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Article • August 7, 2019 • from PLN August, 2019
Federal Court Caps Attorney Fees in Suit Over Teen Girl Raped in Oklahoma Jail by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke In March 2019, a federal district court held that attorney fees in a lawsuit filed by a teenage girl who was repeatedly raped by a guard at the David L. …
Article • August 6, 2019 • from PLN August, 2019
Seventh Circuit Reverses District Court’s Denial of Blind Prisoner’s Request for Counsel by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit reversed a district court’s order denying a blind prisoner’s motion to appoint counsel. James V. Pennewell was blind in his left eye due …
Article • August 6, 2019 • from PLN August, 2019
$118,000 Attorney Fee Award in Pennsylvania DOC Public Records Case by David M. Reutter by David M. Reutter The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania awarded $118,458.37 in attorney fees in a public records suit brought by Uniontown Newspapers. The award followed the court’s finding that the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections (PDOC) …
Article • July 2, 2019 • from PLN July, 2019
Maine: Prosecutorial Misconduct in False Rape Case Results in $2.1 Million in Damages by Chad Marks by Chad Marks Vladek Filler found himself on the wrong side of former Hancock County District Attorney Mary Kellett. In 2007, Filler’s wife, Ligia Filler, made allegations that her husband sexually assaulted her. Kellett …
Article • July 2, 2019 • from PLN July, 2019
Interim Attorney Fees Awarded in Kentucky Good Time Lawsuit by David M. Reutter by David M. Reutter In December 2018, a Kentucky federal district court awarded interim attorney fees and costs totaling $228,445.08 in a class-action lawsuit alleging state prisoners were denied Educational Good Time (EGT) credit earned since July …
Article • July 2, 2019 • from PLN July, 2019
Filed under: Attorney Fee Awards
Minnesota Sheriff Hit with Attorney Fees Award in Civil Rights Case by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna Martin County, Minnesota Sheriff Jeffrey Markquart has been ordered to pay $6,075 in attorney fees to former prisoner Erik Daniel Christianson in a federal civil rights action where the district court found Christianson …
Article • July 2, 2019 • from PLN July, 2019
Imagine Pleading Guilty Because You Can’t Afford to Call Your Lawyer by Victoria Law by Victoria Law, Truthout Imagine paying $20.12 for a 15-minute phone call. That’s how much a call from the Jennings Adult Correctional Facility in Missouri costs. In 2013, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) set rate caps …
FAMM, Washington Lawyers’ Committee, NACDL Launch Compassionate Release Clearinghouse by FAMM First Step Act paves the way for a massive pro bono effort to represent sick, dying, and elderly prisoners in court. The following is a press release from FAMM, June 19, 2019 WASHINGTON – Thousands of sick, dying, and …
Article • June 11, 2019
Civil Rights Attorney Sues to Collect Fees by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon Emily Posner is a Louisiana attorney representing state prisoner Kenneth Idel in a federal civil rights lawsuit. Idel alleges that prison guard Richard Pope broke and caused permanent damage to his jaw when Pope kneed the back …
Publication • June 1, 2019
Paid in Full- A Plan to End Money Injustice in New Orleans, Vera Institute of Justice, 2019 Paid in Full: A Plan to End Money Injustice in New Orleans Jon Wool, Alison Shih, and Melody Chang June 2019 The following organizations endorse this report and its recommendations: ADL South Central …
Article • May 2, 2019 • from PLN May, 2019
Filed under: Attorneys, Attorney Client
Attorney-Client Privilege Under Attack in Jails Across the Nation by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney As previously reported in PLN, the constitutional rights of prisoners at the Leavenworth Detention Center (LDC) in Kansas were violated by CoreCivic, the private operator of the facility for the federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP), …
Urban Institute - Next Steps in Federal Corrections Reform, Implementing and Building on the First Step Act, 2019 JUSTICE POLICY CENTER Next Steps in Federal Corrections Reform IMPLEMENTING AND BUILDING ON THE FIRST STEP ACT Julie Samuels, Nancy La Vigne, and Chelsea Thomson May 2019 The topic of federal corrections …
Seventh Circuit Upholds Nationwide Injunction on Trump’s Attempt to Deny ‘Sanctuary Cities’ Federal Funding by Mark Wilson by Mark Wilson The United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit upheld a nationwide injunction, enjoining the Trump Administration from denying law enforcement grant funding to “sanctuary cities.” Finding that one …
Thagard v. Lauber, NY, Complaint, Wrongful Imprisonment, 2016 Case 1:16-cv-00299-EAW-LGF Document 1 Filed 04/18/16 Page 1 of 11 Case 1:16-cv-00299-EAW-LGF Document 1 Filed 04/18/16 Page 2 of 11 Case 1:16-cv-00299-EAW-LGF Document 1 Filed 04/18/16 Page 3 of 11 Case 1:16-cv-00299-EAW-LGF Document 1 Filed 04/18/16 Page 4 of 11 Case 1:16-cv-00299-EAW-LGF …
Salim v. JPay, TX, Preliminary Approval of Settlement, Video Visitation Cutoff, 2019 Case 4:18-cv-00730-ALM-KPJ Document 16 Filed 04/16/19 Page 1 of 12 PageID #: 142 United States District Court EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS SHERMAN DIVISION OUMER SALIM, on behalf of himself and others similarly situated v. JPAY, INC. § § …
Casias v. New Mexico DOC, NM, Jury Verdict, Prisoners Left in Hot Van, 2019 Case 1:16-cv-00056-JMC-SCY Document 221 Filed 04/04/19 Page 1 of 9 Case 1:16-cv-00056-JMC-SCY Document 221 Filed 04/04/19 Page 2 of 9 Case 1:16-cv-00056-JMC-SCY Document 221 Filed 04/04/19 Page 3 of 9 Case 1:16-cv-00056-JMC-SCY Document 221 Filed 04/04/19 …
Cole, et al. v. County of Santa Clara, et al., CA, order granting final approval of class settlement and motion for attorney fees; barriers to prisoners with mobility disabilities, 2019 Case 5:16-cv-06594-LHK Document 86 Filed 03/21/19 Page 1 of 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES …
Article • March 6, 2019 • from PLN March, 2019
Filed under: Attorney Misconduct
New York Criminal Defense Attorney Charged with Federal Crimes by Chad Marks by Chad Marks Scott Brettschneider, 61, a criminal defense attorney from Queens, New York known by many as “Mighty Whitey,” was arrested on March 26, 2018 in connection with accusations that he falsified documents to get one of …
Brief • February 26, 2019
Salim v. JPay, TX, Stipulation of Settlement, Video Visitation Cutoffs, 2019 Case 4:18-cv-00730-ALM-KPJ Document 13 Filed 02/26/19 Page 1 of 2 PageID #: 80 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS OUMER SALIM, on behalf of himself and others similarly situated § § § Plaintiff, …
Article • February 20, 2019
Kamala Harris’ Disturbing Brand of Criminal Justice Reform by Marie Gottschalk By Marie Gottschalk, In These Times The sad reality is that Harris is in step with a troubling Washington consensus on criminal justice reform. Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) released a new autobiography in January, The Truths We Hold: An American Journey, …
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