MI Jail Not Liable for Heroin Addict's Suicide by The decedent, a heroin addict, was arrested and killed himself four days later. At 792: "Heroin withdrawal is a serious medical condition." The failure to notify authorities at the jail where the decedent hanged himself of the plaintiff's condition did not …
$275,000 Paid In Excessive-Force Michigan Jail Death Lawsuit by John Dannenberg by John E. Dannenberg On May 25, 2006, Kent County, Michigan agreed to settle a wrongful death lawsuit for $275,000 brought by the family of a Grand Rapids man who died of a heart attack suffered after struggling with …
Cristini v. Warren, MI, Complaint, Wrongful Conviction, 2007 2:07-cv-11141-DML-VMM Doc # 1 Filed 03/15/07 Pg 1 of 44 Pg ID 1 llNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN MICHAEL LOUIS CRISTINI, Plaintiff, vs. THE CITY OF WARREN, 'I'IIE POLICE DEPARTMENT OF THE CITY OF WARREN, 'I'IIE COUNTY OF MACOMB …
No Qualified Immunity for Michigan Prisoner’s Heat-Dehydration Death by No Qualified Immunity for Michigan Prisoner's Heat-Dehydration Death The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the denial of qualified immunity to eleven prison officials in the isolation, dehydration and death of a Michigan prisoner. A "heat alert" was issued for Ionia …
Michigan Jail Prisoners Pay For Incarceration by Gary Hunter Under a law passed by Michigan legislators prisoners can now be required to pay up to $60 per day for the cost of their incarceration in city jails. Proposed by State Sen. Laura M. Toy, R-Livonia the law was signed into …
$214,000 Award for Injuries Caused by Dilantin Deprivation to Michigan Jail Prisoner by A Michigan federal jury awarded a former prisoner $214,000 in damages for injuries caused by policies at the Grand Traverse County Jail that failed to assure she received her Dilantin. The plaintiff in this case, Amy Lynn …
PLRA’s Mental and Emotional Damage Award Ban Unconstitutional in $219,000 First Amendment Claim by PLRA's Mental and Emotional Damage Award Ban Unconstitutional in $219,000 First Amendment Claim A Michigan federal district court has held that the Prison Litigation Reform Act?s (PLRA) prohibition of mental or emotional damages without physical injury …
Michigan Prisoner Assaulted By Jailers Awarded $2,000 by Michael Rigby On June 9, 2006, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan awarded $2,000 to a prisoner who was beaten by jailers in the Macomb County Jail. While imprisoned at the jail on October 27, 2004, plaintiff William …
Sixth Circuit Upholds $34,000 Retaliation Verdict; New Trial & No Recusal Not Abuse of Discretion by The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a lower court's order granting a new damages trial on a prisoner's retaliation claim. The appellate court also upheld the district judge's refusal to recuse himself. Ernest …
Michigan Prisoner Wins $20,000 on Failure to Protect Claim by Michael Rigby On March 29, 2006, a federal court in Michigan awarded $20,000 to a state prisoner who was attacked and cut with a razor after prison officials repeatedly ignored his requests for protection. Reggie Williams, a prisoner serving 2 …
Michigan Prisoners Deliberate Indifference Claim Nets $73,906 In Fees by Michigan Prisoner's Deliberate Indifference Claim Nets $73,906 In Fees On October 20, 2005, the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan, Southern Division, awarded $73,906 in attorneys fees to a plaintiff who prevailed on his claim of deliberate …
Pro Se Tips and Tactics: Fourteenth Amendment - Due Process: U. S. Supreme Court Clarifies Some Rights by Daniel Manville Pro Se Tips and Tactics: Fourteenth Amendment - Due Process: U. S. Supreme Court Clarifies Some Rights by Daniel Manville Introduction1 For a number of years it seemed that rights …
No Qualified Immunity for Retaliatory Transfer; Jury Awards $219,000 in Damages by The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals has held that a guard is not entitled to qualified immunity for initiating a retaliatory prison transfer against a prisoner who had complained to the guards supervisor that the guard failed to …
RLUIPA Bars Total Ban on Melanic Literature by A Michigan federal district court has entered an injunction that bars the Michigan Department of Corrections (MDOC) from continuing a total ban on Melanic literature, requiring MDOC officials to screen such literature to ensure prohibited materials are prevented entry into MDOC prisons. …
Michigan DOC Improperly Calculated Sentences and Released Prisoners; Officials Fired and Demoted by Gary Hunter Prisoner release procedures in the Michigan Department of Corrections (DOC) suffer from serious flaws, according to the Intake Processing Unit (IPU). The IPU undertook an audit and review of the way the DOC determined prisoner …
$365,000 Settlement For Restrained, Untreated Michigan Boot Camp Prisoner by On December 22, 2005, the state of Michigan agreed to pay $365,000 to a boot camp prisoner who was strapped in a restraint chair for six hours and later suffered kidney and liver failure. Craig Allen Cook II was arrested …
Michigan DOCs Visitation Ban for Substance Abuse Upheld by Michigan DOCs Visitation Ban for Substance Abuse Upheld The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals has held that a Michigan federal district court erred in refusing to dissolve its injunction ordering the Michigan Department of Corrections (MDOC) visitation limitations violated the due …
Dismissal of the Publisher/Approved Vendor Only Challenge Reversed by The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a district courts sua sponte dismissal of a Michigan prisoners claims that rejection of a religious publications violated the First Amendment and the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA). On November 1, …
Diaz v. Romita, MI, Verdict From Beating Case, 2006 Case 2:05-cv-70928-VAR-DAS Document 43 Filed 06/09/2006 Page 1 of 6 Case 2:05-cv-70928-VAR-DAS Document 43 Filed 06/09/2006 Page 2 of 6 Case 2:05-cv-70928-VAR-DAS Document 43 Filed 06/09/2006 Page 3 of 6 Case 2:05-cv-70928-VAR-DAS Document 43 Filed 06/09/2006 Page 4 of 6 Case …
Michigan Jails Strip Policy Unconstitutional; Guards and Get Qualified Immunity, County Liable by David Reutter Michigan Jails Strip Policy Unconstitutional; Guards and Get Qualified Immunity, County Liable by David M. Reutter A Michigan federal district court has held that the practice of removing the clothing of unruly pretrial detainees and …
