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Seventh Circuit: Corizon May be Liable for Failure to Coordinate Medical Care

Article • December 5, 2017 • from PLN December, 2017

Filed under: Corizon, Medical, Failure to Treat, Malpractice, Conditions of Confinement

Seventh Circuit: Corizon May be Liable for Failure to Coordinate Medical Care by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On February 21, 2017, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals, in an en banc ruling, held that Correctional Medical Services, Inc. (now known as Corizon Health) may be held liable for deciding …

Cooper v. City of Elkhart, IN, Complaint, Wrongfully Convicted, 2017

Brief • November 6, 2017

Filed under: Wrongful Conviction

Cooper v. City of Elkhart, IN, Complaint, Wrongfully Convicted, 2017 USDC IN/ND case 3:17-cv-00834-PPS-MGG document 1 filed 11/06/17 page 1 of 42 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF INDIANA, SOUTH BEND DIVISION KEITH COOPER, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) ) CITY OF ELKHART, …

Seventh Circuit Dissent: “A Dog Would Have Deserved Better Treatment”

Article • October 10, 2017 • from PLN October, 2017

Filed under: Brain Injury, Eighth Amendment

Seventh Circuit Dissent: “A Dog Would Have Deserved Better Treatment” by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna William A. Miller, incarcerated at FCC Terre Haute, a Bureau of Prisons (BOP) facility in Indiana, entered prison with a serious health problem – a thalamic brain tumor that required a lower bunk assignment, …

Corizon Loses Indiana DOC Medical Contract Amid Lawsuits

Article • October 10, 2017 • from PLN October, 2017

Filed under: Corizon, Medical Misconduct, Private Contractors

Corizon Loses Indiana DOC Medical Contract Amid Lawsuits by David Reutter by David Reutter In 2005, at the urging of then-Governor Mitch Daniels, the Indiana Department of Correction (IDOC) awarded a contract to privatize medical care for prisoners. The winning bidder, Prison Health Services, merged in 2011 with Correctional Medical …

Davis v. Krueger, IN, Complaint, Medical Negligence, 2017

Brief • October 6, 2017

Filed under: Medical Misconduct, Systemic Medical Neglect, Pain, Dental Care, Failure to Treat

Davis v. Krueger, IN, Complaint, Medical Negligence, 2017 Case 2:17-cv-00467-JMS-MPB Document 1 Filed 10/06/17 Page 1 of 11 PageID #: 1 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF INDIANA INDIANAPOLIS DIVISION LEN DAVIS, ,,\'3.~(l,Li'.\Y_couRr VIY!SlOPi ' .. , U:> 17OCT -5 FM3: 35 ) ) ) ) Plaintiff, vs. JEFFREY …

Kulbacki v. Boyd, IN, Settlement, Excessive Force, 2017

Brief • September 29, 2017

Filed under: Jail Misconduct, Excessive Force

Kulbacki v. Boyd, IN, Settlement, Excessive Force, 2017 GENERAL RELEASE AND INDEMNITY AGREEMENT 1. For payment to Marcin Kulbacki (the "undersigned") of Twenty Eight Thousand Dollars ($28,000), the undersigned completely releases, La Porte County and its Commissioners, La Porte County Sheriff John T. Boyd C'Sheriff Boyd"), Andrew L. Luse in …

Robb et al. v. Loop, et al., IN, complaint, wrongful death, 2017

Brief • September 28, 2017

Filed under: Medical, Failure to Treat, Jail Specific, Wrongful Death, 42 U.S. Code § 1983, civil action for deprivation of rights

Robb et al. v. Loop, et al., IN, complaint, wrongful death, 2017 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF INDIANA NEW ALBANY DIVISION MARK J. ROBB as Administrator of the ESTATE OF HANNA ROBB Plaintiff v. SHERIFF FRANK LOOP, in his individual and official capacities; FLOYD COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT; STEVE …

Seventh Circuit Denounces "Sovereign Citizen" Claims in Otherwise Routine Denial of Frivolous Suit

Article • September 8, 2017

Filed under: Tax Law, Religion Defined

Seventh Circuit Denounces "Sovereign Citizen" Claims in Otherwise Routine Denial of Frivolous Suit by Lonnie Burton by Lonnie Burton John Jones Bey sued the State of Indiana and county officials to enjoin them from taxing property he owns in Marion County, Indiana. He also sought a refund of past taxes …

Indiana: Incarcerated Mother's Parental Rights Termination Overturned

Article • August 31, 2017

Filed under: Drug Treatment/Rehab, Mothers in Prison

Indiana: Incarcerated Mother's Parental Rights Termination Overturned by Lonnie Burton by Lonnie Burton On November 10, 2016, the Indiana Court of Appeals reversed a lower court's order terminating the parental rights of a mother who found herself serving a seven month jail sentence for a drug offense. The appellate court …

Seventh Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Indiana Prison Counselor's Retaliation, Sex and Age Discrimination Lawsuit

Article • August 31, 2017

Filed under: Corizon, Gender Discrimination -- Women, Retaliation for Litigating, Employee Litigation, Age Discrimination

Seventh Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Indiana Prison Counselor's Retaliation, Sex and Age Discrimination Lawsuit by Lonnie Burton by Lonnie Burton On December 10, 2014, the United States Circuit Court for the Seventh Circuit upheld a district court order dismissing a lawsuit brought by a former Indiana prison substance abuse counselor …

Indiana Court Cannot Reduce 45-Day Filing Fee Time Limit

Article • August 30, 2017 • from PLN September, 2017

Filed under: Filing Fees (PLRA), Filing Fees

Indiana Court Cannot Reduce 45-Day Filing Fee Time Limit by The Indiana Court of Appeals reversed the dismissal of an indigent prisoner’s lawsuit for failing to pay the filing fee within 30 days, when he had complied with state law by paying within 45 days. Indiana prisoners are required to …

Notre Dame Police Department Not a 'Public Agency' and Indiana Supreme Court Dismisses ESPN Lawsuit Under Public Records Act

Article • August 22, 2017

Filed under: Police, Public Records Act

Notre Dame Police Department Not a 'Public Agency' and Indiana Supreme Court Dismisses ESPN Lawsuit Under Public Records Act by Lonnie Burton by Lonnie Burton On November 10, 2016, the Indiana Supreme Court reversed a Court of Appeals opinion and reinstated a trial court order dismissing an action brought by …

Buroff and Barnhart v. Gladieux, IN, Amended Class Action Complaint, jail prisoners' right to vote, 2017

Brief • August 15, 2017

Filed under: Jail Specific, Staff Training, Fourteenth Amendment, rights

Buroff and Barnhart v. Gladieux, IN, Amended Class Action Complaint, jail prisoners' right to vote, 2017 USDC IN/ND case 1:17-cv-00124-TLS-SLC document 28 filed 08/15/17 page 1 of 11 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF INDIANA FORT WAYNE DIVISION DEMETRIUS BUROFF and IAN BARNHART, individually and on behalf of all …

Settlement for IN Man Deprived of Critical Meds While Incarcerated in County Jail

Article • August 7, 2017

Filed under: Medication, Failure to Treat

Settlement for IN Man Deprived of Critical Meds While Incarcerated in County Jail by Joe Watson by Joe Watson Gary L. Marshall, a former Hancock County, Ind. jail prisoner, settled for unspecified damages in June 2008 after he suffered multiple seizures while incarcerated, which he attributed to the jail’s alleged …

IN Woman Settles Wrongful Arrest Lawsuit

Article • August 7, 2017

Filed under: Wrongful Imprisonment

IN Woman Settles Wrongful Arrest Lawsuit by Joe Watson by Joe Watson Anna Michelle Young, who was wrongfully arrested and incarcerated two days after Christmas in 2003 in Hancock County, Ind., agreed to settle her suit against Sheriff Nicholas Gulling, et al, in August 2008 for unspecified damages. The Hancock …

Seventh Circuit Reinstates Indiana Prisoner’s Lawsuit, Holds Prison Officials Prevented Him from Pursuing Grievances

Article • July 28, 2017 • from PLN August, 2017

Filed under: Grievances, Failure to Protect (Staff)

Seventh Circuit Reinstates Indiana Prisoner’s Lawsuit, Holds Prison Officials Prevented Him from Pursuing Grievances by Lonnie Burton by Lonnie Burton In an April 5, 2016 ruling, the Seventh Circuit reversed an Indiana federal district court’s order dismissing a lawsuit filed by a state prisoner who claimed prison officials failed to …

Seventh Circuit Reverses Infraction for Failure to Allow Prisoner to Present Evidence

Article • July 28, 2017 • from PLN August, 2017

Filed under: Evidence

Seventh Circuit Reverses Infraction for Failure to Allow Prisoner to Present Evidence by Lonnie Burton by Lonnie Burton On April 19, 2016, a panel of the Seventh Circuit reversed the decision of an Indiana prison hearings officer who had found a state prisoner guilty of possessing heroin. The appellate court …

Gentry v. Floyd County, IN, Settlement Agreement, Forcible Stripping, 2017

Brief • July 24, 2017

Filed under: Clothing, Toilets, Strip Cells, Bedding, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Stun Guns/Tasers, Pepper Spray/Tear Gas

Gentry v. Floyd County, IN, Settlement Agreement, Forcible Stripping, 2017 Case 4:14-cv-00054-TAB-RLY Document 126-1 Filed 07/24/17 Page 1 of 25 PageID #: 1760 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF INDIANA NEW ALBANY DIVISION ELECTRONICALLY FILED TABITHA GENTRY, ET AL. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) PLAINTIFFS …

Seventh Circuit Reverses Prisoner's Disciplinary Conviction

Article • July 20, 2017

Filed under: Disciplinary Appeals, Evidence

Seventh Circuit Reverses Prisoner's Disciplinary Conviction by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis The United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit has taken the unusual step of reversing a prison disciplinary board's finding that a prisoner was guilty of committing a prohibited act. Timothy W. Austin was a prisoner …

Jones v. LaPorte County Sheriff's Dept, IN, Settlement, Disabilities Discrimination, 2017

Brief • July 17, 2017

Filed under: Racial Discrimination, Inability to Work, Americans with Disabilities Act, Mental Health, Suicides, Disabled Employees

Jones v. LaPorte County Sheriff's Dept, IN, Settlement, Disabilities Discrimination, 2017 1200/6629 JOINT AND MUTUAL RELEASE OF ALL CLAIMS The parties to this Joint and Mutual Release of All Claims are as follows: Michael A. Jones, individually and for his heirs, executors, administrators or assigns (herein referred to as ''RELEASOR'') …