Larocque v. Turco, MA, Settlement, Denial of Right to Counsel, 2023 SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND RELEASE OF CLAIMS In settlement of the civil action filed in the Suffolk Superior Court entitled Carl LaRocque, et al. v. Thomas Turco, et al., 2084CV00295 ("the Litigation"), CARL LAROCQUE, ROBERT SILVA-PRENTICE, COMMITTEE FOR PUBLIC COUNSEL …

Seventh Circuit Allows Wisconsin Prisoner to Amend Inartfully Pleaded Pro Se Complaint by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On February 2, 2022, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit revived a Wisconsin prisoner’s retaliation claim against a state prison guard, saying that the district court erred when it …

Mailbox Rule Inapplicable to Prisoners Represented by Counsel by The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals held that “in the context of civil complaints, the prison mailbox rule applies only to prisoners who are not represented by counsel and are proceeding pro se.” The court’s February 17, 2021, opinion was issued …

Sixth Circuit Reverses Dismissal of Retaliation Suit by Pro Se Michigan Prisoner by David Reutter by David M. Reutter The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals vacated a grant of summary judge to a prison official in a lawsuit alleging a prisoner was retaliated against for filling a grievance. It also …

Sixth Circuit: Courts Must Construe Pro Se Notice of Appeal as Motion for Extension of Time to Appeal by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell While filing a notice of appeal on time is a mandatory, jurisdictional requirement that may not be waived or ignored, there is a provision that allows …

Larocque v. Turco, MA, Complaint, Denial of Right to Counsel, 2020 COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS SUPERIOR COURT DEPT. SUFFOLK, ss. oo:;,~N.o CARL LAROCQUE, ROBERT SILVAPRENTICE, T AMIK KIRKLAND, MASSACHUSETTS ASSOCIATIO OF CRIMINAL DEFENSE LA WYERS, and COMMITTEE for PUBLIC COUNSEL SERVICES, Plaintiffs, V. THOMAS TURCO, Secretary of the Executive Office of …

Washington v. Boughton, WI, Opinion, Pro Se, Ineffective Counsel, 2018 In the United States Court of Appeals For the Seventh Circuit ____________________ No. 16‐3253 RODNEY WASHINGTON, Petitioner‐Appellant, v. GARY A. BOUGHTON, Warden, Wisconsin Secure Program Facility, Respondent‐Appellee. ____________________ Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of …

Simplified pleadings-Deformation of Fed Rules ACLU, 2013 \\jciprod01\productn\N\NYU\88-1\NYU108.txt unknown Seq: 1 21-MAR-13 10:15 • SIMPLIFIED PLEADING, MEANINGFUL DAYS IN COURT, AND TRIALS ON THE MERITS: REFLECTIONS ON THE DEFORMATION OF FEDERAL PROCEDURE ARTHUR R. MILLER* When the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure were promulgated in 1938, they reflected a policy …