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Article • June 15, 2007 • from PLN June, 2007
Phoenix, Arizona Sheriff’s Policy Delaying Prisoners’ Elective Abortions Enjoined by John Dannenberg Phoenix, Arizona Sheriff's Policy Delaying Prisoners' Elective Abortions Enjoined by John E. Dannenberg Maricopa County, Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio's policy that required a female prisoner seeking an elective abortion to first obtain a court order for this procedure …
Article • May 15, 2007
Oregon Court Permanently Enjoins Outgoing Mail Ban by In the same case as Martyr v. Bachik, 755 F.Supp. 325 (D OR 1991); Martyr v. Bachik, 770 F.Supp. 1406 (D OR 1991); and Martyr v. Bachik, 770 F.Supp. 1414 (D OR 1991), a federal court in Oregon held that a patient …
PI Granted on Refusal to Deliver Prisoner's Mail Due to Name Change by The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals held that a California prisoner was entitled to a preliminary injunction against prison practices that had the effect of interfering with his access to the court. "The gist of this case …
Supreme Court Holds Double Celling Not Unconstitutionally Cruel and Unusual by The U.S. Supreme Court held that the policy of "double celling" did not constitute cruel and unusual punishment. Prisoners in an Ohio state maximum security prison brought action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against state officials alleging that policy …
Iowa Ban on Racist Literature Enjoined by The U.S. Southern District of Iowa held that a state prison could not deny racist material to prisoners. Tracy Nichols, an Iowa state prisoner, sought to receive materials from several different churches, including the Church of Jesus Christ Christian (CJCC). The CJCC promotes …
Washington Prisoners Challenge Confinement Beyond EERD; Class Action Certification Granted; Defendants Get Qualified Immunityndants Get Qualified Immunity by Washington Prisoners Challenge Confinement Beyond EERD; Class Action Certification Granted; Defendants Get Qualified Immunity On December 22, 2004, four former prisoners of the Washington Department Of Corrections (WDOC) brought suit in federal …
Article • May 15, 2007
Federal District Court Orders Missouri's Platte County Jail Closed by The United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri ordered the Platte County Jail closed due to substandard conditions. Platte County jail prisoners filed suit under 42 U.S.C. §1983 against the jail, claiming violations of the Eighth Amendment's …
Article • May 15, 2007
Standard for Injunctive Relief Defined by The United States Supreme Court held that to have standing for injunctive relief a party must satisfy the threshold requirement imposed by Article III of the Federal Constitution by alleging an actual case or controversy." A plaintiff must show that he has sustained or …
Article • May 15, 2007
Second Circuit: Lack of Standing Invalidates Strip Search Ban by On January 20, 2004, the U.S. Second Circuit Court of Appeals held that a federal district court's order enjoining a New York county jail from performing unconstitutional strip searches was erroneous because the plaintiff lacked standing. In July 1995, attorney …
Article • May 15, 2007
Order Closing Missouri's Platte County Jail Affirmed on Appeal by The United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit affirmed a federal district court's order closing the Platte County Jail. Platte County Jail prisoners brought an action against the jail for violation of their Eighth Amendment right against cruel …
Injunctive Relief Reversed Due to Lack of Personal Stake by The U.S. Supreme Court reversed a judgment granting injunctive relief in a §1983 action against Philadelphia police. Respondents brought a §1983 action against Philadelphia officials, including the Mayor and the Police Commissioner, alleging a pervasive pattern of illegal and unconstitutional …
Injunction Against Corrections Department Affirmed; Presumption Ancillary to Injunction by Injunction Against Corrections Department Affirmed; Presumption Ancillary to Injunction The U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a contested permanent injunction issued by the U.S. District Court, Northern District of California, against the California Department of Corrections (CDC), to remedy …
Claims Against California Youth Authority Valid, Class Certified by The U.S. District Court, E.D. California, held that a California Youth Authority (CYA) prisoner had standing for injunctive relief as to mental health claim; allegations supported Rehabilitation Act (RA) and Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) claims and access to court claims; …
Notice Required When Mail Withheld For Disciplinary Reasons by The U.S. Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals held that a prisoner in disciplinary detention must receive written notice of any mail being temporarily withheld by prison officials. Leonard Gregory, an Iowa state prisoner, was placed in disciplinary detention for a prison …
Court Has No Discretion To Postpone Automatic Stay Under PLRA by The United States District Court for the Southern District of New York held that it had no discretion under the Prison Litigation Reform Act (PLRA) to postpone the automatic stay of the provisions of a previous consent decree. Orange …
Supreme Court Addresses Mail, Good-Time, Legal Aid, Disciplinary Issues by The U.S. Supreme Court held that restoration of good-time was unavailable under § 1983; some constitutional rights are retained in prison disciplinary proceedings; minimal due process is required if loss of good-time is a possibility; disciplinary due process procedures ordered …
Article • May 15, 2007
Criminal Contempt Requires Criminal Procedure Rights by The U.S. Supreme Court held that imposing a criminal contempt fine without benefit of a jury trial is unconstitutional. The International Union and the United Mine Workers of America (petitioners) were enjoined from collectively conducting unlawful strike related activities against the Clinchfield Coal …
Article • May 15, 2007
Oklahoma Attorney General's Opinion Overrides Prison Officials; Court's Jurisdiction to Continue Until Assurance Violation Will Cease by The Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals held that when there is conflicting opinions between the Oklahoma Attorney General and Department of Corrections, the opinion of the Attorney General prevails; further, a district court …
Case Remanded for Expungement of Seg Record and Damages Hearing by The Seventh Circuit court of appeals ruled that an Illinois federal prisoner was entitled to relief in the form of expungement of the record of his confinement to segregation where federal prison officials had been ordered to give the …
Article • May 15, 2007
Court Orders Minimum Jail Staffing at Harris County (TX) Jail by A federal district court in Texas ordered that Harris County (Texas) Jail official defendants not be held in contempt even thought they were unable to maintain a court-ordered minimum staff-to-prisoner ratio. The court stated that it had no choice …
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