Tenth Circuit Says Disabled Colorado Prisoner Offered Diapers Rather Than Bathroom Pass May Deserve Damages Under ADA by David Reutter by David M. Reutter In an opinion issued on September 8, 2021, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit ruled the federal district court in Colorado erred in …
Tenth Circuit Says Parolee May Not be Forced to Participate in Religious Program Under Threat of Jail by David Reutter by David M. Reutter In a lawsuit alleging prison officials used coercion to force an atheist parolee into participating in Christian programming, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth …
Jarvis v. Correct Care Solutions, LLC, CO, Plaintiff's Motion to Exclude in Part Expert Testimony of Thomas Fowlkes, MD, Medical Neglect, 2022 Case 1:20-cv-02028-RMR-GPG Document 127 Filed 04/15/22 USDC Colorado Page 1 of 16 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO Civil Action No. 20-cv-2028-RMR-GPG JAMES …
Jarvis v. Correct Care Solutions, LLC, CO, Motion to Exclude in Part Expert Testimony of Thomas Fowlkes, Denial of Medical Care, 2022 Case 1:20-cv-02028-RMR-GPG Document 127 Filed 04/15/22 USDC Colorado Page 1 of 16 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO Civil Action No. 20-cv-2028-RMR-GPG JAMES …
$1.1 Million Colorado Initiative Set to Assist Prisoners With More Employment Opportunities Upon Release by Keith Sanders by Keith Sanders Individuals leaving prison often face obstacles securing basic necessities like employment, housing, and health care. This can make reintegration into society exceedingly difficult. The restrictions and limited opportunities that ex-prisoners …
Tenth Circuit Denies Qualified Immunity to Colorado Prison Officials Who Shut Down Native American Religious Activities by Jayson Hawkins by Jayson Hawkins On July 21, 2021, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit affirmed the ruling of a lower court in Colorado that denied a motion by state …
$325,000 Paid by Colorado County to Jail Detainee Brutalized by Guards Equipped with Controversial Training by Chuck Sharman by Chuck Sharman On October 28, 2021, a Colorado man dismissed his suit against Weld County after agreeing to accept a $325,000 settlement for injuries allegedly inflicted on him by guards at …
Colorado Prisoners Sue DOC and Governor for Violation of State Constitutional Prohibition Against Slavery by Jo Ellen Nott by Jo Ellen Nott On February 15, 2022, two prisoners at the Fremont Correctional Facility in Cañon City, Colorado, filed a proposed class action lawsuit against the State of Colorado, Governor Jared …
Colorado Bailing Out Private Prison Company on Taxpayers’ Dime by Jo Ellen Nott by Jo Ellen Nott On January 21, 2022, Colorado lawmakers advanced plans to funnel $5.41 million in additional funds over the next two years to address staffing crises at the state’s only two private prisons, both operated …
Epps v. City and County of Denver, CO, Supplemental Expert Report of Edward R. Maguire, Excessive Force- Protesting, 2022 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT OF THE DISTRICT COURT OF COLORADO Civil Action Nos. 1:20-cv-01878-RBJ & 1:20-cv-01922-RBJ-MEH (consolidated) ELISABETH EPPS, et al. Plaintiffs, v. CITY AND COUNTY OF DENVER, et …
Epps v. City and County of Denver, CO, Supplemental Expert Report of Norman Stamper, Excessive Force- Protesting, 2022 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT OF THE DISTRICT COURT OF COLORADO Civil Action Nos. 1:20-cv-01878-RBJ & 1:20-cv-01922-RBJ-MEH (consolidated) ELISABETH EPPS, et al. Plaintiffs, v. CITY AND COUNTY OF DENVER, et al., …
Jarvis v. Correct Care Solutions, LLC, CO, Deposition of Thomas Fowlkes, Medical Neglect, 2022 THOMAS FOWLKES, M.D. - FEBRUARY 24, 2022 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO 1 2 Civil Action No. 1:20-cv-02028-DDD-GPG 3 ______________________________________________ 4 JAMES JARVIS, 5 6 Plaintiff, 7 8 v. 9 …
Jarvis v. Correct Care Solutions, LLC, CO, Rebuttal Report, Denial of Medical Care, 2022 Thomas D. Fowlkes, M.D. Re: Jarvis v. Wellpath, 20-cv-2028 Mr. Sargent, You asked me to review the reports and other documentation provided by plaintiff as part of their expert witness disclosures. I have reviewed all of …
Colorado Supreme Court Holds Governor Is Appropriate Defendant in Cases Involving State Constitutional Responsibility by The Colorado Supreme Court has decided “that the Governor is an appropriate defendant in cases involving ‘his constitutional responsibility to uphold laws of the state and to oversee Colorado’s executive agencies.’” The Court’s February 1, …
Covid-19 Pandemic Bumps Still Anemic Clemency Numbers by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, health and penology experts have urged state and federal governments to depopulate their prison systems. State governors remain under increasing pressure to use their executive clemency powers to achieve this …
$281,000 Awarded to Colorado Prisoner Retaliated Against for Grievances by David Reutter by David M. Reutter On August 14, 2020, a federal judge in Colorado refused to set aside a judgment for a state prisoner who won $180,002 the year before when a jury agreed that guards retaliated against him …
Colorado Using SWIFT but Cheap Wildlands Firefighters by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon For many years PLN has reported on prison systems across the nation like those in Arkansas and Texas that pay prisoners nothing for the work they are required to perform. Others, like Louisiana, pay only pennies per …
Epps v. City and County Denver, CO, Rebuttal Expert Report of Norman Stamper, Excessive Force-Protesting, 2021 CONTAINS REFERENCE TO MATERIALS DESIGNATED AS CONFIDENTIAL IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT OF THE DISTRICT COURT OF COLORADO Civil Action Nos. 1:20-cv-01878-RBJ & 1:20-cv-01922-RBJ-MEH (consolidated) ELISABETH EPPS, et al. Plaintiffs, v. CITY AND …
Epps v. City and County of Denver, CO, Rebuttal Expert Report of Dr. Edward R. Maguire, Excessive Force-Protesting, 2021 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT OF THE DISTRICT COURT OF COLORADO Civil Action Nos. 1:20-cv-01878-RBJ & 1:20-cv-01922-RBJ-MEH (consolidated) ELISABETH EPPS, et al. Plaintiffs, v. CITY AND COUNTY OF DENVER, et …
Jarvis v. Wellpath, CO, Expert Report Thomas Fowlkes, Medical Neglect, 2021 Thomas D. Fowlkes, M.D. Re: Jarvis v. Wellpath, 20-cv-2028 Mr. Sargent, You asked me to review documents pertaining to the lawsuit brought by Mr. Jarvis against Wellpath and individual health care providers as well as the Mesa County Sheriff. …
