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Ohio Prison Supervisors Possibly Liable for Employing Known Racist Guard
Article • May 15, 2002 • from PLN May, 2002
Filed under: Guard Misconduct, Racial Discrimination, Administrative Exhaustion (PLRA), Excessive Force, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Supervisory Liability
Ohio Prison Supervisors Possibly Liable for Employing Known Racist Guard by The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals has reversed a district court's grant of summary judgment to Ohio prison officials and remanded for trial a case involving alleged official indifference to the actions of a known racist guard. The appeals …
High Cost of Prison Telephone Calls Goes to Illinois State Court
Article • May 15, 2002 • from PLN May, 2002
Filed under: Administrative Exhaustion (PLRA), Civil Procedure, State Law Claims, Standing, Telephone Rates, Qualified Immunity
High Cost of Prison Telephone Calls Goes to Illinois State Court by In a characteristically colorful opinion from Judge Richard Posner, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit breathed new life into an otherwise moribund lawsuit where plaintiffs sought relief from the exorbitant charges for collect telephone calls …
Intangible Religious Freedom Claims Not Barred by PLRA
Article • April 15, 2002 • from PLN April, 2002
Filed under: Retaliatory Transfers, Physical Injury Rule, Civil Procedure, State Law Claims, Mootness, Religious Diet, Religious Property
Intangible Religious Freedom Claims Not Barred by PLRA by John E Dannenberg Intangible Religious Freedom Claims Not Barred By PLRA by John E. Dannenberg The U.S. District Court (District of Massachusetts) held that the Prison Litigation Reform Act's (PLRA) proscription of claims for emotional damages, in the absence of physical …
PLRA Protects Lawless Guards Accused in Prisoner Beating
Article • April 15, 2002 • from PLN April, 2002
Filed under: Guard Misconduct, DOC/BOP misconduct, Disciplinary Hearings, Malicious Prosecution, Physical Injury Rule, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Limitations, Failure to Train/Supervise
PLRA Protects Lawless Guards Accused in Prisoner Beating by A lawsuit filed by a federal prisoner in Colorado provides a clear example of how the Prison Litigation Reform Act (PLRA) protects lawless prison guards from the consequences of their blatantly illegal actions. William Vance Turner is a Federal Bureau of …
BOP Settles Prisoner Beating/Restraint Lawsuit for $99,000
Article • March 15, 2002 • from PLN March, 2002
Filed under: Injury -- Misc., Administrative Exhaustion (PLRA), Excessive Force, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Restraints
BOP Settles Prisoner Beating/Restraint Lawsuit for $99,000 by BOP Settles Prisoner Beating/Restraint Lawsuit For $99,000 In the summer of 1997, Lealon Muldrow was incarcerated in the Special Housing Unit (SHU) of the United States Penitentiary (USP) at Atlanta .On July 1 of that year, Muldrow was threatened with being chained …
Third Circuit Holds PLRA Bars Claims for Compensatory Damages
Article • March 15, 2002 • from PLN March, 2002
Filed under: Discrimination, Religious Discrimination, Physical Injury Rule, Damages, Mootness
Third Circuit Holds PLRA Bars Claims for Compensatory Damages by Third Circuit Holds PLRA Bars Claims For Compensatory Damages by Matthew T. Clarke The Third Circuit Court of Appeals has held that although the Prison Litigation Reform Act (PLRA) barred a prisoner from recovering compensatory damages for violations of his …
Claims Dismissed in First Challenge to BOP Communications Ban
Article • March 15, 2002 • from PLN March, 2002
Filed under: Political Prisoners, Attorney Client, Administrative Exhaustion (PLRA), Telephones, Telephone Access, Mail Regulations, Ad-Seg Hearings
Claims Dismissed in First Challenge to BOP Communications Ban by by Matthew T .Clarke The Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals has ordered the claims in the first published challenge to the implementation of Special Administrative Measures (SAMs) by the federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) dismissed without prejudice for failure to …
PLN Awarded $58,059 in Attorneys' Fees in Oregon Bulk Mail Suit; PLRA Doesn't Apply, Injunction Entered
Article • March 15, 2002 • from PLN March, 2002
Filed under: Attorney Fee Awards, PLRA, Attorney Fees (PLRA), Injunctions, Publications/Books, Mail Regulations, Due Process, PLN Litigation
PLN Awarded $58,059 in Attorneys' Fees in Oregon Bulk Mail Suit; PLRA Doesn't Apply, Injunction Entered by In the April 2001, issue of PLN we reported Prison Legal News v. Cook , 238 F.3d 1145 (9th Cir. 2001), where the Court struck down as unconstitutional the Oregon Department of Corrections …
PLRA Constitutional, Most of Ruiz Relief Terminated in Texas Suit
Article • February 15, 2002 • from PLN February, 2002
Filed under: Prisoner-Prisoner Assault, Retaliation for Litigating, Systemic Medical Neglect, Failure to Protect (General), Overcrowding, Eighth Amendment, Staffing, Consent Decrees (PLRA), Injunctions (PLRA), Guard Brutality/Beatings, Pepper Spray/Tear Gas, Injunctions, Supervisory Liability, Death Row, Mental Health, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness)
PLRA Constitutional, Most of Ruiz Relief Terminated in Texas Suit by The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld the constitutionality of the termination provisions of the PLRA, 18 U.S.C. § 3626. On remand, the district court terminated most of the relief previously ordered in the Ruiz case. This involves …
Second and Sixth Circuits Uphold Validity of PLRA's Taxation of Costs
Article • February 15, 2002 • from PLN February, 2002
Filed under: Medical, Respiratory, Disciplinary Litigation, Smoking, Filing Fees (PLRA), Costs
Second and Sixth Circuits Uphold Validity of PLRA's Taxation of Costs by Two recent appellate decisions from the Second and Sixth Federal Circuits have upheld the validity of the PLRA's taxation of costs against unsuccessful prisoner litigants, 28 U.S.C. §1915(f). The Second Circuit ruled that taxation of costs could be …
No Refund or Cancellation of Filing Fees on Appeal
Article • January 15, 2002 • from PLN January, 2002
Filed under: PLRA, Filing Fees (PLRA), Settlements, Appeals
No Refund or Cancellation of Filing Fees on Appeal by The Court of Appeals for the Second circuit held that prisoners who proceed in forma pauperis (IFP) on appeal, and later choose to dismiss their appeals before a ruling issues, are not entitled to a refund of the filing fees …
Prisoners Entitled to Hearing Before Consent Decree Termination
Article • January 15, 2002 • from PLN January, 2002
Filed under: Conditions of Confinement, Totality of Conditions, Consent Decrees (PLRA)
Prisoners Entitled to Hearing Before Consent Decree Termination by John E Dannenberg by John E. Dannenberg The U.S. District Court's (D.N.H.) PLRA based termination of a 1975 New Hampshire state prison consent decree was vacated and remanded to permit the prisoners an opportunity to demonstrate if there were any "current …
En Banc Third Circuit Rules on PLRA Three Strikes
Article • January 15, 2002 • from PLN January, 2002
Filed under: PLRA, Frivolous Litigation (PLRA), Pepper Spray/Tear Gas
En Banc Third Circuit Rules on PLRA Three Strikes by In a 134 en banc decision, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals abandoned its prior interpretation of the "imminent danger" exception to the PLRA's "three strikes" rule, 28 U.S.C. § 1915(g), and adopted the interpretation given to the phrase by …
New Jersey Prisoners Exempt from Exhaustion Requirement
Article • January 15, 2002 • from PLN January, 2002
Filed under: Administrative Exhaustion (PLRA), Excessive Force, Guard Brutality/Beatings
New Jersey Prisoners Exempt from Exhaustion Requirement by New Jersey Prisoners Exempt From Exhaustion Requirement A federal district court has held that New Jersey prisoners are not required to exhaust institution implemented grievance procedures before filing a civil rights suit. New Jersey prisoners Victor Concepcion and Anthony Ways filed suit …
PLRA Screening Applies Regardless of Fee Status
Article • January 15, 2002 • from PLN January, 2002
Filed under: PLRA, Filing Fees (PLRA), Frivolous Litigation (PLRA), Complaints
PLRA Screening Applies Regardless of Fee Status by The Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals held that the Prison Litigation Reform Act (PLRA) screening and dismissal provisions apply even when the prisoner is not proceeding in forma pauperis . Federal prisoner Gerald Plunk filed a Bivens action alleging that he was …
Damages Awarded in Ohio Disciplinary Suit
Article • January 15, 2002 • from PLN January, 2002
Filed under: Disciplinary Litigation, Informants (Disciplinary Hearings), Witnesses (Disciplinary Hearings), Drug Testing, Administrative Exhaustion (PLRA), Civil Procedure, Injunctions, Standing
Damages Awarded in Ohio Disciplinary Suit by A federal district court in Ohio held that a trial was required to determine if a prisoner was improperly denied the right to call witnesses at a disciplinary hearing. The Court also held that the suit was not barred by the PLRA or …
Iowa Law Library Consent Decree Terminated Under PLRA
Article • January 15, 2002 • from PLN January, 2002
Filed under: PLRA, Consent Decrees (PLRA), Law Library Access/Adequacy
Iowa Law Library Consent Decree Terminated Under PLRA by A federal district court in Iowagranted prison officials' motion for termination of a consent decree requiring the maintenance of law libraries, pursuant to the Prison Litigation Reform Act, (PLRA). In 1973 Charles Martin, a prisoner of the Iowa State Penitentiary (ISP), …
Use of Force, Religious Diet Claims Set for Trial
Article • December 15, 2001 • from PLN December, 2001
Filed under: Administrative Exhaustion (PLRA), Excessive Force, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Qualified Immunity, Censorship, Religious Diet
Use of Force, Religious Diet Claims Set for Trial by A New York prisoner's 42 U.S.C. § 1983 lawsuit on First and Eighth Amendment violations survived three out of four summary judgment challenges by prison officials and moved closer to trial. On September 5, 1996, Abdul Majid, a prisoner at …
Sixth Circuit Rules PLRA Attorneys' Fees Cap Provisions Not Unconstitutional
Article • December 15, 2001 • from PLN December, 2001
Filed under: Attorney Fees (PLRA), Excessive Force, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Damages
Sixth Circuit Rules PLRA Attorneys' Fees Cap Provisions Not Unconstitutional by Two District Court Rulings Overturned The Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit has overruled two federal magistrates, both of whom, in separate decisions, had previously held that the statutory limitatons on attorneys' fees in prisoner civil rights actions …
PLRA Bars Mental and Emotional Damages for Asbestos Exposure
Article • December 15, 2001 • from PLN December, 2001
Filed under: Asbestos, PLRA, Physical Injury Rule, Damages, Complaints
PLRA Bars Mental and Emotional Damages for Asbestos Exposure by The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has held that a prisoner may not recover damages for mental and emotional injuries due to his exposure to asbestos and other health-threatening prison conditions. Johnny Ray Herman, a Louisiana state prisoner, filed suit …
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