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Article • November 15, 2011
$15,000 Settlement in Washington Auto Accident Claim by A $15,000 settlement was reached in an auto accident that included a Washington State vehicle. Richard G. Thietje was traveling south on Capitol Way in Olympia, Washington when James Perez, who was driving a state vehicle, took an illegal left-hand turn and …
Article • November 15, 2011
26,500 Settlement Reached in Washington State Over-Detention Suit by A $26,500 settlement was reached in a wrongful imprisonment suit filed against the Washington State Department of Corrections (WDOC). In November 1997, Benjiman Abolafya was convicted of third degree rape and sentenced to 60 months in WDOC custody. After receiving the …
$45,500 Settlement over Washington Prison Psychologist’s Improper Reference to Prisoner’s Litigation History in Parole Review Report by A $45,500 Settlement was reached in a suit filed for illegal references to court actions, legal complaints and grievance activity in a psychological evaluation report for a parole review. Alvin L. Gilcrist filed …
Article • November 15, 2011
$50,000 Settlement Reached in Washington Over-Detention Suit by A $50,000 settlement was reached in an unlawful imprisonment suit filed against the Washington State Department of Corrections (WDOC). On March 31, 1992, Jeffrey Westfall pled guilty to one count attempted second-degree rape and two counts of residential burglary and was sentenced …
Brief • November 8, 2011
Baird v. Ehlers, WA, Pltff's Motion in Limine, Exclude Evidence of Prior Arrests, 2011 Hon. James L. Robart 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT OF WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON AT SEATTLE 8 9 10 BENJAMIN C. BAIRD, NO. 2:10-cv-01540-JLR 11 12 13 14 15 Plaintiff, …
Brief • October 23, 2011
Filed under: Witnesses
US DOJ v Thompson, WA, Motion to Exclude Rule 702, witness memory, 2011 Case 2:09-cr-00088-FVS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Document 692 MICHAEL C. ORMSBY United States Attorney Aine Ahmed Tim M. Durkin Assistant United States Attorneys Eastern District of Washington Victor Boutros, Trial Attorney Civil Rights Division …
Brief • September 19, 2011
Baird v. Ehlers, WA, Pltffs Response to MSJ, Qualified Immunity, 2011 1 The Honorable James L. Robart 2 Noted For September 23, 2011 3 4 5 6 7 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT OF WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON AT SEATTLE 8 9 10 BENJAMIN C. BAIRD, NO. 2:10-cv-01540-JLR 11 12 13 …
Article • September 15, 2011
Washington Jail's Denial of Good Time Without Hearing Violates Due Process by Division 3 of the Washington State Court of Appeals has held that the Ferry County Jail’s denial of good time credits to a prisoner without notice or a hearing violated the federal Due Process Clause. Kenneth Atwood, a …
Article • September 15, 2011
Washington Prisoners' Supervision Requirement That They not Have Sex without Prior "Consent and Approval" Upheld by Washington Prisoners' Supervision Requirement That They not Have Sex without Prior "Consent and Approval" Upheld Justin Autrey and Darrell Abbott, Washington state sex offenders, appealed trial court stipulations to their release from prison. Those …
Article • September 15, 2011
Washington Arbitration Awards Don't Accrue Interest until Reduced to Judgment by The Washington state Department of Corrections (DOC) contracted with Fluor Daniel, Inc. to build a prison. But later contract disputes resulted in litigation. Arbitration resulted in an award to Fluor of $5,997,645 which was reduced to judgment shortly thereafter …
Article • September 15, 2011
Washington Civil Commitment Trial Law Not Retroactive by Washington State’s Court of Appeals, Division I, has held that the Legislature’s amendment of RCW 71.09.090 did not apply retroactively, holding that amendment properly applies to prohibit new trials on commitment status for sexual predators on the sole basis of advancing age. …
Article • September 15, 2011
Washington Court's Imposition of Unauthorized Supervision Overturned by Randy Town, a Washington state prisoner, pled guilty to 2 counts of statutory rape based on incidents occurring between 1983 and 1987. He was sentenced to 300 months in prison and 1 year of community placement supervision on each count at his …
Washington State’s 2005 Sexual Predator Amendment Not Retroactive by David Reutter By David Reutter Washington State’s Supreme Court has held the 2005 amendment to the state’s sexually violent predator act (SVPA) does not apply retroactively. The Court also held a trial court may not weigh evidence at a show of …
Article • September 15, 2011 • from PLN September, 2011
Filed under: Statistics/Trends, News
Washington State Closes McNeil Island Prison by David Reutter by David M. Reutter Citing $12 million in annual savings, the Washington State Department of Corrections (WDOC) has closed the 1,200-bed McNeil Island Corrections Center. A 2009 audit, however, found there would be no actual savings because it would cost the …
Brief • September 9, 2011
Prison Legal News v. Chelan Co, WA, Complaint, censorship, 2011
GPS Tracking of Washington Sex Offenders Expanded by David Reutter By David M. Reutter In September 2008, The Washington State Department of Corrections (WDOC) began requiring its most violent sex offenders to wear a GPS monitoring bracelet for the first 30 days after release from prison. The new program is …
Washington Supreme Court Upholds Decision Against State Attorney General for Failure to Comply with Public Records Act by On September 16, 2010, the Supreme Court of the State of Washington, sitting en banc, upheld a lower court’s finding that the Attorney General’s Office had failed to produce requested documents under …
Washington State Regulatory Agency Finds AT&T Failed to Disclose Prison Collect Call Rates by Brandon Sample Washington State Regulatory Agency Finds AT&T Failed to Disclose Prison Collect Call Rates by Derek Gilna and Brandon Sample On March 31, 2011, AT&T Communications of the Pacific Northwest was found guilty by the …
Washington Prison Guards Sue Prisoners by Brandon Sample Prisoners who attack Washington state prison guards can add one more potential consequence to their actions – garnishment of their commissary accounts. The effort to garnish prisoners’ accounts is being spearheaded by the Washington Staff Assault Task Force (WSATF), a group of …
Brief • August 3, 2011
Filed under: Jail Misconduct, Censorship
Prison Legal News v. Spokane County, WA, Consent Decree, jail mail censorship, 2011 Case 2:11-cv-00029-RHW 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Jesse Wing, WSBA #27751 JesseW@mhb.com Katherine C. Chamberlain, WSBA #40014 KatherineC@mhb.com MacDonald Hoague & Bayless 705 Second Avenue, Suite 1500 Seattle, Washington 98104-1745 206-622-1604 PRISON LEGAL NEWS, …
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