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Former Federal Prisoner Seeks Almost $280,000 in Attorney Fees from BOP by In an unusual case, Nicole Michelle Defontes is seeking nearly $280,000 in “attorney’s fees, expert fees, and costs to challenge the Bureau of Prisons’ (BOP) violations of its own rules and regulations,” according to a motion filed in …
Article • September 15, 2011
Ninth Circuit Faults Mootness Dismissal, Denial of Counsel by The ninth Circuit Court of Appeals vacated the mootness dismissal of an Idaho prisoner’s conditions of confinement suit. The court also found that it was an abuse of discretion to dismiss without ruling on the prisoner’s request for appointment of counsel. …
Brief • September 15, 2011
Dach v. City of Richmond et al, CA, Letter to Judge, discovery dispute fees cost, 2011 Case3:09-cv-00171-JSC Document64 Filed09/15/11 Page1 of 15 Case3:09-cv-00171-JSC Document64 Filed09/15/11 Page2 of 15 Case3:09-cv-00171-JSC Document64 Filed09/15/11 Page3 of 15 Case3:09-cv-00171-JSC Document64 Filed09/15/11 Page4 of 15 Case3:09-cv-00171-JSC Document64 Filed09/15/11 Page5 of 15 Case3:09-cv-00171-JSC Document64 Filed09/15/11 Page6 …
Brief • August 24, 2011
Hirschfield v. Vernon Co, WI, Plf Brief Support, attorney fees, 2011 Case: 3:11-cv-00030-wmc Document #: 36 Filed: 08/24/11 Page 1 of 13 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF WISCONSIN ________________________________________________________________________ JOE HIRSCHFIELD, Plaintiff, v. Case No.: 11-cv-30-wmc VERNON COUNTY, and EX-DEPUTY RHONDA NAGEL, VERNON COUNTY …
Article • August 15, 2011 • from PLN August, 2011
Big Win for Open Government in Vermont Legislature: Attorney Fees Now Mandated for Prevailing Plaintiffs in Public Records Lawsuits by Allen Gilbert Vermont’s public records law will be getting a makeover thanks to a push from open government advocates, the administration of newly-elected Governor Peter Shumlin and a legislature that …
Article • August 15, 2011 • from PLN August, 2011
Louisiana Attorney Permanently Disbarred but Not Criminally Charged for Pimping Child to Jail Prisoners by David Reutter by David M. Reutter An attorney’s failure to respect the authority of the Louisiana Supreme Court, “as well as his use of his position as an attorney to obtain sexual gratification at the …
Article • August 15, 2011
Texas Prisoner Not Entitled to Counsel until Adversarial Proceedings Are Commenced by Walter Rothgery, a Texas state prisoner, was arrested as a felon in possession of a firearm based on a background check which showed a felony conviction in California. He was taken before a magistrate the next morning, who …
Brief • August 12, 2011
Filed under: Attorney Fee Awards
Blount v. City of New York, NY, attorney fee award, 2011 Blount v. City of New York, Not Reported in F.Supp.2d (2011) 2011 WL 8174137 Only the Westlaw citation is currently available. United States District Court, E.D. New York. Darnell BLOUNT, Plaintiff, v. CITY OF NEW YORK, et al., Defendants. …
Brief • August 10, 2011
California v. Niroula, CA, Def Mot for Order protecting attorney-client calls, sheriff illegal telephone monitoring, 2011 Kaushal Niroula Defendant In Pro Per Booking # 200910575 Indio Jail P.O. Box 1748 INDIO, CA 92201 SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE (INDIO BRANCH) ______________________________________________ THE PEOPLE OF THE …
Illinois Department of Corrections Must Pay Attorney For Indigent Committed Under Sexually Dangerous Persons Act by Matthew Clarke By Matt Clarke An Illinois court of appeals has held that the Illinois Department of Corrections (DOC) must pay the court costs and attorney fees for an indigent person committed under the …
Article • July 15, 2011
Texas Court of Appeals: No Law Library Access Right for Prisoner Who Waives Appointed Counsel by Matthew Clarke Texas Court of Appeals: No Law Library Access Right for Prisoner Who Waives Appointed Counsel By Matt Clarke On April 30, 2008, a Texas court of appeals ruled that a prisoner who …
Article • July 15, 2011
Arizona Reverses Denial of Attorney Fees In Arpaio Public Records Case by Matthew Clarke By Matt Clarke An Arizona court of appeals has reversed the denial of attorney fees and award of costs to defendants in a suit brought to compel Maricopa County Sheriff Joseph M. Arpaio to produce public …
California Federal Court Refuses to Dissolve Most of Orantes Injunction by Matthew Clarke By Matt Clarke On July 23, 2007, a federal district court in California issued an opinion declining to dissolve the injunction issued in Orantes-Hernandez v. Meese, 685 F.Supp. 1488 (C.D.CA 1988), 919 F.2d 549 (9th Cir. 1990), …
Article • July 15, 2011
11th Circuit: Nominal Damages Resulting From Unconstitutional Arrest Of 9-Year-Old On School Grounds Not Sufficiently Exceptional To Justify Award Of Attorney’s Fees by Michael Brodheim By Michael Brodheim The Eleventh Circuit has vacated the award of attorney’s fees where the prevailing party, a nine-year-old Alabama child who in 2003 was …
Article • July 15, 2011
Massachusetts: Court Reduces Jail Officers’ Attorneys’ Fees by 40% by On June 18, 2010, the Hon. R.G. Stearns, Judge of the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts, issued an order requiring Suffolk County officials to pay attorneys’ fees and costs to the attorneys for a group of 174 …
Ninth Circuit: Despite Award of Only Nominal Damages, Attorney Fees Appropriate in § 1983 Wrongful Death Suit by Ninth Circuit: Despite Award of Only Nominal Damages, Attorney Fees Appropriate in § 1983 Wrongful Death Suit Despite a jury’s award of only nominal damages, the Ninth Circuit affirmed the award of …
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Clarifies Erroneous Conviction Claims by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On November 23, 2010, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court issued a pair of opinions that clarify the requirements for suing the state for compensation following an erroneous conviction. Specifically, the Court clarified the requirement that the …
Brief • June 22, 2011
People of the State of Michican v. Pilton, MI, Motion to Permit a Professional Jail Visit for Defense Paralegal, 2011 STATE OF MICHIGAN OAKLAND COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN, vs. Plaintiff, Case No. 2008-221114-FC Hon.Rae Lee Chabot ELLIOT PILTON, Defendant ________________________________________________/ OAKLAND COUNTY PROSECUTOR’S OFFICE By: …
Article • June 15, 2011 • from PLN June, 2011
PHS and NY Jail Employees Have Conflict of Interest with Legal Representation by A federal district court found that a conflict of interest existed with the Corporate Counsel of the City of New York (Corporate Counsel) representing individual employees of Prison Health Services (PHS), because they had conflicting defenses. The …
Brief • June 9, 2011
Wilbur v. City of Mount Vernon, WA, Complaint, Indigent Counsel Services, 2011 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 IN THE SUPERIOR COURT FOR THE STATE OF WASHINGTON COUNTY OF SKAGIT 8 9 10 11 12 JOSEPH JEROME WILBUR, a Washington resident; JEREMIAH RAY MOON, a Washington resident; and ANGELA …
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