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Amanda D v. Hassan, United States v. New Hampshiire, NH, Class Action Settlement Agreement - Mental Health Services (2014)
Brief • February 12, 2014
Filed under: Mental Health
Amanda D v. Hassan, United States v. New Hampshiire, NH, Class Action Settlement Agreement - Mental Health Services (2014) Case 1:12-cv-00053-SM Document 105 Filed 02/12/14 Page 1 of 32 U.S. DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF NEWHOUPSHIRE r [n 12 tm IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEW …
Ouellette v. State of New Hampshire, NH, Complaint, Incarcerated Care and Housing, 2014
Brief • January 22, 2014
Filed under: Failure to Protect (Wrongful Death), Failure to Treat (Mental Illness), Suicides
Ouellette v. State of New Hampshire, NH, Complaint, Incarcerated Care and Housing, 2014 STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE MERRIMACK, SS. SUPERIOR COURT MICHELLE OUELLETTE, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS ADMINISTRATRIX OF THE ESTATE OF SEDRIC BICKHAM, MARIAH LYN OUELLETTE and GWENDOLYN BICKHAM v. STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE COMPLAINT PARTIES 1. Plaintiff MICHELLE OUELLETTE …
Doe v. New Hampshire, Criminal Justice Reform Amicus Brief, Ex Post Facto Sex Offender Registry, 2013
Brief • December 23, 2013
Filed under: Sex Offender Registration, Ex Post Facto
Doe v. New Hampshire, Criminal Justice Reform Amicus Brief, Ex Post Facto Sex Offender Registry, 2013 THE STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE SUPREME COURT DOCKET 2013- John Doe v. State of New Hampshire Appeal from Merrimack County Superior Court __________________________________________________________________ Brief of Amicus Curiae Citizens for Criminal Justice Reform in Support …
John Doe v. New Hampshire, Notice of Consent to File Amicus Brief - Citizens for Criminal Justice Reform (2013)
Brief • December 23, 2013
Filed under: Criminal justice system reform
John Doe v. New Hampshire, Notice of Consent to File Amicus Brief - Citizens for Criminal Justice Reform (2013) State of New Hampshire Supreme Court No. 2013 - 0496 John Doe v. State of New Hampshire Notice of Consent to file Amicus Brief Proposed amicus curiae Citizens for Criminal Justice …
New Hampshire Supreme Court Revives Prisoner's Negligence Action
Article • November 15, 2013 • from PLN November, 2013
Filed under: Work, Prison Labor, Workplace Injury, Work Conditions/Safety, Injury -- Misc., Municipal Liability
New Hampshire Supreme Court Revives Prisoner's Negligence Action by Last year the New Hampshire Supreme Court reversed a lower court’s dismissal of a prisoner’s negligence claims, finding they were permitted under RSA 507-B:2. On September 9, 2007, New Hampshire county prisoner Dana Chatman was part of a work crew assigned …
Doe v. New Hampshire, SJ Order, Ex Post Facto Sex Offender Registry, 2013
Brief • June 28, 2013
Filed under: Sex Offender Registration, Ex Post Facto
Doe v. New Hampshire, SJ Order, Ex Post Facto Sex Offender Registry, 2013 MERRIMACK, SS SUPERIOR COURT John Doe v. State of New Hampshire NO.ll-CV- 6 5 2 ORDER The Petitioner, John Doe, seeks an Order from the Court declaring the Registration of Criminal Offenders Act (the "Act"), RSA 651-B, …
New Hampshire Cancels Private Prison Bids, but Bill Prohibiting Prison Privatization Fails to Pass
Article • June 15, 2013 • from PLN June, 2013
Filed under: Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, GEO Group/Wackenhut, Management and Training Corporation, LaSalle Management Company, Organizing, State Legislation
New Hampshire Cancels Private Prison Bids, but Bill Prohibiting Prison Privatization Fails to Pass by After the state of New Hampshire hired a consulting group last year to help evaluate bid proposals for the "construction, operation and potential privatization" of the state's entire prison system, it was determined that all …
U.S. First Circuit Court Upholds Judicial Estoppel in Bankruptcy Case
Article • April 15, 2013
Filed under: Civil Procedure, Estoppell
U.S. First Circuit Court Upholds Judicial Estoppel in Bankruptcy Case by The United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit held in April 2012 that the U.S. District Court for the District of New Hampshire did not abuse its discretion in applying judicial estoppel to foreclose appellant’s claims in …
New Hampshire Supreme Court Affirms Order of Superior Court Denying His Motion to Amend the Conditions of His Suspended Sentence
Article • March 15, 2013
Filed under: Sentencing, Parole Conditions, Religious Practices
New Hampshire Supreme Court Affirms Order of Superior Court Denying His Motion to Amend the Conditions of His Suspended Sentence by Derek Gilna In an opinion issued on September 17, 2010, the State Supreme Court in New Hampshire upheld the Superior Court's denial of defendant Jonathan A. Perfetto's motion to …
New Hampshire Supreme Court Reverses Guard’s $2 Million Verdict
Article • March 15, 2013
Filed under: Damages, Guards/Staff, Employee Litigation
New Hampshire Supreme Court Reverses Guard’s $2 Million Verdict by The New Hampshire Supreme Court overturned a $2 million award to two prison guards who were fired based on false reports, holding the award exceeds the state law cap. The facts giving rise to the lawsuit came from the April …
LaSalle Corrections: A Family-Run Prison Firm
Article • February 15, 2013 • from PLN February, 2013
Filed under: Staff-Prisoner Assault, Private Prisons, LaSalle Management Company, Contractor Misconduct, Guard Misconduct, Escapes, Rehabilitation/Recidivism
LaSalle Corrections: A Family-Run Prison Firm by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke Unique circumstances have combined to make northern Louisiana a prime location for private prisons, as Louisiana sheriffs can profit by letting a private company build and operate facilities that house both local prisoners and prisoners from other jurisdictions. …
New Hampshire: $450,000 Settlement in Suit Over Prisoner’s Opiate Detoxification Death
Article • February 15, 2013 • from PLN February, 2013
Filed under: Drug/Alcohol Withdrawal, Wrongful Death, Medical Neglect/Malpractice
New Hampshire: $450,000 Settlement in Suit Over Prisoner’s Opiate Detoxification Death by On August 9, 2011, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire settled a lawsuit filed by the parents of a jail prisoner who died due to dehydration while undergoing unsupervised opiate detoxification. Kevin McEvoy, 24, was arrested in August 2008 on …
First Circuit: RLUIPA Does Not Provide Relief from Transfer to Remote Prison where Opportunities for Religious Exercise are Limited
Article • January 15, 2013 • from PLN January, 2013
Filed under: Classification, Transfers, RLUIPA, Clergy
First Circuit: RLUIPA Does Not Provide Relief from Transfer to Remote Prison where Opportunities for Religious Exercise are Limited by On March 29, 2012, the First Circuit Court of Appeals held that the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA), 42 U.S.C. §§2000cc et seq., does not provide a …
NH Corrections Officer, Suspended After Fight, Obtains Back Pay Plus $250,000 in Damages and Attorney Fees
Article • January 15, 2013 • from PLN January, 2013
Filed under: DOC/BOP misconduct, Retaliation, Retaliation against Staff, Employee Litigation, Guard Unions
NH Corrections Officer, Suspended After Fight, Obtains Back Pay Plus $250,000 in Damages and Attorney Fees by NH Corrections Officer, Suspended After Fight, Obtains Back Pay Plus $250,000 in Damages and Attorney Fees On October 31, 2011, a state court jury found that the New Hampshire Department of Corrections (NHDOC) …
Report Criticizes New Hampshire’s Treatment of Female Prisoners; Lawsuit Filed
Article • December 15, 2012 • from PLN December, 2012
Filed under: Conditions of Confinement, Totality of Conditions, Overcrowding, Showers, Lighting, Rehabilitation/Recidivism
Report Criticizes New Hampshire’s Treatment of Female Prisoners; Lawsuit Filed by Joe Watson A two-year investigation has concluded that the New Hampshire Department of Corrections is guilty of “inexcusable neglect” of female prisoners, according to a report released on October 17, 2011. The New Hampshire State Advisory Committee to the …
Gericke v. Begin, NH, Amended Complaint, Recording Police Stop, 2012
Brief • October 16, 2012
Filed under: Police Misconduct, Retaliation, Police Searches, Videotaping, First Amendment, Police, False Arrest
Gericke v. Begin, NH, Amended Complaint, Recording Police Stop, 2012 Case 1:11-cv-00231-SM Document 58 Filed 10/16/12 Page 1 of 10 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT for the DISTRICT OF NEW HAMPSHIRE Carla Gericke, ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) …
New Hampshire Court Invalidates City’s Sex Offender Residency Ordinance
Article • October 15, 2012 • from PLN October, 2012
Filed under: Discrimination, Sex Offenders (Discrimination), Sex Offender Residence, State Legislation
New Hampshire Court Invalidates City’s Sex Offender Residency Ordinance by A New Hampshire Superior Court has invalidated a local ordinance that prohibits sex offenders from living within 2,500 feet of a school, day care center, playground, athletic field, public beach or ski area, finding that it violated the Equal Protection …
Gericke v. Begin, NH, Order on Motion for Summary Judgment, Recording Police Stop, 2012
Brief • October 15, 2012
Filed under: Police Misconduct, Police Searches, First Amendment, Police
Gericke v. Begin, NH, Order on Motion for Summary Judgment, Recording Police Stop, 2012 Case 1:11-cv-00231-SM Document 57 Filed 10/15/12 Page 1 of 29 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF NEW HAMPSHIRE Carla Gericke, Plaintiff v. Case No. 11-cv-231-SM Opinion No. 2012 DNH 184 Gregory C. Begin; James J. Carney; …
Denial of Attorney’s Fees and Costs Reversed in New Hampshire Public Records Suit
Article • May 15, 2012
Filed under: Attorney Fee Awards, Costs, Disclosure of Records, Freedom of Information Act, News, State Legislation
Denial of Attorney’s Fees and Costs Reversed in New Hampshire Public Records Suit by The New Hampshire Supreme Court vacated a trial court's denial of costs under the State's "Right-to-Know Law," RSA chapters 91A and 215.A (2001 & Supp 2006). ATV Watch (ATV), a non-profit organization, monitors the use and …
New Hampshire Supreme Court Reverses Dismissal of Indictments against Prisoner for Conduct Exposing Corrections Employee to Bodily Substances
Article • November 15, 2011
Filed under: Criminal Prosecution, Guards/Staff, Assaults on Staff
New Hampshire Supreme Court Reverses Dismissal of Indictments against Prisoner for Conduct Exposing Corrections Employee to Bodily Substances by Derek Gilna By Derek Gilna In a November 30 decision, the New Hampshire Supreme Court reversed a dismissal of indictments against Timothy Spade, a prisoner at the Hillsborough County House of …
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