goord-343 F.3d 133 (2nd Cir. 2003)

Case • 2003

Bennett v. Goord - 343 F.3d 133 (2nd Cir. 2003) - 2003 Bennett v. Goord, 343 F.3d 133 (2d Cir. 2003) [1] U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit [2] Docket No. 01-0184 [3] 343 F.3d 133, [4] August 28, 2003 [5] ANTHONY BENNETT, PLAINTIFF-APPELLANT, v. GLENN S. GOORD; SUPERINTENDENT KELLY; …

In re Z.L.T.-124 S.W.3d 163 (Tex. 2003)

Case • 2003

In re Z.L.T. - 124 S.W.3d 163 (Tex. 2003) - 2003 In re Z.L.T., 124 S.W.3d 163 (Tex. 11/21/2003) [1] IN THE SUPREME COURT OF TEXAS [2] No. 02-0474 [3] 124 S.W.3d 163, 2003. 47 Tex. Sup. Ct. J. 113 [4] November 21, 2003 [5] IN THE INTEREST OF Z. …