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Ninth Circuit Expands Mailbox Rule

Article • June 15, 1996 • from PLN June, 1996

Filed under: Civil Procedure, Appeals

Ninth Circuit Expands Mailbox Rule by The court of appeals for the ninth circuit has held that a prisoner's notice of appeal is timely filed as long as it is mailed within the applicable time limit; the court does not require the notice to be mailed by a method that …

Washington Prisoners Have No Right to Earned Time

Article • June 15, 1996 • from PLN June, 1996

Filed under: Disciplinary Hearings, Liberty Interests, Good Time, Ad-Seg Hearings

Washington Prisoners Have No Right to Earned Time by The state court of appeals for Division III has held that Washington state prisoners have no constitutional or statutory right to be allowed to earn "earned time" credits. Dagoberto Galvez was placed in administrative segregation where he was not allowed to …

A Matter of Fact

Article • June 15, 1996 • from PLN June, 1996

Filed under: Crime/Demographics, Statistics/Trends

A Matter of Fact by Welcome to this new feature of PLN. Often we run across amazing facts, figures, quotes, or statistics, but don't have the time, energy, or space to develop a full-length article. So, in the same vein as "News in Brief," this column will be consist solely …

News in Brief

Article • June 15, 1996 • from PLN June, 1996

Filed under: News, News in Brief

News in Brief by PA: On April 6, 1996, four prisoners in the Adams county prison used tools and a weighted sock to attack two guards and escape from the minimum security prison. Police said the escapees may have been picked up by an accomplice in a car. The prisoners …

Florida Prisoners Type Political Donor Lists

Article • June 15, 1996 • from PLN June, 1996

Filed under: Prison Industries, Organizing, Voting

Florida Prisoners Type Political Donor Lists by Florida state elections officials are hiring prisoners to type into a computer the names of big-money political donors. Secretary of State Sandra Mortham's office is under orders to make the contributions information available on the internet. Mortham said her office will save tax …

No Due Process in Seg Placement

Article • June 15, 1996 • from PLN June, 1996

Filed under: Disciplinary Hearings, Disciplinary Litigation, Liberty Interests, Retaliatory Discipline, False Charges (Disciplinary Hearings)

No Due Process in Seg Placement by In the August, 1995, issue of PLN we reported Sandin v. Conner, 115 S.Ct. 2293 (1995) in which the supreme court held that prisoners have no due process rights in disciplinary hearings as long as the length of their sentence is not affected, …

From the Editor

Article • June 15, 1996 • from PLN June, 1996

Filed under: Commentary/Reviews, Editorials

From the Editor by Dan Pens I welcome you to the 74th consecutive monthly issue of PLN. When we first published in 1990, the state of Washington attempted to deny delivery of PLN to every prisoner in the state. PLN made it clear that we'd challenge the ban in court, …

Goldsmith v. Dean, VT, Settlement Agreement, Failure to Protect, 1996

Brief • June 14, 1996

Filed under: Failure to Protect (General), Failure to Protect (Staff)

Goldsmith v. Dean, VT, Settlement Agreement, Failure to Protect, 1996 State of Vermont OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL HUMAN SERVICES DIVISION 103 South Main Street Waterbury, Vermont 05671-0701 Fax: (802) 241-2736 June 14, 1996 Allen F. Breed P.O. Box 698 San Andreas, California 95249 Re: Goldsmith v. Dean Settlement Agreement …

Goldsmith v. Dean, VT, Order, Failure to Protect, 1996

Brief • June 11, 1996

Filed under: Failure to Protect (General), Failure to Protect (Staff)

Goldsmith v. Dean, VT, Order, Failure to Protect, 1996 Goldsmith v. Dean PC-VT-001-003 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF VERMONT -WJ c-. Robert Goldsmith, et al., Plaintiffs, Civil Action No.""> 2:93-CV-383 f v. Howard Dean, et al., Defendants. ORDER AND NOW, this 10th day of June. 1996, upon …

Murphy v. Pakenham-923 P.2d 375 (CO App. Div. III 1996)

Case • 1996

Murphy v. Pakenham - 923 P.2d 375 (CO App. Div. III 1996) - 1996 Murphy v. Pakenham, 923 P.2d 375 (Colo.App. 07/25/1996) [1] Colorado Court of Appeals [2] No. 95CA0327 [3] 923 P.2d 375, 1996 [4] Decided: July 25, 1996. [5] PATRICK S. MURPHY, PLAINTIFF-APPELLANT, v. ED PAKENHAM, ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT, …

Sheldon v. Hundley-83 F.3d 231 (8th Cir. 1996)

Case • 1996

Sheldon v. Hundley - 83 F.3d 231 (8th Cir. 1996) - 1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sheldon v. Hundley, 83 F.3d 231 (8th Cir. 05/07/1996) [Editor's note: footnotes (if any) trail the opinion] [1] U.S. CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS, EIGHTH CIRCUIT [2] No. 95-2057SI [3] David Allen Sheldon, [4] Appellant, v. [5] Thomas …

In Re Burton-910 P.2d 1295 (WA Ct. App. Div. I 1996)

Case • 1996

In Re Burton - 910 P.2d 1295 (WA Ct. App. Div. I 1996) - 1996 In re Personal Restraint Petition of Lonnie Lee Burton, 80 Wash. App. 573, 910 P.2d 1295 (Wa.App. 02/12/1996) [1] COURT OF APPEALS OF WASHINGTON, DIVISION ONE [2] No. 32000-9-I, No. 35358-6-I [3] 1996, 910 P.2d …

Lyon v. Vandekrol-940 F. Supp. 1433 (SD IA 1996)

Case • 1996

Lyon v. Vandekrol - 940 F. Supp. 1433 (SD IA 1996) - 1996 EVERETT R. LYON, Plaintiff, vs. DEL VANDE KROL; PAUL HEDGEPETH; JAMES HELLING; RABBI JACOBSON; CHAVBAD LUBAVITCH OF IOWA, Defendants. NO. 4-96-cv-10356 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF IOWA, CENTRAL DIVISION 940 F. Supp. 1433; …

Hadix v. Johnson-947 F. Supp. 1100 (ED MI 1996)

Case • 1996

Hadix v. Johnson - 947 F. Supp. 1100 (ED MI 1996) - 1996 EVERETT HADIX, et al., Plaintiffs, vs. PERRY JOHNSON, et al., Defendants. Case No. 80-73581 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN, SOUTHERN DIVISION 947 F. Supp. 1100; 1996 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 16398 November 1, …

In Re Roark-56 Cal.Rptr.2d 582 (1996 4th District, Div.3)

Case • 1996

In Re Roark - 56 Cal.Rptr.2d 582 (1996 4th District, Div.3) - 1996 In re Roark, 48 Cal.App.4th 1946, 56 Cal.Rptr.2d 582 (Cal.App. Dist.4 09/10/1996) [1] California Court of Appeals [2] No. G017444. [3] 48 Cal.App.4th 1946, 56 Cal.Rptr.2d 582, 1996 [4] September 10, 1996 [5] IN RE ALAN FRANK …

Nami v. Fauver-82 F.3d 63 (3rd Cir. 1996)

Case • 1996

Nami v. Fauver - 82 F.3d 63 (3rd Cir. 1996) - 1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hayes v. Marriott, 70 F.3d 1144 (10th Cir. 11/20/1995) 70 F.3d 1144, 1995.C10.1373 [Editor's note: footnotes (if any) trail the opinion] PUBLISH [1] UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS TENTH CIRCUIT [2] FILED 11/20/95 [3] WILLIE T. HAYES, …

Davidson v. Coughlin-914 F. Supp. 1011 (SD NY 1996)

Case • 1996

Davidson v. Coughlin - 914 F. Supp. 1011 (SD NY 1996) - 1996 914 F. SUPP. 1011 RONALD DAVIDSON, Plaintiff, - against - CHARLES SCULLY, et al., Defendants. RONALD DAVIDSON, Plaintiff, - against - CHARLES SCULLY, et al., Defendants. RONALD DAVIDSON, Plaintiff, - against - THOMAS COUGHLIN, III, et al., …

Davidson v. Coughlin-920 F.Supp. 305 (ND NY 1996)

Case • 1996

Davidson v. Coughlin - 920 F.Supp. 305 (ND NY 1996) - 1996 RONALD DAVIDSON, Plaintiff, -against- THOMAS A. COUGHLIN III, DANIEL SENKOWSKI, ROBERT McCLELLAN, Deputy Superintendent, WENDELL BABBIE, and JOHN ANDRUS, Defendants. 88-CV-0646 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK 920 F. Supp. 305; 1996 U.S. …

Fierro v. Gomez-77 F.3d 301 (9th Cir. 1996)

Case • 1996

Fierro v. Gomez - 77 F.3d 301 (9th Cir. 1996) - 1996 Fierro v. Gomez, 77 F.3d 301 (9th Cir. 02/21/1996) [1] UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT [2] No. 94-16775 [4] filed: February 21, 1996. [5] DAVID FIERRO; ALEJANDRO GILBERT RUIZ; AND ROBERT ALTON HARRIS, AS …

Gwong v. Singletary-683 So. 2d 109 (FL S.Ct 1996)

Case • 1996

Gwong v. Singletary - 683 So. 2d 109 (FL S.Ct 1996) - 1996 683 SO. 2D 109 RICHARD BING GWONG, Petitioner, vs. HARRY K. SINGLETARY, JR., etc., Respondent. No. 87,824 SUPREME COURT OF FLORIDA 683 So. 2d 109; 1996 Fla. ; 21 Fla. L. Weekly S 444 November 22, 1996, …