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Brief • May 12, 2019
Dawson v. Corectional Entity, WA, Complaint, Deprivation Medical Care, 2019 Case 2:19-cv-01987 Document 1 Filed 12/05/19 Page 1 of 51 1 2 3 4 5 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 RUSSEL …
Horrific Deaths, Brutal Treatment: Mental Illness in America’s Jails by Gary A. Harki by Gary A. Harki, The Virginian-Pilot Bradley Thomas had bipolar disorder and was in a severe depressive episode when he was arrested for a misdemeanor in Oregon. He had spit on his landlord’s face and threatened her …
Tenth Circuit: Prisoner Forfeited ADA Abrogation of Sovereign Immunity Argument by Mark Wilson by Mark Wilson The United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit held that a former Colorado prisoner waived his argument that Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) abrogates sovereign immunity. The court …
Cole, et al. v. County of Santa Clara, et al., CA, judgment, prisoners with mobility disabilities, 2019 Case 5:16-cv-06594-LHK Document 87 Filed 03/21/19 Page 1 of 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 SAN JOSE DIVISION United States …
Cole, et al. v. County of Santa Clara, et al., CA, order granting final approval of class settlement and motion for attorney fees; barriers to prisoners with mobility disabilities, 2019 Case 5:16-cv-06594-LHK Document 86 Filed 03/21/19 Page 1 of 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES …
Wallace v. Lamb, IL, Complaint, 2019 Case 3:17-cv-00487-NJR-GCS Document 61 Filed 03/07/19 Page 1 of 8 Page ID #163 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS GREGORY WALLACE, #R 18196, Plaintiff, vs. NICHOLAS LAMB, LT. MATTHEW MC CARTHY, LT. EARL DIXON, and LT. JOHN BACH, …
Article • March 5, 2019 • from PLN March, 2019
Santa Clara County Settles Lawsuit, Makes Jails Handicapped Accessible by Steve Horn by Steve Horn In November 2018, the parties in a class-action lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California agreed to settle the case in the form of a consent decree. The suit centered …
Article • March 5, 2019 • from PLN March, 2019
Without Interpreters, California’s Deaf Prisoners are Getting Stuck Behind Bars by Samantha Michaels “It’s the utmost violation of due process I can think of.” by Samantha Michaels, Mother Jones In 2016, a prisoner in Corcoran, California faced a dilemma. The parole board wanted to know whether he’d completed any self-help …
Article • February 5, 2019 • from PLN February, 2019
Illinois DOC Settles Lawsuit Filed by Deaf, Hard of Hearing Prisoners by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna The Illinois Department of Corrections (IDOC) has settled a class-action suit brought by deaf and hard of hearing prisoners who said they were denied sign-language interpreters for what was called “high-stakes interactions” with …
Brief • January 11, 2019
Liebich v. IDOC, IL, Complaint, Medical Malpractice, 2019 Case: 1:19-cv-00242 Document#. 1 Filed: 01/11/19 Page 1 of 24 PagelD #.1 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISON RANDY R. LIEBICH, Plaintiff, v. Case No. - - - - - - ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF …
Aging Prison Population Finds Parole Elusive by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke According to a recent study by the U.S. Department of Justice, about 11% of the state and federal prison population in 2016 was over age 55. Of those prisoners, numbering roughly 160,000, around 38,000 were 65 or older. …
Article • January 8, 2019 • from PLN January, 2019
$32,000 Settlement in Excessive Force Case Involving Mentally Ill Alabama Prisoner by A settlement was reached in a civil rights action alleging guards at Alabama’s Madison County Jail (MCJ) used excessive force on a mentally ill prisoner during a cell extraction. Haraesheo Rice, 31, was well known to MCJ staff, …
Article • January 8, 2019 • from PLN January, 2019
Seventh Circuit Vacates ADA Summary Judgment Against Cook County Sheriff by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna On July 30, 2018, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals vacated a partial summary judgment order issued by a district court that found the Sheriff of Cook County, Illinois liable for various violations of …
Babu v. County of Alameda, CA, Complaint, Unconstitutional Use of Isolation, 2018 Case 4:18-cv-07677 Document 1 Filed 12/21/18 Page 1 of 59 1 JEFFREY BORNSTEIN – 99358 ERNEST GALVAN – 196065 2 KARA JANSSEN – 274762 HUGO CABRERA – 309289 3 ROSEN BIEN GALVAN & GRUNFELD LLP 101 Mission Street, …
Cevallos v. County of Santa Clara, CA, Claim, Excessive Force Against Disabled Person, 2018 BD. SUP.'18DEC17AM 9:52 CLAIM AGAINST THE COUNTY OF SANTA CLARA HAHD-DEU~Ektb Please submit the completed form to the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors, 70 W. Hedding St., th East Wing, 10 Floor, San Jose, CA …
Rodriguez-Pena v. County of Santa Clara, CA, Settlement, ADA Compliance, 2018 SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND GENERAL RELEASE This Settlement Agreement and General Release ("Agreement") is made as of the 5th day of December, 2018, by and between Adan Rodriguez-Pena ("Plaintiff') and the County of Santa Clara ("County") in recognition of the …
Brief • November 1, 2018
Welch v. County of Los Angeles, CA, Settlement Agreement, Negligence, 2018 10-01-~ '18 12:26 FROM- f-;j!:J4 PWU~/UUUo r-,,~ SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND RELEASE OF ALL CLAIM$. FOR THE SOLE CONSIDERATION OF forty thousand and 00/100, ($40,000.00), subject to approval by the Los Angeles County Claims Board, with each party to bear …
Brief • August 24, 2018
Awad v. County of Solano, CA, Complaint, K9 Attack on Disabled Person, 2018 L'-'.cJ Case 2:18-cv-02323-TLN-EFB Document 2 Filed 08/27/18 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT Page 1 of 2 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA ABDULHADI AW AD , V. SUMMONS IN A CIVIL CASE COUNTY OF SOLANO , ET AL. , CASENO: …
Rodriguez-Pena v. County of Santa Clara, CA, Complaint, ADA Compliance, 2018 BD:. HAND,.DELIVERED SUM-'10 FOR COUR r USE 01/l Y (SOLO PARA USO O!:LJ\ CORTE) SUMMONS (CITACJON JUDICIAL) E-FILED 8/22/2018 2:34 PM Clerk of Court Superior Court of CA, County of Santa Clara 18CV333705 Reviewed By: V. Taylor Envelope : …
Mays v. Sacremento, CA, Complaint, Overcrowded-Understaffed Jails, 2018 Case 2:18-at-01259 Document 1 Filed 07/31/18 Page 1 of 63 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 AARON J. FISCHER (SBN 247391) Aaron.Fischer@disabilityrightsca.org ANNE HADREAS (SBN 253377) Anne.Hadreas@disabilityrightsca.org DISABILITY RIGHTS CALIFORNIA 1330 Broadway, Suite 500 Oakland, CA 94612 Telephone: (510) …
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