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Article • February 1, 2021 • from PLN February, 2021
California Loses Round in Legal Fight to Deny Parole Based on Gang Affiliation by David Reutter by David M. Reutter In a ruling August 3, 2020, the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals encouraged a lower court to extend its supervision over a settlement agreement in a class-action lawsuit brought …
Ninth Circuit Reverses Lower Court’s Dismissal of California Prisoner’s Religious Freedom Lawsuit by Mark Wilson by Mark Wilson On July 21, 2020, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit reversed a lower court’s dismissal of a prisoner’s religious freedom suit that had been dismissed as time barred. …
Federal Judge Slaps ICE, GEO Group Over “Abominable Performance” and Officials Who Lied During Testimony by David Reutter by David M. Reutter On January 6, 2021, a federal court in California issued an injunction extending the provisions of a temporary restraining order it had handed down two weeks earlier and …
Article • February 1, 2021 • from PLN February, 2021
Ninth Circuit Finds California Prisoner’s Administrative Remedies Effectively Unavailable by Mark Wilson by Mark Wilson On July 16, 2020, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit reversed a lower court’s dismissal of a former California pretrial detainee’s suit for non-exhaustion. Joshua Franklin Snyder was a pretrial detainee …
Ninth Circuit Holds Intermediate Scrutiny Applies in Challenges to Facially Discriminatory Prison Regulations by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On August 21, 2020, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit held that the proper standard of review to be applied to facially discriminatory prison regulations challenged as violating …
Article • February 1, 2021 • from PLN February, 2021
Filed under: Staffing
Overtime Payouts in California Prison System Approach $500 Million by Daniel A. Rosen by Daniel Rosen The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation paid out almost a half-billion dollars in overtime in 2019, nearly twice what it paid in regular salaries, CalMatters reported in August 2020. Responding to a public …
Article • February 1, 2021 • from PLN February, 2021
Federal Court Again Orders California DOC to Remedy Continuing ADA Violations by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna A federal judge on September 8, 2020, once again ordered the California Department of Corrections (CDOC), to resolve numerous violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Rehabilitation Act (RA). The most …
Brief • February 1, 2021
Filed under: Staff-Prisoner Assault
Contreras v. County of Los Angeles, CA, Settlement Agreement, Sexual Assault by Guard, 2021 SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND RELEASE OF ALL CLAIMS This Settlement Agreement and Mutual Release of All Claims ("Agreement") is entered into between the following parties ("the Parties"): Plaintiff Michelle Contreras (hereinafter, "Plaintiff'), and the County of Los …
Brief • January 29, 2021
Heuer v. Butte County, CA, Complaint, K9 Attack, 2021 Case 2:19-cv-01328-JAM-DMC Document 17 Filed 01/29/21 Page 1 of 13 1 2 3 STANLEY GOFF (Bar No. 289564) LAW OFFICE OF STANLEY GOFF 15 Boardman Place Suite 2 San Francisco, CA 94103 Telephone: (415) 571-9570 Email: scraiggoff@aol.com 4 5 Attorneys for …
Brief • January 27, 2021
A.M.P. v. County of Los Angeles, CA, Request for Dismissal, Excessive Force (Wrongful Death), 2021 CIV-110 ::§: ATTORNEY OR PARTY WITHOUT ATTORNEY. STATE BAR NO: FOR COURT USE ONLY 0.... NAME: Humberto Guizar (SBN 125769); Christian Contreras (SBN 330269) M FIRM NAME: Guizar, Henderson & Carrazco, LLP N STREET ADDRESS: …
Resendez v. County of Tulare, CA, Settlement, Excessive Force - Shooting, 2021 SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND RELEASE THIS SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND RELEASE (the "Settlement Agreement") is made and entered into this _ ("Plaintiff') day of January, 2021, by and among ALEXIS RESENDEZ and COUNTY OF TULARE, KARL BOSTAI , RANDY GUNDERMAN …
Brief • January 14, 2021
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Brief • January 14, 2021
Van Dyke v. County of Santa Clara, CA, Settlement, Unlawful Search & Seizure, 2020 DocuSign Envelope ID: E2175F52-D361-4AF4-A850-2A72922AFA3C EEF0FAEF-20CB-429C-A991-A14A0C515C66 SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND GENERAL RELEASE This Settlement Agreement and General Release (“Agreement”) is made by and between Cody Van Dyke and Peter Van Dyke (“Plaintiffs”) and the County of Santa Clara …
Brief • January 13, 2021
Filed under: Wrongful Death
Alvarado v. County of San Bernardino, CA, Complaint, Wrongful Death, 2021 Case 5:20-cv-00592-DMG-SHK Document 20 Filed 01/13/21 Page 1 of 25 Page ID #:128 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 LAW OFFICE OF SHARON J. BRUNNER SHARON J. BRUNNER, ESQ. (CSBN:229931) 14393 Park Avenue, Suite 100 Victorville, …
Brief • January 11, 2021
Nunez v. County of Santa Clara, CA, Complaint, Lack of Mental Care, 2021 ' - - - - ---=SU . .;;.;M = •-1..:... 00.;..., COURT USE ONLY SUMMONson First Amended Complaint~ - - - FOR (CITACION JUDICIAL) (SOLOPARAUSODELACORTE) ENDORSED NOTICE TO DEFENDANT: . (AVJSO AL DEMANDADO):COUNTY OF SANTA CLARA, a …
Article • January 1, 2021 • from PLN January, 2021
Magic as Rehabilitation by Jayson Hawkins by Jayson Hawkins When facing the harsh reality of incarceration, whether for a few years or several decades, one will soon confront a rather crucial question: &ldquo;What am I going to do with all this time?&rdquo; For many, the answer is to distract themselves …
Article • January 1, 2021 • from PLN January, 2021
California: Prisoner-Run Journalism Thrives with San Quentin News, Ear Hustle by David Reutter by David M. Reutter Prison journalism is on the comeback in California, and it&rsquo;s being credited as a rehabilitative tool that is impacting prison reform advocacy in a positive way. When The Prison Mirror was founded in …
Article • January 1, 2021 • from PLN January, 2021
News in Brief by Alabama: On August 21, 2020, Sylvester Hartley became the seventh prisoner to die of complications from COVID-19 at Alabama&rsquo;s St. Clair Correctional Facility, according to a report in the St. Clair News-Aegis. The 60-year-old, who was serving a life-without-parole sentence for three counts of first-degree kidnapping, …
Federal Class Action Settlement Aims to Eliminate Horrific Conditions at Santa Barbara, California Jails in Three Years by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna A federal class action lawsuit filed in December of 2017 alleging numerous humanitarian violations at Santa Barbara County Adult Detention Facilities (County Jail) settled on July 17, …
Manzo v. County of Santa Clara, CA, Settlement, Medical Neglect and Solitary Confinement, 2020 DocuSign Envelope ID: 9929AB54-2A0C-4BF6-A7D5-DA4344220412 7CC9AC6D-B6F7-4CEA-B537-E1BB7A3D4C94 SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND GENERAL RELEASE This Settlement Agreement and General Release ("Agreement") is made by and between Leopoldo Manzo, Jr. ("Plaintiff'') and the County of Santa Clara ("County") in recognition of …
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