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Swayzzer v. Clarke, WI, Complaint and Jury Demand, Lack of Medical Care, 2016

Brief • December 23, 2016

Filed under: Gender Discrimination -- Women, Medical, Failure to Treat, Failure to Protect (Wrongful Death), Failure to Protect (Juveniles)

Swayzzer v. Clarke, WI, Complaint and Jury Demand, Lack of Medical Care, 2016 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF WISCONSIN THE ESTATE OF LALIAH SWAYZER; SHADÉ SWAYZER; DIANE RUFFIN (a minor); and, CHARLENE RUFFIN (a minor); Plaintiffs, Case No: 16-CV-1703 v. DAVID J. CLARKE JR.; RICHARD E. …

John v. Demaio, NY, Memo and Order, Affirming 'Fee on Fee' Award, 2016

Brief • December 22, 2016

Filed under: Attorney Fee Awards, Police, Constitution, U.S.

John v. Demaio, NY, Memo and Order, Affirming 'Fee on Fee' Award, 2016 Case 1:15-cv-06094-NGG-CLP Document 42 Filed 12/22/16 Page 1 of 7 PageID #: 260 Vlf UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK -X ADRIAN JOHN,SHANTEE WILLIAMS,and LUIS GOMEZ, MEMORANDUM & ORDER 15-CV-6094(NGG)(CLP) Plaintiffs, -against- Police Officer …

Blackman v. Butler, IL, Merit Review, Solitary Confinement, 2016

Brief • December 22, 2016

Filed under: Retaliation for Filing Grievances, Eighth Amendment, Control Units/SHU/Solitary Confinement, Fourteenth Amendment, rights

Blackman v. Butler, IL, Merit Review, Solitary Confinement, 2016 Case 3:16-cv-01152-NJR-DGW Document 12 Filed 12/22/16 Page 1 of 15 Page ID #112 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS ERIC BLACKMAN, #K-03118, Plaintiff, vs. KIMBERLYS.BUTLER, ROBERT E. HUGHES, JASON N. HART, RANDY S. PFISTER, CHAD …

Dundon v. Kirchmeier, ND, Letter to Magistrate, Request for Protective Order, 2013

Brief • December 21, 2016

Filed under: Native American, Protests, Excessive Force, Police

Dundon v. Kirchmeier, ND, Letter to Magistrate, Request for Protective Order, 2013 Bakke Grinolds Wiederholt ATTORNEYS AT LAW December 21, 2016 VIA EMAIL ONLY Magistrate Judge Charles S. Miller, Jr. 200 East Rosser A venue, Suite 426 P.O. Box 670 Bismarck, ND 58502-0670 Re: Vanessa Dundon et al. v. Kyle …

Dundon v. Kirchmeier, ND, Affidavit of Cody Larson, Threats - Dakota Access Pipeline, 2016

Brief • December 21, 2016

Filed under: Organizing, Protests, Police

Dundon v. Kirchmeier, ND, Affidavit of Cody Larson, Threats - Dakota Access Pipeline, 2016

Yahnke v. County of Kane, IL, Settlement, Employment Discrimination & Retaliation, 2016

Brief • December 21, 2016

Filed under: Discrimination, Retaliation, Employee Litigation, Employment - Termination

Yahnke v. County of Kane, IL, Settlement, Employment Discrimination & Retaliation, 2016 SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND GENERAL RELEASE Steven Yahnkev. County of Kane, et al., ND IL Case No. 12-cv-05151 This Settlement Agreement and General Release ("Agreement") is made by and between Steven Y ahnke ("Plaintiff"), on the one hand, and …

Rice v. Montgomery County, KY, Settlement Agreement, Wrongful Death Seizure, 2016

Brief • December 20, 2016

Filed under: Seizures, Drug/Alcohol Withdrawal, Private Contractors, Medical Neglect/Malpractice

Rice v. Montgomery County, KY, Settlement Agreement, Wrongful Death Seizure, 2016 SETTI.FTVIENT. RELEASE qF ALL CLAIMS AND INDEMNITYAGREEMENT This Settlement, Release of All Claims and Indemnity Agreement (hereinafter, "Agreement") is entered into by Diana Rice, Adminisffatrix of the Estate of Ronald Calvin Gaunce, deceased, and Della Ford, as natural mother …

Seitz v. Allegheny Cty, PA, Complaint, Pregnant in Solitary, 2016

Brief • December 19, 2016

Filed under: Medical, OB/GYN, Conditions of Confinement, Jail Specific, Control Units/SHU/Solitary Confinement

Seitz v. Allegheny Cty, PA, Complaint, Pregnant in Solitary, 2016 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA ELIZABETH SEITZ; MERSIHA TUZLIC; RIVA DEPASSE; JILL HENDRICKS; KIARI DAY, Plaintiffs, v. ALLEGHENY COUNTY; ORLANDO HARPER, Warden of Allegheny County Jail; SIMON WAINWRIGHT, Deputy Warden; MONICA LONG, Deputy …

Amador v. Baca, CA, Complaint, Strip Searches, 2016

Brief • December 19, 2016

Filed under: Sexual Harassment, Staff-Prisoner Harassment, Pain, Strip Searches, Eighth Amendment, Sanitation, Fourth Amendment, rights, Fourteenth Amendment, rights, 42 U.S. Code § 1983, civil action for deprivation of rights

Amador v. Baca, CA, Complaint, Strip Searches, 2016 Case 2:10-cv-01649-SVW-JEM Document 334 Filed 12/19/16 Page 1 of 31 Page ID #:12001 Case 2:10-cv-01649-SVW-JEM Document 334 Filed 12/19/16 Page 2 of 31 Page ID #:12002 1 I. 2 INTRODUCTION 1. This action concerns the manner in which inmates are searched in …

Fenderson v. IDOC, IL, Settlement, Medical Neglect, 2016

Brief • December 18, 2016

Filed under: Wexford Health Services, Disabled Prisoners, Systemic Medical Neglect, Eighth Amendment, Americans with Disabilities Act

Fenderson v. IDOC, IL, Settlement, Medical Neglect, 2016 RELEASE OF ALL CLAIMS AND INDEMNITY AGREEMENT THE UNDERSIGNED, AL-TAK.KEY J. FENDERSON, a person being of lawful age for the sole consideration of $23,000.00 to the undersigned in hand paid, receipt of which is hereby acknowledged does hereby and for his heirs, …

PLN mentioned in article on riot at CCA prison in Mississippi

In-the-News Article • December 17, 2016

PLN mentioned in article on riot at CCA prison in Mississippi Dec. 17, 2016 Articles that mention PLN The Intercept FATAL CORRECTIONS Inside the Deadly Mississippi Riot That Pushed the Justice Department to Rein In Private Prisons &nbsp; Janosch Delcker December 17 2016, 2:02&nbsp;p.m. FOR NEARLY TWO&nbsp;decades, the Bureau of …

Dumas v. Chappell, OH, Complaint, Restraint Chair Punch, 2016

Brief • December 16, 2016

Filed under: Guard Brutality/Beatings, Restraints

Dumas v. Chappell, OH, Complaint, Restraint Chair Punch, 2016 Case: 1:16-cv-00081-DCN Doc #: 29 Filed: 12/16/16 1 of 17. PageID #: 177 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO EASTERN DIVISION LUCILLE DUMAS 15634 Kipling Avenue, Apt. 2 Cleveland, Ohio 44110 vs. Case No. 1:16-cv-00081 …

Mays v. Deschutes County, OR, Settlement Agreement, Meth Overdose, 2016

Brief • December 16, 2016

Filed under: Seizures, Drug Overdose, Eighth Amendment, Medical Neglect/Malpractice

Mays v. Deschutes County, OR, Settlement Agreement, Meth Overdose, 2016 s r. ET TLE M EN T Á,çßp, .E MEIì{T ôNp R E |,pA,F_H.OF, À rL CrA r MS FARTTES: This effective the and Release of All Claimç ('Agreeräent") is entered into Decemher 2016, by and betwecn thsfollowing I 1. …

Valentine v. City of Concord, CA, Settlement, Unlawful Arrest and Excessive Force, 2016

Brief • December 16, 2016

Filed under: Guard Brutality/Beatings, Dogs, False Arrest, Medical Expenses/Treatment, False Imprisonment, Negligence/Reckless Endangerment

Valentine v. City of Concord, CA, Settlement, Unlawful Arrest and Excessive Force, 2016 SETILEMENT AGREEMENT AND GENERAL RELEASE This Settlement Agreement and General Release ("Agreement") is made by and between RAY VALENTINE, Plaintiff ("PLAINTIFF"), and CITY OF CONCORD and MATTHEW SWITZER, ("DEFENDANTS"), by and through their respective attorneys of record …

Hood v. Smith, IL, Amended Complaint, Failure to Protect, 2016

Brief • December 16, 2016

Filed under: Seizures, Injury -- Misc., Failure to Protect (General), Jail Specific, Negligence/Reckless Endangerment

Hood v. Smith, IL, Amended Complaint, Failure to Protect, 2016 Case: 1:15-cv-07945 Document #: 43 Filed: 12/16/16 Page 1 of 15 PageID #:149 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION CURTIS R. HOOD, SR., Plaintiff, v. Case No. 15 CV 7945 The Honorable …

Whitlow v. Corizon, PA, Complaint and Jury Trial Demand, Prison Health Services - Failure to Treat, 2016

Brief • December 16, 2016

Filed under: Corizon, Failure to Treat, Medical Neglect/Malpractice

Whitlow v. Corizon, PA, Complaint and Jury Trial Demand, Prison Health Services - Failure to Treat, 2016 Case 2:16-cv-01874-CB Document 1 Filed 12/16/16 Page 1 of 51 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA CYNTHIA JEWETT WHITLOW, Administratrix Of the Estate of CLARENCE J. JEWETT, …

Whitlow v. Corizon Inc, PA, Complaint and Jury Trial Demand, Failure to Treat Mental and Physical Health, 2016

Brief • December 16, 2016

Filed under: Corizon, Failure to Treat, Medical Neglect/Malpractice

Whitlow v. Corizon Inc, PA, Complaint and Jury Trial Demand, Failure to Treat Mental and Physical Health, 2016 Case 2:16-cv-01874-CB Document 1 Filed 12/16/16 Page 1 of 51 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA CYNTHIA JEWETT WHITLOW, Administratrix Of the Estate of CLARENCE J. …

Webb v. White, NM, Settlement, Sexual Misconduct, 2016

Brief • December 16, 2016

Filed under: Staff-Prisoner Assault, Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Staff-Prisoner Harassment, Guard Misconduct

Webb v. White, NM, Settlement, Sexual Misconduct, 2016 SETTLEME T AGREEMENT. RELEASE AND COVENANT OF NON-DISCLOSURE For the consideration of the sum of FIVE THOUSAND AND 00/100 ($5,000.00), paid CORPORA TJON OF AMERICA ("CCA"), the receipt and sufficiency of by CORRECTIONS which is hereby acknowledged, CORRECTIONS discharge shareholders, agents, MARY …

Joint letter to DHS Secretary re protecting the safety of immigration detainees - Dec. 2016

Publication • December 16, 2016

Filed under: Private Prisons, Immigration, HRDC Sign on Letters

Joint letter to DHS Secretary re protecting the safety of immigration detainees - Dec. 2016 December 16, 2016 The Honorable Jeh Johnson Secretary U.S. Department of Homeland Security Washington, D.C. 20528 Re: Final requests to protect the safety and health of immigration detainees Dear Secretary Johnson: On behalf of the …

Kaether, Herring v. Armor Correctional Health Services, et al., FL, complaint, wrongful death, 2016

Brief • December 15, 2016

Filed under: Medication, Pain, Skeletal Injury, Failure to Treat, Infections, Wrongful Death, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness), Failure to Protect (Staff), Fourteenth Amendment, rights, 42 U.S. Code § 1983, civil action for deprivation of rights

Kaether, Herring v. Armor Correctional Health Services, et al., FL, complaint, wrongful death, 2016 Case 0:16-cv-62950-WJZ Document 1 Entered on FLSD Docket 12/15/2016 Page 1 of 42 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA CASE NO. KATHRYN KAETHER as personal representative of the Estate of WILLIAM HERRING Jr., Deceased, …