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Eleventh Circuit Upholds Dismissal of Six Female Alabama Jail Detainees’ Sexual Assault Suit by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On October 17, 2025, the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit upheld a district court’s summary dismissal of a federal civil rights suit brought by six women who …
Second Circuit Vacates Finding that Prisoner Failed to Exhaust Administrative Remedies; Remands Conditions of Confinement and Due Process Claims by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney On December 30, 2024, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit vacated a district court’s judgment that had held that prisoner plaintiff Clint …
Oklahoma County Jailers Lose Bids to Derail Three Suits Over Detainee Murders by Chuck Sharman by Chuck Sharman Claims filed over a trio of detainee murders at the Oklahoma County Detention Center survived motions to dismiss in March 2025. As PLN reported, the lockup was stripped from control of the …
Enyart v. Cnty. of San Bernardino, CA, Order Denying Mtn for Judgment as Matter of Law, Wrongful Death, 2024 Case 5:23-cv-00540-RGK-SHK Document 186 Filed 06/11/24 Page 1 of 3 Page ID #:3641 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA CIVIL MINUTES - GENERAL Case No. 5:23-cv-00540-RGK-SHK Title Frances Enyart …
Enyart v. Cnty. of San Bernardino, CA, Jury Instructions, Wrongful Death, 2024 Case 5:23-cv-00540-RGK-SHK Document 180 Filed 05/24/24 Page 1 of 25 Page ID #:3163 FILED 1 CLERK, U.S. DISTRICT COL"RT 2 I 3 5/24/2024 0:1'- fRA I, l)ISTRICT BY: I or C,\LffORNIA JRE OEPlffY 4 5 6 UNITED STATES …
Enyart v. Cnty. of San Bernardino, CA, Verdict Form, Wrongful Death, 2024 Case 5:23-cv-00540-RGK-SHK Document 182 Filed 05/28/24 Page 1 of 5 Page ID #:3189 FILED 1 CLERK, U.S. DISTRICT COL"RT I 2 5/24/2024 I 0:1'- fRA I, DISTRICT OF C,\LffORNIA 3 BY: JRE OEPlffY REDACTED 4 5 UNITED STATES …
Enyart v. Cnty. of San Bernardino, CA, Summary Judgment Order, Wrongful Death, 2024 Enyart v. Cnty. of San Bernardino United States District Court for the Central District of California April 22, 2024, Decided; April 22, 2024, Filed 5:23-cv-00540-RGK-SHK Reporter 2024 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 74108 * Frances Enyart et al. v. …
$470,000 Settlement After Texas Jail Nurses Fabricate Vital Signs for Detainee Who Died by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney On September 14, 2023, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit dealt a death blow to claims filed by the estate of a Texas jail detainee against the county …
Eleventh Circuit Revives Claim Against Florida Jail That Forced Detainee to Scan Legal Mail Into Computer with Memory Chip by David Reutter by David M. Reutter On August 8, 2023, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit reversed dismissal of a claim alleging two guards at Florida’s Polk …
Enyart v. Cnty. of San Bernardino, CA, Complaint, Wrongful Death, 2023 Case 5:23-cv-00540 Document 1 Filed 03/27/23 Page 1 of 36 Page ID #:1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Danielle R. Pena, Esq., SBN 286002 dpena@PHGLawGroup.com PHG Law Group 501 West Broadway, …
Peatross v. City of Memphis, TN, Motion to Compel Discovery, Improper Use of Deadly Force, 2016 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRCIT OF TENNESSEE WESTERND DIVISION ______________________________________________________________________________ SCOTT B. PEATROSS as Administrator ad Litem for the Estate of ANJUSTINE A. HUNTER VANTERPOOL, Deceased, Plaintiff, vs. Docket …
Peatross v. City of Memphis, TN, Memo in Support of Motion to Compel Discovery, Improper Use of Deadly Force, 2016 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRCIT OF TENNESSEE WESTERN DIVISION SCOTT B. PEATROSS as Administrator ad Litem for the Estate of ANJUSTINE A. HUNTER VANTERPOOL, Deceased, …
Fifteen Minute Cell Checks Insufficient to Shield Texas Jail from Liability for Inmate Suicide by Fifteen Minute Cell Checks Insufficient to Shield Texas Jail from Liability for Inmate Suicide A Texas federal court refused to grant summary judgment to a sheriff who claimed that his policy of having jailers check …
Dismissal of State-Created Danger Claim Reversed by David Reutter Dismissal of State-Created Danger Claim Reversed by David M. Reutter The Third Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a district court’s order dismissing a civil rights action that alleged the disclosure of a confidential informant’s status established a state-created danger in violation …
Section 1983 Litigation, Karen Blum Journal Article, 2015 SECTION 1983 LITIGATION: THE MAZE, THE MUD, AND THE MADNESS Karen M. Blum* INTRODUCTION Some of us were there at the “founding,” and I don’t mean in 1871 when 42 U.S.C. § 19831 was originally enacted as the Ku Klux Klan Act,2 …
Third Circuit: Lack of Training for Jail Guards Bars Summary Judgment; $150,000 Settlement by Mark Wilson Third Circuit: Lack of Training for Jail Guards Bars Summary Judgment; $150,000 Settlement by Mark Wilson On April 11, 2014, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals held that a jail’s failure to train guards …
Article • January 12, 2015
Maryland Jury Awards $5.6 Million for False Arrest and Detention by Matthew Clarke Maryland Jury Awards $5.6 Million for False Arrest and Detention by Matt Clarke On October 25, 2012, a Maryland jury awarded a man $5.6 million for damages incurred after he was arrested in Washington, D.C. on an …
Texas Supreme Court Holds TDCJ Immune in Suit Alleging Sexual Assault of Prisoners by Texas Supreme Court Holds TDCJ Immune in Suit Alleging Sexual Assault of Prisoners   On October 26, 2102, the Texas Supreme Court held that the Texas Department of Criminal Justice – Community Justice Assistance Division (TDCJ) …
Article • September 18, 2014 • from PLN September, 2014
Fifth Circuit: Prisoner Who was Raped May Proceed with Lawsuit against Lock Company by Matthew Clarke Fifth Circuit: Prisoner Who was Raped May Proceed with Lawsuit against Lock Company by Matt Clarke In a July 9, 2013 opinion, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals held that the statute of limitations …
Article • May 20, 2014 • from PLN May, 2014
Philadelphia Sued Over Rejection of Ad Criticizing U.S. Incarceration Policies by Michael Brodheim Philadelphia Sued Over Rejection of Ad Criticizing U.S. Incarceration Policies   by Michael Brodheim   On May 20, 2013, a federal district court in Pennsylvania denied the City of Philadelphia’s motion to dismiss in a case brought …
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