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Article • March 15, 2014 • from PLN March, 2014
The Federal Tort Claims Act: A Primer by Derek Gilna The Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) is outlined in various sections of Chapter 28 of the United States Code, which describe the steps necessary to file and maintain a tort action against the U.S. government. The FTCA is the exclusive …
Article • March 15, 2014 • from PLN March, 2014
Taylor County, Texas Rarely Disciplines Jailers by Compared to scandals at the Harris County Jail in Houston – where guards have assaulted and had sex with prisoners, mistakenly released prisoners and abandoned their posts to play dominos [see: PLN, Sept. 2013, p.23] – problems at the Taylor County Jail in …
Article • March 15, 2014 • from PLN March, 2014
Psst! Hey Man, Need Some Execution Drugs? by Officials in Delaware and 31 other states that use lethal injection to execute prisoners are scrambling to find new drugs to carry out death sentences, and in some cases are procuring them through secret exchanges and confidential deals – and from questionable …
Article • March 15, 2014 • from PLN March, 2014
Filed under: Visiting
Video Visitation a Growing Trend, but Concerns Remain by A growing trend toward the use of video visitation at jails across the country is drawing the praise of corrections officials and prisoners’ family members alike, though some advocacy groups worry that video visits could pose an undue financial hardship on …
Article • March 15, 2014 • from PLN March, 2014
Oregon Jail Guard Quits, Divorces Wife for Former Prisoner by "I crushed a dude’s eye socket from repeatedly punching him in it, then I charged him with menacing and harassment,” bragged Multnomah County, Oregon jail guard David B. Thompson in one of more than 1,700 messages he posted on an …
Article • March 15, 2014 • from PLN March, 2014
Filed under: Sentencing, Parole
South Dakota Parole Board Improperly Enhanced Prisoner’s Parole Date by The South Dakota Supreme Court has held that the state Board of Pardons and Paroles (Board) exceeded its authority when it calculated a prisoner’s initial parole release date by treating Class 4 felonies as Class 2 felonies. Lloyd Rowley was …
Alabama Sheriff Made Party on Counterclaim Alleging Prisoners Subjected to Sexual Abuse by The Alabama Supreme Court has held that a third party to a lawsuit may be made a party when a counterclaim is filed. The Court also held a sheriff named as a defendant was not entitled to …
Adverse Inference Instruction Required for New York Jail’s Destruction of Video Evidence by The New York Court of Appeals has held that when a criminal defendant acts with due diligence to demand the preservation of evidence that is reasonably likely to be of material importance, and the evidence is destroyed …
Article • March 15, 2014 • from PLN March, 2014
California Female Prisoners Sterilized by More than 130 female prisoners at two California facilities were sterilized over a four-year period without required state approval, and some of the women have claimed they were pressured, harassed and even tricked into signing forms agreeing to the sterilizations. The procedure, known as tubal …
Article • March 15, 2014 • from PLN March, 2014
Kentucky Supreme Court: Probation Cannot be Extended for Sex Offender Treatment by The Supreme Court of Kentucky has held that a probationer’s period of probation cannot be extended to require completion of a sex offender treatment program. Elmer David Miller was originally charged with felony first-degree unlawful transaction with a …
Former Detainee Alleges Unconstitutional Conditions at Illinois Jail, Accepts $7,501 Judgment by On April 24, 2013, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals held that a former pretrial detainee at the Edgar County Jail (ECJ) in Illinois stated a claim concerning unconstitutional conditions of confinement at the facility. The appellate court …
Article • March 15, 2014 • from PLN March, 2014
Seventh Circuit Upholds FTCA Venue Transfer by The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld the transfer of a former federal prisoner’s negligence action from Illinois to Kansas. Daniel Hudson relocated to Illinois following his release from a federal prison in Kansas. He filed a Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) …
Washington Jail Denied Good Time without Due Process; Rehearing Ordered by The Washington Court of Appeals held in an unpublished opinion that a prisoner was denied good time credits without adequate due process protections. Allen Michael Knoll was held in the Skagit County jail between March 2011 and August 30, …
Michigan Parole and Probation Supervision Scrutinized; Three Officials Fired by The failure to properly supervise parolees and probationers accused of committing high-profile murders has resulted in the firing of three Michigan Department of Corrections (MDOC) employees. The MDOC supervises around 20,000 parolees and 50,000 probationers. “Our parole/probation staff performs critical …
Brief • March 14, 2014
Davis v. White, MO, Motion for Order Advising Witness, Police Excessive Force, 2014 Case: 4:10-cv-01429-NAB Doc. #: 228 Filed: 03/14/14 Page: 1 of 5 PageID #: 3431 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI EASTERN DIVISION HENRY M. DAVIS, Plaintiff, vs. MICHAEL WHITE, et al., Defendants. ) ) ) …
Brief • March 14, 2014
Ober v. County of Los Angeles, CA, Plaintiff's Memo in Opposition to MSJ, Violence Against Deputy, 2014 1 John Burton, State Bar No. 86029 jb@johnburtonlaw.com 2 THE LAW OFFICES OF JOHN BURTON 4 East Holly Street, Suite 201 3 Pasadena, California 91103 Telephone: (626) 449-8300 4 Facsimile: (626) 449-4417 5 …
Brief • March 14, 2014
Assink v. Des Moines Police, WA, Release of All Claims, Excessive Force, 2014 RELEASE O F A L L CLA I MS AN D H O L D H A R M L ESS AG R EE M ENT KNOW ALL BY THESE PRESENTS: That t he Undersigned. on behalf …
Brief • March 14, 2014
Filed under: Wrongful Death
Lester v. State of AZ, AZ, Judgment, Wrongful Death - Suicide, 2014 1 2 3 4 5 ROWLEY CHAPMAN & BARNEY, LTD. 63 East Main Street. Suite 501 Mesa, Arizona 85201-7436 (480) 833-1113 Fax (480) 833-1114 Attorneys for Plaintiff Brian D. Strong - SBN 013423 E-mail address: strong@azlegal.com Scott R. …
Brief • March 13, 2014
Schoeckert v. City of New York, NY, Complaint, Occupy Wall Street Excessive Force & Arrest, 2014 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK ---------------------------------------------------------------)( PAUL SCHOECKERT, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) -against) ) THE CITY OF NEW YORK; POLICE OFFICER) MICHAEL GISBERT, Shield No. 7705; JOHN ) DOE …
Brief • March 13, 2014
Landis v. Moyer, PA, Settlement, Police Excessive Force, 2014 March 13, 2014 Honorable John E. Jones, III U.S. District Court Middle District of Pennsylvania 228 Walnut Street Harrisburg, PA 17101 RE: Landis v. Chad R. Moyer, et al., No.: 1:13-CV-00673-JEJ Debra L. Williams v. Chad R. Moyer, et al., No.: …
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