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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) …
Settlement in Class-action ADA Suit Against Shasta County, California Jail by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna Everett Joseph Jewett, a disabled prisoner held in the medical unit at a jail in Shasta County, California, filed suit in federal court in 2013 alleging the facility had failed to comply with the …
Atomanczyk v. Texas Department of Criminal Justice, et al., TX, opinion and order, compensatory damages, religious infringement, 2018 Case 4:17-cv-00719 Document 70 Filed in TXSD on 06/26/18 Page 1 of 13 United States District Court Southern District of Texas ENTERED June 26, 2018 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR …
Settlement in Federal Suit Over Treatment of Disabled Detainees in Northern California Jail by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis A class-action lawsuit brought by disabled prisoners held at the Shasta County Jail in California has settled, subject to judicial approval. The case was originally filed by Everett Joseph Jewett, a …
ACLU Sues Nebraska Over Unconstitutional Prison Conditions by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On August 16, 2017, the ACLU of Nebraska, ACLU National Prison Project, Nebraska Appleseed, National Association of the Deaf and two law firms, DLA Piper and Rosen Bien Galvan & Grunfeld LLP, filed a federal class-action suit …
Article • May 7, 2018
Deaf Oregon Man Awarded $157,500 over Police Mistreatment by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis      Erik Pierce, a 32-year-old deaf man, was awarded $157,500 in damages from the city of Salem and Marion County, Oregon, over the use of excessive force and violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) …
McConnell v. GEO Group, NM, Settlement, ADA Compliance, 2018 SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND GENERAL RELEASE This SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND RELEASE ("Agreement") is entered into by Rick McConnell ("Plaintiff' or "Releasor"), and The GEO Group, fnc. (hereinafter "GEO"). GEO explicitly excludes Corizon, LLC, and nothing in this agreement and release is intended …
Jewett v. Shasta County Sheriff's Department, CA, Memo, Americans with Disabilities Act, 2018 Case 2:13-cv-00882-MCE-AC Document 135-1 Filed 04/11/18 Page 1 of 26 .(.(59$11(67 3(7(56//3 67(9(135$*/$1' VUDJODQG#NHNHUFRP $-$<6.5,6+1$1 DNULVKQDQ#NHNHUFRP 7$</25*22&+ WJRRFK#NHNHUFRP )5$1&208==,2 IPX]]LR#NHNHUFRP %DWWHU\6WUHHW 6DQ)UDQFLVFR&$ 7HOHSKRQH ',6$%,/,7<5,*+76/(*$/&(17(5 0$521(/%$5$-$6 PDURQHOEDUDMDV#GUOFHQWHURUJ $11$5,9(5$ DQQDULYHUD#GUOFHQWHURUJ 0$//25</6(3/(5.,1*± PDOORU\VHSOHUNLQJ#GUOFHQWHURUJ 6*UDQG$YHQXH6XLWH /RV$QJHOHV&$ 7HOHSKRQH $7$%(. $662&,$7(63& -21$$7$%(.(64 MDWDEHN#DWDEHNODZFRP …
Louisiana Prison Officials Sued for Trying to Block Investigation into Abuse of Disabled Prisoners by David Reutter by David M. Reutter Alleging a &ldquo;culture of cover-up and excessive force,&rdquo; the MacArthur Justice Center and the Advocacy Center of Louisiana (ACL) filed a class-action lawsuit in February 2018 against officials at …
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