Bashimam v. City of Tallahassee, FL, Exhibit A, Designation of F.R.Civ.P.30 (b)(6), 2010 EXHIBIT A: Designations of Subject Matter for F.R.Civ.P. 30(b)(6) Representatives Bashimam v. City of Tallahassee, et al. Representative(s) of the City of Tallahassee shall be prepared to testify regarding: Supervision: Command structure; chain of command; reporting between …
Bashimam v. City of Tallahassee, FL, Amended Complaint for Damages, Police Violation of 4th Amendment Rights, 2010 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA TALLAHASSEE DIVISION ESTATE of NABEL BASHIMAM by CASE NO. 4:10-CV-343-RH/WCS DENISE BASHIMAM, Personal Representative, and ISAM BASHIMAM and DENISE BASHIMAM, SURVIVORS; …
Bashimam v. City of Tallahassee, FL, Plaintiff Interr, Police Misconduct, 2010 PLAINTIFF’S FIRST INTERROGATORIES TO DEFENDANT CITY I. Persons 1. As to the person answering these interrogatories, please identify (see “Identification of a Natural Person” in Definitions) yourself and describe your basis for knowledge of the information sworn to, all …
Bashimam v. City of Tallahassee, FL, Request for Admissions, Police Misconduct, 2010 FIRST REQUEST FOR ADMISSIONS TO CITY OF TALLAHASSEE Pursuant to Rule 36, Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Plaintiff DENISE BASHIMAM requests Defendant admit the following matters. If a matter is not admitted, the answer must specifically deny it …
Bashimam v. City of Tallahassee, FL, Second Amended Complaint, Police Violation of 4th Amendment Rights, 2010 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA TALLAHASSEE DIVISION DENISE BASHIMAM, as Personal Representative of the ESTATE of NABEL BASHIMAM and on behalf of ISAM BASHIMAM and DENISE BASHIMAM, …
Alternative Prisoner Phone Service Company Files Unsuccessful Suit by David Reutter by David M. Reutter A company that offers a lower-cost alternative to the monopolistic practices of the nation’s largest prison and jail telephone service providers filed a federal lawsuit alleging violation of the Federal Communications Act. The suit was …
Faith-Based Substance Abuse Program Contracts May Violate Florida’s Constitution by David Reutter by David M. Reutter Contracts between the Florida Department of Corrections (FDOC) and faith-based substance abuse transitional housing programs may violate the “no-aid” provision of Florida’s Constitution. Because the issue required further factual development to make that determination, …
U.S. v. Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office, FL, Memo of Agreement, Language Services, 2010 MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT BETWEEN TIlE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE PALM BEACH COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE NUMBER 171-18-17 A. SCOPE OF THE INVESTIGATION This matter was initiated by a complaint filed under Title …
Florida Jail Prisoner Paralyzed by MRSA Sues Prison Health Services by When Brett A. Fields entered Florida’s Lee County Jail to be booked on charges of criminal mischief, violating an injunction and probation violation, he was a healthy 26-year-old man. Within a month, according to a subsequent lawsuit, he was …
Florida County Jail Discontinues Medical Co-Pay Policy by David Reutter by David M. Reutter Saying it was “not even worth it” to collect an $8 medical co-payment from prisoners seeking medical care, Florida’s Pinellas County Sheriff Jim Coats has abolished the practice at his jail. In these tough economic times …
Call Your Attorney from Jail, Go to Prison by John Dannenberg by John E. Dannenberg Jail prisoners in California, Florida, Michigan and Texas have unknowingly had their phone calls to defense attorneys secretly recorded and handed over to prosecutors. The recordings surfaced before trial, when prosecutors were required to divulge …
$200,000 Settlement in Florida Prisoner’s Suicide Death by Florida’s Department of Corrections paid $200,000 to settle a lawsuit involving a prisoner’s suicide death. That settlement is the maximum allowed under law when suing a state agency. Prior to his entry into prison, prisoner David Hansen had a history of mental …
Four-Year Statute of Limitations Applies to § 1983 Claims Filed in Florida by Four-Year Statute of Limitations Applies to § 1983 Claims Filed in Florida The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals has held that 42 U.S.C. § 1983 actions filed in Florida have a four-year statute of limitations. The appellate …
Doe v. Young et al, FL, Order granting leave to use fictitious name, sheriff sexual misconduct, 2010 Case 4:09-cv-00424-RH-WCS Document 9 Filed 02/24/10 Page 1 of 1 Page 1 of 1 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA TALLAHASSEE DIVISION JANE DOE, Plaintiff, v. CASE …
Three Florida Guards Charged in Prisoner’s Beating by David Reutter by David M. Reutter Three Florida prison guards have been arrested and charged in the December 16, 2008 beating of a handcuffed prisoner at the Charlotte Correctional Institution (CCI). The criminal proceedings can be viewed as a fulfillment of Florida …
$50,000 Awarded to Florida Prisoner in Excessive Force Case by A federal jury has awarded $50,000 to a prisoner who was subjected to excessive use of force while in handcuffs at Florida’s Everglades Correctional Institution (ECI). When housed at ECI on July 1, 2006, prisoner Michael Curry was called to …
Third-Party Calling Disconnects at Jail Net $1.25 Million Settlement; Customers Get Nothing by by David M. Reutter When it comes to prison and jail telephone services, it’s all about how much money can be made without regard to the people who are bilked by for-profit phone companies. That is the …
Four-Year Statute of Limitations Applies to § 1983 Claims Filed in Florida by Four-Year Statute of Limitations Applies to § 1983 Claims Filed in Florida The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals has held that 42 U.S.C. § 1983 actions filed in Florida have a four-year statute of limitations. The appellate …
Doe v. Young et al, FL, Unopposed Mot for Leave to Proceed Under Fictitious Name, sheriff sexual misconduct, 2010 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA TALLAHASSEE DIVISION JANE DOE, Plaintiff, Case No. 4:09-cv-424-RH/WCS v. HON. MORRIS YOUNG, individually and as Sheriff, and JAMES ELIJAH …
BOP Guard Found Guilty in Prisoner’s Death, Sentenced to Life by Brandon Sample On July 30, 2009, a federal jury found a former prison guard at the Federal Correctional Complex (FCC) in Coleman, Florida guilty of civil rights violations in connection with a prisoner’s death. She later received a life …
