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Brief • January 20, 2009
Cameron v. City of New York, NY, Pltf Brief MLS, police misconduct training, 2009 JURISDICTIONAL STATEMENT 1. Jurisdiction existed in the District Court (Crotty, J.), pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §§ 1331 and 1343, because the action involved claims brought pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. 2. This Court has jurisdiction, …
Article • January 15, 2009
Ashcroft, Justice Department Campaign to Expand Capital Punishment by by Michael Rigby During his four years as head of the U.S. Justice Department, Attorney General John Ashcroft has led a sinister campaign to force the federal death penalty in states that have either abolished capital punishment or rarely impose it. …
Violence and Corruption at Rikers Island; Called a “Battle Camp for Kids” by David Reutter Violence and Corruption at Rikers Island; Called a “Battle Camp for Kids” by David M. Reutter While there have been no escapes and only two suicides in the past year at New York City’s Rikers …
Second Circuit Recognizes Attorney-Client Privilege in Prisoner’s Journal in Prosecution of Rapist Guard by Second Circuit Recognizes Attorney-Client Privilege in Prisoner’s Journal in Prosecution of Rapist Guard The Second Circuit Court of Appeals held that a female prisoner did not waive attorney-client privilege with respect to certain writings in her …
PHS Receives Three-Year $366 Million Rikers Island Medical Care Contract Renewal Despite Non-Performance Fines for Last Three Years by John Dannenberg by John E. Dannenberg Prison Health Services, Inc. (PHS) was granted a three-year, $366 million no-bid contract renewal to provide medical and mental health care services for New York …
Article • January 15, 2009
$200,000 Verdict Awarded to Citizen Who Tripped and Fell on Jail Property by A New York state court jury awarded a woman $200,000 in total damages for injuries incurred after she tripped and fell on the side walk in front of a New York City Jail. The 62-year-old woman, who …
§1915 "Three Strikes" Rule Precluding In Forma Pauperis Filing Not Unconstitutional by New York State pro se prisoner Wilfredo Polanco petitioned for leave to proceed in form pauperis (IFP) and for appointment of counsel to appeal the denial of IFP status in a lawsuit against the state's Department of Correctional …
Article • January 15, 2009
New York Ex Parolee's Discharge Reversed For Restitution Determination by Sullivan County (New York) District Attorney Stephen Lungen petitioned to vacate and reverse the State Division of Parole's (DOP) discharge of ex parolee Kera Peters. An increased restitution order was inadvertently not applied and her discharge precluded its payment. The …
Kenneth H v. State of New York, NY, Decision, Rikers inmate-inmate rape PTSD protective custody homosexual, 2008 01/09/2009 " 11:18 ~~jr-mt~J 10 STATE OF NEW YORK· PAGE DIVIS/Lon 12129258774 01 5)1" RECEIVED JUN 2 3 • COURT OF CLAIMS KENNETH H.\ Clalm,nt, DECISION "vTHE STATE OF NEW YORK, Claim No. …
Brief • January 1, 2009
Rosen v. New York, NY, Pltff Motion, Opp to MSJ, 2009 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK ------------------------------------------------------------------------X JESSE ROSEN, Plaintiff, -againstTHE CITY O FNBEW YORK, NEW YORK CITY HEALTH AND HOSPITALS CORPORATION, PRISON HEALTH SERVICES, INC., MARTIN F. HORN, Commisioner of the New York City of …
Article • December 15, 2008 • from PLN December, 2008
$2.75 Million Settlement in New York Prisoner’s Loss of Sight Claim by The New York State Department of Correctional Services has agreed to pay $2.75 million to a prisoner who lost her eyesight due to deficient medical care by prison doctors. The July 2007 settlement came in the civil rights …
Article • December 15, 2008 • from PLN December, 2008
$290,000 Award for New York Prisoner’s Slip and Fall on Ice by On December 4, 2007, a New York Court of Claims awarded a former prisoner $290,000 for injuries he received when he slipped and fell on ice at a New York state prison. In January 2001, Gene Sullivan was …
Article • December 15, 2008 • from PLN December, 2008
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Strip Search Policy E-mails Were Attorney-Client Communications, but Privilege Is Waived by Strip Search Policy E-mails Were Attorney-Client Communications, but Privilege Is Waived The Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit has granted a writ of mandamus, directing a lower court to vacate an order compelling production of communications protected …
New York Sex Offenders’ Settlement Agreement Superseded by New Registration Law by New York Sex Offenders’ Settlement Agreement Superseded by New Registration Law The Second Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals dealt a blow to sex offenders in New York state when it ruled that despite an earlier suit and settlement …
Could the Fall of Lehman Brothers Signal Trouble for Private Prison Corporations? by Bob Libal Could the Fall of Lehman Brothers Signal Trouble for Private Prison Corporations? by Bob Libal and Nick Hudson While recent business news has been dominated by the bailout of some of the nation’s largest investment …
Article • November 15, 2008 • from PLN November, 2008
$145,000 Awarded to New York Prisoner Who Falls While Cutting Wet Grass by $145,000 Awarded to New York Prisoner Who Falls While Cutting Wet Grass A New York Court of Claims has awarded $145,000 in damages to a prisoner who slipped and fell on wet grass while mowing a hilly …
Article • November 15, 2008 • from PLN November, 2008
Incarcerated New York Women Denied Access to Reproductive Health Care by Gary Hunter Incarcerated New York Women Denied Access to Reproductive Health Care by Gary Hunter According to a March 4, 2008 study by the New York Civil Liberties Union (NYCLU) female prisoners in New York county jails consistently were …
BOP Administrative Tort Claims Fail to Satisfy PLRA’s Exhaustion Requirement by BOP Administrative Tort Claims Fail to Satisfy PLRA’s Exhaustion Requirement The Second Circuit Court of Appeals held that a federal prisoner’s administrative tort claims did not satisfy the administrative exhaustion requirement of the Prison Litigation Reform Act (PLRA), but …
Brief • October 17, 2008
Donhauser v. Goord et al, NY, Order and Settlement Agreement, good time credit sex offender refusal to admit guilt, 2008
Article • October 15, 2008 • from PLN October, 2008
NY DOC’s Former 60% Prisoner Phone Call Kickback Scheme Did Not Violate Prisoners’ Families’ Constitutional Rights by NY DOC’s Former 60% Prisoner Phone Call Kickback Scheme Did Not Violate Prisoners’ Families’ Constitutional Rights In December, 2007, the New York State Supreme Court (this is a trial level court) held that …
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