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Article • September 3, 2018 • from PLN September, 2018
Lake County, Indiana Establishes $8.2 Million Bond to Settle Jail Lawsuits by by Ed Lyon On March 25, 2015, Gregory Smith, 39, was arrested in Hobart, Indiana for driving five miles an hour over the speed limit. He was transferred to the Crown Point police, then booked into the Lake …
Article • September 3, 2018 • from PLN September, 2018
Virginia Prisoner Defeats Summary Judgment, Settles Religious Diet Case by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon Aaron Carter is a Virginia state prisoner; he is also a member of the Nation of Islam. Due to his religion’s dietary restrictions, he was enrolled in the prison system’s Common Fare program (CFP), which …
Article • September 3, 2018 • from PLN September, 2018
Filed under: Settlements, Parole
California Supreme Court Modifies Settlement to Revise Parole Process by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna California state prisoner Roy Butler, serving an indeterminate prison term for second-degree murder, sought habeas corpus relief on December 12, 2012, contesting the California Parole Board’s process of calculating the length of his sentence. Butler …
Article • September 3, 2018 • from PLN September, 2018
Pennsylvania: Class-action Suit Against USP Lewisburg Reinstated by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna Sebastian Richardson, a former prisoner held in the Special Management Unit (SMU) at the federal prison in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, has won an important legal victory against the Bureau of Prisons (BOP). In a July 15, 2016 ruling, …
Article • September 2, 2018 • from PLN September, 2018
Rikers Island Beat Down Suit Settles for $165,000, but Victim Won’t See a Penny by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis On October 30, 2012, several guards at the Rikers Island jail complex in New York City used batons to beat handcuffed prisoner Gabino Genao, 31, into unconsciousness. In the wake …
Article • August 28, 2018
Illinois Prisoner Loses Use of Force Suit on Evidentiary Rulings by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon Thomas Lovelace and another prisoner fought over some pencils on November 6, 2011, at the Dixon Correctional Center in Illinois. Guards handcuffed Lovelace and placed him in a van to be transported to a …
Bangert v. Placer County, CA, Settlement, Excessive Force and Falsifying Evidence, 2018 Case 2:17-cv-01667-KJN Document 57-4 Filed 08/28/18 Page 1 of 38 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Mark E. Merin (SBN 043849) mark@markmerin.com Paul H. Masuhara (SBN 289805) paul@markmerin.com PLACER COUNTY COUNSEL’S OFFICE BRETT …
Brief • August 28, 2018
Human Rights Defense Center v. The GEO Group, Inc. Texas Public Records, 2018 FILED 8/28/2018 11:39 AM Donna Kay McKinney Bexar County District Clerk Accepted By: Victoria Angeles Cause No. HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENSE CENTER, Plaintiff, 2018CI16343 § § § § § § § § v. THE GEO GROUP, INC., Defendant. …
Brief • August 24, 2018
Rode v Credio, AZ, Settlement Agreement, 2016
Article • August 8, 2018 • from PLN August, 2018
Filed under: Civil Procedure
FRCP Rule 25 Allows for Extension of Time to Substitute Party Upon Death by David Reutter by David Reutter The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals has reversed a Florida federal district court’s order denying a motion to reopen a case and substitute parties due to the death of the original plaintiff. …
Federal Class-action Accuses CoreCivic of Exploiting Immigrant Detainee Labor by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna A federal class-action suit filed on April 17, 2018 in the Middle District of Georgia accuses private prison behemoth CoreCivic – formerly Corrections Corporation of America – of exploiting immigrant detainees who perform work in …
Article • August 8, 2018 • from PLN August, 2018
Louisiana Judge’s Views May Warrant Recusal in All Death Penalty Cases by David R. Bailey by David R. Bailey Louisiana Supreme Court Justice Scott Crichton’s self-recusal from hearing “Angola 5” David Brown’s death penalty appeal ensured that Brown’s due process rights would not be compromised. Brown feared he could not …
Article • August 8, 2018 • from PLN August, 2018
Filed under: Costs
Georgia Renewal Statute Requires Prepayment of Costs of Prior Suit by On November 17, 2017, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the dismissal of a lawsuit brought under Georgia’s renewal statute because the plaintiff failed to pay the costs from a prior case or seek in forma pauperis (IFP) …
Article • August 6, 2018 • from PLN August, 2018
Arizona Man Falsely Arrested, Prosecuted by Iowa Officials Accepts $285,000 Settlement by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon Early on January 1, 2017, Tristan Hermanson was with a woman in his apartment in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Two men entered, assaulted him and stole money and his cell phone. The woman, Elizabeth …
Article • August 6, 2018 • from PLN August, 2018
Arkansas and Oklahoma Rehab Programs Sued for Using Court-ordered Defendants for Forced Labor by David Reutter by David Reutter A federal lawsuit filed in October 2017 accuses an Arkansas-based drug rehab center of “human trafficking and forced labor” for abusing a court-ordered pre-trial diversion program. The rehab center reportedly compelled …
Filing • August 3, 2018
HRDC v. DHS, WA, Complaint, Public Records, 2018 Case 2:18-cv-01141-TSZ Document 1 Filed 08/03/18 Page 1 of 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON AT SEATTLE 8 9 The Human Rights Defense Center and Michelle Dillon, 10 No. Plaintiffs, 11 COMPLAINT …
Brief • July 31, 2018
Uniontown Newspapers v. Pennsylvania DOC, PA, Memorandum Opinion, Fly Ash Public Records, 2018 IN THE COMMONWEALTH COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA Uniontown Newspapers, Inc., d/b/a The Herald Standard; and Christine Haines, Petitioners v. No. 66 M.D. 2015 Heard: July 31, 2018 Pennsylvania Department of Corrections, Respondent BEFORE: HONORABLE ROBERT SIMPSON, Judge OPINION …
Brief • July 29, 2018
Payne v. DSHS, WA, Settlement, Public Records Request, 2018 RELEASE AND SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT This is a Release and Settlement Agreement for the below-referenced action. Based upon consideration and mutual promises, JEFFREY PAYNE, by and through his attorney, MICHAEL KAHRS, and the DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES, by and through …
$99,000 Settlement Reached in Negligent Enforcement of Protection Order Case by Christopher Zoukis  by Christopher Zoukis The family of Jessica Ann Monroe-Mead agreed to a $99,000 settlement with the county of Newaygo, Michigan, and the sheriff to settle a civil rights claim alleging failure to properly respond to and enforce …
Assaulted Detainee Settles with Louisiana Jail over Deliberate Indifference to His Safety by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis A mentally ill jail Louisiana detainee who was beaten by fellow inmates after urinating on another detainee’s shoes agreed to a settlement with jail employees regarding his civil rights suit. On April …
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