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Article • February 11, 2019
‘I Didn’t Lay Down’: How A California Man Convicted Of Murder May Have Saved His Own Life by Maura Ewing Death penalty mitigation offers juries a chance to see defendants in a different light by Maura Ewing, The Appeal The odds were stacked against Ernesto Martinez. Last fall, he was on …
Article • February 6, 2019 • from PLN February, 2019
Ninth Circuit Grants Habeas Relief for Ineffective Assistance of Resentencing Counsel by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On July 11, 2018, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals granted habeas relief to an Arizona death row prisoner based on ineffective assistance of counsel at resentencing.  Michael Ray White was manipulated by …
Article • February 5, 2019 • from PLN February, 2019
Filed under: Appointment of Counsel
Alaska Supreme Court Denies Counsel to State Prisoner in Felony Case by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna In a decision that appears to contradict U.S. Supreme Court precedent, not to mention its own, the Supreme Court of Alaska ruled on September 14, 2018 that a prisoner charged with violation of …
Article • February 5, 2019 • from PLN February, 2019
Seventh Circuit: District Court Abused Discretion in Not Seeking Counsel for Pro Se Prisoner by by Dale Chappell In a case where a prisoner filed a civil rights claim against prison doctors but failed to follow proper legal procedures, the district court abused its discretion when it refused to seek …
Williams v. Toomey, PA, Complaint, Inmate Access to Legal Services, 2019 Case 1:18-cv-01687-YK Document 60 Filed 02/05/19 Page 1 of 26 Case 1:18-cv-01687-YK Document 60 Filed 02/05/19 Page 2 of 26 Case 1:18-cv-01687-YK Document 60 Filed 02/05/19 Page 3 of 26 Case 1:18-cv-01687-YK Document 60 Filed 02/05/19 Page 4 of …
National Center for Youth Law - The Flores Settlement Agreement & Unaccompanied Children in Federal Custody, 2019 Tornillo, photo courtesy of Reuters The Flores Settlement Agreement & Unaccompanied Children in Federal Custody February 2019 U.C. Davis Immigration Law Clinic This briefing document was prepared by the National Center for Youth …
Vibert v. County of Rensselaer, et al., NY, Settlement, Sheriff's Office Corruption, 2019 RENSSELAER COUNTY LEGISLATURE Introduced by Legislator(s) _St_a_m_m e_l _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ __ _ _ __ Sent …
Article • January 9, 2019 • from PLN January, 2019
Seventh Circuit: Illinois Prisoner Entitled to Retrial After Appointment of Counsel Denied by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna On August 20, 2018, the Seventh Circuit granted a new trial to a prisoner whose multiple motions for appointment of counsel were denied in a federal lawsuit against guards employed by the …
Article • January 8, 2019
Secret Settlement Resolves Unlikely Lawsuit Against Northwestern Innocence Project by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna In a strange twist to a case that eventually led to the abolishment of the death penalty in Illinois, Northwestern University’s Innocence Project and other defendants have settled on undisclosed terms a $40 million federal …
Clay, et al. v. Cuyahoga County, Ohio, et al., OH, class-action complaint, unconstitutional and deplorable jail conditions, 2018 Case: 1:18-cv-02929 Doc #: 1 Filed: 12/20/18 1 of 61. PageID #: 1 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO EASTERN DIVISION TONYA CLAY, ANTHONY BONNER, JAMES MARTIN, GEORGETTE …
Article • December 18, 2018
$11,428 in Costs Awarded For Failure to Provide Sign Language Interpreter; Attorney Fees Denied by A Louisiana federal district court denied an award of attorney fees where the plaintiff was only awarded nominal damages. However, the court awarded $11,428.06 in costs. After Nelson Arce, who was deaf, pleaded guilty to …
Jones v. State of Kansas, KS, Order, Doppelganger Exoneree, 2018 18CV04856 Div14 IN THE TENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT OF KANSAS, JOHNSON COUNTY In the matter of the wrongful conviction of RICHARD JONES ) ) ) ) ) ) Case No. 2018-CV-4856 Division 14 ORDER Richard Jones, (“The Claimant” or “Claimant”), …
Article • December 14, 2018
Appeals court rules in favor of Latino denied guard job in California prison by Rick Anderson by Rick Anderson Victor Guerrero, wrongly denied a chance to apply as a California prison guard after disclosing he had once used a false Social Security number to obtain a job, can now seek …
Article • December 7, 2018 • from PLN December, 2018
Filed under: Appointment of Counsel
Pro Se Prisoner Demonstrated Need for Recruitment of Counsel by The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals held that a district court abused its discretion when it denied a Wisconsin prisoner’s repeated motions to recruit counsel. Before the appellate court was a case involving prisoner Randy McCaa, whose 2016 civil rights …
Howie v. Nevada County, CA, Complaint, Use of Force, 2018 Case 2:18-cv-03146-JAM-KJN Document 1 Filed 11/30/18 Page 1 of 37 1 2 3 Patrick H. Dwyer, SBN 137743 P.O. Box 1705, Penn Valley, CA 95946 Tel: (530) 432-5407; Fax: (530) 432-9122 Email: pdwyer@pdwyerlaw.com Attorney for Plaintiff Christopher Howie 4 IN …
Wheatt, et al. v. City of East Cleveland, OH, Verdict, Police Misconduct, 2018 Case: 1:17-cv-00377-JG Doc #: 349 Filed: 11/16/18 1 of 6. PageID #: 7139 Case: 1:17-cv-00377-JG Doc #: 349 Filed: 11/16/18 2 of 6. PageID #: 7140 Case: 1:17-cv-00377-JG Doc #: 349 Filed: 11/16/18 3 of 6. PageID …
Dorn v. Michigan Department of Corrections, et al., MI, settlement, retaliation against HIV prisoner, 2018 Case 1:15-cv-00359-PLM ECF No. 88 filed 11/06/18 PageID.486 Page 1 of 5 Case 1:15-cv-00359-PLM ECF No. 88 filed 11/06/18 PageID.487 Page 2 of 5 Case 1:15-cv-00359-PLM ECF No. 88 filed 11/06/18 PageID.488 Page 3 of …
Article • October 12, 2018 • from PLN October, 2018
California Attorney Specializes in Representing Prisoners Victimized by Fraud by Monte McCoin by Monte McCoin Peter Borenstein graduated from law school in 2014 with a burning passion for criminal justice reform ignited by his 20-year pen-pal relationship with a federal prisoner who had been a client of his father’s. He …
Article • October 12, 2018 • from PLN October, 2018
New Jersey County Pays $95,000 to Female Lawyer “Wanded” Between Legs at Jail by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis Bonita Bourke is a 56-year-old attorney and former president of the Warren County, New Jersey Bar Association. She regularly visits clients at the Sussex County jail, and as with all visitors …
Article • October 12, 2018 • from PLN October, 2018
Florida Lawyer Arrested for Jail Porn Escapades by In December 2017, a Florida attorney was caught in a private visitation room at the Pinellas County jail with his pants down as he prepared to engage in a sexual act with a female pretrial detainee. According to jail officials, lawyer Andrew …
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