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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 ...

Jewel v. National Security Agency, et. al., CA, Complaint, Jury Demand, Illegal Surveillance, 2008.pdf

Brief • September 18, 2008

Filed under: Complaints, Class Notice, Administrative Procedures Act (Federal), Telephone Monitoring, Internet, First Amendment, rights, Fourth Amendment, rights, Police State-Surveillance

Jewel v. National Security Agency, et. al., CA, Complaint, Jury Demand, Illegal Surveillance, 2008.pdf 1 1. Plaintiffs, on behalf of themselves and a class of similarly situated persons, bring ...

10th Circuit Reverses Sua Sponte Medical Claim Dismissal

Article • May 15, 2007

Filed under: Skin, Male Reproductive, Failure to Treat, Civil Procedure, Complaints

of the defendants, which is not actionable in a § 1983 lawsuit. The Tenth Circuit read the complaint to allege that defendants knew of his serious medical condition and despite this knowledge, failed to ensure ...

Summary Judgment Partly Reversed for Refusing Amended Complaint Filing

Article • May 15, 2007

Filed under: Private Prisons, Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Summary Judgment, Complaints

Summary Judgment Partly Reversed for Refusing Amended Complaint Filing by The U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has reversed an Arizona federal district court for refusing to allow ...

Altercation Suit Brought By Prisoner Backfires; $250,000 Awarded to Guard

Article • May 15, 2007

Filed under: Guard Brutality/Beatings, Civil Procedure, Damages, Complaints, Assaults on Staff, Employee Litigation

Altercation Suit Brought By Prisoner Backfires; $250,000 Awarded to Guard by Virginia state prisoner Lament Douglas brought a § 1983 suit against prison guard J. McCarty for an altercation which left both parties injured. The Court granted remittur and awarded $250,000 to McCarty on his counterclaim. Douglas' motion for a …

PLN v. Hood, et al., CO, Complaint, censorship, 2003

Brief • December 10, 2003

Filed under: Complaints, PLN Litigation, Censorship

PLN v. Hood, et al., CO, Complaint, censorship, 2003 ...

$3.54 Million Paid For Falsely Imprisoning Unconvicted Mentally-Incapacitated California Man For Two Years In New York

Article • February 15, 2002 • from PLN February, 2002

Filed under: Prisoner-Prisoner Assault, Escapes, Civil Procedure, Damages, Complaints, Venue, Wrongful Imprisonment, Americans with Disabilities Act, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness), Family Law

Sanders, DOB 6/25/66, when only one would suffice. Initially, Kerry didn't fare much better when seeking damages in a civil rights complaint filed under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 in federal district court (C.D ...

$820,000 Awarded to Informant and Wife for Assault

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

Filed under: Civil Procedure, Damages, Complaints, New Trial Motions, Municipal Liability, Informants (Failure to Protect), Marriage

$820,000 Awarded to Informant and Wife for Assault by A federal district court in New York issued pre- and post-verdict opinions in a negligence action brought by a prisoner and his wife ...

Catalyst, PLN, Piper v. Box Elder Co., et al., UT, Complaint, censorship, 1998

Brief • November 6, 1998

Filed under: Complaints, PLN Litigation, Censorship

Catalyst, PLN, Piper v. Box Elder Co., et al., UT, Complaint, censorship, 1998 ...