Skip navigation

Search

148 results
Article • August 1, 2025 • from PLN August, 2025
Nebraska Considers Curbing Double-Bunking in Restrictive Housing by Since 2017, at least three prisoners in Nebraska have died of suspected homicides while locked in double-bunked cells. Nebraska, whose prison system routinely operates at 140% capacity, has paid nearly $900,000 in lawsuit settlements related to the deaths, the Flatwater Free Press …
Seventh Circuit Reinstates Wisconsin Prisoner’s ADA Claim for Untreated Knee Injury by Matthew Clarke Matt Clarke On August 25, 2023, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit reinstated a Wisconsin prisoner’s claim that officials with the state Department of Corrections (DOC) violated Title II of the Americans with …
$7.75 Million Paid by San Diego County After Jail Detainee Severely Injured in Fall from Top Bunk by A lawsuit filed in federal court against San Diego County and various jail employees settled on March 20, 2023, for $7.75 million, following four years of litigation. The underlying facts unfolded the …
Gill v. Curran, IL, Settlement, ADA Compliance, 2021 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION ADAM GILL, Plaintiff, vs. MARK CURRAN, JOHN IDLEBURG, LAKE COUNTY EMPLOYEE/AGENT D. HOLLINGSWORTH (#1348), TARYN WEILER, MITESHKUMAR MODI, ALLA CHUKHRA Y, ALVARO ENCINAS, LAKE COUNTY EMPLOYEE/AGENT VARNER (#6310), JENNIFER LEE, …
Brief • March 1, 2021
Castleberry v. Dorethy, IL, Settlement, Failure to Protect, 2021 Information Sheet for Case Number Case Name Official Case# Case# 19-4021 19-CV-4021-CSB Plaintiffs: Opposing Cou nsel: Institutions: Filed Castleberry, Steven #B59415 v. IDOC, et al. IDOC# Defendants: Date Served Received 4/16/19 Status 5/31/19 closed Class Action D On Appeal n Spears …
Flores v. Lamb, IL, Settlement, Medical Neglect, 2020 Information Sheet for Case Number Official Case # Case# 1.8-523 18-CV-523-DRH-RJD Plaintiffs: Opposing Counsel: Institutions: IDOC# Flores, Juan #N90266 v. Lamb, et al. Defendants: 3/2/18 Date Served Status Received Filed Case Name 9/24/18 closed Class Action [] On Appeal l:..1 Spears Cl …
Coleman v. Pfister, IL, Settlement (Wexford), Failure to Protect, 2020 EXECUTION COPY SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND GENERAL RELEASE ("Release") WHEREAS, GREG COLEMAN ("Plaintiff) filed a lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division, against Wexford Health Sources, Inc. and Ghaliah Obaisi, Independent Executor and …
Hummell v. Kane County Adult Justice Center, IL, Settlement, Disability Discrimination, 2020 SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND GENERAL RELEASE Aaron Hummell v. Kane County Adult Justice Center, et al. ND IL Case No. 18 cv 6668 This Settlement Agreement and General Release ("Agreement") is made by and between Aaron Hummell ("Plaintiff') and …
Brief • February 1, 2020
Coleman v. Pfister, IL, Settlement, Failure to Protect, 2020 Information Official Case# Case# 17-528 17-CV-528 Plaintiffs: Sheet for Case Number Filed Case Coleman, Greg #M21252 v. Pfister, et al. IDOC# Defendants: 5/31/17 Date Served Received Status 7/14/17 closed LJ Class Action On Appeal Spears Opposing Counsel: Institutions: Pro Se Issues: …
Article • July 2, 2019 • from PLN July, 2019
Texas Prisoner’s Lawsuit Over Reaction to Prison Blankets Moves Forward by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke A lawsuit filed by a Texas prisoner with a wool allergy, who has spent a decade trying to get a blanket that will not cause an adverse reaction, has survived the state’s attempt to …
Article • July 2, 2019 • from PLN July, 2019
California: Denial of Bed During Jail Disturbances Not a Constitutional Violation by David M. Reutter by David M. Reutter On January 11, 2019, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a grant of summary judgment to the defendants in a civil rights action alleging a pretrial detainee was denied a …
Bell v. Sheriff of Henry County, et al., IN, order, class action, jail overcrowding, 2019 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF INDIANA INDIANAPOLIS DIVISION ADAM BELL, Plaintiff, v. SHERIFF OF HENRY COUNTY, et al. Defendants. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) No. 1:19-cv-00557-SEB-MJD Order Granting Motion …
Brief • June 21, 2019
Scott v. Kramer, IL, Settlement, Conditions of Confinement - Exposure to Cold, 2019 SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND GENERAL RELEASE Joshua Orlando Scott v. Kramer, Lewis, Gats, Flowers, Lang and Hanson ND IL Case No. 17 CV 1050 Joshua Orlando Scott v. IDOC, Donald Kramer, James Lewis, Ducay, Norris and Aguirre ND …
Richard v. IDOC, IL, Settlement, 2019 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS PRINCERICHARD,#R-17418, Plaintiff, ) ) ) ) -vs- ) No. I 6-69-NJR-GCS ) DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, et al., ) ) Defendants. ) SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND GENERAL RELEASE This Settlement Agreement and General Release …
Brief • April 16, 2019
Castleberry v. Dorethy, IL, Merit Review, Failure to Protect, 2019 4:19-cv-04021-CSB # 9 Page 1 of 4 E-FILED Tuesday, 16 April, 2019 04:37:54 PM Clerk, U.S. District Court, ILCD UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS STEVEN CASTLEBERRY, )· ) Plaintiff, ) ) ) ) v. 19-CV-4021 STEPHANIE DORETHY, …
Gill v. Curran, IL, Amended Complaint, ADA Compliance, 2019 Case: 1:18-cv-07891 Document#: 14 Filed: 01/28/19 Page 1 of 22 Page ID #:82 IN THE UNITEDSTATES DISTRICTCOURT NORTHERNDISTRICTOF ILLINOIS EASTERNDIVISION ADAM GILL, ) ) Plaintiff, vs. MARK CURRAN, JOHN lDLEBURG, LAKE COUNTY EMPLOYEFJAGENT D. HOLLINGSWORTH (#1348), TARYN WEILER, MITESHKUMAR MODI, ALLA …
Amble, et al. v. Spangler, et al., TN, class-action complaint, abolishment of in-person visitation, exercise opportunities, law library access, inadequate mental health treatment, etc., 2018 Case 3:18-cv-00538-TAV-DCP Document 1 Filed 12/23/18 Page 1 of 35 PageID #: 1 Case 3:18-cv-00538-TAV-DCP Document 1 Filed 12/23/18 Page 2 of 35 PageID #: …
Clay, et al. v. Cuyahoga County, Ohio, et al., OH, class-action complaint, unconstitutional and deplorable jail conditions, 2018 Case: 1:18-cv-02929 Doc #: 1 Filed: 12/20/18 1 of 61. PageID #: 1 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO EASTERN DIVISION TONYA CLAY, ANTHONY BONNER, JAMES MARTIN, GEORGETTE …
Brief • October 3, 2018
Coleman v. Pfister, IL, Amended Complaint, Failure to Protect, 2018 Case: 1:17-cv-00528 Document#: 100 Filed: 10/03/18 Page 1 of 28 PagelD #:373 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION GREG COLEMAN, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) V. ) ) RANDY PFISTER, sued in his individual ) capacity; …
Hill Barrientos et al. v. CoreCivic, Inc., GA, Motion to Dismiss Denied, Class-action Claims Under Trafficking Victims Protection Act, 2018 Case 4:18-cv-00070-CDL Document 38 Filed 08/17/18 Page 1 of 17 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF GEORGIA COLUMBUS DIVISION WILHEN HILL BARRIENTOS, MARGARITO VELAZQUEZ-GALICIA, and …
Page 1 of 8. | 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 | Next »