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Lapidus Law Firm v. WMATA, DC, Opinion, Public Records, 2021
Brief • February 25, 2021
Filed under: Public Records, Public Records Act
Lapidus Law Firm v. WMATA, DC, Opinion, Public Records, 2021 Case 1:20-cv-00161-JDB Document 23 Filed 02/25/21 Page 1 of 17 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA THE LAPIDUS LAW FIRM, PLLC, Plaintiff, v. Civil Action No. 20-161 (JDB) WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN AREA TRANSIT AUTHORITY, Defendant. MEMORANDUM OPINION This …
HRDC v. US BOP & US DOJ, DC, Complaint, FOIA, 2020
Filing • December 2, 2020
Filed under: Public Records, PLN Litigation, Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)
HRDC v. US BOP & US DOJ, DC, Complaint, FOIA, 2020 Case 1:20-cv-03504 Document 1 Filed 12/02/20 Page 1 of 6 U N I T E D S TAT E S D I S T R I C T C O U RT FO R T H E D I …
HRDC v. US BOP & US DOJ, DC, Complaint, FOIA, 2020
Brief • December 2, 2020
Filed under: Public Records, PLN Litigation, Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)
HRDC v. US BOP & US DOJ, DC, Complaint, FOIA, 2020 Case 1:20-cv-03504 Document 1 Filed 12/02/20 Page 1 of 6 U N I T E D S TAT E S D I S T R I C T C O U RT FO R T H E D I …
DC Circuit Court: “Three Strike” Prisoners Must Show Imminent Danger to File Lawsuits
Article • December 1, 2020 • from PLN December, 2020
Filed under: Three Strikes, Imminent Danger Exception
DC Circuit Court: “Three Strike” Prisoners Must Show Imminent Danger to File Lawsuits by David Reutter by David M. Reutter The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals held that to proceed under the Prison Litigation Reform Act’s (PLRA) three-strikes exception, the three-strike prisoner must demonstrate that he or she faced imminent …
Beltway Sniper Marries in Prison
Article • October 1, 2020 • from PLN October, 2020
Filed under: Marriage
Beltway Sniper Marries in Prison by Jayson Hawkins by Jayson Hawkins For three weeks in October of 2002, the residents of the Washington, D.C. area lived in fear of unknown assassins taking aim at random victims. Thirteen people were shot during that period; 10 died. Perhaps the only thing more …
DC Federal Court Enters Partial Preliminary Injunction Against District Jails For COVID-19 Deficiencies
Article • October 1, 2020 • from PLN October, 2020
Filed under: COVID-19, Failure to Protect (General)
DC Federal Court Enters Partial Preliminary Injunction Against District Jails For COVID-19 Deficiencies by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna In an order entered June 18, 2020, Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly of the federal district court of the District of Columbia entered a preliminary injunction against the district’s Department of Corrections (“DOC”), …
HRDC v. UDVA, DC, Complaint, Public Records, 2020
Filing • September 23, 2020
Filed under: Public Records, PLN Litigation
HRDC v. UDVA, DC, Complaint, Public Records, 2020 Case 1:20-cv-02719-RC Document 1 Filed 09/23/20 Page 1 of 6 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENSE CENTER, 1028 N. Federal Highway Lake Worth Beach, FL 22460 Civil Action No. Plaintiff, v. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS, …
HRDC v. UDVA, DC, Complaint, Public Records, 2020
Brief • September 23, 2020
Filed under: Public Records, PLN Litigation
HRDC v. UDVA, DC, Complaint, Public Records, 2020 Case 1:20-cv-02719-RC Document 1 Filed 09/23/20 Page 1 of 6 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENSE CENTER, 1028 N. Federal Highway Lake Worth Beach, FL 22460 Civil Action No. Plaintiff, v. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS, …
Banks v. Booth, DC, Amended Order Appointing Amicus, COVID Response, 2020
Brief • September 16, 2020
Filed under: Contagious Disease -- Misc., COVID-19, Failure to Protect (General), Sanitation
Banks v. Booth, DC, Amended Order Appointing Amicus, COVID Response, 2020 Case 1:20-cv-00849-CKK Document 126 Filed 09/16/20 Page 1 of 2 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ____________________________________ EDWARD BANKS, et al., Plaintiffs, v. No. 1:20-cv-849 (CKK) QUINCY BOOTH, in his official capacity as Director of the …
DC Council Approves Voting in Prison Ahead of November Election
Article • September 1, 2020 • from PLN September, 2020
Filed under: Voting, Voting Rights
DC Council Approves Voting in Prison Ahead of November Election by Nicole D. Porter by Nicole D. Porter The DC Council approved an emergency bill July 7, 2020 that included the Restore the Vote Amendment, authorizing voting by residents incarcerated in jail or prison with a felony conviction. The District …
D.C. Appeals Court Mixed on Request for Records and Video
Article • September 1, 2020 • from PLN September, 2020
Filed under: Access to Media, Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)
D.C. Appeals Court Mixed on Request for Records and Video by David Reutter by David M. Reutter On March 10, 2020, the District of Columbia Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a grant of summary judgment in a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit that sought video from the Bureau of …
Lapidus Law Firm v. WMATA, DC, Opinion, Public Records, 2020
Brief • September 1, 2020
Filed under: Public Records, Public Records Act
Lapidus Law Firm v. WMATA, DC, Opinion, Public Records, 2020 Case 1:20-cv-00161-JDB Document 14 Filed 09/01/20 Page 1 of 11 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA LAPIDUS LAW FIRM PLLC, Plaintiff, v. Civil No. 20-161 (JDB) WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN AREA TRANSIT AUTHORITY, Defendant. MEMORANDUM OPINION Plaintiff Lapidus Law …
Interview: Alec Karakatsanis of the Civil Rights Corps on Money Bail and Debtors’ Prisons
Article • July 1, 2020 • from PLN July, 2020
Filed under: Advocacy, Bail Bonds
Interview: Alec Karakatsanis of the Civil Rights Corps on Money Bail and Debtors’ Prisons by Ken Silverstein by Ken Silverstein Alec Karakatsanis is the founder and executive director of the Washington, D.C.-based Civil Rights Corps. He previously worked as a civil rights lawyer and public defender with the Special Litigation …
Banks v. Booth, Washington DC, Memorandum Opinion, Covid 19 Reelease, 2020
Brief • June 18, 2020
Filed under: COVID-19
Banks v. Booth, Washington DC, Memorandum Opinion, Covid 19 Reelease, 2020 Case 1:20-cv-00849-CKK Document 100 Filed 06/18/20 Page 1 of 40 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA EDWARD BANKS, et al., Plaintiffs v. Civil Action No. 20-849(CKK) QUINCY L. BOOTH, et al., Defendants MEMORANDUM OPINION (June 18, …
U.S. DOJ-Federal Bureau of Prisons-Office of Internal Affairs Report for Fiscal Year 2020
Publication • 2020
Filed under: Threats by Staff
U.S. DOJ-Federal Bureau of Prisons-Office of Internal Affairs Report for Fiscal Year 2020 U.S. Department of Justice Federal Bureau of Prisons Washington, DC Office of Internal Affairs Report for Fiscal Year 2020 Executive Summary of Findings ..................................................................................................................... 1 Reporting Incidents of Misconduct.. ................................................................................................................ 3 Guidance for Reporting Allegations of Staff …
D.C. Juvenile Offender Finally Released After 26 Years Behind Bars
Article • May 1, 2020 • from PLN May, 2020
Filed under: Juveniles, Reduction of Sentence
D.C. Juvenile Offender Finally Released After 26 Years Behind Bars by Bill Barton by Bill Barton David Bailey was a reckless and violent 17-year-old when he shot and killed two people outside a Washington, D.C. night club. He was convicted of second-degree murder and received a sentence of 35 years …
HRDC v. ICE, D.C., Settlement, Public Records, 2019
Filing • April 28, 2020
Filed under: Settlements, Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)
HRDC v. ICE, D.C., Settlement, Public Records, 2019 SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT By and through their respective counsel, Defendant U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (“Defendant”) and Plaintiff Human Rights Defense Center (“Plaintiff’) (collectively, the “Parties”) hereby agree to settle and compromise the civil action captioned, Human Rights Defense Center v. U.S. Immigration …
Williams v. BOP, DC, Plaintiffs' Reply to Def Opp, COVID-19 Release, 2020
Brief • April 14, 2020
Filed under: COVID-19
Williams v. BOP, DC, Plaintiffs' Reply to Def Opp, COVID-19 Release, 2020 Case 1:20-cv-00890-RC Document 57 Filed 04/14/20 Page 1 of 3 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA THURMAN WILLIAMS, et al., Plaintiffs, Civil No. 1:20-cv-890-RC v. FEDERAL BUREAU OF PRISONS, et al., Defendants. PLAINTIFFS’ …
Williams v. BOP, DC, Def's Opp to Plaintiff's Mot, COVID-19 Release, 2020
Brief • April 13, 2020
Filed under: COVID-19
Williams v. BOP, DC, Def's Opp to Plaintiff's Mot, COVID-19 Release, 2020 Case 1:20-cv-00890-RC Document 55 Filed 04/13/20 Page 1 of 10 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA THURMAN WILLIAMS, et al., Plaintiffs, Civil No. 1:20-cv-890-RC v. FEDERAL BUREAU OF PRISONS, et al. Defendants. DEFENDANT HOPE VILLAGE, …
Williams v. BOP, DC, Emergency Motion, COVID-19 Release, 2020
Brief • April 9, 2020
Filed under: COVID-19
Williams v. BOP, DC, Emergency Motion, COVID-19 Release, 2020 Case 1:20-cv-00890-RC Document 42 Filed 04/09/20 Page 1 of 4 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA THURMAN WILLIAMS, et al., Plaintiffs, Civil No. 1:20-cv-890-RC v. FEDERAL BUREAU OF PRISONS, et al., Defendants. PLAINTIFFS’ EMERGENCY MOTION TO …
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