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Wellpath Sanctioned for Destroying Evidence in Two Oregon Jail Death Suits by David Reutter by David M. Reutter On September 30, 2024, the federal court for the District of Oregon sanctioned private prison and jail medical contractor Wellpath, LLC for destroying evidence in a suit filed over a detainee death …
Article • February 1, 2024 • from PLN February, 2024
Washington Fined Over $100 Million for Delays in Competency Evaluations and Restoration by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney On July 7, 2023, Judge Marsha J. Pechman of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington found the state Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) in material breach …
Article • January 1, 2024 • from PLN January, 2024
Washington Agencies Sanctioned for Discovery Violations Reach $3.1 Million Settlement with Disabled Woman Allegedly Abused at State Sanctioned Home by “Any lawyer practicing in this State should get an uneasy feeling when a request for sanctions is made under controlling case law in Washington,” wrote a King County Superior Court …
Article • October 31, 2022 • from PLN November, 2022
$6,000 Sanction for Mississippi Federal Prosecutor Who Lied to Court About COVID-19 Vaccination Status by David Reutter by David M. Reutter On July 7, 2022, a federal judge for the Southern District of Mississippi levied a $6,000 sanction against a federal prosecutor for lying about his COVID-19 vaccination status. When …
Article • November 1, 2021 • from PLN November, 2021
Filed under: Summary Judgment, Sanctions
Seventh Circuit: Local Rules Requiring Specific Filings to Summary Judgments Should Not be Used as a Sanction by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell Providing an example of how the rules apply to everyone—even pro se prisoners—the US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit upheld the motion of summary judgment …
Brief • February 20, 2019
Bossardet v. Ryan, AZ, Plaintiff's Motion for Sanctions, Signing Disclosure Agreements, 2019 1 2 3 Stacy Scheff LAW OFFICE OF STACY SCHEFF P.O. Box 40611, Tucson, AZ 85717-0611 (520) 471-8333 • FAX (520) 300-8033 stacy.scheff@gmail.com State Bar No. 028364 4 5 DISTRICT COURT FOR THE UNITED STATES 6 DISTRICT OF …
Prominent Texas Capital Defense Attorney Suspended for a Year by David Dow has near-legendary status among death penalty attorneys in Texas. He works pro bono for clients whose lives literally depend on him; he takes their cases after they arrive on death row, often seeking to right the wrongs committed …
Article • November 1, 2016
Washington Supreme Court Sanctions Seattle Police for Failure to Comply With Public Records Act by Lonnie Burton Since 2007, Seattle Police Department's (SPD) entire patrol fleet has been equipped with in-car video and sound recording equipment ("dash-cam"). In 2010, a reporter from KOMO News, Tracy Vedder, made several requests to …
Article • November 17, 2015
Federal Prisoner Raising Due Process Claim Sanctioned for Pattern of Frivolous Filing by Federal Prisoner Raising Due Process Claim Sanctioned for Pattern of Frivolous Filing The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit has sanctioned a federal prisoner after a history of deception and misuse of the legal system. …
Article • November 17, 2015
New York Prisoner’s Suit Dismissed in Federal Court for Prisoner’s Misconduct by New York Prisoner’s Suit Dismissed in Federal Court for Prisoner’s Misconduct The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit has affirmed the district court’s dismissal of a suit filed by Edward Koehl, a New York prisoner, for …
Article • November 2, 2015
Absent Bad Faith No PRA Sanctions for Washington Prisoners by Mark Wilson Absent Bad Faith No PRA Sanctions for Washington Prisoners by Mark Wilson On October 29, 2013, the Washington State Court of Appeals held that prisoners are ineligible for Public Records Act (PRA) violation sanctions, without a showing of …
Article • October 27, 2015
No PRA Sanctions for Washington Prisoners Absent Bad Faith by Mark Wilson No PRA Sanctions for Washington Prisoners Absent Bad Faith by Mark Wilson On October 29, 2013, the Washington State Court of Appeals held that prisoners are ineligible for Public Records Act (PRA) violation sanctions, without a showing of …
Balla v. Idaho State Board of Correction, ID, Order Granting in Part Motion for Sanctions, Heatlh Care Standards, 2014 Case 1:81-cv-01165-BLW Document 983 Filed 08/11/15 Page 1 of 19 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF IDAHO WALTER D. BALLA, et al., Plaintiffs, Case No. CV-81-1165-S-BLW ORDER GRANTING IN …
Article • July 2, 2015
Seventh Circuit Dismisses Prisoner’s Suit as Sanction for Perjury by Seventh Circuit Dismisses Prisoner’s Suit as Sanction for Perjury The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, affirming a trial court’s dismissal of a prisoner’s suit, has sanctioned him for his history of dishonesty in litigation. Natanael Rivera filed …
$690,000 Settlement in HRDC Suit Over Death of Prisoner’s Baby at CCA Jail by Derek Gilna $690,000 Settlement in HRDC Suit Over Death of Prisoner’s Baby at CCA Jail by Derek Gilna In August 2014, Corrections Corporation of America (CCA), the nation’s largest for-profit prison firm, settled a federal lawsuit …
Article • September 20, 2014 • from PLN September, 2014
First Circuit Dismisses Appeal of Court’s Failure to Sanction Federal Prosecutor by Matthew Clarke First Circuit Dismisses Appeal of Court’s Failure to Sanction Federal Prosecutor by Matt Clarke On July 22, 2013, the First Circuit Court of Appeals dismissed an appeal by the Massachusetts Bar Counsel challenging the failure of …
Article • August 8, 2014 • from PLN August, 2014
Seventh Circuit: Routine Erasure of Prison Security Tapes Does Not Warrant Sanctions by Michael Brodheim Seventh Circuit: Routine Erasure of Prison Security Tapes Does Not Warrant Sanctions by Michael Brodheim The Seventh Circuit has held that a district court did not abuse its discretion when it denied a prisoner’s motion …
Article • July 11, 2014 • from PLN July, 2014
New York Prisoner Awarded Sanctions for Spoliation of Evidence; Case Settles for $500,000 by Mark Wilson New York Prisoner Awarded Sanctions for Spoliation of Evidence; Case Settles for $500,000 by Mark Wilson On September 4, 2013, a New York federal district court held that a jail official was precluded from …
Article • May 20, 2014 • from PLN May, 2014
Filed under: Sanctions, Parole
Oregon PPS Sanctions May Not Exceed 180 Days; Prior Contrary Ruling Overturned by Mark Wilson Oregon PPS Sanctions May Not Exceed 180 Days; Prior Contrary Ruling Overturned   by Mark Wilson   The Oregon Court of Appeals has held that the Parole Board lacks authority to impose incarceration sanctions in …
Article • September 15, 2013 • from PLN September, 2013
Michigan County Sanctioned for Defrauding Federal Court in Prisoner Death Case by David Reutter by David M. Reutter On April 4, 2012, a Michigan federal district court imposed sanctions against Wayne County for committing fraud and misrepresentation upon the court and opposing counsel in a prisoner’s wrongful death suit. The …
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