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Article • August 25, 2016
Marshal Liable for Social Worker's Cavity Search by A Puerto Rican federal court granted a social worker summary judgment for a strip and cavity search after a civil contempt arrest. Carmen Figueroa-Flores, 61, is a social worker who has no criminal record and had never been arrested. She has had …
Article • August 25, 2016
Los Angeles County Sanctioned for Withholding Use-of-Force Documents by In July 2012, United States Magistrate Judge Stephen Hillman ordered Los Angeles County to pay $7,000 in sanctions for opposing a motion to compel production of documents, without substantial justification in a federal case alleging unconstitutional use of force by county …
Los Angeles County Agrees to Settle Estate’s Lawsuit for $395,000 by In May 2009, the Los Angeles county Claims Board recommended that the County pay $395,000 to settle a lawsuit arising from the death of an HIV-positive man who complained of respiratory problems while in the custody of the Sheriff’s …
Article • August 25, 2016
Filed under: Sentencing
Washington: Consecutive Sentences Affirmed by In an unpublished opinion from a Washington State appellate court, state prisoner Jordan Knippling was denied relief on his claim that he was given an exceptional sentence without notice. The complaint was filed following Knippling’s being sentenced to 43 months for a custodial assault he …
Article • August 25, 2016
Filed under: Judicial Misconduct
Arizona Judges and Officials Face Felony Charges by On December 10, 2009, Arizona Superior Court Judge Honorable Barbara Mundell filed a Petition for Special Action to Quash a Search Warrant or Stay its Execution. The petition was filed in response to the issuance of a search warrant authorizing the Maricopa …
Illinois District Court strip-search case survives summary judgment attack by Derek Gilna Plaintiff Angelina Cianfaglione's Fourth Amendment claim alleging an illegal seizure and arrest, excessive force, and an illegal strip and body cavity search that occurred incident to a traffic stop in Edgar County, Illinois has survived a summary judgment …
Article • August 25, 2016
Guard’s Internet Boasts Expose Jail’s “Culture of Violence” by “Seeing someone get TASER’d is second only to being the guy pulling the trigger. That is money. Puts a smile on your face—My job is sweet sometimes,” wrote Multnomah County Jail Deputy David B. Thompson on an Internet gaming site called …
Article • August 25, 2016
Former Prison Warden Pleads Guilty in Misconduct Case by A former warden at a prison in American Samoa pled guilty to conspiring to violate the civil rights of a prisoner. Mike Kelemete, as the warden of Tafuna Correctional Facility, was accused of beating one of his prisoners with a board …
Former Michigan AG Found Guilty of Stalking Gay Man by In August 2012, a federal jury in Detroit found Andrew Shirvell, a homophobic former Michigan assistant attorney general, guilty of stalking, defamation, intentional infliction of emotional distress, and invasion of privacy, in a civil suit brought by Chris Armstrong, the …
Article • August 25, 2016
Florida Supreme Court Upholds Speedy Death Penalty Law by On June 12, 2014, the Supreme Court of Florida held for the state in a constitutional challenge of the state's Timely Justice Act (the Act) of 2013, weighed by death row prisoners. Seeking to expand Allen v. Butterworth, 756 So. 2d …
Article • August 25, 2016
Fifth Circuit Upholds Settlement Agreement in Discrimination Suit by Robert Quesada filed a Title VII discrimination against his employer Janet Napolitano, Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security. The District Court required both parties to complete alternative dispute resolution. At the end of the mediation, Quesada's attorney made a $5000 …
Article • August 25, 2016
Federal Appellate Court Finds Contradiction in Lower Court’s Denial of Absolute Immunity to Prosecutor by The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit has affirmed the lower court’s denial of immunity to one prosecutor and reversed and remanded for reconsideration the denial of immunity to another prosecutor. The U.S. …
In-the-News Article • August 25, 2016
PLN managing editor quoted on CCA's lack of transparency, efforts to seal court records Aug. 25, 2016 Articles with PLN Quotes Associated Press Aug 25, 3:54 PM EDT PRISON COMPANY FIGHTS TO SEAL DOCUMENTS ABOUT STRIP SEARCHES BY TRAVIS LOLLER ASSOCIATED PRESS   NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Private prison operator Corrections …
Williams v. Obaisi, IL, Complaint, Medical Neglect, 2016 Case: 1:15-cv-09207 Document #: 35 Filed: 08/25/16 Page 1 of 65 PageID #:395 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION MICHAEL WILLIAMS (#K-65461) ) ) ) ) ) Plaintiff, v. DR. SALEH OBAISI, WEXFORD HEALTH …
Publication • August 25, 2016
Filed under: PLRA
Margo Schlanger Testimony on PLRA Reform Bill, American Bar Assn Review, 2007 AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS OFFICE 740 FlFTEENTH STREET,NW WASHINGTON. DC 20005-1022 (202) 662-1760 STATEMENT OF MARGO SCHLANGER PROFESSOR OF LAW, WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST. LOUIS ON BEHALF OF THE AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION PRESENTED TO THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON …
Lyles v. Wexford, IL, Merit Review, Medical Neglect, 2016 Case 3:16-cv-00838-NJR-DGW Document 7 Filed 08/25/16 Page 1 of 14 Page ID #51 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS WILLIAM LYLES, #R-29099, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) vs. ) ) WEXFORD HEALTH SOURCES, INC., ) …
Publication • August 25, 2016
Review of Farm Operations, Arkansas Legislative Audit, 2016 Special Report Arkansas Legislative Audit Review of Farm Operations Arkansas Department of Correction – Agriculture Division For the Period July 1, 2014 through June 30, 2015 INTRODUCTION This report is issued in response to a request, approved by the Executive Committee of …
Article • August 24, 2016
Filed under: Employee Litigation
Eleventh Circuit Finds for Plaintiff in DOC Wage-Hour Act Claim by The United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit reversed and remanded on September 30, 1991, the circuit court’s decision on a federal Wage-Hour Act (the Act) claim brought by a Florida Department of Corrections (DOC) employee against …
Article • August 24, 2016
Eighth Circuit Dismisses Suit for Faulty Rape Investigation by On July 22, 2014, a man who spent 17 days in jail for a false rape accusation had his lawsuit against the Sheriff's office dismissed by the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals. The appeals court upheld the summary judgment order of …
Article • August 24, 2016
Eight Circuit: Trial Court has Discretion to Keep Records Seal by United States Court of Appeals, Eight Circuit vacated the trial court's denial of motion to unseal a complaint. Arkansas Public Law Center ("APLC") filed a motion to unseal IDT Corp. and Netzphone, Inc. ("the Company") civil suit against eBay, …
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