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ADA Liability Extends to New Jersey County Jail and Vicinage

Article • May 15, 2003 • from PLN May, 2003

Filed under: Civil Procedure, Summary Judgment

ADA Liability Extends to New Jersey County Jail and Vicinage by The U.S. Third Circuit Court of Appeals, reversing a New Jersey District Court, has held that the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) extends to a county jail and to a New Jersey Vicinage that was not, at the time …

Texas Pro Se Litigant Entitled to Notice of Hearing

Article • May 15, 2003 • from PLN May, 2003

Filed under: Court Access, Court Appearances, Mandamus, Filing Fees

Texas Pro Se Litigant Entitled to Notice of Hearing by Texas Pro Se Litigant Entitled to Notice of Hearing A Texas court of appeals has held that a pro se litigant who files an affidavit of indigence, when seeking to appeal an adverse ruling in a civil case in forma …

Head of Counsel for Texas Prisoners Fired

Article • May 15, 2003 • from PLN May, 2003

Filed under: Attorneys, Attorney Misconduct, Public Defenders

Head of Counsel for Texas Prisoners Fired by In September 2002, the Texas Board of Criminal Justice fired John Fant, head of the State Counsel for Offenders (SCFO), after an investigation revealed that he had lied on a 10-year-old employment application. In a written statement, the prison board alleged that …

Dismissal for Failure to Allege Physical Injury Improper

Article • May 15, 2003 • from PLN May, 2003

Filed under: Civil Procedure, Damages, Complaints

Dismissal for Failure to Allege Physical Injury Improper by Dismissal for Failure to Allege Physical Injury Improper The Second Circuit Court of Appeals held that dismissal under42 U.S.C. § 1997e(e) for failure to allege physical injury was improper where a prisoner's complaint requests injunctive and/or declaratory relief and the pleadings …

Judd v. Att, Wa, Phone Rates, 2003, Petition for Review

Brief • May 14, 2003

Judd v. Att, Wa, Phone Rates, 2003, Petition for Review

Newton v Arpaio - Az - Conditions Case - Order of Dismissal 2003

Brief • May 14, 2003

Newton v Arpaio - Az - Conditions Case - Order of Dismissal 2003

Judd v Att Wa Petition for Review Phone Rates 2003

Brief • May 14, 2003

Filed under: Telephones

Judd v Att Wa Petition for Review Phone Rates 2003 -J -.: fILE COpy RECEIVED RECEIVED COURT OF APPEALS MAY' ,14:2003 P.TON OATS , !W8 LIJI COURT OF APPEALS NO. 48075_8_~IVISJON ONE MAY 1 4 2003 SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON RECEIVED MAY 14 2003 STOEL RIVES LLP …

Banks v. Beard, Pa, Cu Mail Ban, 2003, Plt. Reply Brief

Brief • May 9, 2003

Banks v. Beard, Pa, Cu Mail Ban, 2003, Plt. Reply Brief IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE THIRD CIRCUIT No. 03-1245 RONALD BANKS, et al. Appellants, v. JEFFREY BEARD, Appellee. APPELLANTS’ REPLY BRIEF Appeal from an Order Entered January 10, 2003 by the U.S. District Court for …

Smith v. White, Pa Bop, Marriage Suit, Complaint, 2003

Brief • April 30, 2003

Smith v. White, Pa Bop, Marriage Suit, Complaint, 2003

Pindle v Aramark Dc Release Glass in Food 2003

Brief • April 25, 2003

Pindle v Aramark Dc Release Glass in Food 2003 I RELEASE KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, That I, Davont T. Pindle , residing at Schuylkill Federal Correctional Institute, P.O. Box 700, Minersville, Pennsylvania, 17954, Inmate Register Number 09590-007, with Social Security Number ~ , for consideration of the sum …

Howard v Dc Release Prisoner Asasult 2003

Brief • April 25, 2003

Howard v Dc Release Prisoner Asasult 2003 RELEASE . I KNOW ALL MEN BY TI:lESE PRESENTS, That I, Rashann G. Howard, residing at 3511 19d1 Street, S.E., Apt 'Z04, Washington, Jj.C~ 20020, with Social Security Number , i for consideration e>f the sum offifteen thousand ($15,000.00) dollars, lawful money ofthe …

Orr v. Co Doc, Settlement, Co, Sexual Harassment, 2005

Brief • April 17, 2003

Orr v. Co Doc, Settlement, Co, Sexual Harassment, 2005 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT NANCY ORR, ET AL., Plaintiffs, v. STATE OF CONNECTICUT, DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION, ET AL., Defendants. : : : : : : : : CIVIL ACTION NO. 3:02CV1368(AHN/HBF) ______________________________________________________________ MAUREEN ALLEN, ET AL., Plaintiffs, v. …

Vermont DOC Must Comply with APA for Rule Changes in Furlough Program