Michigan Cop’s Mug Shot Releasable Under FOIA by The Michigan Court of Appeals held that a Detroit police officer’s mug shot may be released to the media under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). The Detroit Free Press made an FOIA request for the release of the booking photograph of …
Michigan Prison Doctor Liable for Late Prostate Cancer Diagnosis by The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals has held that a prisoner stated sufficient facts to defeat dismissal of his claim alleging a prison doctor was deliberately indifferent to his serious medical needs. However, the appellate court affirmed judgment in favor …
Denial of Qualified Immunity Reversed in Michigan Prison Wage Suit by The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit reversed a district court’s denial of qualified immunity for Michigan prison officials accused of violating a prisoner’s due process rights. In April of 2001, David Pickelhaupt was given a physical …
Michigan Prison System Exceeds Budget, Again by In two of the last three years, the Michigan Department of Corrections’ (MDOC) budget has “blown through its caps,” according to state Rep. John Proos. A May 27, 2010 letter from Robert Emeron, director of the state budget office, informed lawmakers that the …
Hall v. Martin, MI, Complaint, MDOC religious diet kosher, 2010 Case 1:10-cv-01221-PLM -JGS Doc #1 Filed 12/10/10 Page 1 of 7 Page ID#1 FILED- GR UNITED STATES DISTRICf COURT WESTERN DISTRICf OF MICIDGAN George Norris Hall, #090753, December 10, 2010 2:40PM TRACEY CORDES, CLERK U.S. DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF …
Pryor v. Wayne Co., MI, Affidavit of Eiser, Jail Failure to Protect, 2008 1 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN SOUTHERN DIVISION 2 3 4 EDWARD PRYOR, 5 6 7 8 Plaintiff, vs. WAYNE COUNTY, and WAYNE COUNTY SHERIFF’S COMMANDER JEROME PANACKIA, et al. …
Pryor v. Wayne County, MI, Affidavit - Eiser, MDOC jail inmate assault, 2010 1 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN SOUTHERN DIVISION 2 3 4 EDWARD PRYOR, 5 6 7 8 Plaintiff, vs. WAYNE COUNTY, and WAYNE COUNTY SHERIFF’S COMMANDER JEROME PANACKIA, et al. …
Expanded Eligibility for New York Medical Parole Has Little Effect by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke In April 2009, New York passed a statutory amendment that expanded the state’s compassionate release program for terminally ill prisoners. The amendment permitted medical parole for prisoners convicted of certain violent crimes who were …
Phelps v. City of Ecorse, M, Order, Confidential Informant, 2010 Case 2:09-cv-12311-NGE -MAR Document 75 Filed 09/21/10 Page 1 of 2 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN SOUTHERN DIVISION MICHAEL PHELPS and TAMMY PHELPS, Plaintiffs, v. CIVIL ACTION NO. 09-12311 DISTRICT JUDGE NANCY G. EDMUNDS THE CITY OF …
Smith v. Wayne County, MI, Complaint, jail suicide medical neglect, 2010 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN SOUTHERN DIVISION GLORIA H. SMITH, individually and as Co-Personal Representative of the Estate of Jason Lewis Smith, and CAMILLE MITCHELL, as Co-Personal Representative of the Estate of Jason Lewis Smith Deleted: …
Sixth Circuit: No Eleventh Amendment Immunity When ADA Claim Includes Fourteenth Amendment Violations by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On January 5, 2010, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a Michigan district court’s denial of Eleventh Amendment immunity for a claim involving both a violation of the Americans with …
CMS Nurse Denied Summary Judgment for Failure to Treat Prisoner for Heat Illness;$400,000 Settlement Following Sixth Circuit Ruling by David Reutter by David M. Reutter In February 2009, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the denial of summary judgment to a Correctional Medical Services (CMS) nurse in a lawsuit …
City of Flint Settles Mass Arrest and Strip Search Suit for $900,000.00 by On December 14, 2009, the City of Flint agreed to pay $900,000 to more than 100 young men and women who were detained, charged with a crime, strip searched, and, in some cases, body cavity searched for …
ACLU Report Applauds Michigan’s Efforts to Reduce Prison Population by David Reutter by David M. Reutter A November 2009 report by Elizabeth Alexander, Director of the National Prison Project of the ACLU, explores the history and effects of over-incarceration in Michigan and how the state has managed to reduce its …
Sixth Circuit: RLUIPA Does Not Permit Monetary Damages by The Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA) does not allow money damages for violations of that statute, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit held on April 24, 2009. The Court entered its decision in an appeal …
Phelps v. City of Escorse, MI, Index of Exhibits, Unreasonable Search and Seizure, 2010 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN SOUTHERN DIVISION MICHAEL PHELPS and TAMMY PHELPS, Plaintiffs, vs. THE CITY OF ECORSE, et al Case No. 09-cv-12311 Honorable Nancy G. Edmunds Magistrate Judge Donald A. Scheer INDEX …
Kuslick v. Roszczewski, MI, Appeal Brief, False Arrest, 2010 Case: 10-1082 Document: 006110641141 Filed: 05/30/2010 Page: 1 CASE NO. 10-1082 IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SIXTH CIRCUIT CHERYL ROSE KUSLICK, Plaintiff - Appellee, -vJAMES ROSZCZEWSKI, Michigan State Police Officer, In His Individual Capacity Defendant - Appellant …
$99,999 Settlement for Michigan Prisoner Damaged by Second-Hand Smoke by A Michigan prisoner accepted $99,999 to settle a lawsuit for damages and injuries he suffered as a result of prison officials’ failure to follow medical prescriptions to house him in a non-smoking environment. Prior to being housed at Carson City …
Opening Legal Mail Outside BOP Prisoner’s Presence States Constitutional Claim by The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit affirmed in part and reversed in part a district court decision denying qualified immunity to several Bureau of Prisons (BOP) employees accused of opening properly marked legal mail outside a …
