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$34,000 Settles Nevada Prisoner's Suit
Article • December 27, 2017
Filed under: Prison Labor, Prison Reform, Conditions of Confinement
$34,000 Settles Nevada Prisoner's Suit by Lonnie Burton by Lonnie Burton The Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals dismissed an appeal filed by a Nevada state prisoner as moot after it ruled he had settled his case following judgment. The judgment marked a third win for this prison rights litigant, …
Settlement Reached in Nevada "Postcard-Only" Lawsuit
Article • December 13, 2017
Filed under: Mail Regulations, First Amendment
Settlement Reached in Nevada "Postcard-Only" Lawsuit by In June 2016, less than three months after a United States magistrate judge sitting in the federal district court in Nevada issued a Report and Recommendation advising that defendants' motion for summary judgment should be denied, the parties in a suit aimed at …
Prisoner Settles Conditions of Confinement, Excessive Force Lawsuit with Nevada County Jail
Article • December 13, 2017
Filed under: Exposure to Cold, Jail Specific, Excessive Force, Ad-Seg Hearings
Prisoner Settles Conditions of Confinement, Excessive Force Lawsuit with Nevada County Jail by In October 2015, Washoe County officials and a former jail prisoner settled a lawsuit which had alleged numerous constitutional violations, including unlawful conditions of confinement, use of excessive force, medical indifference, and due process violations. The amount …
Doe v. Nevada, NV, Appeal, Marijuana Medical Registry, 2017.
Brief • December 7, 2017
Filed under: Fourteenth Amendment, rights, Fifth Amendment, Marijuana Laws/Issues, Medical Marijuana
Doe v. Nevada, NV, Appeal, Marijuana Medical Registry, 2017. 133 Nev., Advance Opinion 15 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEVADA JOHN DOE, ON HIS OWN BEHALF AND ON BEHALF OF A CLASS OF THOSE SIMILARILY SITUATED, Appellant, vs. STATE OF NEVADA EX REL. THE LEGISLATURE OF THE …
Nevada: Woman Freed After 35 Years Sues for Wrongful Murder Conviction
Article • November 30, 2017
Filed under: Wrongful Conviction, Wrongful Imprisonment
Nevada: Woman Freed After 35 Years Sues for Wrongful Murder Conviction by Lonnie Burton by Lonnie Burton Homophobic police officers in Reno, Nevada framed a mentally ill woman for a murder she did not commit by labeling her a lesbian, withholding evidence and coercing a confession from her, her attorneys …
Harris v. Nevada, NV, Opinion, Postconviction petition, 2017
Brief • November 16, 2017
Filed under: Habeas Corpus, Sixth Amendment, Trial Strategy
Harris v. Nevada, NV, Opinion, Postconviction petition, 2017 133 Nev., Advance Opinion 65 IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF NEVADA LAMAR ANTWAN HARRIS, Appellant, vs. THE STATE OF NEVADA, Respondent. No 7Ø6 FILED NOV 1 6 2017 al; at digg7TZ■ IIIIena Appeal from an order of the …
Alotaibi v. Nevada, NV, Appeal, Sentencing Sexual Violence, 2017
Brief • November 9, 2017
Filed under: Sexual Assault, Sixth Amendment
Alotaibi v. Nevada, NV, Appeal, Sentencing Sexual Violence, 2017 133 Nev., Advance Opinion g I IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEVADA MAZEN ALOTAIBI, Appellant, vs. THE STATE OF NEVADA, Respondent. No. 67380 - FILED NOV 0 9 2017 BRO BY cruE -ou Appeal from a judgment of …
Hill v. Oakley, NV, settlement, assault on prisoner, 2017
Brief • October 4, 2017
Filed under: Discrimination, Pain, Eighth Amendment, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Mental Health, First Amendment, rights, Fourteenth Amendment, rights
Hill v. Oakley, NV, settlement, assault on prisoner, 2017
Ybarra v. Filson, NV, Opinion, Habeas, Death Penalty, 2017
Brief • September 1, 2017
Filed under: Eighth Amendment, Habeas Corpus, Need for Medical Consensus
Ybarra v. Filson, NV, Opinion, Habeas, Death Penalty, 2017 FOR PUBLICATION UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT ROBERT YBARRA, JR., Petitioner-Appellant, v. TIMOTHY FILSON, Warden, Respondent-Appellee. ROBERT YBARRA, JR., Petitioner-Appellant, v. TIMOTHY FILSON, Warden; ADAM PAUL LAXALT, Nevada Attorney General, Respondents-Appellees. No. 13-17326 D.C. No. 3:00-cv-00233GMN-VPC No. …
Ninth Circuit: Courtroom Deputy Entitled to Qualified, Not Absolute, Immunity
Article • August 30, 2017 • from PLN September, 2017
Filed under: Bail, Qualified Immunity
Ninth Circuit: Courtroom Deputy Entitled to Qualified, Not Absolute, Immunity by The Ninth Circuit has held that a courtroom deputy was not entitled to absolute immunity for shoving a bail enforcement agent from a courtroom. The appellate court also found, however, that the deputy was entitled to qualified immunity. Nevada …
Nevada Federal Court Dismisses Suit over Attorney-Client Phone Call Monitoring
Article • August 22, 2017
Filed under: Attorney Client, Attorney Calls
Nevada Federal Court Dismisses Suit over Attorney-Client Phone Call Monitoring by Lonnie Burton by Lonnie Burton Attorney Donald York Evans and his client John Witherow, a Nevada state prisoner, filed a federal civil rights lawsuit challenging the monitoring of privileged phone calls between them. After lengthy proceedings the suit was …
Wiccan Prisoner Settles with NV DOC Over Denial of Hardbound Religious Books
Article • August 7, 2017
Filed under: Publications/Books, First Amendment, Religious Property
Wiccan Prisoner Settles with NV DOC Over Denial of Hardbound Religious Books by Joe Watson by Joe Watson Donald Towne, a Nevada state prisoner and practicing Wiccan, reached a settlement of unspecified remedies in July 2008 in his pro se lawsuit against the state’s Department of Corrections (NDOC). Towne alleged …
NV Prisoner with Hand Injury Settles for Used TV, Medical Evaluation and $40.70 in Copying Fees
Article • August 7, 2017
Filed under: Injury -- Misc., Failure to Treat, Trust Accounts
NV Prisoner with Hand Injury Settles for Used TV, Medical Evaluation and $40.70 in Copying Fees by Joe Watson by Joe Watson Robert Finley, a Nevada Department of Corrections (NDOC) prisoner, settled in August 2008 for a used television, $40.70 in legal copying fees and a medical evaluation with follow-up …
$1,514 Verdict in Favor of NV Prisoner in Jail Retaliation Case
Article • August 4, 2017
Filed under: Prison Labor, Prisoner Property
$1,514 Verdict in Favor of NV Prisoner in Jail Retaliation Case by Joe Watson by Joe Watson A federal judge returned a bench verdict in favor of Timothy H. Johnson, a prisoner at the Ely, Nevada state prison, in May 2008, awarding the plaintiff $1,514.35 in his suit alleging that …
Nevada DOC Moves to End Discrimination against HIV-positive and Disabled Prisoners
Article • July 28, 2017 • from PLN August, 2017
Filed under: Classification, Discrimination, Disabled Prisoners, Prison Labor, HIV/AIDS
Nevada DOC Moves to End Discrimination against HIV-positive and Disabled Prisoners by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On June 20, 2016, Rebecca Bond, chief of the Disability Rights Section of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), sent the Nevada Attorney General a letter calling out the state’s Department of Corrections …
Ninth Circuit Reverses Revocation of Supervised Release Over Blog Post
Article • July 28, 2017 • from PLN August, 2017
Filed under: Probation, First Amendment
Ninth Circuit Reverses Revocation of Supervised Release Over Blog Post by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis The federal government's attempt to restrict a former prisoner’s First Amendment right to free speech has been reversed by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. Darren Chaker was convicted of a white collar crime …
The Estate of Thomas Purdy, et al. v. Peppermill Casinos, et al., NV, Complaint, Excessive Force Causing Death, 2017
Brief • July 10, 2017
Filed under: Pain, Respiratory, Searches, Wrongful Death, Excessive Force (Police), Fourth Amendment, rights, Fourteenth Amendment, rights, 42 U.S. Code § 1983, civil action for deprivation of rights
The Estate of Thomas Purdy, et al. v. Peppermill Casinos, et al., NV, Complaint, Excessive Force Causing Death, 2017 Case 3:17-cv-00423-MMD-WGC Document 1 Filed 07/10/17 Page 1 of 31 LAGOMARSINO LAW 2 3 4 5 ANDRE M. LAGOMARSINO, ESQ. Nevada Bar No. 6711 3005 W. Horizon Ridge Pkwy., #241 Henderson, …
Thompson v. Washoe County, NV, Amended Complaint, Jail Death, 2017
Brief • June 30, 2017
Filed under: Conditions of Confinement, Excessive Force (Wrongful Death), Mental Health
Thompson v. Washoe County, NV, Amended Complaint, Jail Death, 2017 Case 3:17-cv-00333-MMD-VPC Document 7 Filed 06/30/17 Page 1 of 31 Peter Goldstein, Esq., (SBN 6992) 1 PETER GOLDSTEIN LAW CORP 10795 West Twain Avenue, Ste. 110 2 Las Vegas, Nevada 89135 Telephone: (702) 474-6400 3 Facsimile: (888) 400-8799 peter@petergoldsteinlaw.com 4 …
N.S. v. Wood, NV, Settlement, Excessive Force Delirium, 2017
Brief • June 15, 2017
Filed under: Excessive Force (Wrongful Death), Failure to Treat (Mental Illness), Suicides
N.S. v. Wood, NV, Settlement, Excessive Force Delirium, 2017 SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND RELEASE OF CLAIMS This Settlement Agreement and Release of Claims (hereinafter "Agreement") is made and entered into by and between Plaintiffs Romeo Smith, and Special Administrator of the Estate of Niko Smith, and N.S., a minor by and …
Morse v. Lee, NV, Amended Complaint, Failure to Protect Suicide, 2017
Brief • May 16, 2017
Filed under: Failure to Protect (Wrongful Death), Suicides
Morse v. Lee, NV, Amended Complaint, Failure to Protect Suicide, 2017 Case 3:17-cv-00209-LRH-VPC Document 10 Filed 05/16/17 Page 1 of 25 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 TERRI KEYSER-COOPER Law Office of Terri Keyser-Cooper Nevada Bar No. 3984 3590 Barrymore Dr. Reno, NV 89512 (775) 337-0323 …
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