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Connecticut Prisoner Survives DOC’s Summary Judgment Motion in Mental Health Suit by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon  Raudell Mercado initially entered the Connecticut Department of Correction (DOC) in 2013 as a youthful offender at the Manson Youth Institution. In March 2015, he was formally admitted to the DOC as a …
Article • March 5, 2019 • from PLN March, 2019
Santa Clara County Settles Lawsuit, Makes Jails Handicapped Accessible by Steve Horn by Steve Horn In November 2018, the parties in a class-action lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California agreed to settle the case in the form of a consent decree. The suit centered …
Illinois DOC Permanently Enjoined From Neglecting Prisoners’ Mental Health by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna On October 30, 2018, a federal judge entered a permanent injunction that enjoined the Illinois Department of Corrections (IDOC) from violating the Eighth Amendment and Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) with respect to mental health …
Article • March 5, 2019 • from PLN March, 2019
Without Interpreters, California’s Deaf Prisoners are Getting Stuck Behind Bars by Samantha Michaels “It’s the utmost violation of due process I can think of.” by Samantha Michaels, Mother Jones In 2016, a prisoner in Corcoran, California faced a dilemma. The parole board wanted to know whether he’d completed any self-help …
Article • February 5, 2019 • from PLN February, 2019
Illinois DOC Settles Lawsuit Filed by Deaf, Hard of Hearing Prisoners by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna The Illinois Department of Corrections (IDOC) has settled a class-action suit brought by deaf and hard of hearing prisoners who said they were denied sign-language interpreters for what was called “high-stakes interactions” with …
Article • February 5, 2019 • from PLN February, 2019
New Trial on Causation Required in Illinois Jail Detainee’s Suicide by David M. Reutter by David M. Reutter The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals held on August 10, 2018 that an Illinois federal district court erred in granting judgment as a matter of law on the issue of causation in …
Harvey v. Duncan, IL, Settlement, Medical Neglect, 2019 GENERAL RELEASE OF ALL CLAIMS In full and complete consideration of the payment by Coverys Specialty Insurance Company of the sum of Two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($2,500.00), the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, I, Bryant Harvey, Jr. (the …
Lawsuits Filed Over South Dakota Replacing Prison Law Libraries with Tablets by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna Two federal lawsuits were filed by South Dakota prisoners in May and June 2018 against the state Department of Corrections (DOC) over the introduction of tablet computers to replace prison law libraries and …
Article • January 8, 2019 • from PLN January, 2019
Seventh Circuit Vacates ADA Summary Judgment Against Cook County Sheriff by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna On July 30, 2018, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals vacated a partial summary judgment order issued by a district court that found the Sheriff of Cook County, Illinois liable for various violations of …
Brief • December 29, 2018
Nash v. Cook County, IL, Settlement, Jail Beating, 2018
Article • December 18, 2018
$11,428 in Costs Awarded For Failure to Provide Sign Language Interpreter; Attorney Fees Denied by A Louisiana federal district court denied an award of attorney fees where the plaintiff was only awarded nominal damages. However, the court awarded $11,428.06 in costs. After Nelson Arce, who was deaf, pleaded guilty to …
Trueblood, et al. v. WA State Department of Social and Health Services, judgment, class action, mental health services, 2018 Case 2:14-cv-01178-MJP Document 624 Filed 12/12/18 Page 1 of 2 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON AT SEATTLE CASSIE CORDELL TRUEBLOOD, et al., Plaintiffs, JUDGMENT IN A CIVIL CASE …
Rodriguez-Pena v. County of Santa Clara, CA, Settlement, ADA Compliance, 2018 SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND GENERAL RELEASE This Settlement Agreement and General Release ("Agreement") is made as of the 5th day of December, 2018, by and between Adan Rodriguez-Pena ("Plaintiff') and the County of Santa Clara ("County") in recognition of the …
Geissler, et al. v. Stirling, et al., SC, Partial Consent Decree, Prisoner Hep C Testing, 2018 4:17-cv-01746-MBS Date Filed 12/04/18 Entry Number 136 Page 1 of 7 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF SOUTH CAROLINA FLORENCE DIVISION RUSSELL GEISSLER, BERNARD BAGLEY, AND WILLIE JAMES JACKSON, individually …
Brief • November 15, 2018
Span v. Melvin, IL, Complaint, Violation of ADA, 2018 1:18-cv-01078-JES # 28 Page 1 of 19 E-FILED Thursday, 15 November, 2018 04:04:39 PM Clerk, U.S. District Court, ILCD 1:18-cv-01078-JES # 28 Page 2 of 19 1:18-cv-01078-JES # 28 Page 3 of 19 1:18-cv-01078-JES # 28 Page 4 of 19 1:18-cv-01078-JES …
Brief • November 9, 2018
Nash v. Cook County, IL, Fifth Amended Complaint, Jail Beating, Nov 2018
Hampton v. Baldwin et al., IL, memorandum and order, transgender prisoner transfer request, 2018 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS DEON HAMPTON, Plaintiff, vs. JOHN BALDWIN, KEVIN KINK, KAREN JAIMET, JOHN VARGA, OFFICER BURLEY, LIEUTENANT GIVENS, OFFICER CLARK, OFFICER LANPLEY, OFFICER GEE, OFFICER MANZANO, …
Denver Pays $100,000 to Settle DOJ Suit Over Failure to Accommodate Diabetic Deputy by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On May 15, 2018, the City and County of Denver, Colorado agreed to pay $100,000 to an unidentified deputy sheriff who was fired from his position at the Denver County jail …
Dorn v. Michigan Department of Corrections, et al., MI, settlement, retaliation against HIV prisoner, 2018 Case 1:15-cv-00359-PLM ECF No. 88 filed 11/06/18 PageID.486 Page 1 of 5 Case 1:15-cv-00359-PLM ECF No. 88 filed 11/06/18 PageID.487 Page 2 of 5 Case 1:15-cv-00359-PLM ECF No. 88 filed 11/06/18 PageID.488 Page 3 of …
Dorn v. Michigan Department of Corrections, MI, settlement, discrimination against prisoners with HIV, 2018 Case 1:15-cv-00359-PLM ECF No. 88 filed 11/06/18 PageID.486 Page 1 of 5 Case 1:15-cv-00359-PLM ECF No. 88 filed 11/06/18 PageID.487 Page 2 of 5 Case 1:15-cv-00359-PLM ECF No. 88 filed 11/06/18 PageID.488 Page 3 of 5 …
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