Davis-Vining v. Wetzel, PA, First Amended Complaint, Wrongful Death, 2014 Case 1:13-cv-00309-MRH Document 11 Filed 01/08/14 Page 1 of 9 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA CARLA DAVIS-VINING, in her capacity as: ADMINISTRATRIX of the : ESTATE of FREDERICK KIRKLAND, : : Plaintiff, : …
BOP Settles Lawsuits Related to Food Poisoning at Pennsylvania Prison by Derek Gilna As previously reported in Prison Legal News, hundreds of federal prisoners at USP Canaan, a high-security federal prison northwest of Scranton, Pennsylvania, became sick after eating salmonella-contaminated chicken in June 2011. [See: PLN, August 2012, p.31]. Although …
Williams v. City of Philadelphia, PA, Plf Supp Medical and Mental Health Discovery Requests, 2013 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA ____________________________________ : DWIGHT WILLIAMS et al., : : CIVIL ACTION Plaintiffs, : : No. 08-1979 v. : : CLASS ACTION CITY OF PHILADELPHIA …
Third Circuit Reverses More Stringent Conditions of Supervised Release by Derek Gilna In 2004, Charles F. Murray was sentenced to 95 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to possession of child pornography and traveling interstate to engage in illicit sexual conduct with a minor. As part of his sentence …
Third Circuit Finds Just Cause or Excuse Defense Not Applicable in Prison Assault Case by Derek Gilna Aaron Taylor, incarcerated at the Federal Detention Center (FDC) in Philadelphia, was charged with assault with a dangerous weapon under 18 U.S.C. § 113(a)(3) and assault resulting in serious bodily injury under § …
Kenney v. Montgomery County, PA, Order on Def.'s MtD, Wrongful Medical Death, 2013 Case 2:13-cv-02590-JD Document 20 Filed 09/25/13 Page 1 of 16 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA DOROTHY L. KENNEY, as Administratrix of the Estate of Patricia Ann Pollock, Plaintiff, v. CIVIL …
Kenney v. Montgomery County, PA, Order, Wrongful Medical Death, 2013 Case 2:13-cv-02590-JD Document 21 Filed 09/25/13 Page 1 of 2 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA DOROTHY L. KENNEY, as Administratrix of the Estate of Patricia Ann Pollock, Plaintiff, CIVIL ACTION v. NO. 13-2590 …
Pennsylvania: Parole Board May Expound on Court-ordered Probation Conditions by On September 7, 2012, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court held that a lower court had incorrectly reversed a probation revocation that was premised on the violation of a probation condition imposed by the Pennsylvania Board of Probation and Parole (Board), rather …
PA Prison Might Unconstitutionally Restrict Prisoners’ Court Access by William Bryan, a Pennsylvania state prisoner, sued prison officials in federal district court under 42 U.S.C. 1983, claiming that they denied him adequate access to the courts. Legal business was conducted through a prisoner-staffed law clinic which was not allowed to …
Pennsylvania Attorney’s Disciplinary Matter Exempt from Disclosure by Herbert Somerson, a Pennsylvania lawyer, filed a malpractice action against Alvin Bonders and Johnny Taxicab Co. in the Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas. Somerson had previously negotiated a disciplinary settlement agreement concerning his practice before the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (Commission). …
Pennsylvania “Gunslinger” Guard Breaks Hand on Prisoner’s Face; Prison Officials Offer $5,000 Hush Money by A Lancaster, Pennsylvania, prison guard broke his hand beating a prisoner who was shackled to a hospital bed, according to criminal and civil complaints. Prison officials offered the prisoner $5,000 in hush money afterwards. Vance …
Third Circuit Permits Institutionalized Persons to Challenge Proposed Class Action Settlement Agreement by In December 2012, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals held that the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania had abused its discretion by denying intervention as of right pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. …
PA Cop’s Settlement Agreement in Termination Proceedings Exempt from Disclosure by Jeffrey Cooperstein, a cop in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, was fired for misconduct. Cooperstein and the city disposed of some of the issues in a settlement agreement. Timothy McNulty, a reporter for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, asked the city for a copy …
Third Circuit: Requiring Admission of Guilt to Participate in Mandatory-for-Parole SOTP Not a Fifth Amendment Violation by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke The Third Circuit Court of Appeals has held that requiring an admission of guilt to participate in an in-prison sex offender treatment program (SOTP) did not violate the …
Third Circuit Vacates Lifetime Computer/Internet Ban by The Third Circuit Court of Appeals vacated sex offender special conditions of supervised release because they were not narrowly tailored or consistent with the factors of 18 USC § 3553(a). Pennsylvania resident Daniel Voelker engaged in an online “chat” with Wyndell Williams. During …
Black v. Allegheny County, PA, Order Denying SJ, Wrongful Death, 2013 Case 2:13-cv-00179-DSC-CRE Document 46 Filed 07/22/13 Page 1 of 2 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA DEBRA BLACK; EARL BLACK, Administrators of the Estate of DERECK E. BLACK, Plaintiffs, v. ) ) ) …
Kenney v. Montgomery County, PA, Plaintiff's Interrogatories to Correctional Medical Care Inc - Inmate Medical Care, 2013 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA ____________________________________ DOROTHY L. KENNEY, as : ADMINISTRATRIX of the ESTATE OF : PATRICIA ANN POLLOCK, : CIVIL ACTION : Plaintiff, : …
Kenney v. Montgomery County, PN, Interr. to Def. Carrillo, 2013 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA ____________________________________ DOROTHY L. KENNEY, as : ADMINISTRATRIX of the ESTATE OF : PATRICIA ANN POLLOCK, : CIVIL ACTION : Plaintiff, : No. 13-2590 : v. : JURY TRIAL …
Pennsylvania DOC's Hepatitis C Protocol Challenged in Class-action Lawsuit by Greg Dober by Gregory Dober There is an old game known as Thimblerig. Most people know it as the shell game. It's when a con man places a small round ball, about the size of a pea, under three shells …
