Prison Legal News Sues Arizona Jail Over Restrictive Mail Policy by On September 7, 2011, Prison Legal News, represented by the American Civil Liberties Union of Arizona (ACLU) and the law firm of Rosen, Bien & Galvan, LLP, filed a federal lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of a Pinal County, Arizona …
Ratcliff v. Schriro, AZ, Order Re Settlement, Excessive Force, 2011 1 2 3 Shorall McGoldrick Brinkmann 1232 east missouri avenue phoenix, az 85014 602.230.5400 602.230.5432 {fax) smb@smbattorneys.com 4 5 Tom Shorall, Jr., #010456 Scott M. Zerlaut, #014714 Attorneys for Defendant Cruz 6 7 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 8 DISTRICT OF …
Ninth Circuit Finds Maricopa County Jail’s Cross-Gender Strip Searches Unreasonable by On January 5, 2011, the en banc Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a district court’s dismissal of a prisoner’s lawsuit against the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) and Sheriff Joe Arpaio. Charles Edward Byrd, while a pre-trial detainee …
Arizona County to Pay Ex-Prisoner $325,000 in Jail Guard Beating by The Board of Supervisors for Pima County, Arizona has agreed to pay $325,000 to a former prisoner for injuries he received in a beating by jail guards that resulted in blood clots and a heart attack. Clifford Linebarger, 29, …
EEOC Files Suit Against GEO Group for Sexual Harassment at Arizona Prisons by On September 29, 2010, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) filed a lawsuit against private prison firm GEO Group, alleging that the company and some of its male supervisors permitted a “sexual and sex-based hostile work environment” …
Palmer v. State of AZ, AZ, Complaint, Wrongful Death, 2011 Page 1 of 17 Print Document MICHAEL K. JEANES Clerk of the Superior Court 2 3 4 5 6 Joel B. Robbins, Esq. (011065) Anne E. Findling, Esq. (010871) ROBBINS & CURTIN, p.1.1.c. 301 East Bethany Home Road, Suite B-100 …
Prison Legal News v. Babeu, AZ, Complaint, censorship, 2011 Case 2:11-cv-01761-GMS Document 1 Filed 09/07/11 Page 1 of 13 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: …
Prison Legal News v. Babeu, AZ Complaint, censorship, 2011 Case 2:11-cv-01761-GMS Document 1 Filed 09/07/11 Page 1 of 13 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: …
Maricopa County Settles Prisoner Suicide Case for $250,000 by On February 12, 2009, Maricopa County, Arizona, settled for $250,000 a lawsuit brought by survivors of a prisoner who committed suicide at the Maricopa County Jail. Francisco Oviedo was booked into the Lower Buckeye Facility of the Maricopa County Jail on …
Charges Against Phoenix New Times Editors Dropped/Private Prosecutor Dismissed by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke In the middle of the night of October 18, 2007, Phoenix New Times founders Michael Lacey and Jim Larkin were arrested at their homes and charged with revealing grand jury information for publishing an article …
CCA Settles Wackenhut Transport Accident Suit for $200,000 by Jose Sandoval, an illegal immigrant who suffered injuries to his arm and spinal column in an automobile accident after his arrest by the Border Patrol, has received a $200,000 settlement from the Corrections Corporation of America (CCA). CCA had subcontracted its …
Ninth Circuit Upholds Arizona’s Felon Disenfranchisement Law by David Reutter by David M. Reutter The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals held on May 27, 2010 that Arizona’s felon disenfranchisement law does not violate the Fourteenth Amendment. The law is based on Arizona’s Constitution, which provides that anyone convicted of treason …
Henderson v. State of AZ, AZ, Complaint, Wrongful Death, 2011 MICHAEL~K. JEANES, CLERK of~ OEP It.ED -11 AUG-4 PH I: 32 1 2 3 4 5 6 Herb Ely, AZ. Bar. No. 000988 Ronald Ozer, AZ Bar. No. 014861 Jenna Mandraccia, AZ Bar No. 028630 ELY, BETTINI, ULMAN & ROSENBLATI …
Rodriguez v. Miramontes, AZ, Complaint, Failure to Protect, 2011 case 2:11-cv-00926-DGC-ECV Document 7 Filed 07/18/11 Page 1 of 40 Case: 2:11-cv-00926-DGC --ECV --~».:= EILEO _ ~AEOEIVED Rodriguez, Ismael, V-66353 L G _copy JUL I 8 2011 Nam:: nnd Pri~ncr/13ooking Number California State Prison - Los Angeles County CLEAK U S …
Arizona Reverses Denial of Attorney Fees In Arpaio Public Records Case by Matthew Clarke By Matt Clarke An Arizona court of appeals has reversed the denial of attorney fees and award of costs to defendants in a suit brought to compel Maricopa County Sheriff Joseph M. Arpaio to produce public …
Ninth Circuit Denies Arizona Prisoner Access to Dedicated Discharge Account by In a September 27, 2010 decision, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a district court’s order denying Arizona prisoner Timmy Lee Ward access to a dedicated discharge account while he was still imprisoned. Ward alleged that since his …
Lester v. State of AZ, AZ, Complaint, Wrongful Death - Suicide, 2011 - HICHAEL K. JEA1£S Clerk of the SUPerior court .. i ti Jess.ica Folts, DePutf Date O'l/11/2011 Tile 15:39:42 ROWLEY CHAPMAN BARNEY & BUNTROCK. LTD. 63 East Main Street, Suite 501 Mesa, Arizona 85201-7436 (480) 833-1113 3 Fax …
Hunter v. State of AZ, AZ, Complaint, Failure to Protect, 2011 1 2 3 4 5 Marc J. Victor, P.C. 3920 S. Alma School Road, Suite 5 Chandler, AZ 85248 Telephone: (480) 455-5233 Fax: (480) 755-8286 Vicki A.R. Lopez - SBN 0 10426 vicki@attomeyforfreedom.com Attorneys for Plaintiff 6 IN THE …
Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office Insider Makes Misconduct Allegations; Resignations Result by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On August 17, 2010, Frank D. Munnell, Deputy Chief and Patrol Bureau Commander at the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO), sent a 63-page memorandum to Sheriff Joe Arpaio. The memo, which was made public …
Ortega v. Ryan, AZ, Complaint, Right to Religious Worship, 2011 Case: Case: , A.s. P,c. JUN Place of Confineme P.,2- Bo x i - ~ - - - - - - - - . 1 4 2011 t!Lt:~I( U S OISTR!Ci COUAi 01tt~l0T OF ARIZONA u~ Mailing Address City, State, …
