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California Prisoners Seek End to Long-Term Segregation, Oppressive SHU Conditions by There are many forms of political and social protest. They can be purely for the sake of being disruptive or they can aim for resolution of a particular issue. Of course, even when they seek the latter they invariably …
Brief • November 29, 2011
Rodriguez v. City of Los Angeles, CA, Notice of Mot to Compel Responses, Discriminatory Curfews, 2011 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Olu K. Orange, Esq. , SBN: 213653 ORANGE LAW OFFICES 3435 Wilshire Blvd., …
Brief • November 29, 2011
Rodriguez v. City of Los Angeles, CA, Order re Notice of Mot Compel, Discriminatory Curfews, 2011 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 10 CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 CHRISTIAN RODRIGUEZ, ALBERTO CAZAREZ, individually …
Brief • November 8, 2011
Rodriguez v. City of Los Angeles, CA, Proposed Joint Stipulation, Discriminatory Curfews, 2011 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Olu K. Orange, Esq. , SBN: 213653 ORANGE LAW OFFICES 3435 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 2900 Los Angeles, California 90010 Tel: (213) 736-9900 / Fax: (213) 417-8800 Email: …
Brief • October 31, 2011
Filed under: Gang Policies, Prison Gangs
Ex rel John Russo v. North Side Oakland, CA, Opinion, Gang as Public Nuisance, 2011
Brief • October 24, 2011
Rodriguez v. City of Los Angeles, CA, Declaration of Plf's Counsel, Discriminatory Curfews, 2011 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Olu K. Orange, Esq. , SBN: 213653 ORANGE LAW OFFICES 3435 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 2900 Los Angeles, California 90010 Tel: (213) 736-9900 / Fax: (213) 417-8800 …
Brief • September 20, 2011
Rodriguez v. City of Los Angeles, CA, Response to Req for Disc, Discriminatory Curfews, 2011 26 September 2011, Rena M. Shahandeh, Esq. Los Angeles City Attorney's Office 200 North Main Street, 6th Floor Los Angeles, CA 90012 213-978-8785 (fax) rena.shahandeh@lacity.org VIA FAX & US MAIL: (213) 978-8785 RE: Christian Rodriguez, …
Prison Officials’ Determination of Gang Symbols in Outgoing Mail Accorded Deference by The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals has applied the “substantial deference” doctrine to a prisoner’s claim challenging censorship of his outgoing mail. After the district court granted summary judgment to prison officials, Wisconsin prisoner Joseph Koutnik appealed that …
Article • May 15, 2011
Connecticut DOC Guards Terminated For Outlaw Motorcycle Club Association by Connecticut Department of Corrections (DOC) guards appealed the dismissal of their 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action after being disciplined and terminated for associating with an Outlaw Motorcycle Club (OMC) in violation of DOC policy directives. The dismissal was affirmed. DOC …
Brief • May 11, 2011
California v. North Side Oakland, CA, Appellants Reply Brief, gang affiliation proof, 2011 JULIA SHERWIN (State Bar No. 189268) MICHAEL J. HADDAD (State Bar No. 189114) GINA ALTOMARE (State Bar No. 273099) HADDAD & SHERWIN 505 Seventeenth Street Oakland, California 94612 Telephone: (510) 452-5500 Fax: (510) 452-5510 Attorneys for Defendant-Appellant …
Article • April 15, 2011
No Summary Judgment on Mail Delay Claim by A federal court in California has denied prison officials summary judgment on injunctive relief claims as to delayed delivery of prisoner mail. However, the court denied damages as to that claim and granted prison officials summary judgment on several other claims. California …
Judicial Review of Disciplinary Conviction Not Moot Upon Prisoner’s Release by On December 9, 2008, the Tennessee Court of Appeals at Nashville found that a former prisoner’s petition was not moot strictly because he had been released from custody. The appellate court remanded the case for a complete review of …
Brief • January 20, 2011
California v. North Side Oakland, CA, Appellants Opening Brief, gang affiliation proof, 2011 JULIA SHERWIN (State Bar No. 189268) MICHAEL J. HADDAD (State Bar No. 189114) GINA ALTOMARE (State Bar No. 273099) HADDAD & SHERWIN 505 Seventeenth Street Oakland, California 94612 Telephone: (510) 452-5500 Fax: (510) 452-5510 Attorneys for Defendant-Appellant …
Article • January 15, 2011 • from PLN January, 2011
California: Confiscation of Prisoner’s Mail May Violate First Amendment by In a First Amendment case alleging improper confiscation of a state prisoner’s incoming and outgoing mail, U.S. District Court Judge Susan Illston denied a motion for summary judgment filed by prison officials. In 2007, Marcus Harrison, a validated member of …
Taser Timeout by Kelly Virella In 2005, the sheriff of Kankakee County, Illinois discovered the alchemy necessary to turn the financial burden of operating jails into a financial boon. He rented to other agencies—including Cook County Jail—as many of his 668 beds as possible. Running a jail—particularly, leasing the beds—is …
Article • October 15, 2010 • from PLN October, 2010
Seventh Circuit Upholds Ban on Dungeons & Dragons by Brandon Sample Seventh Circuit Upholds Ban on Dungeons & Dragons by Brandon Sample The Wisconsin Department of Corrections (DOC) may prohibit the Dungeons & Dragons (D&D) role-playing game and D&D-related publications without violating the First Amendment, the U.S. Court of Appeals …
Article • August 15, 2010 • from PLN August, 2010
Aryan Warriors Prison Gang Prosecuted in Nevada by Gary Hunter Nevada prison officials recently had to come to grips with two stark realities. First, for decades their correctional facilities have been a haven for gang-related crime and brutality, and second, the state’s own corrupt prison guards played a role in …
Brief • August 2, 2010
Rauda v. City of Los Angeles, CA, Motion for Judgement, Wrongful Death Police Negligence, 2010 Benjamin Schonbrun SBN 118323 schonbrun.ben0lgmail.com 2 Michael D. Seplow, SBN 150183 mseplow0lgmail.com 3 SCHONB'RDN DESIMONE SEPLOW HARRIS & HOFFMAN LLP 4 723 Ocean Front Walk Venice, California 90291 5 Telephone: (310) 396-0731 Fax: (310) 399-1040 …
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 …
Wisconsin Federal Court Discusses Censorship of “Gang Material” in Prisons by In ruling that prison officials, in part, violated a prisoner’s First Amendment free speech rights by disciplining him for having gang-related literature, a Wisconsin federal district court provided an engrossing discussion on the factors that would make such literature …
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