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Federal Court Abused Discretion in Denying Wrongful Death Claim with Prejudice by Federal Court Abused Discretion in Denying Wrongful Death Claim with Prejudice The Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit has affirmed a lower court’s dismissal of deliberate indifference claims against a sheriff and health care provider for a …
$250,000 Default Judgment in Federal Court Legal Malpractice Case by On July 22, 2008, a New York federal court entered judgment and an award of $250,000 to the estate and survivors of a man who had allegedly been abused during 25 days of drug rehab. The award was against a …
Prisoner Not Allowed to Sue One DOC in Another State by The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals in Illinois held that New Mexico Department of Corrections (NMDOC) officials cannot be sued in Illinois due to lack of personal jurisdiction. Jimmy Kinslow, an NMDOC prisoner, was transferred in 1995 to the …
Prisoner Transferred Under ICC May Sue Under Diversity Jurisdiction by On April 24, 2006, the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals held that a prisoner who had been transferred from Florida to Kansas may remain a citizen of Florida and still sue Kansas prison officials in federal court for violations of …