Bliss v. Corecivic, NV, Order Denying Motion to Dismiss Second Amended Complaint, Recording of Confidential Phone Calls, 2022 Case 2:18-cv-01280-JAD-EJY Document 162 Filed 01/14/22 Page 1 of 11 1 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 2 DISTRICT OF NEVADA 3 Kathleen Bliss, on behalf of herself, the 4 Proposed Nationwide Rule 23 …
Prison Visitors Have Fourth Amendment Right to Refuse Strip Search and Option to Leave Prison by The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals held that a strip search of a prison visitor without first giving them the option of the leaving the prison was unreasonable under the Fourth Amendment. The court, …
Mork v. Russel, NV, Complaint, Medical Neglect, 2021 Case 3:21-cv-00077-MMD-CSD Document 8 Filed 09/23/21 Page 1 of 12 -~NOC PY" sel _ FILED _ RECEIVED _ ENTERED _ SERVED ON COUNSEUPARTIES OF RECORD P,o BO'i 5e)t) 5 I Co.rso~ e£tJ ~IJb3JOI I kV rl70J-b805 . FEB - 9 2n21 CLERK …
News in Brief by Alabama: According to a report by the Alabama Political Reporter, a state prisoner was fatally stabbed by another man incarcerated with him at Fountain Correctional Facility in Atmore on May 4, 2021—just one day before his scheduled release, which would also have been his twenty-fourth birthday. …
Estate of Melody Morgan v. The State of Nevada, NV, Complaint, Wrongful Death, 2021 Case 2:21-cv-01161 Document 1-2 Filed 06/18/21 Page 2 of 26 Electronically Filed 4/27/2021 3:53 PM Steven D. Grierson CLERK OF THE COURT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 PAOLA ARMENI Nevada Bar No. 8537 Email: …
Estate of Melody Morgan v. The State of Nevada, NV, Complaint, Wrongful Death-Medical Neglect, 2021 Case 2:21-cv-01161-ART-NJK Document 1-2 Filed 06/18/21 Page 1 of 26 Exhibit A – First Amended Complaint Case 2:21-cv-01161-ART-NJK Document 1-2 Filed 06/18/21 Page 2 of 26 Electronically Filed 4/27/2021 3:53 PM Steven D. Grierson CLERK …
Lopez v. Nevada Dept. of Corrections, NV, Complaint, Suicide, 2021 Case 2:21-cv-01161 Document 1-2 Filed 06/18/21 Page 2 of 26 Electronically Filed 4/27/2021 3:53 PM Steven D. Grierson CLERK OF THE COURT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 PAOLA ARMENI Nevada Bar No. 8537 Email: parmeni@clarkhill.com JEREMY J. THOMPSON …
Medical Copays for Prisoners Suspended in Several States Due to COVID-19 by Daniel A. Rosen by Daniel E. Rosen In most states, prisoners pay an average of $2 to $8 copays for medical appointments, lab tests, and medication. But as prisons across the country have become COVID hotspots, some departments …
Pardoned Nevada Bank Robber’s Story Creates Hope for Prisoners by Casey Bastian by Casey J. Bastian In 2004, former FBI agent Richard Beasley first met Jon D. Ponder when he was arresting Ponder for bank robbery. Beasley recalled that Ponder was “angry, scared, frustrated and anxious about his future.” Ponder …
CoreCivic Faces Liability for Wiretap Act Violations in Nevada Case by David Reutter by David M. Reutter The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals held that each interception of an attorney’s privileged telephone is a violation of the federal and Nevada Wiretap Acts. As such, the statute of limitations is triggered …
Nevada Reduces Share of Prisoners’ Money That Can be Taken for Restitution by Daniel A. Rosen by Daniel A. Rosen Nevada state officials suspended a Department of Corrections policy that used a victims’ bill of rights to take up to 80 percent of funds sent to prisoners by family members, …
Ninth Circuit: No Summary Judgment for Prison Officials Who Allegedly Allowed Attack on Nevada Prisoner by David Reutter by David M. Reutter On April 23, 2020, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed the grant of summary judgment to defendants in a civil rights action alleging they failed to protect …
Two-Thirds of Nevada Prisoners Confined in Arizona Private Prison Test Positive for COVID-19 by Mark Wilson by Mark Wilson "We said since day one, prisons, especially private prisons shielded from transparency and oversight, are a hot spot for COVID-19 transmission.” That’s what the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Nevada …
Morris v. Aranas, et al., NV, Second Amended Complaint, Deliberate Indifference (Medical/Failure to Protect), 2020 Case 3:18-cv-00310-RCJ-CLB Document 43 Filed 10/08/20 Page 1 of 27 Name l7J-I Ii, SFN VAGJl MJf: C!AUON Cl[Y,NV~ r27ol £;. 773 Prison Number UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF NEVADA a.MR.LU IJ1oM r ) ) …
Nevada Court Rules Prison Officials Withheld Evidence from Prisoner by David Reutter by David M. Reutter A Nevada federal district court found on February 7, 2020 that prison officials were liable for failing to provide evidence to a prisoner during disciplinary proceedings. The Court’s grant of summary judgment to Nevada …
Nevada Supreme Court Holds Firefighting Prisoner Cannot Challenge Worker’s Compensation Based on Prison Pay by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke Following his release, a former Nevada Department of Corrections (DOC) prisoner who was injured while working as a firefighter for the Nevada Division of Forestry (NDF) challenged the calculation of …
USA v. McNeal, NV, Order, COVID-19 Release, 2020 Case 2:10-cr-00621-KJD-GWF Document 47 Filed 05/11/20 Page 1 of 1 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF NEVADA -o0oUNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff, vs. MCKEVIN MCNEAL, Defendant. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) Case No.: 2:10-cr-621-KJD-GWF ORDER On May 6, …
Nevada Prisoner Prevails in Good Time Deprivation Appeal by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon On June 20, 2019, a two-justice majority on a Nevada court of appeals panel reversed and remanded a district court’s dismissal of a state prisoner’s civil rights complaint over the removal of good time credits. The …
