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Article • December 1, 2023 • from PLN December, 2023
$100,000 Settlement Reached With Corizon Health for Failure to Provide Arizona Prisoner Eye Care by On July 25, 2022, a settlement was reached between Corizon Health, Inc. and an Arizona prisoner to whom it allegedly denied eye care, resulting in partial vision loss. Under the agreement, the firm owes $100,000 …
Article • June 15, 2023 • from PLN June, 2023
Nevada Pays Over $568,000 for Denying Prisoner Cataract Surgery, Ends “One Good Eye” Policy by Jacob Barrett by Jacob Barrett On July 15, 2022, the federal court for the District of Nevada awarded $560,587.50 in fees to attorneys representing a state prisoner who earlier settled his medical neglect claim against …
Article • May 1, 2023 • from PLN May, 2023
Nevada Pays Over $568,000 for Denying Prisoner Cataract Surgery, Ends “One Good Eye” Policy by Jacob Barrett by Jacob Barrett On July 15, 2022, the federal court for the District of Nevada awarded $560,587.50 in fees to attorneys representing a state prisoner who earlier settled his medical neglect claim against …
Article • January 1, 2023 • from PLN January, 2023
Federal Judge in South Carolina Holds BOP Liable for Delayed Treatment That Left Federal Prisoner Partially Blinded by Casey Bastian by Casey J. Bastian On May 3, 2022, the federal court for the District of South Carolina granted summary judgment to a federal prisoner left partially blinded by delayed treatment …
Article • August 18, 2022
California Prison Optometry Labs Under Pressure to Do Better by Jo Ellen Nott by Jo Ellen Nott In August 2022, Senate Bill 1089 moved forward in the California Assembly, seeking to cut long turnaround times for eyeglasses made by prisoners working in the California Prison Industry Authority (CALPIA). If passed, …
Shaw v. Guzman, IL, Settlement, Medical Neglect, 2018 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT, ILLINOIS, EASTERN DIVISION VALENTINO SHAW, Plaintiff, v. DUPAGE COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE, DUPAGE COUNTY JAIL, SHERIFF JOHN E. ZARUBA, individually and in his official capacity as the DuPage County Sheriff and the Warden of the …
Brief • March 6, 2017
Shaw v. Guzman, IL, Amended Complaint, Medical Neglect, 2017 Case: 1:16-cv-08944 Document #: 23 Filed: 03/06/17 Page 1 of 8 PageID #:53 10,000/7002.ENO UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION VALENTINO SHAW, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) ) DR. GERARDO GUZMAN, individually and …
$8,000 Settlement for Medical Maltreatment by BOP; Court Finds Experts Not Required by Derek Gilna Federal prisoner Michael Alan Crooker filed suit under the Federal Tort Claims Act alleging “malicious prosecution, negligence, and medical maltreatment by the United States Marshal’s Service (USMS) and the United States Bureau of Prisons (BOP).” …
Article • March 15, 2013
Wisconsin Prisoner's Pro-se AEDPA Action Rejected by Seventh Circuit by Derek Gilna In an appeal from the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin, Ronald Romanelli, a prisoner at the Columbia County Jail, was unsuccessful in convincing the Seventh Circuit of the United States Court of Appeals to …
$1,400 Settlement in WTO Protester’s Claim by Washington State’s King County Jail paid $1,390.62 to settle the claim of Philip E. Craft, who was arrested for protesting the WTO and was in jail from December 1 – 5, 1999. Craft alleged that prior to being arrested, he was pepper sprayed …
Color Blindness is Major Life Activity Under ADA by Color Blindness is Major Life Activity Under ADA The plaintiff bus driver was found to be color blind and was told to resign or be terminated. He sued under the ADA, alleging that he was regarded by the Transit Authority as …
Seventh Circuit Reverses Dismissal of BOP Medical Neglect Case; by District Court Abused Discretion in Denying Counsel The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a lower court's denial of the appointment of counsel to a prisoner. The court also vacated the grant of summary judgment to prison officials on medical …
Denial of Eyeglasses Violates Eighth Amendment by The court of appeals for the second circuit held that a vision impaired prisoner who is denied medically prescribed eyeglasses states a claim for violation of the eighth amendment. The court also gave some interesting comments that this case should not be confused …
Beating and Strip Cell Require Trial by The court of appeals for the tenth circuit held that beating a naked, handcuffed, non-resisting prisoner violates the eighth amendment; that placing a prisoner in a strip cell without blankets or heating violates the eighth amendment as well. The court also discussed when …
Article • February 15, 1997 • from PLN February, 1997
PLRA IFP Provision Applied Retroactively by The court of appeals for the ninth circuit held that 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2), which allows courts to dismiss prisoner suits that have been filed In Forma Pauperis (IFP) at any time if determined to be frivolous, can be applied retroactively to appeals pending …
Langford v. Bullock, MT, Settlement Agreement I, ADA Compliance, 1994 FILED Honorable Leif B. Erickson Federal Magistrate Judge Missoula Division P o Box 7219 Missoula, MT. 59807-7219 lN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF MONTANA HELENA DIVISION IN THE MATTER OF LITIGATION R.ELATING '!I'O CONDITIONS OF CONFINEMEfTT …
Law of Medical Treatment Explained by Ed Mead By Ed Mead Case Goes to Trial Over $12.40 Pair of Glasses Aprisoner at the Iowa State Penitentiary (ISP), Dean Benter, filed a suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, alleging he was subjected to cruel and unusual punishment in violation of the …
Ad Seg Right to Eyeglasses and Toilet Paper by Vernon Williams is a California state prisoner in administrative segregation (ad seg) at San Quentin. He filed suit challenging numerous conditions of his confinement. The court granted Williams leave to proceed In Forma Pauperis. This is not a ruling on the …