Court Compels Discovery in Pennsylvania MRSA Death Case by In a federal action stemming from the MRSA and/or staph infection related deaths of two Allegheny County Jail prisoners, a Pennsylvania federal court granted Plaintiff's motion to compel discovery from Allegheny County Health Services, Inc. The court rejected Defendants' blanket claim …
Former Pennsylvania Guards Settle Retaliation Suits for $675,000 by Two former Pennsylvania jail guards settled their retaliation claims for $675,000. Lieutenants John Barry and Genevieve Butczynski were employed by Pennsylvania's Luzerne County Prison. In October 2003 both guards made critical comments in a news story which detailed problems at the …
Philadelphia Woman Detained 54 Days as Material Witness Settles for $275,000 by The Philadelphia District Attorney's Office paid a witness $255,000 to settle her claims that she was illegally detained for 54 days. Nicole Schneyder was a critical witness against Michael Overby in a 1990 rape and murder. Overby's first …
Third Circuit Troubled by Courtroom Shackling of Prisoners by The Third Circuit Court of Appeals expressed concern about shackling prisoners during a civil jury trial. However, the court concluded that any error was harmless, given a cautionary jury instruction. Anthony Sides was a prisoner at Pennsylvania's SCI Greene Correctional Facility, …
Third Circuit Vacates Dismissal of Pennsylvania Prisoner’s Retaliation Claim by The Third Circuit Court of Appeals reversed summary judgment for prison officials on a Pennsylvania prisoner's retaliation claim. Patrick Toussaint is a prisoner of the State Correctional Institution at Cresson, Pennsylvania. In 2005, he brought federal suit alleging retaliation, denial …
Gas Drilling Awareness v. Powers, PA, Amended Complaint, Activists Tagged 'Terrorists' - 2012 Case 1:10-cv-01997-WWC Document 73 Filed 05/07/12 Page 1 of 44 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA GAS DRILLING AWARENESS COALITION : : : Plaintiff, : : vs. : CIVIL ACTION : JAMES F. POWERS, JR., …
Gartrell v. FBOP, PA, Gartrell Expert Policy Proposal, RFRA Bivens Action Muslim prayer times and locations, 2012 CONFIDENTIAL SUBJECT TO FRE 408 FOR SETTLEMENT PURPOSES ONLY Isadore Gartrell v. Federal Bureau of Prisons, et al. FCI Schuylkill Muslim Prayer Policy Proposal This Muslim Prayer Policy Proposal sets forth alternatives to …
Gartrell v. FBOP, PA, Settlement Agreement, RFRA Bivens Action Muslim prayer times and locations, 2012 555 Eleventh Street, NW., Suite 1000 Washington, D.C. 20004-1304 Tel +1.202.637.2200 Fax +1.202.637.2201 www.lw.com LATH AM&WAT KIN SLLP April 16, 2012 Ronald Reagan Federal Building Suite 220 228 Walnut Street P.O. Box 11754 Harrisburg, PA …
Pennsylvania Parole Board May Not Condition Parole of Sex Offender on Admission of Guilt Due to Ex Post Facto Violation by The Third Circuit Court of Appeals has held that in denying parole to convicted sex offender Louis Mickens-Thomas for his refusal to participate in a sex offender program that …
Court Finds Pennsylvania Jail’s Phone Bidding Process was Rigged; Contract Awarded to Another Company by The bidding process used to select the telephone contractor for Pennsylvania’s Allegheny County Jail (ACJ) was rigged by an official previously accused of improperly influencing a prior phone contract at the jail. That was the …
Keehn v. Lucas, PA, Settlement, taser guard-inmate assault, 2012 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA GERALD KEEHN, Plaintiff, vs. CIO LUCAS, ELSTNER, CIO CHIPIKITIS, CIO Defendants. } } } } No. 09-16 } } Magistrate Judge Kelly } } } } } } Electronically …
Pennsylvania Jail Guard Accused of Stealing from 93-Year-Old Widow by Prosecutors have charged an Allegheny County, Pennsylvania jail guard with theft. Mark Hendrick, 46, was charged with access device fraud, theft and misapplication of entrusted property in April 2011 after it was discovered that he had taken more than $147,000 …
$105,000 Settlement for Pennsylvania Jail Prisoner Assaulted by Tobacco Gang by Pennsylvania’s Northampton County agreed to pay $105,000 to a former prisoner on July 25, 2011 to settle a lawsuit alleging guards failed to protect him from other prisoners, some of whom were dealing tobacco with a guard’s help. Aristotle …
Richardson v. Crawford County Correctional Facility, PA, Amended Complaint, Failure to Treat, Medical, 2012 Case 1:10-cv-00275-DSC-SPB Document 60 Filed 02/23/12 Page 1 of 6 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA – ERIE Gary L. Richardson, Plaintiff ) ) v. ) No. 1: 10 cv …
Doe v. Nicoletti, PA, Complaint, Sexual Assault by Jail Guards, 2012 Case 2:12-cv-00162-LPL Document 1 Filed 02/09/12 Page 1 of 21 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA Civil Division JOHN R.S. DOE, Plaintiff, Case Number v. HARRY NICOLETTI, JR., individually and in his official …
Public Health and Public Safety in the Commonwealths Prisons, PA Department of Corrections Healthcare, 2012 DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS HEALTHCARE Public Health and Public Safety in the Commonwealth’s Prisons Executive Summary IN SEPTEMBER 2011, the Commonwealth requested bids to greatly expand the current private healthcare services within the Department of Corrections …
Richardson v. Kane, PA, Complaint, Conditions of Confinement, 2011 Case 3:11-cv-02266-WJN-DB Document 1 Filed 12/07/11 Page 1 of 45 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA SEBASTIAN RICHARDSON, PLAINTIFF, CIVIL ACTION v. THOMAS R. KANE, JOSEPH NORWOOD, BRYAN A. BLEDSOE, DAVID YOUNG, D. HUDSON, B. …
Pennsylvania Councilman Takes Private Prison Company’s Donation, then Opposes Detention Center by A $3,000 campaign contribution from private prison firm GEO Group has put a spotlight on a county councilman in Pennsylvania. The contribution was made only days after Ron Angle, president of the Northampton County Council, urged his colleagues …
Former Judges in “Cash for Kids” Scandal Sentenced by Derek Gilna Two former Pennsylvania state court judges who were accused by federal prosecutors of running a multi-million dollar scheme to send juvenile offenders to privately-run prisons in exchange for bribes have been sentenced. Former judge Mark A. Ciavarella, Jr., 62, …
