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Article • December 10, 2019 • from PLN December, 2019
Overzealous Prosecutors Seek to Lock Up Prisoners Released Under First Step Act by Chad Marks by Chad Marks In December 2018, President Trump signed the First Step Act into law. Among other reforms, the legislation reduced some of the penalties for crack cocaine offenses. For many years, there were complaints …
Article • December 9, 2019 • from PLN December, 2019
Filed under: Appointment of Counsel
California Appellate Court Discusses Appointment of Counsel for Incarcerated Litigants by David M. Reutter by David M. Reutter California’s Fifth Appellate District held on August 6, 2019 that trial courts are responsible for recognizing their discretionary duty to appoint counsel and experts to ensure indigent civil prisoner litigants are afforded …
Filing • October 24, 2019
Prison Legal News v Inch, Florida DOC censorship case, attorney fee order, 2019 Case 4:12-cv-00239-MW-CAS Document 357 Filed 10/22/19 Page 1 of 36 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA TALLAHASSEE DIVISION PRISON LEGAL NEWS, Plaintiff, v. CASE NO. 4:12cv239-MW/CAS MARK S. INCH, in his official capacity …
Washington v. City of New York, NY, Settlement, Inmate Abuse, 2019 Case 1:18-cv-12306-CM Document 168 Filed 10/21/19 Page 1 of 16 Case 1:18-cv-12306-CM Document 166 Filed 10/18/19 Page 2 of 17 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK ----------------------------------------------------------------------- X DA VON WASHING TON, et. al., Plaintiffs, STIPULATION …
Filing • October 10, 2019
H.C. vs. Bradshaw, FL, Order on Motion for Attorney's Fees, Juvenile Solitary Confinement, 2019 Case 9:18-cv-80810-WM Document 100 Entered on FLSD Docket 10/10/2019 Page 1 of 29 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SO UTHERN D ISTRICT OF FLORID A CivilN o.18-cv-80810-M atthewm an H .C .,etal., FILED BY Plaintiffs, D,C. 02T …
Article • October 7, 2019 • from PLN October, 2019
Third Circuit Affirms Refusal to Appoint Successive Counsel in Prisoner’s Civil Rights Case by David M. Reutter by David M. Reutter In a precedential ruling, on June 19, 2019, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals held that a district court did not abuse its discretion when it declined to appoint …
Brief • October 1, 2019
Humphrey v. Stored Value Cards, OH, Amended Order, Attorney Fees, 2019 Case: 1:18-cv-01050-JG Doc #: 99-1 Filed: 10/01/19 1 of 4. PageID #: 1595 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO AMBER HUMPHREY, on Behalf of Herself and All Others Similarly Situated, CASE NO. 1:18-cv-01050 …
Brief • October 1, 2019
Humphrey v. Stored Value Cards, Motion, Attorney Fees, 2019 Case: 1:18-cv-01050-JG Doc #: 99 Filed: 10/01/19 1 of 2. PageID #: 1593 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO EASTERN DIVISION AMBER HUMPHREY, On behalf of herself and all others similarly situated, Plaintiff, CASE NO. 1:18-CV-01050 vs. UNITED STATES …
Brief • September 20, 2019
Humphrey v. Stored Value Cards, OH, Motion, Approve Settlement, 2019 Case: 1:18-cv-01050-JG Doc #: 97 Filed: 09/20/19 1 of 15. PageID #: 1532 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO EASTERN DIVISION AMBER HUMPHREY, On behalf of herself and all others similarly situated, Plaintiff, CASE NO. 1:18-CV-01050 vs. UNITED …
Brief • September 20, 2019
Humpfrey v. Stored Value Cards, OH, Evidence, Pre-Paid Debit Card Settlement, 2019 Case: 1:18-cv-01050-JG Doc #: 97-2 Filed: 09/20/19 1 of 12. PageID #: 1572 EXHIBIT A Case: 1:18-cv-01050-JG Doc #: 97-2 Filed: 09/20/19 2 of 12. PageID #: 1573 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO …
Article • September 14, 2019
No Attorney Fees for Pro Se Attorney Under FOIA by The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals held an attorney appearing pro se cannot recover attorney fees under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). Immigration attorney Michael W. Gahagan uses FOIA to obtain government documents to assist his clients and for …
Article • September 14, 2019
Disciplinary Hearing Restitution Order Enforceable in Bankruptcy Proceeding by An Idaho federal Bankruptcy Court held that a prison disciplinary restitution order was enforceable and may be distributed from the proceeds of a lawsuit settlement. While an Oregon prisoner, Marlin B. Pohlman was subjected to a misconduct charge for a property …
Huff et al. v. CoreCivic, Inc. and Securus, KS, Settlement Approval Hearing, Attorney Client Calls Taped, 2019 Case 2:17-cv-02320-JAR-JPO Document 144 Filed 09/13/19 Page 1 of 1 CLERK’S COURTROOM MOTIONS/MISCELLANEOUS MINUTE SHEET ASLEY HUFF AND GREGORY RAPP, Plaintiffs Vs. Case No. 17-2320-JAR-JPO CORECIVIC, INC., et al, Defendants JUDGE: DEPUTY CLERK: …
Article • September 9, 2019 • from PLN September, 2019
Female Attorneys Denied Access to Clients at Missouri Jail Due to Bras by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon As of May 2019, a new policy at the Jackson County Detention Center in Missouri requires female attorneys to remove any brassieres with metal underwires before passing through a metal detector in …
Article • September 9, 2019 • from PLN September, 2019
Award in Massachusetts Prisoner’s ADA Case Includes Over $410,000 in Attorney Fees, Costs by David M. Reutter by David M. Reutter Following a March 10, 2017 jury award totaling $250,000, a Massachusetts federal district court awarded $410,116.87 in attorney fees and costs in a prisoner’s lawsuit raising Americans with Disabilities …
Article • September 9, 2019 • from PLN September, 2019
Filed under: Appointment of Counsel
No Error When Judge Ignored Iowa Prisoner’s Request for Substitute Appointed Counsel by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke  On May 3, 2019, the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals held that a district court did not err when it failed to consider a prisoner’s request for substitute appointed counsel after the …
Article • September 9, 2019 • from PLN September, 2019
Florida DOC Attorney Resigns After Posting Racially-Charged Comments by David M. Reutter by David M. Reutter Florida Department of Corrections (FDOC) assistant general counsel Eric Giunta resigned after making “absolutely unacceptable” comments on Facebook about a video portraying systematic racism. The video was posted by Providence College assistant theology professor …
Article • September 9, 2019 • from PLN September, 2019
Filed under: Attorney Misconduct
Stormy Daniels’ Former Attorney Accused of Ripping Off Prisoner, Other Clients by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon  For those who have been residing on the moon or perhaps Mars, Michael Avenatti, 48, is a high-profile attorney who has, until recently, represented clients like Stormy Daniels, a noted porn actress who …
Huff et al. v. CoreCivic, Inc. and Securus, KS, Preliminary Settlement, Attorney Client Calls Taped, 2019 Case 2:17-cv-02320-JAR-JPO Document 140-2 Filed 08/23/19 Page 1 of 23 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF KANSAS Ashley Huff and Gregory Rapp, individually and on behalf of all others similarly …
$250,000 Awarded to Mississippi Woman After Being Jailed 96 Days Without Bail Hearing or Lawyer by Douglas Ankney by Dale Chappell  A woman who spent 96 days in the Choctaw County Jail in Mississippi without being granted a lawyer or bail hearing was awarded $250,000 by a federal jury March …
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