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$25 Million Contempt Fine Prompts Release of Pretrial Detainees from Philadelphia Lockups by The Philadelphia Department of Prisons (PDP) announced the release of 100 pretrial detainees on November 5, 2024. The detainees, all held on bail they couldn’t pay, were released during a series of emergency bail hearings that began …
In Oregon Case, Ninth Circuit Limits Pretrial Detention Without Counsel to Seven Days by On May 31, 2024, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirmed a district court’s order granting a class-­action habeas corpus petition and corresponding injunction, directing the state of Oregon to provide attorneys for …
Nevada Prisoner Wins Injunction Requiring DOC to Provide Exercise Despite Guard Shortage by by Matt Clarke On June 6, 2023, Judge Cristina D. Silva of the federal court for the District of Nevada renewed a preliminary injunction she issued on March 3, 2023, ordering state prison officials to provide prisoner …
Brief • May 16, 2023
Anderson v Grayson County, TX, Complaint, Failure to Appoint Counsel, 2023 Case 4:23-cv-00439 Document 1 Filed 05/16/23 Page 1 of 18 PageID #: 1 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS SHERMAN DIVISION CHAZDON ANDERSON, Plaintiff, v. GRAYSON COUNTY; HON. JAMES P. FALLON, in his official capacity …
Article • November 1, 2020 • from PLN November, 2020
Denial of Recruitment of Counsel for Wisconsin Prisoner Affirmed by Seventh Circuit by David Reutter by David M. Reutter The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a district court’s order denying a prisoner’s motion for recruitment of counsel. This was the second appeal brought by Wisconsin prisoner Randy McCaa. His …
Article • September 1, 2020 • from PLN September, 2020
Seventh Circuit: Indiana District Court Erred in Denying Counsel to Prisoner by David Reutter by David M. Reutter On March 4, 2020, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit held an Indiana federal district court abused its discretion in denying a prisoner’s motion for appointment of counsel in …
Article • December 9, 2019 • from PLN December, 2019
Filed under: Appointment of Counsel
California Appellate Court Discusses Appointment of Counsel for Incarcerated Litigants by David M. Reutter by David M. Reutter California’s Fifth Appellate District held on August 6, 2019 that trial courts are responsible for recognizing their discretionary duty to appoint counsel and experts to ensure indigent civil prisoner litigants are afforded …
Article • October 7, 2019 • from PLN October, 2019
Third Circuit Affirms Refusal to Appoint Successive Counsel in Prisoner’s Civil Rights Case by David M. Reutter by David M. Reutter In a precedential ruling, on June 19, 2019, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals held that a district court did not abuse its discretion when it declined to appoint …
Article • September 9, 2019 • from PLN September, 2019
Filed under: Appointment of Counsel
No Error When Judge Ignored Iowa Prisoner’s Request for Substitute Appointed Counsel by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke  On May 3, 2019, the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals held that a district court did not err when it failed to consider a prisoner’s request for substitute appointed counsel after the …
Article • August 6, 2019 • from PLN August, 2019
Seventh Circuit Reverses District Court’s Denial of Blind Prisoner’s Request for Counsel by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit reversed a district court’s order denying a blind prisoner’s motion to appoint counsel. James V. Pennewell was blind in his left eye due …
Article • February 6, 2019 • from PLN February, 2019
Ninth Circuit Grants Habeas Relief for Ineffective Assistance of Resentencing Counsel by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On July 11, 2018, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals granted habeas relief to an Arizona death row prisoner based on ineffective assistance of counsel at resentencing.  Michael Ray White was manipulated by …
Article • February 5, 2019 • from PLN February, 2019
Filed under: Appointment of Counsel
Alaska Supreme Court Denies Counsel to State Prisoner in Felony Case by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna In a decision that appears to contradict U.S. Supreme Court precedent, not to mention its own, the Supreme Court of Alaska ruled on September 14, 2018 that a prisoner charged with violation of …
Article • February 5, 2019 • from PLN February, 2019
Seventh Circuit: District Court Abused Discretion in Not Seeking Counsel for Pro Se Prisoner by by Dale Chappell In a case where a prisoner filed a civil rights claim against prison doctors but failed to follow proper legal procedures, the district court abused its discretion when it refused to seek …
Article • January 9, 2019 • from PLN January, 2019
Seventh Circuit: Illinois Prisoner Entitled to Retrial After Appointment of Counsel Denied by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna On August 20, 2018, the Seventh Circuit granted a new trial to a prisoner whose multiple motions for appointment of counsel were denied in a federal lawsuit against guards employed by the …
Article • December 7, 2018 • from PLN December, 2018
Filed under: Appointment of Counsel
Pro Se Prisoner Demonstrated Need for Recruitment of Counsel by The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals held that a district court abused its discretion when it denied a Wisconsin prisoner’s repeated motions to recruit counsel. Before the appellate court was a case involving prisoner Randy McCaa, whose 2016 civil rights …
Innovation Law Lab, Et Al. v. Nielsen, Et Al., OR, Order, Denied Immigration Lawyers, 2018 Case 3:18-cv-01098-SI Document 23 Filed 06/25/18 Page 1 of 22 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF OREGON INNOVATION LAW LAB and LUIS JAVIER SANCHEZ GONZALEZ by XOCHITL RAMOS VALENCIA as next …
Texas Prisoners Receive Inadequate Legal Representation from State Agency by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon In December 2017, a Texas State Bar committee issued a scathing report concerning the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ), which oversees the State Counsel for Offenders (SCO) – an agency that provides legal representation …
The Impact of Early Representation: An Analysis of the San Francisco Public Defender’s Pre-Trial Release Unit, Alena Yarmosky, 2018 Ta uni POLICY BRIEF June 2018 Alena Yarmosky The Impact of Early Representation: An Analysis of the San Francisco Public Defender’s Pre-Trial Release Unit In October 2017, the San Francisco Public …
Washington v. Boughton, WI, Opinion, Pro Se, Ineffective Counsel, 2018 In the United States Court of Appeals For the Seventh Circuit ____________________ No. 16‐3253 RODNEY WASHINGTON, Petitioner‐Appellant, v. GARY A. BOUGHTON, Warden, Wisconsin Secure Program Facility, Respondent‐Appellee. ____________________ Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of …
Brief • March 8, 2018
Washington v. Fletcher, WA, Opinion, Commitment Mental Health, 2018 This opinion was filed for record IN CLERKS OFFICE eUPRBE C0U7T.SOJE OF WASH1^!G1t»i DATS ^AR 0 8 281^ at 9'.00a^ .on lTlOArfc;? 3oi2 cmeFJusncs SUSAN L. CARLSON SUPREME COURT CLERK IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON STATE OF …
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