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Hunter v. Washington, WA, Complaint, Failure to Protect Confidential Informant, 2013
Brief • June 4, 2013
Filed under: Informants (Failure to Protect)
Hunter v. Washington, WA, Complaint, Failure to Protect Confidential Informant, 2013 ,. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON FOR THURSTON COUNTY 8 9 10 MARVIN HUNTER, an Individual NO. \ 3- ~-Q \ ;I..;)J-S Plaintiff, 11 COMPLAINT FOR DAMAGES 12 13 v. …
Hunter v. Wilen, WA, Complaint & Exhibits, Failure to Protect Confidential Informant, 2013
Brief • June 4, 2013
Filed under: Informants (Failure to Protect)
Hunter v. Wilen, WA, Complaint & Exhibits, Failure to Protect Confidential Informant, 2013 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON AT TACOMA 9 10 MARVIN HUNTER, an Individual NO. Plaintiff, 11 COMPLAINT FOR DAMAGES v. 12 13 JEROME WILEN, TIM THRASHER …
Washington Lawyer's Committee - Guide to the Grievance Process for Sexual Abuse, 2013
Publication • 2013
Filed under: Sexual Assault, Staff-Prisoner Assault, Prisoner-Prisoner Assault, Prisoner Legal Assistance
Washington Lawyer's Committee - Guide to the Grievance Process for Sexual Abuse, 2013 A PRISONER’S GUIDE TO THE GRIEVANCE PROCESS FOR SEXUAL ABUSE This Guide has been created by the D.C. Prisoners’ Project of the Washington Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights and Urban Affairs. It was last updated in June …
Washington DOC - JPay Amendment #3 2013-2014
Kickback publication • 2013
Filed under: Telephones, Telephone Access, Telephone Rates, Attorney Calls, Telephone Monitoring
Washington DOC - JPay Amendment #3 2013-2014 State of Washington Department of Corrections Contract No. K8262 Amendment No. 3 This Amendment is made by the state of Washington, Department of Corrections, hereinafter referred to as Department, and JPay, Inc., hereinafter referred to as the Contractor, for the purpose of amending …
No Room for 900 New Washington Prison “Rugs”
Article • May 15, 2013 • from PLN May, 2013
Filed under: Conditions of Confinement, Overcrowding
No Room for 900 New Washington Prison “Rugs” by “Every day I'm getting emails from staff staff who are concerned about safety,” said Tracey A. Thompson, the Secretary-Treasurer of Teamsters Local 117, which represents about 3,600 Washington Department of Corrections (WDOC) guards. With approximately 16,000 prisoners, Washington state prisons are …
Due Process Requirements Not Met in Washington Probation Violation Notice
Article • May 15, 2013
Filed under: Sentencing, Probation
Due Process Requirements Not Met in Washington Probation Violation Notice by On May 27, 2010, the Washington Supreme Court granted a prisoner's personal restraint petition. In doing so, the Court held that the level of specificity provided in the Department of Correction's (DOC) notice of probation violation did not meet …
Washington State Court of Appeals Upholds Denial of Prisoner's Public Record Claim
Article • May 15, 2013
Filed under: Civil Procedure, Disclosure of Records
Washington State Court of Appeals Upholds Denial of Prisoner's Public Record Claim by Washington State prisoner Shawn D. Greenhalgh, pro se, appealed a summary judgment by the trial court. Greenhalgh alleged that the Washington State Office of the Attorney General (AGO) improperly denied his Public Record Act (PRA) request because …
Washington State District Court Oversees §1988 Settlement against Spokane Police
Article • May 15, 2013
Filed under: Police Misconduct, Government Misconduct, Stun Guns/Tasers, Civil Procedure, Disclosure of Records, Police--Excessive Force
Washington State District Court Oversees §1988 Settlement against Spokane Police by Washington State District Court Oversees §1988 Settlement against Spokane Police The City of Spokane, Washington, settled a civil rights claim in May 2012 for two million dollars in the U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Washington, with the estate …
Washington: Failure-to-Protect Suit against King County Allowed to Proceed
Article • May 15, 2013
Filed under: Prisoner-Prisoner Assault, Failure to Protect (General), Civil Procedure, Res Judicata, Municipal Liability
Washington: Failure-to-Protect Suit against King County Allowed to Proceed by The Washington Court of Appeals has reversed a superior court ruling dismissing on res judicata grounds a "Complaint for Damages" filed by a prisoner against King County, alleging that he was raped by other prisoners in the tenth floor shower …
Sex Offender Conditions Permitted on Washington Non-Sex Offenses
Article • May 15, 2013
Filed under: Sentencing, Parole Conditions
Sex Offender Conditions Permitted on Washington Non-Sex Offenses by The Washington State Court of Appeals held that sex offender conditions may be imposed even when not on supervision for a sex offense. In 2002, George Golden was convicted of a sex offense, served his time and was released. Then in …
Porter v. Thurman, WA, Settlement, Excessive Force - Beating, Taser, 2013
Brief • April 25, 2013
Filed under: Guard Brutality/Beatings, Stun Guns/Tasers, Damages, Medical Expenses/Treatment, False Imprisonment
Porter v. Thurman, WA, Settlement, Excessive Force - Beating, Taser, 2013 RELEASE AND SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT 1. Release For and in consideration of the sum of FORTY NINE THOUSAND DOLLARS AND NO/I 00 ($49,000.00), receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, DAVID A. PORTER and NIKKI PORTER, individually and as husband and …
Stephens v. Fredrickson, WA, TRO, Mail Interference, 2013
Brief • April 24, 2013
Filed under: Mail Regulations
Stephens v. Fredrickson, WA, TRO, Mail Interference, 2013 Case 2:12-cv-01067-RAJ-MAT Document 60 Filed 04/24/13 Page 1 of 14 HONORABLE RICHARD A. JONES 1 2 3 4 5 6 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON AT SEATTLE 7 8 9 FRED A. STEPHENS, 11 12 CASE NO. C12-1067RAJ Plaintiff, …
Washington Sexually Violent Predator Escape Law Upheld
Article • April 15, 2013
Filed under: Crime/Demographics, Escapes, Civil Commitment
Washington Sexually Violent Predator Escape Law Upheld by The Washington state Court of Appeals held that a statute criminalizing escape from a civil commitment facility is not unconstitutional. On March 15, 2006, Matthew John Jagger was civilly committed to the McNeil Island Special Commitment Center (SCC) after he was found …
Washington State Supreme Court Clarifies Public Records Act Guarantees
Article • April 15, 2013
Filed under: Civil Procedure, Disclosure of Records
Washington State Supreme Court Clarifies Public Records Act Guarantees by In a State Of Washington case involving their Public Records Act (PRA) and its interaction between the statutory duty of the Washington State Patrol (WSP) to compile traffic accident information, and federal statute 23 U.S.C. § 409, which protects from …
Washington Photo Confiscation/Destruction Not Negligent
Article • April 15, 2013
Filed under: Disciplinary Hearings, Disciplinary Litigation, Photos
Washington Photo Confiscation/Destruction Not Negligent by The Washington State Court of Appeals upheld a lower court's dismissal of a prisoner's negligence claim for the confiscation and destruction of family photographs. Kurt Engle was convicted of raping and molesting his minor daughter and son. The trial court ordered that Engle was …
Ninth Circuit: Dismissals Not Strikes Until Appeals Final; Interference With Court Access and Retaliation Claims Reversed
Article • April 15, 2013
Filed under: Retaliation, Retaliation for Filing Grievances, Administrative Exhaustion (PLRA)
Ninth Circuit: Dismissals Not Strikes Until Appeals Final; Interference With Court Access and Retaliation Claims Reversed by The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a lower court's dismissal of a pro se prisoner's interference with court access and retaliation claims. The court also held that dismissals do not count as …
Nurse Settles Washington DOC Wrongful Termination Suit
Article • April 15, 2013
Filed under: Guards/Staff, Employee Litigation, Disabled Employees
Nurse Settles Washington DOC Wrongful Termination Suit by In the Superior Court of Snohomish County, State of Washington, Plaintiff Annette Belden settled for $100,000 in May 2004 a wrongful termination suit against the Washington Department of Corrections. Belden, an employee at the Washington State Reformatory in Monroe, Wash., worked as …
Oregon Jury Awards $11,250 for False Arrest
Article • April 15, 2013
Filed under: Searches, Arrestee Searches, Police Searches
Oregon Jury Awards $11,250 for False Arrest by On November 7, 2012, a Vancouver, Washington, man who was arrested for refusing to consent to a police search of his pockets was awarded $11,250. Sometime after midnight, in November, 2009, Jose Gasque, then 29, was sitting on a Portland, Oregon, curb …
Denial of Washington Misdemeanor Electronic Monitoring Credit Upheld
Article • April 15, 2013
Filed under: Sentencing, Habeas Corpus
Denial of Washington Misdemeanor Electronic Monitoring Credit Upheld by The Washington State Court of Appeals held that refusing to grant misdemeanor offenders credit for electronic home monitoring, while granting such credit to felons does not deprive misdemeanants of equal protection or due process of law. The court also held that …
Francis v. Hammond, WA, Injunction, Medical Neglect, 2013
Brief • April 10, 2013
Filed under: Skeletal Injury, Muscular
Francis v. Hammond, WA, Injunction, Medical Neglect, 2013 Case 3:12-cv-06023-RBL-JRC Document 25 Filed 04/10/13 Page 1 of 2 1 2 3 4 5 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON AT TACOMA 6 7 SHAWN FRANCIS, 8 Plaintiff, 9 10 CASE NO. C12-6023 RBL-JRC ORDER GRANTING INJUNCTIVE RELIEF v. …
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