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Article • March 15, 2011
Judge Refuses to Dismiss Suit against BOP after BOP Started Hormone Therapy for Prisoner with Gender Identity Disorder by On June 7, 2010, U.S. District Judge Joseph Tauro denied a motion to dismiss filed by the Bureau of Prisons (BOP) in a suit by a prisoner suffering from Gender Identity …
Article • March 15, 2011
Motion to Dismiss in Eighth Amendment Suit Denied in Part by U.S. District Judge Christopher Conner has granted in part and denied in part a motion to dismiss filed by four Bureau of Prisons (BOP) defendants accused of Eighth Amendment violations. David Lee Womack sued D. Scott Dodrill, Harley Lappin, …
Article • March 15, 2011
Filed under: Medical, Cardiovascular, Kidney
D.C. Pays $35,000 for Improper Care of Prisoner’s Kidney Failure and Hypertension by On March 25, 2004, the District of Columbia paid $35,000 to settle a lawsuit filed by Plaintiff Andrew Rogers in which he claimed the District failed to properly treat his hypertension and failing kidney while he was …
D.C. Pays $80,000 to Settle Prisoner’s Civil Rights Suit by On August 2, 2006, the District of Columbia paid $80,000 to settle with a prisoner who alleged violations of his civil rights under the 5th and 8th Amendments and D.C.’s Lorton Act. The suit was filed in the U.S. District …
Article • March 15, 2011
Filed under: Medical, Skin
D.C. Prisoner Receives $7,000 Settlement for Untreated Cyst by On October 21, 2004, the District of Columbia paid $7,000 to settle with Plaintiff Roosevelt Powell, who had sued the District over an untreated cyst. On March 21, 2002, Powell complained of a cyst on his left cheek, but was not …
Article • March 15, 2011
D.C. Prisoner Settles Stabbing Suit for $11,000 by The District of Columbia (D.C.) paid $11,000 to settle the negligence suit of prisoner Freddie Jacobs for injuries incurred from being stabbed by another prisoner. While at the D.C. Jail on March 26, 2005, Jacobs was grabbed from behind and stabbed with …
Article • March 15, 2011
D.C. Prisoner Settles Stabbing, Failure to Protect Suit for $9,000 by The District of Columbia (D.C.) paid $9,000 to settle the negligence suit of prisoner Karl Carrington for injuries sustained from a stabbing by another prisoner. Carrington was stabbed by another prisoner with a metal push broom. While the complaint …
Article • March 15, 2011
D.C. Prisoner Stabbed While Handcuffed Accepts $11,250 Settlement by The District of Columbia (D.C.) paid $11,250 to settle the negligence suit of prisoner Earl King for injuries suffered when he was stabbed by another prisoner. While at D.C.’s Occoquan Facility/Lorton Maximum Security on August 16, 1999, King was stabbed in …
Article • March 15, 2011
Filed under: Medical, Cancer
D.C. Prisoner’s Pro Se Complaint for Untreated Tumor Settles for $5,000 by On May 23, 2001, Plaintiff Keith Richards-El settled his lawsuit alleging medical negligence by the District of Columbia and others for $5,000. Plaintiff’s pro se suit, filed in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia pursuant to …
Article • March 15, 2011
D.C. Settlement Nets Former Warden $62,000 for Legal Expenditures by On July 11, 2005, the District of Columbia paid $62,000 to settle with David Roach—a former warden at the Maximum Security Facility in Lorton, Virginia—who sued the District seeking reimbursement for legal fees. In 1995, while Roach was warden at …
Article • March 15, 2011
D.C. Settles Prisoner Assault and Inadequate Medical Care Suit for $6,500 by On March 24, 2000, the District of Columbia paid $6,500 to settle with a prisoner who was assaulted and stabbed by other prisoners at D.C.’s Central Facility. The suit, filed in D.C. Superior Court, alleged negligence with regard …
Article • March 15, 2011
D.C. Settles Prisoner’s Lawsuit over Failure to Protect and Medical Neglect Resulting in Brain Damage for $150,000 by On December 29, 2000, the District of Columbia paid $150,000 to settle with a plaintiff who was assaulted and severely injured while a prisoner in the D.C. Jail. The suit, filed in …
Article • February 15, 2011 • from PLN February, 2011
$240,001 Verdict in Boston Jail Beating Suit by Brandon Sample On February 23, 2009, a federal jury returned a $240,001 verdict in favor of a man who was violently beaten by a guard at the Suffolk County House of Correction (SCHC). Rodney Chaney ended up at the SCHC in August …
New York City Pays $9.9 Million to Settle Wrongful Conviction Suit by The City of New York will pay $9.9 million to a man who was wrongfully accused, arrested, convicted and imprisoned as the result of actions by disgraced former New York City police detective Louis J. Eppolito, who is …
Study Finds Discriminatory Jury Selection in Southern States by Derek Gilna A study by the Equal Justice Initiative, a non-profit legal organization based in Montgomery, Alabama, has found widespread discrimination in jury selection in the states of Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina and Tennessee. The discriminatory practices …
Article • February 15, 2011 • from PLN February, 2011
Michigan Prison Doctor Liable for Late Prostate Cancer Diagnosis by The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals has held that a prisoner stated sufficient facts to defeat dismissal of his claim alleging a prison doctor was deliberately indifferent to his serious medical needs. However, the appellate court affirmed judgment in favor …
Article • February 15, 2011 • from PLN February, 2011
$33 Million Settlement in New York City Jails Strip Search Class-Action by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On March 16, 2010, New York City agreed to settle a long-standing class-action lawsuit challenging the strip search policy used in the city’s jails. The settlement was for over $33 million, which included …
Article • February 15, 2011 • from PLN February, 2011
Filed under: Court Access, Photocopies
Texas Supreme Court Rules Typed Copy of Grievance Decision Satisfies Chapter 14 by The Supreme Court of Texas has held that a prisoner who submits a hand-typed copy of the prison grievance decision he received adequately meets the requirements of Chapter 14, Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code (TCPRC). Michael …
Article • February 15, 2011 • from PLN February, 2011
Filed under: News, News in Brief
News In Brief: by California: Over 226,000 pounds of hamburger meat was recalled from prisons in California and Oregon due to concerns that it was spoiled. The meat, shipped in 20-pound boxes from One Great Burger in Elizabeth, New Jersey, had been flagged by the U.S. Department of Agriculture but …
Article • February 15, 2011
Gang Validation - The New Inquisition by Steve Champion On July 23, 2010, my cell was searched and three boxes of my property (legal material, books, notes, and personal writings) were confiscated and turned over to Institutional Gang Investigations (I.G. I.) for possible gang validation. The reason for the action, …
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