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Kenney v. Montgomery County, PA, Settlement Order, 2015

Brief • July 9, 2015

Filed under: Settlements, Wrongful Death

Kenney v. Montgomery County, PA, Settlement Order, 2015 Case 2:13-cv-02590-EGS Document 113 Filed 07/09/15 Page 1 of 13 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA ...

Allison v. GEO Group, PA, Order granting Settlement, strip search, 2010

Brief • October 22, 2010

Filed under: GEO Group/Wackenhut, Strip Searches, Settlements

Allison v. GEO Group, PA, Order granting Settlement, strip search, 2010 10/20/2010 18:08 2158511420 REED SMITH 26 S Case 2:08-cv-00467-JD Document 74 Filed 10/22/10 Page 1 of 2 PAGE ...

$2.9 Million Settlement in Suit against GEO over Suspicionless Strip Searches

Article • September 15, 2010 • from PLN September, 2010

Filed under: GEO Group/Wackenhut, Strip Searches, Arrestee Searches, Civil Procedure, Settlements

$2.9 Million Settlement in Suit against GEO over Suspicionless Strip Searches by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On May 20, 2010, a $2.9 million settlement was reached in a Pennsylvania ...

Pennsylvania County Jail Settles Medical Indifference Suit for $55,000

Article • July 15, 2010 • from PLN July, 2010

Filed under: Medical, Drug/Alcohol Withdrawal, Malpractice, Forcible Treatment, Settlements

the case in January 2010 for $55,000, without admitting liability. Alexander Lindsay, Raub’s attorney, called the settlement agreement fair. The fairness of the paltry settlement is questionable, however ...

Allison v. GEO Group, PA, Settlement Agreement, strip search, 2010

Brief • March 1, 2010

Filed under: GEO Group/Wackenhut, Strip Searches, Settlements

. Partial Distribution Pending Appeal In the event that Final Approval of the Settlement is appealed by either party or a third party objector, and if the payment of some portion of the Settlement Fund ...

Pennsylvania Private Prison Construction Halted For Environmental Assessment

Article • March 15, 2009

Filed under: Cornell Corrections, DOC/BOP misconduct, Conditions of Confinement, Environmental Law, Settlements, Administrative Procedures Act (Federal), National Environmental Policy Act

Pennsylvania Private Prison Construction Halted For Environmental Assessment by The Pennsylvania based Citizens Advisory Committee on Private Prisons, Inc. (CACOPP), filed a complaint ...

Failure to Name Defendant in Administrative Appeal Does Not Foreclose Including Him in § 1983 Complaint

Article • October 15, 2008

Filed under: Failure to Protect (General), Administrative Exhaustion (PLRA), Civil Procedure, Complaints, Parties, Supervisory Liability

Failure to Name Defendant in Administrative Appeal Does Not Foreclose Including Him in § 1983 Complaint by The Third Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ruled that when a defendant in a prisoner’s ...

$47,500 Settlement in Pennsylvania Restraint Suit

Article • July 15, 2000 • from PLN July, 2000

Filed under: Gender Discrimination -- Women, Conditions of Confinement, Food, Strip Cells, Restraints, Damages, Settlements

$47,500 Settlement in Pennsylvania Restraint Suit by In May, 1999, the Northampton County Prison (NCP) paid Maria Merced $47,500 to settle a "hogtying" lawsuit she had filed. In August, 1996 ...

PA Class Action Settlement Published

Article • July 15, 1995 • from PLN July, 1995

Filed under: Systemic Medical Neglect, Conditions of Confinement, Totality of Conditions, Fire Hazards, Food, Overcrowding, Eighth Amendment, Staffing, Ventilation, Sanitation, Attorney Fee Awards, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Education, Law Library Access/Adequacy, Settlements, Consent Decrees, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness)

PA Class Action Settlement Published by The October, 1994, issue of PLN reported that on August 12, 1994, attorneys representing all Pennsylvania state prisoners had reached a settlement ...

Agreement Reached in State-Wide Pennsylvania Prison Case

Article • October 15, 1994 • from PLN October, 1994

Filed under: Systemic Medical Neglect, Conditions of Confinement, Totality of Conditions, Fire Hazards, Food, Overcrowding, Staffing, Ventilation, Sanitation, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Education, Law Library Access/Adequacy, Settlements, Consent Decrees, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness)

Agreement Reached in State-Wide Pennsylvania Prison Case by On Aug. 12, 1994, lawyers representing the prisoners announced that they have reached a settlement with the State of Pennsylvania ...