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$7,500 Paid to Settle Delay of Legal Property Suit

Article • February 15, 2001 • from PLN February, 2001

Filed under: Court Access, Legal Property, Damages, Settlements

$7,500 Paid to Settle Delay of Legal Property Suit by On September 27, 1999, District of Columbia federal judge Stanley Sporkin entered judgment on a settlement for $7,500, plus $47.81 ...

Fired Washington Parole Officer Wins $250,000 Settlement

Article • December 15, 2000 • from PLN December, 2000

Filed under: DOC/BOP misconduct, Retaliation against Staff, Victims, Settlements, Parole, Immunity/Liability, Parole Liability, Employee Litigation

Fired Washington Parole Officer Wins $250,000 Settlement by Washington state parole officer Barbara A. Nelson was fired in 1998 after the state was hit for more than $6.4 million to pay off ...

Washington Radiation Suit Settled for $2.4 Million

Article • November 15, 2000 • from PLN November, 2000

Filed under: Medical, Medical Experiments/Exploitation, Male Reproductive, Attorney Fee Awards, Damages, Settlements

to the defendants' appeal of portions of the District Court's ruling, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals directed the parties in the suit to participate in a settlement conference. The parties agreed to engage ...

WA Guard Discrimination Suit Settled for $250,000

Article • August 15, 2000 • from PLN August, 2000

Filed under: Misconduct/Corruption, Guard Misconduct, DOC/BOP misconduct, Racial Discrimination, Settlements, Employee Litigation

$250,000. This amount includes attorney fees and costs. The DOC denied any wrongdoing in the matter. What is unusual about the settlement, which has been obtained by PLN, is its media provision: "4 ...

Washington DOC Settles Mail Censorship Suit

Article • March 15, 2000 • from PLN March, 2000

Filed under: Legality of Rules, Attorney Fee Awards, Legal Materials, Photocopies, Settlements, Mail, Publications/Books, Sexually Explicit Materials, Mail Regulations, Due Process, Postage, PLN Litigation

., third or fourth class mail, also known as "bulk mail." The DOC had previously lost this issue in Miniken v. Walter, 978 F. Supp. 1356 (ED WA 1997)[PLN, Feb. 1998]. The settlement does not affect the DOC's ...

AHCC Bulk Mail Ban in Miniken Settled

Article • March 15, 1999 • from PLN March, 1999

Filed under: Settlements, Mail, Publications/Books, PLN Litigation

the original $4,339 in attorney fees and costs assessed by the court and an additional $1,339.84 in attorney fees and costs incurred since the initial judgement was issued. The settlement does not preclude ...

Settlement in Washington State Deaf Prisoners' Lawsuit

Article • February 15, 1999 • from PLN February, 1999

Filed under: Deaf Prisoners, Disabled Prisoners, Attorney Fee Awards, Attorney Fees (PLRA), Damages, Settlements, Americans with Disabilities Act, Rehabilitation Act, Interpreters, Telephones, Telephone Access

Settlement in Washington State Deaf Prisoners' Lawsuit by Jeff Crollard Aclass action lawsuit was settled on behalf of deaf and hearing-impaired prisoners in Washington State on September 3 ...

Washington Religious Name Retaliation Suit Settled

Article • February 15, 1997 • from PLN January, 1997

Filed under: Settlements, Religious Freedom, Religious Names

), in which Washington state prisoner, and PLN supporter, Dawud Malik was punished by prison officials for using his legally changed religious name. In September, 1996, the parties entered into a settlement ...

Washington Court Access Suit Settled

Article • February 15, 1996 • from PLN February, 1996

Filed under: Transfers, Attorney Fee Awards, Prisoner Legal Assistance, Legal Materials, Law Library Access/Adequacy, Photocopies, Settlements, Telephones, Attorney Calls, Legal Mail

for Washington state prisoners. On October 31, 1995, most of the suit was settled and the settlement terms were effective November 30, 1995. The settlement is between five named plaintiffs and DOC officials ...

Purdy Medical Suit Settled

Article • April 15, 1995 • from PLN April, 1995

Filed under: Gender Discrimination -- Women, Systemic Medical Neglect, Medical Records, Medical Expenses, Food, Staffing, Settlements, Interpreters, Mental Health, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness)

with adequate medical care. The settlement agreement was signed on November 28, 1994, and affects all prisoners at Purdy. Among the DOC's obligations are to develop, adopt and implement a set of health care ...