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Deaf Prisoners in Washington Seek Class-Wide Relief by David C Fathi by David C. Fathi, Jeff B. Crollard and Leonard J. Feldman Lawyers representing two deaf prisoners in a lawsuit against the Washington Department of Corrections (WDOC) are seeking to broaden the suit into a class action on behalf of …
Idaho Court Access Class Action Suit Proceeds by Afederal district court in Idaho denied prison officials' motion to dismiss a lawsuit challenging inadequate court access and to decertify the case as a class action suit. In 1992 Idaho prisoners at two prisons filed a class action suit challenging the operation …
Article • February 15, 1998 • from PLN February, 1998
PLRA Requires Winning Prisoner to Pay 25% of Defendants' Atty Fees by In the first published ruling on this issue, a federal district court in New York required a winning prisoner to pay 25% of the reduced attorney fees assessed against the losing prison official defendants. Kevin Clark is a …
Second Circuit Rules on Appointment of Counsel by The court of appeals for the second circuit held that a district court abused its discretion by denying a pro se prisoner's motion to appoint counsel under a local court rule that conditioned such appointment on the prisoner's claim surviving a motion …
Article • February 15, 1998 • from PLN February, 1998
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7th Circuit Defines "Serious Medical Needs" by The court of appeals for the seventh circuit announced that medical conditions that cause pain, but are not life threatening, constitute serious medical needs for eighth amendment purposes. In doing so, the court clarified this area of law for the seventh circuit. Carlos …
Washington "Bulk Mail" Ban of PLN Struck Down by Since PLN began publishing in 1990 it has experienced sporadic attempts at censorship by the Washington DOC. This has ranged from a statewide ban of the first three issues to harassment of the editors. Unable to articulate a threat to "legitimate …
Trial Required in Oklahoma Beating Case by The court of appeals for the tenth circuit held that a prisoner's claim for declaratory and injunctive relief are mooted once he is released from incarceration and that questions of fact regarding the application of force by guards precludes summary judgment in their …
Article • February 15, 1998 • from PLN February, 1998
WSP Ban on Gift Subscriptions Enjoined by In two separate, unpublished rulings, different federal magistrates in Spokane, Washington, held that a Washington State Penitentiary policy requiring that prisoners purchase all magazine subscriptions and books from their prison trust accounts was unconstitutional. Both courts enjoined the policy. WSP Policy 450.100 states …
Article • February 15, 1998 • from PLN February, 1998
Where to Now For Prison Smoking? by Paul Wright Where To Now For Prison Smoking? By Paul Wright As noted in last month's article, "Smoking, Lies and Hypocrisy," notes, the tobacco settlement between the states and the tobacco industry will have no impact on prisoners, assuming it is actually implemented. …
Article • January 15, 1998 • from PLN January, 1998
Mandamus Appeal Denied as Third Strike by The court of appeals for the tenth circuit held that 28 U.S.C. § 1915(g), which bans in forma pauperis civil actions for prisoners that have had three or more actions dismissed as frivolous, malicious or for failing to state a claim, prevents the …
Former Warden Wins Suit Against TDCJ by An Anderson County, Texas, jury found that former Beto I Unit warden Terry Terrell was fired because he reported corruption and violations of the law by other employees of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ). The jury deliberated for nearly four hours …
Dismissal for Derelict Lawyer Reversed by Arizona prisoner (name withheld) The court of appeals for the fifth circuit held that a district court abused its discretion when it dismissed, with prejudice, a prisoner's lawsuit as a sanction for his appointed counsel's dereliction. Tyronne Clofer, a Louisiana state prisoner, filed suit …
AL Jail Enjoined From Holding Prisoners Overnight by Afederal district court in Alabama held that conditions in the Pickens county jail in Carrolton, Alabama, were so abysmal it was not fit for human or animal habitation. Prisoners in the jail filed a class action suit challenging the conditions of their …
Alabama Jail Held in Contempt for Crowding by Afederal district court in Alabama held that a jail had willfully refused to comply with a consent decree limiting jail crowding and held the defendants in contempt and imposed sanctions of $100 per day for every prisoner held in the jail over …
$135,000 Award in Beating Affirmed, Municipal Liability Reversed by The court of appeals for the District of Columbia circuit affirmed the award of $135,000 in damages to a prisoner beaten by prison guards, but it reversed an attorney fee award premised upon municipal liability. Robert Triplett, a D.C. prisoner, had …
Article • January 15, 1998 • from PLN January, 1998
Writs of Mandamus Not Subject to PLRA Fees by Writs of Mandamus Not Subject to PLRA Fees: The court of appeals for the fifth circuit joined the second and seventh circuit in holding that petitions seeking writs of mandamus in the court of appeals are not subject to the PLRA's …
Article • December 15, 1997 • from PLN December, 1997
D.C. Prisoners Win No Smoking Injunction by In the May, 1996, issue of PLN we reported Crowder v. Kelly, 928 F. Supp. 2 (D DC 1996) where the district court granted a preliminary injunction ordering District of Columbia prison officials to place the prisoner plaintiffs in non smoking living quarters …
DC DOC Official Convicted of Contempt by The court of appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit affirmed the criminal contempt conviction of District of Columbia official Sylvia Young. Young was convicted after she harassed and retaliated against women DOC employees who had filed suit claiming that sexual harassment and …
Article • December 15, 1997 • from PLN December, 1997
Pro Se Tips and Tactics (Summary Judgments) by John Midgley By John Midgley A tool used in many prison and jail cases, especially by defendants, is a summary judgment motion under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 56. If you lose a summary judgment motion brought by the defendant, you have …
Fifth Circuit Rules on Appeals to Denials of IFP Status by The court of appeals for the fifth circuit held that prisoners denied In Forma Pauperis (IFP) status in the district courts and whose lawsuit is dismissed as frivolous under 28 U.S.C. § 1915 can appeal that ruling. The court …
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