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Spies v. El Dorado County, CA, Complaint, Wrongful Death, 2016

Brief • September 19, 2016

Filed under: Failure to Protect (Wrongful Death), Failure to Treat (Mental Illness), Suicides

Spies v. El Dorado County, CA, Complaint, Wrongful Death, 2016 Case 2:16-at-01170 Document 1 Filed 09/19/16 Page 1 of 30 1 2 3 LAW OFFICE OF STEWART KATZ STEWART KATZ, State Bar #127425 555 University Avenue, Suite 270 Sacramento, California 95825 Telephone: (916) 444-5678 4 5 Attorney for Plaintiffs 6 …

Copeland v. Jones, FL, Class Action Notice 2, Corizon Refusal of Hernia Surgery, 2016

Brief • September 19, 2016

Filed under: Corizon, Hernias, Failure to Treat

Copeland v. Jones, FL, Class Action Notice 2, Corizon Refusal of Hernia Surgery, 2016 Case 4:15-cv-00452-RH-CAS Document 72-4 Filed 09/19/16 Page 1 of 2 Notice of Proposed Damages Class Action Settlement Involving Medical Treatment of Hernias – Currently Incarcerated Copeland, et al. v. Jones, et al., No. 4:15-cv-00452-RH-CAS, U.S. District …

Copeland v. Jones, FL, Certification of Notice, Corizon Refusal of Hernia Surgery, 2016

Brief • September 19, 2016

Filed under: Corizon, Hernias, Failure to Treat

Copeland v. Jones, FL, Certification of Notice, Corizon Refusal of Hernia Surgery, 2016 Case 4:15-cv-00452-RH-CAS Document 72-3 Filed 09/19/16 Page 1 of 1 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA Tallahassee Division TRACY COPELAND, AMADO PARRA, and ARCHIE GREEN, individually and on behalf of a Class of persons similarly …

Copeland v. Jones, FL, Class Action Notice 3, Corizon Refusal of Hernia Surgery, 2016

Brief • September 19, 2016

Filed under: Corizon, Hernias, Failure to Treat

Copeland v. Jones, FL, Class Action Notice 3, Corizon Refusal of Hernia Surgery, 2016 Case 4:15-cv-00452-RH-CAS Document 72-2 Filed 09/19/16 Page 1 of 2 Notice of Proposed Injunctive Class Action Settlement Involving Medical Treatment of Hernias Copeland, et al. v. Jones, et al., No. 4:15-cv-00452-RH-CAS U.S. District Court for the …

Copeland v. Jones, FL, Consent Decree, Corizon Refusal of Hernia Surgery, 2016

Brief • September 19, 2016

Filed under: Corizon, Hernias, Failure to Treat

Copeland v. Jones, FL, Consent Decree, Corizon Refusal of Hernia Surgery, 2016 Case 4:15-cv-00452-RH-CAS Document 72-1 Filed 09/19/16 Page 1 of 33 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA Tallahassee Division TRACY COPELAND, AMADO PARRA, and ARCHIE GREEN, individually and on behalf of a Class of persons similarly situated, …

GTL v. FCC-ICS, DC, Amicus Brief Support of State Respondents, telephone rates, 2016

Brief • September 19, 2016

Filed under: Telephones, Telephone Rates

GTL v. FCC-ICS, DC, Amicus Brief Support of State Respondents, telephone rates, 2016 USCA Case #15-1461 Document #1636355 Filed: 09/19/2016 Page 1 of 27 NOT YET SCHEDULED FOR ORAL ARGUMENT No. 15-1461 (Consolidated with Nos. 15-1498, 16-1012, 16-1029, 16-1038, 16-1046, 16-1057) UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE DISTRICT OF …

Duran v. Chavez, CA, Settlement, Wrongful Death - Pepper Spray and Medical Neglect, 2016

Brief • September 19, 2016

Filed under: Pepper Spray/Tear Gas, Failure to Protect (Wrongful Death), Medical Neglect/Malpractice, Mental Health, Fourteenth Amendment, rights, Negligence/Reckless Endangerment

Duran v. Chavez, CA, Settlement, Wrongful Death - Pepper Spray and Medical Neglect, 2016 Case 2:14-cv-02048-TLN-CKD Document 68 Filed 09/19/16 Page 1 of 2 · I 2 3 4 5 6 7 KAMALA D. HARRIS, State Bar No. 146672 Attorney General of California TRACY s. HENDRICKSON, State Bar No. 155081 …

Morris v. Lashbrook, IL, Merit Review, Medical Neglect, 2016

Brief • September 19, 2016

Filed under: Systemic Medical Neglect, Skeletal Injury, Failure to Treat, Restraints, Deliberate Indifference

Morris v. Lashbrook, IL, Merit Review, Medical Neglect, 2016 Case 3:16-cv-00924-NJR-DGW Document 10 Filed 09/19/16 Page 1 of 10 Page ID #206 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS WARREN MORRIS, # B-77336, Plaintiff, vs. JACQUELINE LASHBROOK, BETSEY SPILLER, CHRISTINE BROWN, MICHAEL D. SCOTT, and …

Loberg v. Los Angeles, CA, Complaint, Jail Suicide, 2016.

Brief • September 17, 2016

Filed under: Medical, Failure to Treat, Conditions of Confinement, Failure to Protect (General), Mental Health, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness), Suicides

Loberg v. Los Angeles, CA, Complaint, Jail Suicide, 2016. Case 2:16-cv-06190-RAO Document 1 Filed 08/17/16 Page 1 of 37 Page ID #:1 1 RONALD O. KAYE, SBN 145051 2 Email: rok@kmbllaw.com LINDSAY BATTLES, SBN 262862 3 Email: lbattles@kmbllaw.com 4 KAYE, McLANE, BEDNARSKI & LITT, LLP 234 East Colorado Boulevard, Suite …

Copeland v. Jones, FL, Opt-Out Statement, Corizon Refusal of Hernia Surgery, 2016

Brief • September 16, 2016

Filed under: Corizon, Hernias, Failure to Treat

Copeland v. Jones, FL, Opt-Out Statement, Corizon Refusal of Hernia Surgery, 2016 Case 4:15-cv-00452-RH-CAS Document 72-5 Filed 09/19/16 Page 1 of 1 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA Tallahassee Division TRACY COPELAND, AMADO PARRA, and ARCHIE GREEN, individually and on behalf of a Class of persons similarly situated, …

Ponzini v. PrimeCare Medical, Inc., PA, Judgment, Medical Negligence and Wrongful Death, 2016

Brief • September 16, 2016

Filed under: Medical Neglect/Malpractice

Ponzini v. PrimeCare Medical, Inc., PA, Judgment, Medical Negligence and Wrongful Death, 2016 Case 3:11-cv-00413-RDM Document 338 Filed 09/16/16 Page 1 of 2 THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA PETER PONZINI, ESQUIRE and MIRYEM BARBAROS, as Co-Administrators of the Estate of Mumun Barbaros, Deceased, Plaintiffs, …

Atencio v. Arpaio, AZ, Order, 2015

Brief • September 15, 2016

Filed under: Excessive Force (Police)

Atencio v. Arpaio, AZ, Order, 2015 Case 2:12-cv-02376-PGR Document 501 Filed 09/15/15 Page 1 of 13 1 WO 2 3 4 5 6 7 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 8 FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA 9 10 Ernest Joseph Atencio, et al., 11 Plaintiffs, 12 13 14 15 No. …

D.C. Prisoner’s Stabbing Suit Nets $3,000 Settlement

Article • September 14, 2016

Filed under: Failure to Protect (General), Staffing, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Restraints, Failure to Train/Supervise

D.C. Prisoner’s Stabbing Suit Nets $3,000 Settlement by The District of Columbia (D.C.) paid $3,000 to settle the negligence lawsuit of prisoner Cardell Richard Torney, Jr., for failure to protect his assault and stabbing. While being held at the D.C. Jail on December 27, 1998, Torney was stabbed by another …

D.C. Agrees to Pay $40,000 to Settle Excessive Force & Inadequate Medical Care Claims

Article • September 14, 2016

Filed under: Guard Misconduct, Failure to Treat, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Pepper Spray/Tear Gas, Restraints, Failure to Train/Supervise

D.C. Agrees to Pay $40,000 to Settle Excessive Force & Inadequate Medical Care Claims by On September 23, 2002, the District of Columbia agreed to pay $40,000 to a man who was assaulted by guards at the D.C. Central Detention Facility. Mark Franklin, unaware of protocol used for moving prisoners …

$15,000 Settlement in D.C. Prisoner’s Bogus Parole Revocation Suit

Article • September 14, 2016

Filed under: Parole Board Misconduct, Parole, Wrongful Imprisonment, Arrest Warrants

$15,000 Settlement in D.C. Prisoner’s Bogus Parole Revocation Suit by The District of Columbia (D.C.) paid $15,000 to settle the lawsuit of prisoner George Hill for negligence and false imprisonment. On October 15, 1999, Hill surrendered himself to the D.C. Jail, believing there was a parole violation warrant. On September …

$12,500 Settlement in D.C. Prisoner’s Negligent Maintenance Suit

Article • September 14, 2016

Filed under: Skeletal Injury, Injury -- Misc., Failure to Protect (General), Federal Tort Claims Act

$12,500 Settlement in D.C. Prisoner’s Negligent Maintenance Suit by The District of Columbia (D.C.) paid $12,500 to settle the lawsuit of prisoner Theodore Jones for injuries sustained for lack of proper maintenance. While at the D.C. Jail on July 31, 2000, Jones was playing basketball on the recreation court when …

Federal Prisoner Receives $20,000 for Inadequate Medical Treatment for His Hand Injury

Article • September 14, 2016

Filed under: DOC/BOP misconduct, Disabled Prisoners, Systemic Medical Neglect, Pain, Injury -- Misc., Surgery, Failure to Treat, Freedom of Information Act, PLN Litigation

Federal Prisoner Receives $20,000 for Inadequate Medical Treatment for His Hand Injury by Lonnie Burton On March 7, 2000, the United States agreed to pay a federal prisoner the sum of $20,000 to settle his lawsuit stemming from inadequate medical care resulting in permanent paralysis in his left hand. The …

Federal Prisoner Receives $1,000 Settlement in Food Poisoning Case

Article • September 14, 2016

Filed under: DOC/BOP misconduct, Failure to Treat, Failure to Protect (General), Food, Sanitation, Federal Tort Claims Act, Freedom of Information Act, PLN Litigation

Federal Prisoner Receives $1,000 Settlement in Food Poisoning Case by Lonnie Burton On April 2, 1997, the United States agreed to settle a lawsuit in which a federal prisoner alleged she was poisoned by the food in the prison chow hall and then received inadequate medical care afterwards. The documents …

Federal Prison Worker Receives $25,000 Settlement in Claim for Racial Discrimination, Retaliation

Article • September 14, 2016

Filed under: DOC/BOP misconduct, Racial Discrimination, Retaliation for Filing Grievances, Retaliation against Staff, Freedom of Information Act, PLN Litigation, Employee Litigation

Federal Prison Worker Receives $25,000 Settlement in Claim for Racial Discrimination, Retaliation by Lonnie Burton On June 16, 2003, a federal prison employee settled her complaint against the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP), where she alleged she was subjected to racial epithets, and then a slew of retaliatory acts after …

Federal Prison Guard Receives $58,000 Settlement in Racial Discrimination Case

Article • September 14, 2016

Filed under: DOC/BOP misconduct, Racial Discrimination, Freedom of Information Act, PLN Litigation, Employee Litigation

Federal Prison Guard Receives $58,000 Settlement in Racial Discrimination Case by Lonnie Burton On November 9, 2001, a federal prison guard entered into a settlement agreement with the United States in which he agreed to drop his complaints for racial discrimination in exchange for just over $58,000, back pay, and …