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Jones v. United States-91 F.3d 623 (3rd Cir. 1996)

Case • 1996

are undisputed that Jones had been prescribed medicine to treat his condition; that the medicine had been withheld; and that he then suffered a severe stroke -- just what the medicine was designed to prevent ...

White v. Crane-45 Fed.Appx. 552 (8th Cir. 2002).

Case • 2002

threatened to kill Mr. White for what Mr. White had done to Trotter's wife; Mr. White told Wood that Trotter was his enemy and was going to try to get him; when Wood led Mr. White in handcuffs to Trotter's ...

Bennett v. Frank-395 F.3d 409 (7th Cir. 2005)

Case • 2005

exception for prisoners is probably that the idea was too outlandish to occur to anyone when the legislation was under consideration by Congress. [13] We cannot see what difference it makes ...

Mason v. Clark-920 F.2d 493 (8th Cir. 1990)

Case • 1990

that the Attorney General attached this unsigned piece of paper to his addendum, but we are satisfied that what we have said today should ensure that there will not be a recurrence. [17] We may, however ...

Smith v. Smith-578 F. Supp. 1373 (ED PA 1984).

Case • 1984

to the Plaintiff that was civil in nature and defendant Kohut lead the instruction on what to confiscate and or destroy inorder to meet defendant Marks instructions to keep the plaintiff out of court system ...

Kent v. Johnson-821 F.2d 1220 (6th Cir. 1987)

Case • 1987

by which the inmate may exercise the right impinged; (3) what impact the accommodation of the inmate's constitutional right will have on guards, other inmates, or the allocation of prison resources generally ...

Davis v. Parratt-608 F.2d 717 (8th Cir. 1979)

Case • 1979

sue to enforce the law has little or no money with which to hire a lawyer. If private citizens are to be able to assert their civil rights, . . . (they) must have the opportunity to recover what ...

United States v. Cook-329 F.3d 335 (3rd Cir. 2003).

Case • 2003

Cook's supervised release and to dismiss the revocation petition with prejudice. [18] I. BACKGROUND [19] This case presents what is called a "window case." Cook's offense occurred after ...

Starr v. Governor of New Hampshire-864 A. 2d 348 (2004).

Case • 2004

). When interpreting a statute, we consider the language of the statute itself, and if possible, construe the language according to its plain and ordinary meaning. Id. "We will neither consider what ...

Megel v. Virginia-2002 WL 429067 (Vir. Ct. Appeals 2002)

Case • 2002

for itself what is in controversy? 4. Is the defense entitled to its theory of the case instructions in its words so long as the instructions are consistent with the facts and the law? We granted an appeal ...

State v. Lewis-185 Or. App. 378, 59 P.3d 1293 (2002)

Case • 2002

not argue that the changes outlined in the trial court's ruling had not been made. On appeal, defendant does not dispute that the public was able to see and hear what occurred at his trial. ...

Brisco-Wade v. Carnahan, 297 F.3d 781 (8th Cir. 2002)-297 F.3d 781

Case • 2002

against defendants, we conclude that the court lacked authority to do so given section 1920's exhaustive list of what costs may be assessed. Cf. Tiedel v. Northwestern Mich. Coll., 865 F.2d 88, 92-94 (6th ...

Brisco-Wade v. Carnahan-297 F.3d 781 (8th Cir. 2002)

Case • 2002

conclude that the court lacked authority to do so given section 1920's exhaustive list of what costs may be assessed. Cf. Tiedel v. Northwestern Mich. Coll., 865 F.2d 88, 92-94 (6th Cir. 1988) (district ...

In Re Expediting the Remedies Provided in MacPheat-17 P.3d 981 (Mont. 2000)

Case • 2000

; "that is an administrative function which the [Department of Corrections] must perform." Since MacPheat was issued, a remarkably large number of filings have been made pursuant thereto, resulting in what has become ...

United States v. Rodriguez-214 F.Supp.2d 1239 (MD AL 2002)

Case • 2002

that what happened was not in any way consensual but rather was a violent attack, with long-lasting consequences, on Rodriguez's physical and mental well-being. Alternatively, the court notes that § 5H1.3 ...

Harris v. Cotton-296 F.3d 578 (7th Cir. 2002)

Case • 2002

F.3d at 633; Greene v. Tennessee Dept. of Corrections, supra, 265 F.3d at 371. [12] So Harris does need our permission to file a second petition, and we deny it because he does not indicate what ...

Higgins v. Randall County Sheriffs Office-2009 Tex. App. LEXIS 1821 (Tex. App. Amarillo 2009)

Case • 2009

to dismiss when the request did not state what the testimony would be and the litigant had failed to serve summons on the main defendant); Ringer v. Kimball, 274 S.W.3d 865, 2008 Tex. App. LEXIS 9110 at *5 ...

Jury Awards $2.3 Million for Slain San Quentin Prisoner, State Settles for $2.5 Milliion

Article • May 15, 1999 • from PLN May, 1999

Filed under: DOC/BOP misconduct, Eighth Amendment, Excessive Force, Shootings, Damages, Settlements, Supervisory Liability, Death Row

," she told the San Francisco Chronicle December 1, 1998. "Nothing will bring my son back. I'll give them all the money in the world to get my son back. I wanted to prove they were wrong about what ...

A Nation's Gratitude

Article • May 15, 1999 • from PLN May, 1999

Filed under: Discrimination, Racial Discrimination

us part of Maser's land as us poor old slaves we made what our Masers had." [from Foner, Eric. Reconstruction: America's Unfinished Revolution: 1863-1877 (New York: Harper, 1988), p. 164] "Brothers ...

First Amendment Guarantees Kosher Meals

Article • August 15, 1999 • from PLN August, 1999

Filed under: Food, Injunctions (PLRA), Civil Procedure, State Law Claims, Preliminary Injunctions/TRO's, Religious Diet

less than what someone "would select as a matter of personal choice." Nevertheless, referring to the usual boiler plate rhetoric regarding separation of powers, the federalist doctrine and the PLRA ...