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Valdes v. Crosby-450 F.3d 1231 (11th Cir. 2006)

Case • 2007

, collateral order is being appealed, and the appellate court has jurisdiction to hear the case, including challenges to the district court's determination that genuine issues of fact exist as to what conduct ...

Wallace v. State-905 N.E.2d 371 (Ind. 2009), rehearing denied

Case • 2009

) (upholding [**8] Stevens' conviction for the murder of Zachary). B. Subsequent Amendments to the Act Since its inception in 1994 the Act has been amended several times. What began as a measure to give ...

Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Kentucky v. Williams-534 U.S. 184, 122 S.Ct. 681 (2002)

Case • 2002

] (a) The Court's consideration of what an individual must prove to demonstrate a substantial limitation in the major life activity of performing manual tasks is guided by the ADA's disability definition ...

Wirsching v. Colorado-360 F.3d 1191 (10th Cir. 2004)

Case • 2004

on the recommendations [;] the only problem is that I don't know what those recommendations were." Letter, dated Nov. 15, 2000. Mr. Wirsching then requested a copy of the report and recommendations. In his opening brief ...

Taser: The "Less Lethal" Weapon with a Fatal Attraction to Prisoners

Article • October 15, 2006 • from PLN October, 2006

Filed under: Guard Misconduct, DOC/BOP misconduct, Excessive Force, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Stun Guns/Tasers, Pepper Spray/Tear Gas, Restraints, Product Liability

doctor phoned Marjorie to inquire what medications Ronnie was on, adding, they were having problems with him. She came to the jail with a bail bond check to take Ronnie home, only to learn that he had died ...

Thompson v. Drug Enforcement Administration, 377 U.S. App. D.C. 129, 492 F.3d 428 (D.C. Cir. 2007)-377 U.S. App. D.C. 129, 492 F.3d 428

Case • 2007

to Michael Thompson v. Department of Justice? Recall that the only evidence of what happened in the district court is a single PACER docket report showing the case was dismissed, without a word on the grounds ...

Mills v. City of Barbourville-389 F.3d 568 (6th Cir. 2004)

Case • 2004

in the search, but did find what they termed "drug paraphernalia:" rolling papers and plastic baggies. According to [*573] plaintiff, the baggies were in her son's closet (she claims they were for her son's ...

N.G. v. Connecticut-382 F.3d 225 (2nd Cir. 2004)

Case • 2004

while the girls remained in custody, violated the Fourth Amendment in the absence of reasonable suspicion that contraband was possessed. We therefore vacate the judgment and remand to determine what ...

In re Shaputis-37 Cal.Rptr.3d 324 (Cal.App. 4 Dist., 2005)

Case • 2005

in second- guessing what necessarily are subjective decisions, we are at the same time bound to insure that the inmate is accorded the basic requirements of due process, and where there is no evidence ...

Crist v. Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Inc.-978 So. 2d 134 (Fla. 2008)

Case • 2008

. See id. Beyond these minimal qualifications, the constitution does not specify any additional details about how the public defender in each circuit is to operate or what duties are to be performed ...

Knight v. Vernon-23 F.Supp.2d 634 (MD NC 1998)

Case • 1998

stated that he had heard rumors that Mr. Knight was supporting Sam Page. Mr. Knight denied [*639] these rumors and asked Vernon what he should do to make things right. Vernon showed him "a list of Sam ...

Duffy v. Riveland-98 F.3d 447 (9th Cir. 1996)

Case • 1996

of July 30th, Duffy attracted the attention of another corrections officer. He gestured for a pen and paper, then wrote, "What happened to the hearing at 9:00 a.m.?" Duffy also showed the officer ...

United States v. Hernandez-Fundora-49 F.3d 848, amended at 58 F.3d 802 (2nd Cir. 1995

Case • 1995

are unpersuaded. Halper addressed the issue "whether and under what circumstances a civil penalty may constitute punishment for the purpose of the Double Jeopardy Clause," 490 U.S. at 446, and is therefore ...

McKnight v. Rees-88 F.3d 417 (6th Cir. 1996)

Case • 1996

not have a license to establish immunities from [section] 1983 actions in the interests of what we judge to be sound public policy." Tower v. Glover, 467 U.S. 914, 922-23 (1984). We turn now to a perusal ...

Davis v. Hill-173 F. Supp. 2d 1136 (D. Kan. 2001).

Case • 2001

change. During this time, plaintiff was still yelling and kicking his cell's door. What transpired next is highly controverted and is the foundation of plaintiff's claim. According to plaintiff: from ...

Kansas v. Denney-278 Kan. 643; 101 P.3d 1257 (Kansas 2004)

Case • 2004

of the legislature governs if that intent can be ascertained, and when a statute is plain and unambiguous, the court must give effect to the intention of the legislature as expressed rather than determine what the law ...

Manganiello v. City of New York-USDC, S.D.N.Y., No. No. 07-cv-3644 (HB) (June 10, 2008)

Case • 2008

and committing perjury. That is precisely what Plaintiff alleges here with regard to Defendants Agostini, Abate, Perez, Nieves and Martinez. Therefore, the Assistant District Attorney's actions do not constitute ...

Chao v. Ballista-630 F.Supp.2d 170 (D. Mass. 2009)

Case • 2009

with Defendant Moises Ballista ("Ballista"), who was a guard at the prison, and that supervisory officials failed to protect her from what amounted to sexual abuse. The law presumes that a prisoner cannot consent ...

Blackledge v. Carlone-126 F.Supp.2d 224 (D.Conn. 2001)

Case • 2001

about such a result," and that, "[i]n determining whether a defendant's conduct was malicious or wilful, you must consider what he did in light of all the circumstances, for malice and wilfulness ...

Young v. City of Mount Ranier-238 F.3d 567 (4th Cir. 2001)

Case • 2001

, would likely have dismissed the claims under the same analysis used to dismiss the claims against Deputy Bunner. That we think we know what a district court probably would have done in a given situation ...