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Article • October 12, 2018 • from PLN October, 2018
Two Former Oklahoma Death Row Prisoners Obtain $3.15 Million Settlement by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna Last year, Yancy L. Douglas, 43, and Paris Lapriest Powell, 44, former death row prisoners in Oklahoma, accepted a total $3.15 million settlement in their federal civil rights lawsuits brought against their prosecutor and …
Brief • October 12, 2018
Salim v. JPay, TX, Complaint, Video Visitation Cutoffs, 2018 Case 4:18-cv-00730-ALM-KPJ Document 1 Filed 10/12/18 Page 1 of 16 PageID #: 1 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS OUMER SALIM, on behalf of himself and others similarly situated § § § Plaintiff, § § …
Article • October 9, 2018 • from PLN October, 2018
Kentucky Law Requiring Abused Spouse to Pay for Abuser’s Divorce Attorney Abolished by The Kentucky legislature has closed a loophole in a statute that required a victim of domestic violence to pay the cost of an attorney for their incarcerated abuser when seeking a divorce. Kentucky law requires a person …
Article • September 4, 2018 • from PLN September, 2018
Federal Judge Voids Contract Between Death Row Exoneree and Attorney by David Reutter by David Reutter A North Carolina federal district court has voided a contract between death row exoneree Henry McCollum and his lawyer. The court’s unusual move was based on evidence that due to his low IQ, McCollum …
Jones v. State of Kansas, KS, Petition, Doppelganger Exoneree, 2018 IN THE TENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT OF KANSAS, JOHNSON COUNTY In the matter of the wrongful conviction of RICHARD JONES ) ) ) ) ) ) PETITION FOR CERTIFICATE OF INNOCENCE PURSUANT TO 2018 Kansas Laws Ch. 108 (H.B. 2579) …
Hedrick v. Grant, CA, Consent Decree, Trusty Programs, 2018 1 CARTER C. WHITE – 164149 KING HALL CIVIL RIGHTS CLINIC 2 U.C. Davis School of Law One Shields Avenue, Bldg. TB-30 3 Davis, California 95616-8821 Telephone: (530) 752-5440 4 Facsimile: (530) 752-5788 Email: ccwhite@ucdavis.edu 5 MICHAEL W. BIEN – 096891 …
Article • August 8, 2018 • from PLN August, 2018
Alaska Jail Recorded Attorney-client Conversations for Four Years by Monte McCoin by Monte McCoin On January 15, 2018, the Anchorage Daily News reported that, from 2012 to 2016, confidential conversations between criminal defendants and their attorneys were routinely recorded by a long-abandoned audio monitoring system in a visitation room at …
Article • August 8, 2018 • from PLN August, 2018
Former Prosecutor and Director of Tennessee DOC Sentenced to Prison by Monte McCoin by Monte McCoin On March 30, 2018, D. Michael Dunavant, the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee, announced that Quenton Irwin White, who previously served as U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Tennessee during …
Brief • July 31, 2018
Uniontown Newspapers v. Pennsylvania DOC, PA, Memorandum Opinion, Fly Ash Public Records, 2018 IN THE COMMONWEALTH COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA Uniontown Newspapers, Inc., d/b/a The Herald Standard; and Christine Haines, Petitioners v. No. 66 M.D. 2015 Heard: July 31, 2018 Pennsylvania Department of Corrections, Respondent BEFORE: HONORABLE ROBERT SIMPSON, Judge OPINION …
Prison Excessive Force Cases: A Primer by Ilann M. Maazel In his column on Civil Rights Litigation, Ilann M. Maazel explains the basic standard for bringing civil rights actions for prison brutality by state or local corrections officers. by Ilann M. Maazel | New York Law Journal Excessive force on …
Brief • July 9, 2018
King County and Columbia Legal Services and Plaintiffs, Settlement, re Solitary Confinement of Juveniles, WA, exhibit A, 2018 Case 2:17-cv-01560-JCC Document 24-1 Filed 07/09/18 Page 1 of 6 EXHIBIT A Case 2:17-cv-01560-JCC Document 24-1 Filed 07/09/18 Page 2 of 6 Exhibit A-1 Case 2:17-cv-01560-JCC Document 24-1 Filed 07/09/18 Page 3 …
Brief • July 9, 2018
King County KSD and Columbia Legal Services and Individuals, Settlement, re Solitary Confinement of Juveniles, WA, exhibit B, 2018 Case 2:17-cv-01560-JCC Document 24-2 Filed 07/09/18 Page 1 of 4 EXHIBIT B Case 2:17-cv-01560-JCC Document 24-2 Filed 07/09/18 Page 2 of 4 CR 2A Agreement between KSD & CLS & Individuals …
Article • July 2, 2018 • from PLN July, 2018
U.S. Supreme Court: Prevailing Prisoners Must Pay 25 Percent of Damage Awards Towards Attorney Fees by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna On February 21, 2018, the U.S. Supreme Court held, in a 5-4 decision, that when a prisoner wins a monetary judgment in a federal lawsuit and is entitled to …
New York Prisoner Assaulted by Guard Settles for $16,250 by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis A man serving a 60-day sentence in a New York jail agreed to settle his federal lawsuit for $16,250 against a guard who smacked him twice in the mouth. A total of $13,750 of the …
Dept. of Homeland Security Office of Inspector General - ICE's Inspections and Monitoring of Detention Facilities Do Not Lead to Sustained Compliance or Systemic Improvements, 2018 ICE’s Inspections and Monitoring of Detention Facilities Do Not Lead to Sustained Compliance or Systemic Improvements June 26, 2018 OIG-18-67 DHS OIG HIGHLIGHTS ICE’s …
Innovation Law Lab, Et Al. v. Nielsen, Et Al., OR, Order, Denied Immigration Lawyers, 2018 Case 3:18-cv-01098-SI Document 23 Filed 06/25/18 Page 1 of 22 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF OREGON INNOVATION LAW LAB and LUIS JAVIER SANCHEZ GONZALEZ by XOCHITL RAMOS VALENCIA as next …
Parsons, et al. v. Ryan, et al., AZ, Order, Awarding Fees, Class Action Case, 2018 Case 2:12-cv-00601-DKD Document 2902 Filed 06/22/18 Page 1 of 11 1 WO 2 3 4 5 6 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 7 FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA 8 9 Victor Antonio Parsons, et …
Texas Prisoners Receive Inadequate Legal Representation from State Agency by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon In December 2017, a Texas State Bar committee issued a scathing report concerning the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ), which oversees the State Counsel for Offenders (SCO) – an agency that provides legal representation …
Article • June 7, 2018
California Law Allows Transfer to Jail in Another County, But Prisoner Must First Exhaust Administrative Remedies, Court of Appeal Holds by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell In a case of first impression, the California Court of Appeal held that State law does allow a prisoner to request a transfer to …
The Impact of Early Representation: An Analysis of the San Francisco Public Defender’s Pre-Trial Release Unit, Alena Yarmosky, 2018 Ta uni POLICY BRIEF June 2018 Alena Yarmosky The Impact of Early Representation: An Analysis of the San Francisco Public Defender’s Pre-Trial Release Unit In October 2017, the San Francisco Public …
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