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Labarbera v. State of AZ, AZ, Complaint, Sexual Assault, 2012

Brief • April 18, 2012

Filed under: Sexual Assault, Prisoner-Staff Assault

Labarbera v. State of AZ, AZ, Complaint, Sexual Assault, 2012 JOHNSON LAW GROUP, PLC 3 4 APR 1 B Z01Z W. Raymond Johnson III (019838) 4445 E . Holmes Ave., Suite. 107 Mesa, Arizona 85206 Email: Ray.Johnson@azbar.org (480) 218-4000 2 MIQHM~ It J~ANe'.8, CLERK ~: f~OMERO §~~8tv ct:ERK Attorneys for …

ACLU of Arizona Surveys Taser Use in Statewide Report

Article • April 15, 2012 • from PLN April, 2012

Filed under: Statistics/Trends, Excessive Force, Stun Guns/Tasers

ACLU of Arizona Surveys Taser Use in Statewide Report by Joe Watson No one can claim that the ACLU of Arizona lacks ambition. After poring over a decade’s worth of investigations, lawsuits and public records, the ACLU of Arizona is attempting to persuade law enforcement officials in the Grand Canyon …

Parsons v. Ryan, AZ, Complaint, Systemic Medical Neglect Class Action, 2012

Brief • March 22, 2012

Filed under: Medication, Systemic Medical Neglect, Cardiovascular, Cancer, Dental Care, OB/GYN, Vision, Male Reproductive, Failure to Treat, Control Units/SHU/Solitary Confinement, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness)

Parsons v. Ryan, AZ, Complaint, Systemic Medical Neglect Class Action, 2012 Case 2:12-cv-00601-NVW--MEA Document 1 Filed 03/22/12 Page 1 of 77 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 Daniel J. Pochoda …

HRDC Files Suit on Behalf of Family of Hawaii Prisoner Murdered at CCA Facility

Article • March 15, 2012 • from PLN March, 2012

Filed under: Staff-Prisoner Assault, Private Prisons, Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Failure to Protect (General), Staffing, Failure to Protect (Wrongful Death), PLN Litigation

HRDC Files Suit on Behalf of Family of Hawaii Prisoner Murdered at CCA Facility by On February 15, 2012, the family of Bronson Nunuha, a 26-year-old Hawaii prisoner who was brutally murdered at a Corrections Corporation of America (CCA) prison in Arizona in 2010, filed suit in circuit court in …

Prison Legal News v. Babeu, AZ, Amended Complaint, censorship, 2012

Filing • March 11, 2012

Filed under: Complaints

Prison Legal News v. Babeu, AZ, Amended Complaint, censorship, 2012 Case 2:11-cv-01761-GMS Document 44 Filed 03/11/12 Page 1 of 19 1 ERNEST GALVAN (CA Bar No. 196065)* KENNETH M. WALCZAK (CA Bar No. 247389)* 2 ROSEN, BIEN & GALVAN, LLP 315 Montgomery Street, 10th Floor 3 San Francisco, California 94104-1823 …

Prison Legal News v. Babeu, AZ, Amended Complaint 2012

Brief • March 11, 2012

Filed under: PLN Litigation, Censorship, PLN related

Prison Legal News v. Babeu, AZ, Amended Complaint 2012 Case 2:11-cv-01761-GMS Document 44 Filed 03/11/12 Page 1 of 19 1 ERNEST GALVAN (CA Bar No. 196065)* KENNETH M. WALCZAK (CA Bar No. 247389)* 2 ROSEN, BIEN & GALVAN, LLP 315 Montgomery Street, 10th Floor 3 San Francisco, California 94104-1823 Telephone: …

Carpenter v. City of Phoenix, AZ, Complaint, Wrongful Death Police Excessive Force, 2012

Brief • February 24, 2012

Filed under: Police--Excessive Force

Carpenter v. City of Phoenix, AZ, Complaint, Wrongful Death Police Excessive Force, 2012 1 Joel B. Robbins, Esq. (011065) 2 Anne E. Findling, Esq. 010871 ROBBINS & CURTIN, p.l.l.c. 3 4 5 6 7 8 301 East Bethany Home Road, Suite B-100 Phoenix, Arizona 85012 Tel: 602/285-0100 Fax: 602/265-0267 joel@robbinsandcurtin.com …

Ninth Circuit: Prevailing Civil Rights Defendant Entitled to Recover Attorney Fees Only with Respect to Work Attributable Exclusively to Frivolous Claims

Article • February 15, 2012

Filed under: Attorney Fee Awards, PLRA, Frivolous Litigation (PLRA), Frivolous Litigation, Costs

Ninth Circuit: Prevailing Civil Rights Defendant Entitled to Recover Attorney Fees Only with Respect to Work Attributable Exclusively to Frivolous Claims by A divided Ninth Circuit panel has held that, in a civil rights action with multiple claims, only some of which are groundless, a prevailing defendant is entitled to …

Arizona Ranchers Use Prison Labor to Construct Erosion-Prevention Dams

Article • February 15, 2012 • from PLN February, 2012

Filed under: Work, Prison Labor

Arizona Ranchers Use Prison Labor to Construct Erosion-Prevention Dams by Whitewater Draw near McNeal, Arizona is a unique desert wetland with a shallow lake that hosts thousands of Sandhill Cranes and other water fowl. Water comes to the 600-acre wildlife area from the mountains that ring Sulfur Springs Valley. However, …

Sexton v. Richards, AZ, Settlement, Failure to Protect, 2012

Brief • February 9, 2012

Filed under: Failure to Protect (General)

Sexton v. Richards, AZ, Settlement, Failure to Protect, 2012 SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND RELEASE THIS SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT A~D lmLEASE ("Settlement Agreement") is made and entered into this _ _ _ _ day of _ _ _ _ _ _ _~_, 2012, by and between: "Plaintiff' Jeremy Sexton "Defendants" State of Arizona, …

Pettit v. Ryan et al, AZ, Order, guard brutality denial medical help, 2012

Brief • January 31, 2012

Filed under: Failure to Treat, Guard Brutality/Beatings

Pettit v. Ryan et al, AZ, Order, guard brutality denial medical help, 2012 Pettit v. Ryan et al Doc. 12 1 2 SC WO 3 4 5 6 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 7 FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA 8 9 Ron Zachary Pettit, 10 Plaintiff, 11 vs. 12 …

Cunningham v. AZ, AZ, Complaint, Suicide, 2012

Brief • January 20, 2012

Filed under: Failure to Protect (General), Wrongful Death, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness), Suicides, Negligence/Reckless Endangerment

Cunningham v. AZ, AZ, Complaint, Suicide, 2012 Michael K. Jeanes, Cl rk of Court *** Electronically iled *** Charlotte Le ·ne Filing ID 1148 09 1/20/2012 4:49:00 M 4 AUGUSTINE B. JIMENEZ III State Bar# 012208 Mont9ya Jimenez, P.A. 3200 N. Central Avenu~ Suite 2550 Phoenix, Arizona 8501L-2490 Telephone: 602-263-7875 …

Florida, Arizona Sell and Lease Back Prisons and Other State Buildings

Article • January 15, 2012 • from PLN January, 2012

Filed under: Private Prisons, Government Misconduct

Florida, Arizona Sell and Lease Back Prisons and Other State Buildings by Like a junkie seeking money for his next fix, the cash-strapped state of Arizona has pawned its possessions – prisons, government office buildings and other real estate – in an effort to balance a budget shortfall, through lease …

Reidhead v. State of AZ, AZ, Complaint, Wrongful Death, 2012

Brief • January 13, 2012

Filed under: Wrongful Death, Medical Neglect/Malpractice

Reidhead v. State of AZ, AZ, Complaint, Wrongful Death, 2012 Document 1 Filed 01/13/12 Page 1 of 17 Case 4 Amy Wallace, Esq. (SBN 009851) GILLESPIE, SHIELDS & DURRANT 7319 North Sixteenth Street, Suite 100 Phoenix, AZ 85020-5262 T: 602.870.9700 F: 602.870.9783 Email: awallace@gillaw.com 5 Attorneys for Plaintiffs 1 2 …

Saldano v. Welch, AZ, Complaint, ADA Compliance, 2011

Brief • December 1, 2011

Filed under: Americans with Disabilities Act

Saldano v. Welch, AZ, Complaint, ADA Compliance, 2011 Page 1 of 11 Document 1 · Filed 12/01/ LODGED COPY RECEIVED . . .DECO l. 2011 · ·. CLERK U S DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF ARIZONA DEPUTY BY · (Failure to notify the Court of your change of address may result …

White v. Ryan, AZ, Complaint, Right to Religious Worship, 2011

Brief • November 21, 2011

Filed under: Religious Diet

White v. Ryan, AZ, Complaint, Right to Religious Worship, 2011 _ _ _ _ _ Documenr 12 Filed 11/21/11 Page 1 of 7 Page 5 of 10 Date F1 ed: 10/28/2011 Document#: 10-2 Case: ] f.«ETR.Iu ~ M,. Wf±I-T& Nfy1c and Prisonerffiooking Number §][@%/} JT/Yi€ {'/IJ:JD µ Co ::#=- .-..11(,F,r- …

Arizona Court of Appeals Authorizes Attorney Fees in Bilke Minimum Wage Class-Action Suit

Article • November 15, 2011

Filed under: Work, Prison Industries, Prison Labor, Attorney Fee Awards

Arizona Court of Appeals Authorizes Attorney Fees in Bilke Minimum Wage Class-Action Suit by Matthew Clarke By Matt Clarke On January 29, 2009, the Arizona Court of Appeals held that plaintiffs’ attorney fees must be paid by the state in the Bilke case. Mitchell Paul Bilke, Charles Roberts, Kenneth Asherman, …

Skinner v. Ryan, AZ, Settlement, Conditions of Confinement, 2011

Brief • October 27, 2011

Filed under: Conditions of Confinement, Sanitation, Hygiene Supplies

Skinner v. Ryan, AZ, Settlement, Conditions of Confinement, 2011 SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND RELEASE This Settlement Agreement and Release ("Settlement Agreement") is entered #_, into, on, by and among JAMES SKINNER, Arizona Department of Corrections ("ADC") (the "Plaintiff'), and CHARLES RYAN, JEFFREY FREELAND, JOHN OSBORN, and MICHELET SMITH, their agents, representatives, …

Pettit v. Ryan, AZ, Complaint, Excessive Force, 2011

Brief • October 27, 2011

Filed under: Excessive Force

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Report Finds Federal Prisoners Exposed to Toxic Metals in Recycling Jobs

Article • October 15, 2011 • from PLN October, 2011

Filed under: Retaliation, Retaliation against Staff, Whistleblowing, Prison Industries, Prison Labor, Work Conditions/Safety, Toxic Fumes/Chemicals

Report Finds Federal Prisoners Exposed to Toxic Metals in Recycling Jobs by A four-year study by the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of the Inspector General (OIG), released in October 2010, found that prisoners and employees at ten federal prisons were exposed to hazardous metals and materials while handling electronic …