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Levier v. State-209 Kan. 442, 497 P.2d 265 (1972).

Case • 1972

that each appellant has undergone solitary confinement in what is known as the adjustment and training building (A & T) within the confines of the penitentiary. [12] James has been continuously ...

Goodson v. City of Atlanta-763 F.2d 1381 (11th Cir. 1985)

Case • 1985

. Warden, Wyoming States Penitentiary, 401 U.S. 560, 91 S. Ct. 1031, 28 L. Ed. 2d 306 (1971) is misplaced. The officer was confronted with what he could not ignore, Brooks' personal identification. Terry v ...

Cruz v. Beto-603 F.2d 1178 (5th Cir. 1979)

Case • 1979

law governs. However, he now asserts that having established his qualified immunity by virtue of asserting that his questioned decisions were made as director of the prison based on what he perceived ...

Lee v. McManus-543 F.Supp 386 (D. Kan 1982).

Case • 1982

is equipped to provide plaintiff with adequate medical care and is available to receive plaintiff upon proper notice. [18] Among the post-hearing materials submitted by defendants is what may ...

Gonzalez v. Kokot-314 F.3d, 311 (7th Cir. 2002).

Case • 2002

the Supreme Court nor this Court have yet addressed the question as to what standard of proof is required to prove the voluntariness of a release-dismissal agreement. Several circuits have previously addressed ...

Tate v. Schwarz-257 Wis.2d 40, 654 N.W.2d 438 (Wis 2002)

Case • 2002

immunity for what are otherwise compulsory self-incriminatory statements. [19] I. FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY [20] ¶5. Gary Tate was charged in Washington County Circuit Court with repeated ...

Watson v. Graves-909 F.2d 1549 (5th Cir. 1990)

Case • 1990

frequently, how long, and on what projects the inmate would work, as well as what specific functions the inmate would perform. The facts at our disposal leave no doubt but that Jarreau had the de facto power ...

Coffman v. Trickey-884 F.2d 1057 (8th Cir. 1989)

Case • 1989

, in that there was no published rule prohibiting what he had done.*fn3 Just prior to trial, Coffman included a second cause of action claiming that his placement in the Special Adjustment Unit for ninety days violated Missouri law ...

Hamilton v. O'Leary-976 F.2d 341 (7th Cir. 1992)

Case • 1992

and specify what they could testify to by filling out the appropriate space on this form, tearing it off, and returning it to the Committee. [31] Hamilton did not, by filling out the space on the ticket ...

Watson v. Graves-9.2d (5th Cir. 1990)

Case • 1990

. That technicality, however, does not change the realities of the situation; Jarreau not only determined which inmate would work for him, but also when, how frequently, how long, and on what projects the inmate would ...

Poston v. Fox-577 F.Supp. 915 (D NJ 1984)

Case • 1984

to the proper amount of those fees. In calculating the number of hours appropriate for the lodestar, the court's first inquiry is "how many hours were spent in what manner by which attorneys." Ursic v. Bethlehem ...

Hamilton v. Love-358 F.Supp. 338 (E.D. Ark. 1973).

Case • 1973

proceeding, earnestly requested that the Court make an award of a reasonable attorney's fee in favor of plaintiffs and the class they represent. No action upon that request was taken because of what the Court ...

Ramirez v. Pugh-379 F.3d 122 (3rd Cir. 2004).

Case • 2004

, to what extent some foundation or evidentiary showing is necessary--and, in light of this determination, evaluate w hat the government has offered." Id. at 309. [29] Turning to the appeal before us ...

Prison Legal News v. Lappin-2006 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 42738

Case • 2006

in this Circuit regarding what constitutes an "agency" as it pertains to the District Court's jurisdiction pursuant to the FOIA. Compare Lair v. Dep't of Treasury, 2005 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 4645, No. 03-827, 2005 WL ...

Hinebaugh v. Wiley-137 F.Supp.2d 69 (ND NY 2001)

Case • 2001

the claim is based, but only that the defendant be given "fair notice of what the ... claim is and the grounds upon which it rests." Conley, 355 U.S. at 45-46. Individual allegations, however, that are so ...

Jones-Bey v. Conley-144 F.Supp.2d 1035 (ND IN 2000)

Case • 2000

" on prisoners. DeWalt v. Carter, 224 F.3d 607, 620 (7th Cir. 2000); [**12] See Hudson 503 U.S. at 5,; Estelle v. Gamble, 429 U.S. 97, 102-03, 97 S. Ct. 285, 50 L. Ed. 2d 251 (1976). What constitutes ...

Bovin v. Black-225 F.3d 36 (1st Cir. 2000)

Case • 2000

section 1997e(d)(2), meant what it said. The statutory cap on attorneys' fees applies to all monetary judgments, including nominal damage awards. *fn4 [35] C. The Constitutionality of the Fee Cap ...

Hensley v. Endicott-245 Wis.2d 607, 629 N.W.2d 686 (Wis. 2001)

Case • 2001

that the PLRA "illustrates that the legislature intended to address the costly problems caused by prisoner litigation more expansively than the federal law). As Judge Easterbrook queried in Perez: "What's ...

United States v. Haney-287 F.3d 1266 (10th Cir. 2002)

Case • 2002

. Francis, told him that they had seen him on "America's Most Wanted," and offered a warning to the effect that: "When the shit jumps off, you know what time it is" - i.e., a race war was brewing and Mr ...

Williams v. Turner-692 F.2d 1032 (5th Cir. 1982)

Case • 1982

no witness to the fact that Williams' counsel volunteered their services. What the record does bear witness to is the fact that Williams' counsel was appointed by the district court judge ...