$95,664 in Attorneys’ Fees Awarded in Texas Public Records Suit by On October 12, 2011, District Judge Caroline Baker ruled that under Texas Government Code §552.323(a) City of Houston was to pay Randall Kallinen and Paul Kubosh for their attorney's fees. Public safety activists Kallinen and Kubosh filed a lawsuit …
$57,500 Settlement for Texas Prison’s Discriminatory and Retaliatory Occurrences by In October 2006, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) settled a suit for alleged discriminatory and retaliatory occurrences filed by former TDCJ's Parole Division Supervisor in San Antonio Manuel M. Mermea, Jr. In June 26, 2003, Mermea filed the …
CCA Warden's Title VII Claims Dismissed by When a Corrections Corporation of America (CCA) facility warden failed to establish a discriminatory practice, the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the summary judgment dismissing the Title VII claims. After being promoted to warden at a new CCA facility: Red Rock Correctional …
Fifth Circuit Reverses District Court's Denial of Appointment of Counsel by On March 6, 2009, Fifth Circuit reversed the district court's denial of appointment of counsel and upheld the dismissal of free exercise, equal protection and retaliation claims. Texas prisoner Willie Lee Garner filed a pro se lawsuit pursuant to …
Texas Pays $230,000 to Settle Lawsuit under the Texas Whistleblower Act by In September 2008, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) settled a suit under the Texas Whistleblower Act filed by former employees William Douglas Bloodworth II and John O'Neill Green. In exchange for the lawsuit dismissal, the TDCJ …
Prison Legal News v. Corrections Corporation of America (Travis County, TX - CCA), Petition for Writ of Mandamus 2013 Filed 13 May 1 A9:51 Amalia Rodriguez-Mendoza District Clerk Travis District D-1-GN-13-001445 No. PRISON LEGAL NEWS, Plaintiff v. CORRECTIONS CORPORATION OF AMERICA Defendant. § § § § § § § § …
Fifth Circuit Upholds Summary Judgment for Jewish Prisoners' Religious Practice by Texas prisoner Thomas H. Baranowski, Pro Se, appealed a summary judgment by the district court. Baranowski, a member of the Jewish faith, alleged that prison officials violated his First and Fourteenth Amendments and the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized …
Pre-Suit Notice Not Required by Texas Tort Claims Act by Brandon Sample Serving a lawsuit within six months of an injury or loss satisfies the notice requirement of the Texas Tort Claims Act (TTCA), the Supreme Court of Texas held on October 1, 2010. Glen Colquitt sued Brazoria County under …
Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals Denies Prisoner's Habeas Petition Challenging Calculation of Sentence by Derek Gilna Prisoner Isaac Leigh Hunter appealed from the district court's denial of his application for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241. Hunter was seeking relief from a decision of the …
Texas Parolee Dies Under Mysterious Circumstances After Arrest by Charles Albert Cathey III, 42, had been out of prison for almost a month and was living at the Last Chance Recovery Center for recovering substance abusers when he called the manager to tell him he would be about a half-hour …
Fifth Circuit Upholds Blanket Strip Search Prohibition in Texas Jails by On September 22, 2010, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals held that employees of the Wood County, Texas sheriff’s department had violated Chandra Rae Jimenez’s Fourth Amendment rights when they strip searched her at the county jail in 2005 …
Corrupt Officials, Scandals, Indictments and Convictions Rock Rural Texas Counties by Gary Hunter Four high ranking officials from Waller County resigned their offices after a federal investigation revealed that they were soliciting and accepting kickbacks and bribes in return for awarding construction contracts. In February 2009, Larry W. Wilson Sr. …
Life On the List by A single mistake when he was 12 landed Josh Gravens on Texas’ sex offender list. He’s been paying for it ever since. by Emily DePrang Published on Thursday, May 31, 2012, at 2:52 CST When Josh Gravens was 12 years old, he made a terrible …
Appell v. Stewart, TX, Amended Complaint, Jail Suicide, 2013 Case 1:12-cv-01027-SS Document 19 Filed 03/15/13 Page 1 of 10 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS AUSTIN DIVISION § § § § § v. § § DONNY STEWART, SCOTTIE § SCOGGINS in their individual capacities, § SHERIFF BILL BLACKBURN, …
Doe v. Neveleff, TX, Order on R & R, ICE Detainee Sexual Abuse, 2013 Case 1:11-cv-00907-LY Document 238 Filed 03/12/13 Page 1 of 6 c ; IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT DISTRICT OF TEXAS AUSTIN DIVISION 2OI3MAR 2013 MAR 12 12 AM 42 8:2 RH …
LaSalle Corrections: A Family-Run Prison Firm by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke Unique circumstances have combined to make northern Louisiana a prime location for private prisons, as Louisiana sheriffs can profit by letting a private company build and operate facilities that house both local prisoners and prisoners from other jurisdictions. …
Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Sets Aside Convictions Based on Actual Innocence by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke In a 7-0 opinion with two judges not participating, the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals held on February 15, 2012 that a former prisoner who claimed exculpatory evidence was withheld in his …
Ohio Supreme Court Sides with Defendant in Sex Offender Registration Case by Derek Gilna On May 8, 2012, the Ohio Supreme Court ruled in favor of Wesley Lloyd, who was convicted of a sex offense in Texas and then moved to Ohio in 2005. He was arrested and convicted in …
Texas Supreme Court Rules Compensation Required in Schlup-type Innocence Cases by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On May 18, 2012, the Supreme Court of Texas held that a former prisoner whose murder conviction was reversed due to ineffective assistance of counsel after he proved that he was likely actually innocent …
Doe v. Neveleff, TX, Report and Recommendation, ICE Detainee Sexual Abuse, 2013 Case 1:11-cv-00907-LY Document 204 Filed 02/08/13 Page 1 of 29 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS AUSTIN DIVISION SARAH DOE, et al. Plaintiffs, V. JERALD NEVELEFF, et al. Defendants. § § § …
