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$170,000 in Attorney’s Fees, Solitary Confinement Reforms Achieved in Settlement of Maine Prisoner’s Lawsuits by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke In July 2021, the Maine Department of Corrections (DOC) settled state and federal lawsuits brought by a prisoner kept in solitary confinement for 22 months without seeing any evidence of …
Federal Judge Sanctions Former Arizona DOC Director’s Foot-Dragging Attorneys in Pro Se Prisoner’s Suit by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On January 12, 2022, a federal judge advanced a former Arizona state prisoner one step closer to collecting fees for his own pro se legal work in a suit against …
$650,000 Jury Verdict Upheld in NY Prisoner’s Excessive-Force Claim; Motion for Fees Denied Due to Contingency Agreement by David Reutter by David M Reutter On October 20, 2020, a federal judge in New York refused to overturn a $650,000 award made by a jury earlier that year to a state …
Tenth Circuit Rejects Government’s Appeal Over Recorded Attorney Calls and Visits at Private Prison in Leavenworth by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell Over five years ago, federal prosecutors in Kansas used recordings of attorney visits and phone calls to obtain convictions in numerous criminal cases. The recordings were made by …
Attorney Fees Awarded Against CoreCivic After Defamation Suit Dismissed by David Reutter by David M. Reutter A California federal district court held that CoreCivic, Inc., must pay attorney fees in a defamation lawsuit. The court held the calculation of fees in abeyance until the resolution of appeals related to the …
Michael John Hrnicek, AZ, Agreement for Discipline by Consent, Attorney Misconduct, 2021 FILED 8/10/21 SHunt Kelly J. Flood, Bar No. 019772 Staff Bar Counsel State Bar of Arizona 4201 N. 24 th Street, Suite 100 Phoenix, Arizona 85016-6266 Telephone (602)340-7272 Email: LRO@staff.azbar.org James J. Belanger, Bar No. 011393 JBelanger Law …
SC Attorney General Opinion Re Privacy Rights for Inmates Who Have Died 2021 ol I r»' M O v JJl^j ^ * m; SPSS *v> 5P SOUTH C <¥ Alan Wilson Attorney General May 14, 2021 Bryan P. Stirling Director South Carolina Department of Corrections Post Office Box 21787 Columbia, …
HRDC v. County of Napa, CA, Granting in Part Motion for Attorney Fees, censorship, 2021 Case 3:20-cv-01296-JCS Document 50 Filed 03/28/21 Page 1 of 28 1 2 3 4 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 5 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENSE CENTER, 7 Case No. 20-cv-01296-JCS Plaintiff, 8 v. …
Article • November 1, 2020 • from PLN November, 2020
Denial of Recruitment of Counsel for Wisconsin Prisoner Affirmed by Seventh Circuit by David Reutter by David M. Reutter The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a district court&rsquo;s order denying a prisoner&rsquo;s motion for recruitment of counsel. This was the second appeal brought by Wisconsin prisoner Randy McCaa. His …
Article • October 1, 2020 • from PLN October, 2020
Fourth Circuit Holds South Carolina DOC Lawyers Entitled to Qualified Immunity by David Reutter by David M. Reutter The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals held that lawyers for the South Carolina Department of Corrections (SCDC) who made a legal error in interpreting new state law were entitled to qualified immunity. …
Article • September 1, 2020 • from PLN September, 2020
Seventh Circuit: Indiana District Court Erred in Denying Counsel to Prisoner by David Reutter by David M. Reutter On March 4, 2020, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit held an Indiana federal district court abused its discretion in denying a prisoner&rsquo;s motion for appointment of counsel in …
Human Rights Defense Center v. Southwest Virginia Regional Jail Authority, et al., opinion and order, attorney fees and costs, 2020 Case 1:18-cv-00013-JPJ-PMS Document 140 Filed 08/24/20 Page 1 of 27 Pageid#: 4233 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA ABINGDON DIVISION HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENSE CENTER, …
Article • August 1, 2020 • from PLN August, 2020
COVID-19 Causes Public Defenders to Change How They Handle Cases by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell "Our work has changed. It&rsquo;s shifted.&rdquo; That statement was made by Jessica McArdle, a public defender in Springfield, Massachusetts, who says she and her co-workers have had to get creative in representing clients during …
Emergency Cancellation of Attorney Visits Subject to Court Oversight by David Reutter by David M. Reutter On March 20, 2020, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals reversed the dismissal of a lawsuit challenging the cancellation of lawyer-client visits at the Metropolitan Detention Center-Brooklyn (MDC). The court urged a quick resolution …
$596,475 in Fees and Damages Awarded Against NY DOCCS For Contempt in Denying Pain Medication to Blind Prisoner by Chad Marks by Chad Marks U.S. District Court Judge Loretta A. Preska has ordered the New York Department of Corrections and Community Supervision and Community Supervision (DOCCS) to pay up in …
Brief • March 24, 2020
Filed under: Prosecutors, Money/Property
Michigan v. Smith, MI, Felony Complaint, Prosecutors Public Integrity Crimes, 2020 /"'\ DISTRICT: CIRCUIT: MSP# 010-0000169-19 STATE OF MICHIGAN 418 JUDICIAL DISTRICT 16TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COMPLAINT District Court ORI: Ml500045J 22380 Starks Drive, Clinton Township, Ml 48036 Circuit Court ORI: Ml500015J 40 N. Main, Mount Clemens, Ml 48043 586-469-9300 586-469-5208 …
Larocque et al. v. Turco et al., MA, order, prisoners' access to attorneys, legal materials, 2020
Article • February 4, 2020 • from PLN February, 2020
Attorney Fees and Costs Awarded in HRDC Suit Against Juvenile Solitary Confinement by David M. Reutter by David M. Reutter A Florida federal district court has awarded $420,683.53 in attorney fees and costs in a class-action suit challenging the use of solitary confinement and lack of educational opportunities for juvenile …
Article • February 4, 2020 • from PLN February, 2020
Filed under: Attorneys General, Police
Texas Attorney General Secretly Sabotages Compensation Payments to Man Exonerated of Killing Police Officer by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke Alfred Dewayne Brown spent over a dozen years in prison, including nine on death row, before suppressed exculpatory evidence emerged that supported his alibi and proved he did not murder …
Article • February 4, 2020 • from PLN February, 2020
Prosecutors Get Real Look at Life After Prison by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell A dozen prosecutors and other criminal justice workers got a real life look at what it&rsquo;s like to re-enter society after being in prison &ndash; &shy;&shy;and every one of them failed to get everything done as …
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