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Rudisill v. Brewer, AZ, Settlement, Racial Discrimination & Segregation, 2016

Brief • February 5, 2016

Filed under: Racial Discrimination

Rudisill v. Brewer, AZ, Settlement, Racial Discrimination & Segregation, 2016 Case Document 119 Filed 02/05/16 Page 1 of 19 KENDALL BRILL & KELLY LLP 1 Bert H. Deixler* bdeixler@kblifirm.com 2 Laura W. Brill* lbrill(ii),kblifirm. com 3 RandallL. Jackson* rjackson@kblifirm.com 10100 Santa Monica Blvd., Suite 1725 Los Angeles, California 90067 5 …

Civil Rights Advocates Laud Healthcare Settlement with Arizona Prison System

Article • February 2, 2016 • from PLN February, 2016

Filed under: Wexford Health Services, Corizon, DOC/BOP misconduct, HIV/AIDS, Cancer, Kidney, Hepatitis, Failure to Treat, Medical Neglect/Malpractice, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness)

Civil Rights Advocates Laud Healthcare Settlement with Arizona Prison System by Joe Watson by Joe Watson and Derek Gilna Civil rights organizations hailed the settlement of a class-action lawsuit filed against the Arizona Department of Corrections (ADC) in the wake of scores of prisoner deaths and preventable injuries stemming from …

Mediola v. Ryan, AZ, Settlement, Excessive Force, 2016

Brief • January 30, 2016

Filed under: Excessive Force

Mediola v. Ryan, AZ, Settlement, Excessive Force, 2016 SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND RELEASE #- This Settlement Agreement and Release ("Settlement Agreement") is entered into, on, by, and among DANIEL MENDIOLA (ADC individually (the "Plaintiff'); and the STATE OF ARIZONA (''the State") on behalf of Arizona Department of Corrections ("ADC") employees C. …

1st Amendment Coalition of Arizona v. Ryan, AZ, Amended Complaint, Midazolam Lethal Injection, 2016

Brief • January 29, 2016

Filed under: Medication, Death Penalty, First Amendment

1st Amendment Coalition of Arizona v. Ryan, AZ, Amended Complaint, Midazolam Lethal Injection, 2016 Case 2:14-cv-01447-NVW Document 97 Filed 01/29/16 Page 1 of 60 1 JON M. SANDS Federal Public Defender, District of Arizona 2 DALE A. BAICH (OH Bar No. 0025070) dale_baich@fd.org 3 ROBIN C. KONRAD (AL Bar No. …

Oyenik v. Corizon Health, Inc., AZ, Opening Brief, Deliberate Indifference Medical Treatment, 2016

Brief • January 27, 2016

Filed under: Corizon, Cancer, Private Contractors, Failure to Treat, Eighth Amendment, Contractor Liability

Oyenik v. Corizon Health, Inc., AZ, Opening Brief, Deliberate Indifference Medical Treatment, 2016 Case: 15-16850, 01/27/2016, ID: 9841902, DktEntry: 13, Page 1 of 38 No. 15-16850 UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT RONALD EDWARD OYENIK, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CORIZON HEALTH INC., ET AL., Defendants-Appellees. On Appeal from the …

Diaz v. Corizon Health, AZ, Amended Complaint, Death in Prison, 2016

Brief • January 21, 2016

Filed under: Medical, Kidney, Failure to Treat, Malpractice, Conditions of Confinement, Wrongful Death, Medical Neglect/Malpractice

Diaz v. Corizon Health, AZ, Amended Complaint, Death in Prison, 2016 Case 2:15-cv-01222-DLR Document 48 Filed 01/21/16 Page 1 of 36 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 2575 East Camelback Road Phoenix, Arizona 85016-9225 (602) 530-8000 Gallagher & Kennedy, P.A. 9 10 Lincoln Combs (Bar No. 025080) Kevin …

Rode v. Ryan, AZ, Settlement, Failure to Protect, 2016

Brief • January 14, 2016

Filed under: Staff-Prisoner Assault, Failure to Protect (Staff)

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Unknown Parties, et al., v. Johnson, AZ, Order, CBP detainee cell conditions, 2016

Brief • January 11, 2016

Filed under: Eighth Amendment, Overdetention, Immigration

Unknown Parties, et al., v. Johnson, AZ, Order, CBP detainee cell conditions, 2016 Case 4:15-cv-00250-DCB Document 117 Filed 01/11/16 Page 1 of 23 1 SKC 2 3 4 5 6 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 7 FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA 8 9 Unknown Parties, et al., 10 11 …

Rode v Credio, Settlement Agreement, failure to protect staff rape, 2015

Brief • December 28, 2015

Filed under: Prisoner-Staff Assault, Failure to Protect (Staff)

Rode v Credio, Settlement Agreement, failure to protect staff rape, 2015

Rode v Credio, Order - settled, failure to protect staff rape, 2015

Brief • December 22, 2015

Filed under: Prisoner-Staff Assault, Failure to Protect (Staff)

Rode v Credio, Order - settled, failure to protect staff rape, 2015 Case 2:14-cv-02354-SRB Document 89 Filed 12/22/15 Page 1 of 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 7 FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA 8 9 Christine Rode, No. CV-14-02354-PHX-SRB Plaintiff, 10 11 v. …

Sale v. Anderson et al, CO, Complaint, out of state transfer political prisoner, 2015

Brief • December 16, 2015

Filed under: Out of State Transfers, Political Prisoners

Sale v. Anderson et al, CO, Complaint, out of state transfer political prisoner, 2015 Case 1:15-cv-02728-LTB Document 1 Filed 12/16/15 USDC Colorado Page 1 of 28 Case 1:15-cv-02728-LTB Document 1 Filed 12/16/15 USDC Colorado Page 2 of 28 Case 1:15-cv-02728-LTB Document 1 Filed 12/16/15 USDC Colorado Page 3 of 28 …

Meacham v. Ryan, AZ, Settlement, Medical Neglect, 2015

Brief • December 4, 2015

Filed under: Systemic Medical Neglect

Meacham v. Ryan, AZ, Settlement, Medical Neglect, 2015 SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND RELEASE This Settlement Agreement and Release ("Settlement Agreement") is entered into, #_, on, by and among MARK COLYN MEACHAM, Arizona Department of Corrections ('~'ADS:") individually (the "Plaintiff'), BRUCE MCMORRAN, Facility Health Administrator ("FHA"), and SHANNON RANGEL, Licensed Practice Nurse …

Lopez-Valenzuela v. Arpaio, AZ, Order, No Bail for Undocumented Immigrants, 2015

Brief • December 3, 2015

Filed under: Attorney Fee Awards, Bail, Immigration

Lopez-Valenzuela v. Arpaio, AZ, Order, No Bail for Undocumented Immigrants, 2015 Case: 11-16487, 12/03/2015, ID: 9778457, DktEntry: 124, Page 1 of 19 FILED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT ANGEL LOPEZ-VALENZUELA; ISAAC CASTRO-ARMENTA, Plaintiffs - Appellants, DEC 03 2015 MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK U.S. COURT OF APPEALS …

Arizona Jury Awards $3.4 Million against Owner of Sex Offender Websites

Article • December 1, 2015 • from PLN December, 2015

Filed under: Misconduct/Corruption, Sex Offenders (Discrimination), Damages, Internet

Arizona Jury Awards $3.4 Million against Owner of Sex Offender Websites by Matthew Clarke Arizona Jury Awards $3.4 Million against Owner of Sex Offender Websites by Matt Clarke In May 2014, a Maricopa County, Arizona jury awarded $3.4 million to people who were falsely profiled on private sex offender websites …

Jones Jr. V. McWilliams, AZ, Complaint, Right to Religious Worship, 2015

Brief • November 12, 2015

Filed under: Religious Freedom/Worship, Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA)

Jones Jr. V. McWilliams, AZ, Complaint, Right to Religious Worship, 2015 IZI FILED Name and Prisone f\.~.~L- Nov 12 2015 Place of Contine111cn1 1. (l □ LODGED ~Ci CLERK U.S. DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF ARIZONA (Failure to notify the Court of your change ofaddress may result in dismissal ofthil action.) …

United States District Court Magistrate Rules on Discovery Issues in Prison Gang Death

Article • November 10, 2015

Filed under: Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Evidentiary Ruling, Discovery, Failure to Protect (Wrongful Death)

United States District Court Magistrate Rules on Discovery Issues in Prison Gang Death by United States District Court Magistrate Rules on Discovery Issues in Prison Gang Death On November 21, 2013, in the U.S. District Court for the District of Hawaii, a magistrate judge denied in part and granted in …

Prison Legal News v. Ryan, AZ, Complaint, PLN Censorship, 2015

Filing • November 6, 2015

Filed under: PLN Litigation, Censorship

Prison Legal News v. Ryan, AZ, Complaint, PLN Censorship, 2015 Case 2:15-cv-02245-BSB Document 1 Filed 11/06/15 Page 1 of 24 Ballard Spahr LLP 1 East Washington Street Suite 2300 Phoenix, AZ 85004-2555 1 Lisa Ells – Cal. Bar No. 243657* Jenny S. Yelin – Cal. Bar No. 273601* 2 ROSEN …

Garcia-Milea v. State of AZ, AZ, Settlement, Wrongful Death, 2015

Brief • October 28, 2015

Filed under: Medical Neglect/Malpractice

Garcia-Milea v. State of AZ, AZ, Settlement, Wrongful Death, 2015 SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT, GENERAL RELEASE OF ALL CLAIMS, AND INDEMNITY AGREEMENT THIS SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT, GENERAL RELEASE OF ALL CLAIMS, AND INDEMNITY AGREEMENT ("this Agreement") is intended by the parties as a release of all claims, known and unknown, past and present, …

Prisoner Admits to Scheme to Defraud Catholic Church, Gets 33 More Months in Prison

Article • October 26, 2015 • from PLN November, 2015

Filed under: Frivolous Litigation

Prisoner Admits to Scheme to Defraud Catholic Church, Gets 33 More Months in Prison by Mark Wilson Prisoner Admits to Scheme to Defraud Catholic Church, Gets 33 More Months in Prison by Mark Wilson A prisoner serving a lengthy sentence for a series of Pennsylvania bank robberies has been sentenced …

Maricopa County, AZ Sheriff Stages Media Event to Promote Meatless Meals

Article • October 26, 2015 • from PLN November, 2015

Filed under: Food

Maricopa County, AZ Sheriff Stages Media Event to Promote Meatless Meals by Joe Watson Maricopa County, AZ Sheriff Stages Media Event to Promote Meatless Meals by Joe Watson When prisoners at the Maricopa County, Arizona jail lined up for chow on April 15, 2015, they were in for a surprise …