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Article • February 1, 2024 • from PLN February, 2024
Misconduct Shades Sexual Assault Suit As Hawaii Settles With Prisoners for $2 Million by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney In a surprising twist to a horrific story, the State of Hawaii agreed on July 27, 2023, to pay six state prisoners whose federal civil rights suit alleged they were sexually …
Article • November 15, 2023 • from PLN November, 2023
HRDC Wins Motion to Compel North Carolina Prison Officials to Answer for Censorship Policy by On April 7, 2023, the federal court for the Eastern District of North Carolina granted a motion by PLN’s publisher, theHuman Rights Defense Center (HRDC), to compel the state Department of Public Safety (DPS) “to …
Article • March 5, 2019 • from PLN March, 2019
Filed under: New Trial Motions
Fifth Circuit Holds Magistrate Judge Has No Authority to Deem Motion for Reconsideration Withdrawn by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On August 21, 2018, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals held that a federal magistrate judge had no authority to sua sponte deem a motion for reconsideration withdrawn in a …
Breaking News! Tennessee: New Trial Ordered in Prisoner’s Wrongful Death Case by Steve Horn by Steve Horn On April 5, 2018, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit ruled that a lawsuit over the death of 33-year-old Charles “Jason” Toll – a prisoner who died in 2010 after …
Article • March 6, 2018 • from PLN March, 2018
PLRA Strikes Accruing After Notice of Appeal Do Not Count to Determine IFP Eligibility by The Third Circuit Court of Appeals held on August 4, 2017 that in determining a prisoner’s in forma pauperis (IFP) motion, a court must look to the date a pleading is filed – and not …
State of Washington v. Lopez, WA, Opinion, Ineffective Assistance of Counsel, 2018 This opinion was filed for record FIITE at^. dllU on f^b • 1^^ 21)1^ IN CLERKS OFFICE lUPREie coim,snoE OF wasioiaTQfi 1 LAMA-i , /'If/ CHIEF JUSTKE SUSAN L. CARLSON SUPREME COURT CLERK IN THE SUPREME COURT OF …
Brief • January 22, 2018
People v. Bueno, CO, Appeal, Motion for New Trial, 2018 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 Opinions of the Colorado Supreme Court are available to the public and can be accessed through the Judicial Branch’s homepage at http://www.courts.state.co.us. Opinions are also posted on …
The People v. Watts, CA, Appeal Brief, Murder, 2017 Filed 11/14/17 CERTIFIED FOR PARTIAL PUBLICATION* IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT DIVISION ONE THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, B270324 (Los Angeles County Super. Ct. No. TA129035) v. BOBBY WATTS, Defendant and Appellant. APPEAL …
Cones v. County of Los Angeles, CA, Order Granting Motion for New Trial, Arrest for Attempted Murder, 2016 Case 2:14-cv-08281-PSG-PLA Document 180 Filed 09/28/16 Page 1 of 16 Page ID #:3080 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA CIVIL MINUTES - GENERAL Case No. CV 14-8281 PSG (PLAx) Title …
Article • October 19, 2015
Massachusetts Supreme Court Rules on Fallout Procedures Implemented After Crime Lab Scandal by Matthew Clarke Massachusetts Supreme Court Rules on Fallout Procedures Implemented After Crime Lab Scandal by Matt Clarke On July 22, 2013, the Supreme Court of Massachusetts issued an opinion in three cases dealing with the validity of …
Article • October 14, 2015
Nevada: Incorrect Analysis of Fact and Law is Harmless Error in Denying Motion for New Trial by Nevada: Incorrect Analysis of Fact and Law is Harmless Error in Denying Motion for New Trial The Nevada Supreme Court held that a trial court abused its discretion by wrongly categorizing a fact …
Crouse v. Allegheny County, PA, Motion for Summary Judgement, Inmate Suicide, 2014 Case 2:09-cv-01221-DSC Document 125 Filed 11/14/14 Page 1 of 25 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA Beverly Crouse, Civil Action: 09-cv-01221 Plaintiff, v. Allegheny County, et al., Defendants. BRIEF SUPPORTING COUNTY DEFENDANTS’ …
Brief • April 29, 2014
Berrian v. City of New York, NY, Reply Memo in Support of Plaintiff's Motion for Attorneys' Fees, Use of Excessive Force, 2014 Case 1:13-cv-01719-DLC-DCF Document 39 Filed 04/29/14 Page 1 of 15 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK STAFFORD BERRIAN, 13 CIV. 1719 (DLC) (DLF) Plaintiff, -againstCITY …
Brief • April 15, 2014
Berrian v. City of New York, NY, Memo in Opposition to Motion for Attorneys' Fees, Use of Excessive Force, 2014 Case 1:13-cv-01719-DLC-DCF Document 37 Filed 04/15/14 Page 1 of 26 IndexNo. 13 CIV 1719 LC LINITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK STAFFORD BERzuAN, Plaintiff, -against- CITY OF …
Brief • July 6, 2012
Filed under: New Trial Motions
Adams v. CCA, CO, Reply to Defends Response to 42(b) Motion (2011) DISTRICT COURT, COUNTY OF CROWLEY, STATE OF COLORADO Court Address: Sixteenth Judicial District Court Crowley County Courthouse 110 E. 6th Street, Room 303 Ordway, Colorado 81063 Telephone 719-267-4468 ▲COURT USE ONLY ▲ Plaintiffs: VANCE A. ADAMS et. al. …
Article • May 15, 2012
Tennessee Appeals Court Denies Prisoner's "Coram Nobis" Petition by Tennessee Appeals Court Denies Prisoner's "Coram Nobis" Petition Prisoner George Campbell Jr.'s appeal of the order of the trial court denying his petition for "coram nobis" relief has been dismissed by the Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee at Jackson. Campbell …
Brief • July 29, 2010
Benkahla v. Federal Bureau of Prisons, IN, Order Dismissed, Wrongful CMU Confinement, 2010 Case 2:09-cv-00025-WTL-DML Document 67 Filed 07/29/10 Page 1 of 2 PageID #: 452 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF INDIANA TERRE HAUTE DIVISION SABRI BENKAHLA, ) Plaintiff, v. ) FEDERAL BUREAU OF PRISONS, Defendant. ) ) …
Ohio Prisoner Awarded $40,000 for Sexual Assault by On August 19, 2009, an Ohio prisoner was awarded $40,000 after being sexually assaulted as a result of deliberate indifference to his safety. John Meyer, a prisoner at the Southeastern Correctional Institution (SCI), approached Sergeant Barbara McNicholas after being “roughed up” and …
Cook County Strip, Body Cavity Searches Held Unconstitutional; Other Suits Pending by Brandon Sample On February 23, 2009, U.S. District Court Judge Matthew F. Kennelly granted partial summary judgment to the plaintiffs in a class action lawsuit challenging certain strip and visual body cavity searches conducted at Illinois’ Cook County …
Failure to Raise Issue in Rule 50 Motion Prohibits Argument on Appeal; $214,000 Verdict Upheld by The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed a jury’s verdict that found a municipality liable despite there being no finding of liability on the part of the individual defendants. The facts in this …
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