South Florida Federal Court Censors Online Plea Agreements by Recently, the South Florida federal court system has been removing plea agreements from its online court docket. While a plea agreement is still reflected on the docket sheet, attempts to open the online record result in a notice that the user …
Preliminary Injunctions/TROs Require Posting of Bond by The Federal Rules prohibit TROs and preliminary injunctions without security "in such sum as the court deems proper." Whether to require a bond is in the court's discretion. At 1374: . . . [C]ourts have held that security is not required in the …
Number of Plaintiffs Affects Class Certification by At 377: "A class will be deemed sufficiently definite if it is administratively feasible to determine whether a given individual is a member of the class." Id.: Numerosity is generally satisfied by more than 40 members, generally not satisfied by less than 21, …
Court Dismissed Suit Over Reversed Disciplinary Charges by The plaintiff says that the defendants were responsible for issuing disciplinary reports against him that were overturned. At 1351: "Defendants correctly concede that such a claim may be cognizable under 1983 if the Reports resulted in the lengthening of Plaintiff's term of …
Florida Woman Sentenced to Probation for Unauthorized Practice of Law by David Reutter by David M. Reutter A Florida court has sentenced civil rights activist Nancy Jo Grant to 15 years probation, with no possibility of early termination, for practicing law without a license. Grant, 55, was also ordered to …
Privatized Medical Services Entangle Florida Sheriff in Litigation and Raises Costs by Proponents of privatization of prison services tout it as a way to not only save governmental entities money, but to remove them from legal entanglement. Officials in Florida?s Sarasota County Sheriff?s Office (SCSO) are not realizing those supposed …
Hartley v. Brady, FL, Pltff Proposed Jury Instructions, Verdict Form (2008) Case 3:05-cv-00515-VMC-MCR Document 98 Filed 03/10/2008 Page 1 of 13 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA JACKSONVILLE DIVISION ERIC C. HARTLEY, Plaintiff, vs. Case No. 3:05-cv-515-J-33-MCR BRADFORD BRADY and DAVID LOVE, Defendants. / PLAINTIFF’S PROPOSED JURY INSTRUCTIONS …
Hartley v. Brady, FL, Pltff Proposed Voir Dire Questions (2008) Case 3:05-cv-00515-VMC-MCR Document 95 Filed 03/10/2008 Page 1 of 12 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA JACKSONVILLE DIVISION ERIC C. HARTLEY, Plaintiff, vs. Case No. 3:05-cv-515-VMC-MCR BRADFORD BRADY and DAVID LOVE, Defendants. / PLAINTIFF'S PROPOSED VOIR DIRE QUESTIONS …
Miami v. Rauen et al, FL,l Apellees' Answer Brief, Police Negligence and Battery, 2008 UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS ELEVENTH CIRCUIT Case No.: 07-14530-GG Lower Court No.: 06-21182 CV-CMA CITY OF MIAMI, et al., Defendants-Appellants. vs. HOLLEY RAUEN and NIKKI HARTMAN, Plaintiffs-Appellees, APPELLEES’ ANSWER BRIEF Mara Shlackman Florida Bar No. …
Overdetention: When Completing a Prison Sentence Just Isn’t Enough by David Reutter Overdetention: When Completing a Prison Sentence Just Isn't Enough by David M. Reutter One of the most basic functions of a prison system is releasing prisoners when their sentences expire. In April 2007, the Massachusetts Department of Correction …
Broward County, FL Sheriff Resigns, Pleads Guilty to Federal Corruption Charges by David Reutter by David M. Reutter Facing an imminent federal grand jury indictment, Florida?s Broward County Sheriff Ken Jenne took preemptive action by agreeing to plead to lesser charges and resign as Sheriff. PLN has previously reported the …
Florida's Parole Commission Slows Restoration of Felons' Civil Rights by David Reutter by David M. Reutter In April 2007, Florida Gov. Charlie Crist and his Cabinet made it easier for some felons to regain their civil rights, including their right to vote. The new rules automatically restore rights to non-violent …
Killmon v. City of Miami, FL, Mot for Final Part SJ, FTAA Protests 2008 Case 1:04-cv-20707-CMA Document 532 Entered on FLSD Docket 01/31/2008 Page 1 of 21 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA CASE NO. 04-CV-20707 - ALTONAGA/Turnoff KILLMON, et al., Plaintiffs, vs. CITY OF MIAMI, et al., …
Repatriated Federal Prisoner's Sentence Properly Calculated Under American Law by Sonny Odili, a federal prisoner, was sentenced to 100 months in a Panamanian prison after being caught grinding over 7,000 grams of cocaine so it could be smuggled into the U.S. He cooperated with Panamanian authorities in another prosecution but …
Short-Term Injuries Sufficient to Recover Mental and Emotional Damages under PLRA by A Florida federal district court has held that a prisoner's failure to prove long-term physical injuries does not bar a request for damages for long-term mental and emotional injuries. That ruling came in a civil rights action filed …
Foreign Fugitive Awards May Fall Under FSIA’S Commercial Activity Sovereign Immunity Exception by Foreign Fugitive Awards May Fall Under FSIA'S Commercial Activity Sovereign Immunity Exception Jose Guevara filed suit against the Republic of Peru and two Peruvian officials in 2001 for failure to fulfill a contract. The suit was removed …
$195,000 Paid to Family of Slain Florida Prison Guard by David Reutter by David M. Reutter The Florida Department of Corrections (FDOC) has agreed to pay $195,000 to the family of murdered prison guard Darla Kay Lathrem, 38. PLN previously reported the incident. [See: PLN, April 2006, p.42]. Lathrem was …
$25,000 Settlement in Miami False Arrest, Strip Search Suit by While driving in Florida?s Miami-Dade County, a 32-year-old female was pulled over for allegedly following another car too closely. The Miami-Dade County police officer arrested her for an outstanding warrant for driving with an invalid driver?s license. She was arrested …
No Criminal Wrongdoing Found in Overpayments to Florida Private Prisons by David Reutter by David M. Reutter In May 2007 the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) issued a 22-page report which found that $12.7 million in overpayments to the state's private prison contractors did not result from an intent …
Former Florida Prison Officials Sentenced to Federal Prison by David Reutter by David M. Reutter Former Florida Department of Corrections (FDOC) Secretary James Crosby and his protégé, Allen Clark, have been sentenced to federal prison terms for accepting kickbacks from profits generated from prison visiting park canteens. PLN has previously …
