Exhaustion Required in Title VII Suits by The plaintiff asserted hostile work environment and violation of merit system claims under Title VII, and defendants asserted she did not exhaust them. However, the plaintiff said that she had grieved her alleged retaliatory discharge and that the arbitrator heard all the underlying …
Right to Privacy Survives Death under FOIA by The Freedom of Information Act's exemption for law enforcement records the disclosure of which "could reasonably be expected to constitute an unwarranted invasion of personal privacy" is not limited to disclosure of records concerning the person whose privacy is at issue. Here, …
No Disclosure of Informants Records by The plaintiff federal prisoner sought information on another prisoner, now escaped, whose testimony helped convict the plaintiff. On remand after National Archives and Records Administrative v. Favish, the court holds that the plaintiff's "bare suspicion" of government wrongdoing (i.e., that the informant lied) is …
Scott v. DC, Settlement, Magbie jail death quadriplegic, 2007 .-. GOVERNMENT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Office of the Corporation Counsel Generaluugarion Division ORDERED: lbat, pursuant to authority of Mayor's Order No. 88-238 the claim and lawsuit of Mary Scott, Social Security Number I iudi .dually and as personal representative …
Doe v. CCA, DC, Protective Order, Confidential Information Discoverable, 2007 - -- - - --... -~'---- ._-- ----- Case 1:06-cv-02203-ESH Document 28 Filed 04/10/2007 Page 1 of 4 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) JANE DOE …
Centinela v. Bacardi & Co, DDC, Opinion, Discussion of Motion to Acquire Defendent's Documents, 2007 Case 1:04-cv-02201-RCL Document 32 Filed 03/29/07 Page 1 of 28 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ) ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) ) BACARDI & COMPANY LIMITED, ) ) Defendant. …
Centinela v. Bacardi & Co, DDC, Opinion , Granting Summary Judgement Case 1:04-cv-02201-RCL Document 30 Filed 03/29/07 Page 1 of 13 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ) ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) ) BACARDI & COMPANY LIMITED, ) ) Defendant. ) ) ____________________________________) TEQUILA …
Prisoners Sell Art Through Prison Art Gallery by Nancy Hochman Creating art can expand our human experience and help us grow. For prisoners, having contact with the outside world is crucial because many are in a place where educational programs, letters or visits are rare or non-existent. The Prisons Foundation …
PLN Awarded $48,709 In Attorney Fees After Successful FOIA Suit Against BOP by In June, 2006, Prison Legal News won the right to gain media investigative access to federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) records regarding lawsuits by prisoners, employees, contractors and visitors without payment of search and copying fees, pursuant …
Anderson-Bey et al v. District of Columbia, DC, Opinion, 8th Am bus conditions, 2008 Case 1:00-cv-02000-RCL Document 112 Filed 12/11/2006 Page 1 of 22 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA KENNETH ANDERSON-BEY, et aL, ) ) Plaintiffs, ) ) v. ) DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, et al. Civil …
Sample v. BOP, DC, Complaint, FOIA phones ITS transfers and commissary, 2008 Case 1:06-cv-00715-PLF Document 22 Filed 11/15/2006 Page 1 of 14 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA BRANDON C. SAMPLE, § and § BERNARD SHAW, § v. § FEDERAL BUREAU OF …
District of Columbia Jail Pays $14 Million For Over-Detentions and Strip Searches by Bob Williams While denying a pattern and practice of over-detentions and strip searches, the District of Columbia (the District) has agreed to pay $12 million to settle a class-action lawsuit plus an additional $2 million in additional …
PLN Wins FOIA Suit to Gain Copies of BOP Verdicts and Settlements without Charge by John E Dannenberg by John E. Dannenberg The United States District Court (D.D.C.) granted PLNs motion for summary judgment and ordered the U.S. Bureau of Prisons (BOP) to provide investigative material requested by PLN under …
Supreme Court Says No to Trial by Military Commission for Gitmo Prisoners by Matthew T. Clarke On June 29, 2006, the Supreme Court held that prisoners being held in the military concentration camp prisons at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba (Gitmo), could not be tried by the special military tribunals set up …
Prison Legal News v Lappin, DC, Stip and Order - Atty Fees, BOP public records, 2006 Case 1:05-cv-01812-RBW Document 26 Filed 09/13/2006 Page 1 of 2 Case 1:05-cv-01812-RBW Document 26 Filed 09/13/2006 Page 2 of 2
Gun-smuggling Prisoners Convicted in Shooting Scam by Gary Hunter Fraud takes many forms but few as bizarre as the one allegedly concocted by D.C. prisoners Shawn Gray, Jamal Jefferson, Leonard Johnson and Fredrick Robinson. On December 20, 2003 all four men were wounded by gunfire inside of the Southeast Washington …
Prison Legal News v Lappin, DC, Verdict, BOP public records, 2006 Page 1 Cited As of: Jan 04, 2007 PRISON LEGAL NEWS, Plaintiff, v. HARLEY G. LAPPIN, DIRECTOR, FEDERAL BUREAU OF PRISONS, Defendant. Civil Action No. 05-1812 (RBW) UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 436 F. Supp. …
BJS Director Sacked For Telling Truth About Racial Profiling by Matthew T. Clarke Lawrence A. Greenfield was the director of the Justice Departments Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS), a low-profile government agency that employs some 50 people for the task of preparing reports on statistical analysis of criminal justice-related issues …
Wrongfully Imprisoned D.C. Disabled Man Settles Suit For $1.74 Million by by Michael Rigby The District of Columbia and a private medical provider have agreed to pay $1.74 million to Joseph Heard, a deaf, mute, and mentally disabled man who was wrongfully imprisoned in the D.C. jail for nearly two …
BOP Secret Squirrel Photo File" Suit Remanded by BOP Secret Squirrel Photo File" Suit Remanded The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit has reinstated a prisoner lawsuit under the federal Privacy Act (Act) at 5 U.S.C. § 552a, et seq. The District Court for the District of Columbia …
