Second Federal Lawsuit Filed Over Abuses at Pennsylvania County Prison by David Reutter Second Federal Lawsuit Filed Over Abuses at Pennsylvania County Prison by David Reutter A second federal lawsuit has been filed by a former prisoner at Pennsylvania’s York County Prison, alleging that his civil rights were violated by …
$350,000 Settlement in Pennsylvania Prisoner’s Suicide by David Reutter $350,000 Settlement in Pennsylvania Prisoner’s Suicide by David Reutter A $350,000 settlement was reportedly reached in the 2007 suicide of a prisoner at Pennsylvania’s Blair County Prison (BCP). The settlement included the prisoner’s personal physician as well as county defendants. Following …
Lane v. Tavares et al., PA, BIO MTD - Gomes, inadequate acommodation ADA, 2015 Case 3:14-cv-00991-ARC-SES Document 166 Filed 11/12/15 Page 1 of 17 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA CARLTON LANE, Plaintiff, v. JOSEPH F. TAVARES, M.D., et al., Defendants. : : : …
Dismissal of Prisoner’s Federal and State Claims Not Warranted; Prison Employees Not Automatically Immune from Liability by Dismissal of Prisoner’s Federal and State Claims Not Warranted; Prison Employees Not Automatically Immune from Liability The U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania has held that a state prisoner sufficiently …
Third Circuit Decision an “Enormous” Victory for the Wrongfully-Detained Undocumented by Derek Gilna Third Circuit Decision an “Enormous” Victory for the Wrongfully-Detained Undocumented by Derek Gilna The Third Circuit Court of Appeals decision in the case of Galarza v. Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, which ruled that local jails need only treat …
$600,000 Settlement in Wrongful Death by Pennsylvania Police by $600,000 Settlement in Wrongful Death by Pennsylvania Police On July 2, 2012, at a pretrial conference between the parties, defendants, Shenandoah Township Police Officers, and plaintiffs, parents of an eighteen year-old boy deceased under questionable circumstances in the Borough of Shenandoah …
$176,000 Awarded to Teacher’s Aide Falsely Arrested at Work by $176,000 Awarded to Teacher’s Aide Falsely Arrested at Work In the Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas, on August 31, 2012, a jury found the defendant, Police Detective Linda Blowes, liable for malicious prosecution and awarded plaintiff Joyce Combs $151,000 …
Pennsylvania: Settlement Means Better Care for Severely Mentally Ill Prisoners by David Reutter Pennsylvania: Settlement Means Better Care for Severely Mentally Ill Prisoners by David M. Reutter and Derek Gilna Severely mentally ill prisoners in Pennsylvania state prisons will receive improved treatment and live in better conditions following the settlement …
Pennsylvania Detainee’s Estate Claims Financial Incentive Motive for Denial of Medical Care; $325,000 Settlement by David Reutter Pennsylvania Detainee’s Estate Claims Financial Incentive Motive for Denial of Medical Care; $325,000 Settlement by David Reutter A Pennsylvania federal district court ordered medical personnel employed by Correctional Medical Care, Inc. (CMC) to …
J.H. v. Dallas, Class Action Complaint, PA, BIS Plf Mot for Prel Injunction, Mental Health Incompetent to Stand Trial, 2015 Case 1:15-cv-02057-SHR Document 9 Filed 10/26/15 Page 1 of 48 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA J.H., by and through his next friend, Flo Messier; L.C., …
Fleckenstein v. Crawford, PA, Second Amended Complaint, No House Arrest Led to Death, 2015 Case 1:14-cv-01085-YK Document 33 Filed 10/22/15 Page 1 of 32 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA JEFFERY M. FLECKENSTEIN, as the Administrator of the ESTATE OF CHERYLANN J. DOWELL, Plaintiff, …
J.H. v. Dallas, Class Action Complaint, PA, Mental Health Incompetent to Stand Trial, 2015 Case 1:15-cv-02057-SHR Document 1 Filed 10/22/15 Page 1 of 66 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA J.H., by and through his next friend, Flo Messier; L.C., by and through her next friend, …
Warden’s Overtime Reduction Plan Backfires by David Reutter Warden’s Overtime Reduction Plan Backfires by David Reutter Pennsylvania’s Monroe County Correctional Facility (MCCF) has been financially burdened in recent years by overtime pay to guards. To reduce that drain on resources, MCCF’s warden entered negotiations with the guards’ union with a …
Pennsylvania Prisoner Loses Hepatitis C Deliberate Indifference Suit by Pennsylvania Prisoner Loses Hepatitis C Deliberate Indifference Suit Before a magistrate for the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania on December 9, 2013, Pennsylvania Department of Corrections’ officials and medical staff prevailed on several fronts in separate …
Lane v. Tavares et al., PA, BIO MTD - Tavares, inadequate acommodation ADA, 2015 Case 3:14-cv-00991-ARC-SES Document 156 Filed 10/09/15 Page 1 of 17 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA CARLTON LANE, Plaintiff, v. JOSEPH F. TAVARES, M.D., et al., Defendants. : : : …
Suit Alleging Prisoner’s Retaliatory Transfer to Out-of-State Prison May be Brought in Receiving State’s Courts by Suit Alleging Prisoner’s Retaliatory Transfer to Out-of-State Prison May be Brought in Receiving State’s Courts In April 2008, the First Circuit Court of Appeals held that a lawsuit alleging that a prisoner had been …
$1.5 Million Paid to Woman Raped at Gunpoint by Pittsburgh Police by $1.5 Million Paid to Woman Raped at Gunpoint by Pittsburgh Police In 2012, the Cranberry Township police settled a suit against Detective Frank Evanson for allegedly ordering blood work on a rape victim. He then knowingly filed false …
Pennsylvania: $65,000 Settlement for Brain Injury Caused by Guard’s Excessive Force by David Reutter Pennsylvania: $65,000 Settlement for Brain Injury Caused by Guard’s Excessive Force by David Reutter Pennsylvania’s Erie County Prison (ECP) agreed to pay $65,000 to settle a federal lawsuit claiming a guard used excessive force on a …
CCA Prison in Ohio Loses BOP Contract by CCA Prison in Ohio Loses BOP Contract The privately-owned Northeast Ohio Correctional Center (NOCC) in Youngstown no longer holds prisoners for the Bureau of Prisons (BOP) after the federal agency declined to renew its contract with Corrections Corporation of America (CCA). According …
Cell Phones Confiscated from Prisoners Given to Charities by Christopher Zoukis Cell Phones Confiscated from Prisoners Given to Charities by Christopher Zoukis Thousands of cell phones seized from prisoners nationwide have been donated to charitable causes, including domestic violence programs and Cell Phones for Soldiers. Cell phones are considered contraband …
