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Brief • September 1, 2010
Ashman et al v. Marshall et al, MA, MoL Support Plf Mot to Est Entitlement Atty Fees, prison conditions 8th Am, 2010 COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS SUFFOLK, ss. SUPERIOR COURT CIVIL ACTION NO. SUCV2000-05618-E DENTON ASHMAN, et al., Plaintiffs, v. JOHN MARSHALL, et al., Defendants MEMORANDUM OF LAW IN SUPPORT OF …
Brief • September 1, 2010
Ashman et al v. Marshall et al, MA, Plf Mot to Est Entitlement Atty Fees, prison conditions 8th Am, 2010 COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS SUFFOLK, ss. SUPERIOR COURT CIVIL ACTION NO. SUCV2000-05618-E DENTON ASHMAN, et al., Plaintiffs, v. JOHN MARSHALL, et al., Defendants PLAINTIFFS STEPHEN DOHERTY’S MOTION TO ESTABLISH ENTITELMENT TO …
Brief • September 1, 2010
Ashman et al v. Marshall et al, MA, Reply re Plf Mot to Est Entitlement Atty Fees, prison conditions 8th Am, 2010 COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS SUFFOLK, ss. SUPERIOR COURT CIVIL ACTION NO. SUCV2000-05618-E DENTON ASHMAN, et al., Plaintiffs, v. JOHN MARSHALL, et al., Defendants REPLY IN SUPPORT OF PLAINTIFF STEPHEN …
Virginia Jail Prisoner Awarded $7,500 after Being Beaten By Guards by On September 3, 2009, U.S. District Judge Richard L. Williams entered judgment in favor of a Virginia prisoner who was beaten by guards. In all, the prisoner was awarded $7,500. On September 20, 2005, there was a disturbance at …
CA Prisoner Erroneously Validated as Prison Gang Member; Clears His Name, Has Records Expunged, $1.04 Million in Fees Awarded by Michael Brodheim On September 30, 2009, more than 16 years after being incorrectly “validated” as an associate of a violent California prison gang, and after having spent eight years in …
Missouri Jail Prisoner Awarded $5,000 in Failure to Protect Case by On September 3, 2009, a federal jury returned a $5,000 verdict in favor of a prisoner who alleged that staff failed to protect him from attack. While incarcerated at the St. Louis City Justice Center, Harold Dykes was attacked …
Article • May 15, 2010 • from PLN May, 2010
Filed under: PLRA, Attorney Fees (PLRA)
PLRA Attorney Fee Caps Constitutional, Third Circuit Decides by The provisions of the Prison Litigation Reform Act (PLRA) that cap attorney fees do not violate equal protection, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit decided on May 28, 2009. Pennsylvania prisoner Glenndol Parker sued prison guard Joseph Conway …
Jury Awards $80,001 to New Hampshire Prisoner for Guard Beating by On September 18, 2009, a federal jury awarded a New Hampshire state prisoner $80,000 in punitive damages for a violation of his Eighth Amendment rights, plus $1 in nominal damages. While incarcerated at the New Hampshire State Prison for …
Article • December 15, 2009
Filed under: PLRA, Attorney Fees (PLRA)
PLRA Caps Attorney's Fees at 150 Percent of Judgment by After winning a $3,300 judgment, plus attorney's fees and costs, Morris Broussard, represented by attorney Timothy Borne Garrigan, filed a motion requesting a new trial pursuant to Rule 59(a) of the Federal Rules of civil Procedure. Plaintiff asserted that the …
Article • October 15, 2009
Where Prisoner Prevailed on One of Four § 1983 Claims, Attorney Fees Reduced by 75% by Where Prisoner Prevailed on One of Four § 1983 Claims, Attorney Fees Reduced by 75% Where a state prisoner sued the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) in pro per under 42 U.S.C. …
Human Rights Watch Report Calls to Reform PLRA by David Reutter by David M. Reutter “The PLRA has had a devastating effect on the ability of incarcerated persons to protect their health and safety and vindicate other fundmanetal rights,” concludes a June 2009 report titled No Equal Justice: The Prison …
Brief • July 15, 2009
Ashman v. Marshall, MA, Brief Attorney Fee, Successful Conditions of Confinement Suit, 2010 Issue Presented Did the superior court abuse its discretion by awarding attorney fees to Plaintiff-Appellee Doherty after the jury found that the DefendantAppellants had caused him and ten other prisoners to live under conditions of extreme squalor …
Conditions in Maricopa County, Arizona Jails Still Unconstitutional by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On October 22, 2008, U.S. District Court Judge Neil V. Wake issued an 83-page order with findings of facts and conclusions of law in a long-running civil rights lawsuit against Maricopa County, Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio …
Nebraska Muslim Prisoner Wins Religious Concessions by John E Dannenberg A high-security Muslim prisoner at the Tecumseh State Correctional Institution (TSCI) sued prison officials for violating basic tenets of his religion by allegedly restricting religious practices “dictated” by his beliefs. He claimed he needed daily showers, a kosher diet, and …
Missouri Prisoner Wins $25,000 in Police Excessive Force Case; Attorney Fees Limited to $37,500 by PLRA by Missouri Prisoner Wins $25,000 in Police Excessive Force Case; Attorney Fees Limited to $37,500 by PLRA The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri, following the Prison Litigation Reform Act (PLRA), …
More Damages, Costs & Attorney Fees Awarded in NH False Disciplinary Case by More Damages, Costs & Attorney Fees Awarded in NH False Disciplinary Case Three prisoners involved in two federal civil rights lawsuits against officials of the Hillsborough County House of Corrections in New Hampshire (the jail) were awarded …
Article • November 15, 2008 • from PLN November, 2008
Alabama Federal Court Awards $538,178 in Attorney Fees and Expenses for Women Prison Conditions Litigation by Alabama Federal Court Awards $538,178 in Attorney Fees and Expenses for Women Prison Conditions Litigation On August 31, 2007, an Alabama federal court awarded $484,406.35 in attorney fees and $53,771.79 in expenses to prisoners …
$156,289 in Attorney Fees Awarded for Enforcing California Jail Prisoners’ Federal Consent Decrees by John Dannenberg $156,289 in Attorney Fees Awarded for Enforcing California Jail Prisoners’ Federal Consent Decrees by John E. Dannenberg On , August 22, 2007, the U.S. District Court (N.D. Cal.) approved $156,289 in attorney fees and …
$204,856 in Attorney’s Fees and Costs Awarded in Nebraska Kosher Diet and Muslim Prayer Case by Brandon Sample $204,856 in Attorney’s Fees and Costs Awarded in Nebraska Kosher Diet and Muslim Prayer Case by Brandon Sample On May 5, 2008, Joseph F. Batallion, Chief Judge of the U.S. District Court …
Segregated Massachusetts Nation of Islam Prisoners Entitled to Halal Menu and Jum’ah Prayers; $237,299.25 in Attorney Fees Awarded by The U.S. District Court for Massachusetts granted declaratory relief to two maximum-security Nation of Islam (NOI) prisoners who had sued for a Halal (Muslim religious dietary) menu and participation in daily …
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