Corrections Caselaw Quarterly articles from February 2004

Corrections Caselaw Quarterly archives from February 2004

Baker v. Krieger.(violation of United States Constitution. 8th Amendment)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... U.S. District Court PLRA -- Prison Litigation Reform Act EXHAUSTION Baker v. Krieger, 287 F.Supp.2d 207 (W.D.N.Y. 2003). A state prison inmate brought a [section] 1983 action against a prison drill instructor, alleging use of...

Boddie v. New York State Div. of Parole.(ACCESS TO COURT)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... U.S. District Court VIDEO COMMUNICATION Boddie v. New York State Div. of Parole, 288 F.Supp.2d 431 (S.D.N.Y. 2003). A state prisoner petitioned for a writ of habeas corpus after he was denied parole. The district court denied the...

Bruce v. Ylst.(retaliation)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... U.S. Appeals Court JAIL HOUSE LAWYER RETALIATION Bruce v. Ylst, 351 F.3d 1283 (9th Cir. 2003). A state prison inmate brought a [section] 1983 action against prison officials, alleging that they validated him as prison gang...

Bunyon v. Burke County.(ACCESS TO COURT)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... U.S. District Court INITIAL APPEARANCE Bunyon v. Burke County, 285 F.Supp.2d 1310 (S.D.Ga. 2003). An arrestee brought an action against municipal officials alleging due process violations and false imprisonment. The district court held...

Cline v. Fox.(ACCESS TO COURT)(Civil Rights of Institutionalized Persons )(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... U.S. District Court EXHAUSTION Cline v. Fox, 282 F.Supp.2d 490 (N.D.W.Va. 2003). An inmate brought a suit under [section] 1983 alleging that the purging of a prison library of allegedly obscene materials violated his First and...

Hayes v. Faulkner County, Ark.(ACCESS TO COURT)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... U.S. District Court INITIAL APPEARANCE Hayes v. Faulkner County, Ark., 285 F.Supp.2d 1132 (E.D.Ark. 2003). An arrestee brought a [section] 1983 action against a county, sheriff and jail administrator, complaining of his long detention...

Johnson v. Kingston.(ACCESS TO COURT)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... U.S. District Court RETALIATION FOR LEGAL ACTION Johnson v. Kingston, 292 F.Supp.2d 1146 (W.D.Wis. 2003). A prisoner brought a civil rights action against prison officials, alleging that they violated his First Amendment rights by...

Lane v. Doan.(ACCESS TO COURT)(violations of constitutional rights)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... U.S. District Court EXHAUSTION PLRA -- Prison Litigation Reform Act Lane v. Doan, 287 F.Supp.2d 210 (W.D.N.Y. 2003). A state prisoner brought a [section] 1983 action alleging various violations of his constitutional rights. The...

Lebron v. Armstrong.(ACCESS TO COURT)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... U.S. District Court INDIGENT INMATES POSTAGE LEGAL MATERIALS Lebron v. Armstrong, 289 F.Supp.2d 56 (D.Conn. 2003). A state inmate petitioned pro se for a writ of mandamus to require state corrections officials to provide him,...

Lewis Ex Rel. Lewis v. Gagne.(ACCESS TO COURT)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... U.S. District Court JUVENILE PLRA -- Prison Litigation Reform Act Lewis Ex Rel. Lewis v. Gagne, 281 F.Supp.2d 429 (N.D.N.Y. 2003). A juvenile adjudicated as delinquent and detained in a correctional facility, and his mother,...

Lindell v. McCallum.(ACCESS TO COURT)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... U.S. Appeals Court IN FORMA PAUPERIS PLRA -- Prison Litigation Reform Act Lindell v. McCallum, 352 F.3d 1107 (7th Cir. 2003). A state prisoner sought permission to proceed in forma pauperis, and brought an action alleging that...

Redmond v. Gill.(in forma pauperis)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... U.S. Appeals Court IN FORMA PAUPERIS FILING FEE PLRA -- Prison Litigation Reform Act Redmond v. Gill, 352 F.3d 801 (3rd Cir. 2003). A state prisoner filed an in forma pauperis [section] 1983 action against corrections...

Roland v. Murphy.(illegal search of body cavity)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... U.S. District Court EXHAUSTION PLRA -- Prison Litigation Reform Act Roland v. Murphy, 289 F.Supp.2d 321 (E.D.N.Y. 2003). A female county inmate sued corrections officers under [section] 1983 alleging that they improperly subjected...

Scott v. Gardner.(violation of civil rights)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... U.S. District Court RETALIATION FOR LEGAL ACTION Scott v. Gardner, 287 F.Supp.2d 477 (S.D.N.Y. 2003). A prisoner brought a pro se [section] 1983 action alleging he was subjected to multiple urine tests, illegal disciplinary...

Dismas Charities v. U.S. Dept., Just., Bur., Pris.(Bureau of Prisons violated Administrative Procedure Act)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... U.S. District Court POLICIES/PROCEDURES CONTRACT SERVICES Dismas Charities v. U.S. Dept., Just., Bur., Pris., 287 F.Supp.2d 741 (W.D.Ky. 2003). The operator of community corrections centers under contract to the federal Bureau of...

Alexander v. Tippah County, Miss.(unconstitutional conditions of confinement)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... U.S. Appeals Court CONDITIONS Alexander v. Tippah County, Miss., 351 F.3d 626 (5th Cir. 2003). Two state prisoners brought a [section] 1983 action alleging unconstitutional conditions of confinement. The district court dismissed the...

Freeman v. Berge.(violation of United States Constitution. 8th Amendment)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... U.S. District Court CONDITIONS Freeman v. Berge, 283 F.Supp.2d 1009 (W.D.Wis. 2003). An inmate challenged the conditions of his confinement. The district court granted qualified immunity to the defendants, finding that depriving an...

Porter v. Selsky.(violation of civil rights)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... U.S. District Court CONDITIONS HYGIENE Porter v. Selsky, 287 F.Supp.2d 180 (W.D.N.Y. 2003). A prisoner brought a civil rights action alleging Eighth and Fourteenth Amendment violations. The court held that officials were not...

Wilson v. Vannatta.(violation of United States Constitution. 8th Amendment)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... U.S. District Court CONDITIONS DIET EXERCISE Wilson v. Vannatta, 291 F.Supp.2d 811 (N.D.Ind. 2003). A state prison inmate brought a [section] 1983 action against corrections officials, seeking damages and injunctive relief....

Bowman v. Corrections Corp. of America.(failure to provide adequate medical care, Corrections Corporation of America)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... U.S. Appeals Court PREVAILING PARTY Bowman v. Corrections Corp. of America, 350 F.3d 537 (6th Cir. 2003). The mother of a deceased prisoner sued a private company that managed a prison, a warden and a physician, under [section] 1983...

4. Assessment of costs.
February 1, 2004... No Cases.

Vanke v. Block.(over detainment)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... U.S. Appeals Court PLRA -- Prison Litigation Reform Act Vanke v. Block, 77 Fed.Appx. 948 (9th Cir. 2003). [unpublished] Pretrial detainees brought an action alleging that they were "over-detained" in a county jail, while officials...

Bunyon v. Burke County.(violation of due process of law and false imprisonment)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... U.S. District Court DENIAL OF BAIL Bunyon v. Burke County, 285 F.Supp.2d 1310 (S.D.Ga. 2003). An arrestee brought an action against municipal officials alleging due process violations and false imprisonment. The district court held...

Clynch v. Chapman.(person driving under the influence did not get bail)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... U.S. District Court BAIL Clynch v. Chapman, 285 F.Supp.2d 213 (D.Conn. 2003). An arrestee filed a [section] 1983 action arising from his arrest for driving under the influence. The district court granted summary judgment for the...

Hedgepeth v. Washington Metro. Area Transit.(denial of bail by Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Commission)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... U.S. District Court DENIAL OF BAIL Hedgepeth v. Washington Metro. Area Transit, 284 F.Supp.2d 145 (D.D.C. 2003). The mother of a 12-year-old girl who was arrested for eating a french fry in a rail transit station, brought a [section]...

Cline v. Fox.(violation of civil rights)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... U.S. District Court FREE SPEECH CRIPA -- Civil Rights of Institutionalized Persons Act Cline v. Fox, 282 F.Supp.2d 490 (N.D.W.Va. 2003). An inmate brought a suit under [section] 1983 alleging that the purging of a prison library...

Thomas v. City of Clanton.(unconstitutional strip search and sexual harassment)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... U.S. District Court SEXUAL HARASSMENT SEARCH Thomas v. City of Clanton, 285 F.Supp.2d 1275 (M.D.Ala. 2003). A detainee brought a [section] 1983 action alleging that he was subjected to an unconstitutional strip search, and that he...

Mooring v. San Francisco Sheriff's Dept.(violation of due process of law)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... U.S. District Court SEPARATION GANGS Mooring v. San Francisco Sheriff's Dept., 289 F.Supp.2d 1110 (N.D.Cal. 2003). A county jail inmate brought a pro se [section] 1983 action alleging deliberate indifference to his safety when he...

Alexander v. Tippah County, Miss.(violation of constitutional rights)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... U.S. Appeals Court SEGREGATION DOUBLE-CELLING Alexander v. Tippah County, Miss., 351 F.3d 626 (5th Cir. 2003). Two state prisoners brought a [section] 1983 action alleging unconstitutional conditions of confinement. The district...

Freeman v. Berge.(violation of United States Constitution. 8th Amendment)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... U.S. District Court SEGREGATION EXERCISE OUT OF CELL TIME Freeman v. Berge, 283 F.Supp.2d 1009 (W.D.Wis. 2003). An inmate challenged the conditions of his confinement. The district court granted qualified immunity to the...

Gill v. Smith.(violation of United States Constitution. 8th Amendment)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... U.S. District Court SMOKE Gill v. Smith, 283 F.Supp.2d 763 (N.D.N.Y. 2003). An inmate brought a [section] 1983 action against a correctional officer, alleging violation of his Eighth Amendment rights by exposure to environmental...

Govan v. Campbell.(violation of United States Constitution. 8th Amendment and United States Constitution. 14th Amendment)
February 1, 2004... U.S. District Court STAFFING SANITATION FACILITIES Govan v. Campbell, 289 F.Supp.2d 289 (N.D.N.Y. 2003). An inmate filed a pro se action alleging that county officials violated his Eighth and Fourteenth Amendment rights. The...

Porter v. Selsky.(violation of civil rights)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... U.S. District Court SEGREGATION SANITATION HYGIENE Porter v. Selsky, 287 F.Supp.2d 180 (W.D.N.Y. 2003). A prisoner brought a civil rights action alleging Eighth and Fourteenth Amendment violations. The court held that...

Wilson v. Vannatta.(violation of United States Constitution. 8th Amendment)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... U.S. District Court SEGREGATION FOOD EXERCISE Wilson v. Vannatta, 291 F.Supp.2d 811 (N.D.Ind. 2003). A state prison inmate brought a [section] 1983 action against corrections officials, seeking damages and injunctive relief....

Freeman v. Berge.(cruel and unusual punishment)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... U.S. District Court SEPARATION LIGHTING EXERCISE Freeman v. Berge, 283 F.Supp.2d 1009 (W.D.Wis. 2003). An inmate challenged the conditions of his confinement. The district court granted qualified immunity to the defendants,...

Nelson v. Campbell.(cruel and unusual punishment)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... U.S. District Court DEATH PENALTY Nelson v. Campbell, 286 F.Supp.2d 1321 (M.D.Ala. 2003). Following affirmation of his murder conviction and death sentence, and denial of habeas relief, a prisoner filed a [section] 1983 action. The...

Freeman v. Berge.(violation of United States Constitution. 8th Amendment)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... U.S. District Court SOLITARY CONFINEMENT Freeman v. Berge, 283 F.Supp.2d 1009 (W.D.Wis. 2003). An inmate challenged the conditions of his confinement. The district court granted qualified immunity to the defendants, finding that...

Tilmon v. Prator.(violation of civil rights)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... U.S. District Court PRETRIAL DETAINEES Tilmon v. Prator, 292 F.Supp.2d 898 (W.D.La. 2003). A state inmate who was held in a county jail awaiting sentencing filed a [section] 1983 action, alleging civil rights violations when he was...

Whittington v. Vaughn.(violation of civil rights)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... U.S. District Court WITNESS EVIDENCE Whittington v. Vaughn, 289 F.Supp.2d 621 (E.D.Pa. 2003). A state prisoner who had been diagnosed as schizophrenic brought a [section] 1983 action against prison officials, alleging civil rights...

Freeman v. Berge.(violation of United States Constitution. 8th Amendment)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... U.S. District Court OUTDOOR RECREATION OUTDOOR EXERCISE Freeman v. Berge, 283 F.Supp.2d 1009 (W.D.Wis. 2003). An inmate challenged the conditions of his confinement. The district court granted qualified immunity to the defendants,...

Gerber v. Sweeney.(violation of United States Constitution. 8th Amendment)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... U.S. District Court OUTDOOR EXERCISE CLOTHING Gerber v. Sweeney, 292 F.Supp.2d 700 (E.D.Pa. 2003). State prison inmates brought a [section] 1983 action against prison officials, alleging that they were provided with a...

Wilson v. Vannatta.(violation of prisoners rights)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... U.S. District Court SEGREGATION Wilson v. Vannatta, 291 F.Supp.2d 811 (N.D.Ind. 2003). A state prison inmate brought a [section] 1983 action against corrections officials, seeking damages and injunctive relief. The district court held...

Morris v. Eversley.(sexual assault on prisoner)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... U.S. District Court CLAIMS Morris v. Eversley, 282 F.Supp.2d 196 (S.D.N.Y. 2003). A former inmate brought a [section] 1983 alleging that she had been sexually assaulted by a correctional officer. The court granted summary judgment in...

Carter v. Galloway.(deliberate indifference and prisoner abuse)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... U.S. Appeals Court PRISONER ON PRISONER ASSAULT Carter v. Galloway, 352 F.3d 1346 (11th Cir. 2003). An inmate brought a [section] 1983 suit against prison officials, alleging deliberate indifference to a substantial risk of serious...

Coleman Ex Rel. Coleman v. Parkman.(prisoner suicide)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... U.S. Appeals Court PRISONER SUICIDE Coleman Ex Rel. Coleman v. Parkman, 349 F.3d 534 (8th Cir. 2003). The administratix of a pretrial detainee's estate brought an action, alleging that prison officials had been deliberately indifferent...

Crocker v. County of Macomb.(failure to protect medical needs lead to prisoner suicide)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... U.S. District Court PRISONER SUICIDE Crocker v. County of Macomb, 285 F.Supp.2d 971 (E.D.Mich. 2003). The personal representative of the estate of deceased arrestee brought a [section] 1983 action against a county and officials,...

Estate of Allen v. City of Rockford.(violation of due process)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... U.S. Appeals Court MEDICAL CARE Estate of Allen v. City of Rockford, 349 F.3d 1015 (7th Cir. 2003). A pretrial detainee sued a city and several police officers under [section] 1983, alleging due process violations stemming from...

Glenn v. Berndt.(assault and violation of United States Constitution. 8th Amendment)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... U.S. District Court PRISONER ON PRISONER ASSAULT Glenn v. Berndt, 289 F.Supp.2d 1120 (N.D.Cal. 2003). A state inmate brought a pro se [section] 1983 action alleging that officers let two inmates assault him when he was returning to his...

Joseph Ex Rel. Estate of Harbin v. City of Detroit.(failure to provide medical care)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... U.S. District Court MEDICAL CARE Joseph Ex Rel. Estate of Harbin v. City of Detroit, 289 F.Supp.2d 863 (E.D.Mich. 2003). The personal representative of the estate of an arrestee brought a [section] 1983 action in state court, alleging...

Mooring v. San Francisco Sheriff's Dept.(violation of right to protection)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... U.S. District Court PRISONER ON PRISONER ASSAULT Mooring v. San Francisco Sheriff's Dept., 289 F.Supp.2d 1110 (N.D. Cal. 2003). A county jail inmate brought a pro se [section] 1983 action alleging deliberate indifference to his safety...

Morris v. Eversley.(sexual assault on prisoner)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... U.S. District Court OFFICER ON PRISONER ASSAULT SEXUAL ASSAULT Morris v. Eversley, 282 F.Supp.2d 196 (S.D.N.Y. 2003). A former inmate brought a [section] 1983 alleging that she had been sexually assaulted by a correctional...

Odom v. South Carolina Dept. of Corrections.(violation of United States Constitution. 8th Amendment)
February 1, 2004... U.S. Appeals Court PRISONER ON PRISONER ASSAULT Odom v. South Carolina Dept. of Corrections, 349 F.3d 765 (4th Cir. 2003). A prisoner filed a pro se [section] 1983 action alleging that corrections officers knowingly and willingly put...

Perkins v. Brown.(violation of civil rights)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... U.S. District Court OFFICER ON PRISONER ASSAULT Perkins v. Brown, 285 F.Supp.2d 279 (E.D.N.Y. 2003). An inmate brought a pro se [section] 1983 action alleging use of excessive force by corrections officers and failure to provide...

Alexander v. Tippah County, Miss.(FACILITIES)(unconstitutional conditions of confinement)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... U.S. Appeals Court DOUBLE-CELLING SPECIAL CELL Alexander v. Tippah County, Miss., 351 F.3d 626 (5th Cir. 2003). Two state prisoners brought a [section] 1983 action alleging unconstitutional conditions of confinement. The district...

Govan v. Campbell.(violation of constitutional rights)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... U.S. District Court FACILITY DESIGN SECURITY Govan v. Campbell, 289 F.Supp.2d 289 (N.D.N.Y. 2003). An inmate filed a pro se action alleging that county officials violated his Eighth and Fourteenth Amendment rights. The district...

Simpson v. Penobscot County Sheriff's Dept.(violation of right to privacy)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... U.S. District Court PRIVACY Simpson v. Penobscot County Sheriff's Dept., 285 F.Supp.2d 75 (D.Me. 2003). A former county jail inmate brought a [section] 1983 action alleging violation of his right to privacy, his right to medical...

Bunyon v. Burke County.(violation of due process of law and false imprisonment)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... U.S. District Court FALSE IMPRISONMENT Bunyon v. Burke County, 285 F.Supp.2d 1310 (S.D.Ga. 2003). An arrestee brought an action against municipal officials alleging due process violations and false imprisonment. The district court held...

Williams v. Kaufman County.(false improsonment and violation of constitutional rights)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... U.S. Appeals Court UNLAWFUL DETENTION Williams v. Kaufman County, 352 F.3d 994 (5th Cir. 2003). Detainees brought a [section] 1983 action against a sheriff and county, alleging violation of their civil rights during the execution of a...

Morris v. Eversley.(sexual assault)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... U.S. District Court SEXUAL ASSAULT Morris v. Eversley, 282 F.Supp.2d 196 (S.D.N.Y. 2003). A former inmate brought a [section] 1983 alleging that she had been sexually assaulted by a correctional officer. The court granted summary...

Roland v. Murphy.(improper body cavity searches)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... U.S. District Court SEARCHES SEXUAL HARASSMENT Roland v. Murphy, 289 F.Supp.2d 321 (E.D.N.Y. 2003). A female county inmate sued corrections officers under [section] 1983 alleging that they improperly subjected her to a body cavity...

Myers v. Milbert.(violaltion of United States Constitution. 8th Amendment)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... U.S. District Court NUTRITION SEGREGATION Myers v. Milbert, 281 F.Supp.2d 859 (N.D.W.Va. 2003). A state prisoner brought a pro se action against corrections officers, alleging that they violated his rights by inappropriately...

Omar v. Casterline.(violation of United States Constitution. 4th Amendment)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... U.S. District Court RELIGIOUS DIET Omar v. Casterline, 288 F.Supp.2d 775 (W.D.La. 2003). A detainee brought a Bivens suit alleging that federal prison officials subjected him to an unconstitutional search and failed to accommodate his...

Wilson v. Vannatta.(violation of United States Constitution. 8th Amendment)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... U.S. District Court DENIAL OF NUTRITION PORTION SEGREGATION Wilson v. Vannatta, 291 F.Supp.2d 811 (N.D.Ind. 2003). A state prison inmate brought a [section] 1983 action against corrections officials, seeking damages and...

Ashker v. California Dept. of Corrections.(violation of civil rights)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... U.S. Appeals Court BOOKS PUBLICATIONS MAIL Ashker v. California Dept. of Corrections, 350 F.3d 917 (9th Cir. 2003). A state prisoner brought a [section] 1983 action challenging a prison policy that requires books and...

Cline v. Fox.(violation of United States Constitution. 1st Amendment and United States Constitution. 14th Amendment)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... U.S. District Court CENSORSHIP BOOKS PUBLICATIONS Cline v. Fox, 282 F.Supp.2d 490 (N.D.W.Va. 2003). An inmate brought a suit under [section] 1983 alleging that the purging of a prison library of allegedly obscene materials...

Nasir v. Morgan.(violation of constitutional rights)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... U.S. Appeals Court FORMER PRISONER MAIL Nasir v. Morgan, 350 F.3d 366 (3rd Cir. 2003). A state inmate brought a [section] 1983 action against prison employees, alleging that they violated the First Amendment by banning...

20. Good time.
February 1, 2004... No Cases.

Baltoski v. Pretorius.(violation of United States Constitution. 1st Amendment)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... U.S. District Court RETALIATION Baltoski v. Pretorius, 291 F.Supp.2d 807 (N.D.Ind. 2003). A Muslim prisoner brought a [section] 1983 action alleging violations of his First Amendment rights. The district court held that the prisoner...

Bruce v. Ylst.(prisoner abuse)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... U.S. Appeals Court RETALIATION Bruce v. Ylst, 351 F.3d 1283 (9th Cir. 2003). A state prison inmate brought a [section] 1983 action against prison officials, alleging that they validated him as prison gang affiliate in retaliation for...

Simpson v. Penobscot County Sheriff's Dept.(violation of right to privacy)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... U.S. District Court PROCEDURES Simpson v. Penobscot County Sheriff's Dept., 285 F.Supp.2d 75 (D.Me. 2003). A former county jail inmate brought a [section] 1983 action alleging violation of his right to privacy, his right to medical...

Boddie v. New York State Div. of Parole.(violation of equal protection rights)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... U.S. District Court PAROLE Boddie v. New York State Div. of Parole, 288 F.Supp.2d 431 (S.D.N.Y. 2003). A state prisoner petitioned for a writ of habeas corpus after he was denied parole. The district court denied the petition. The...

Uritsky v. Ridge.(writ of habeas corpus)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... U.S. District Court ALIEN Uritsky v. Ridge, 286 F.Supp.2d 842 (E.D.Mich. 2003). An alien filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus, alleging that he was being unlawfully detained by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, in...

U.S. Ex Rel. Moore v. Conner.(habeas corpus)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... U.S. District Court PAROLE U.S. Ex Rel. Moore v. Conner, 284 F.Supp.2d 1092 (N.D.Ill. 2003). A federal prisoner filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus, challenging the revocation of his parole based on his alleged use of drugs,...

Gerber v. Sweeney.(violation of United States Constitution. 8th Amendment)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... U.S. District Court SHAVING Gerber v. Sweeney, 292 F.Supp.2d 700 (E.D.Pa. 2003). State prison inmates brought a [section] 1983 action against prison officials, alleging that they were provided with a nutritionally inadequate diet,...

Thomas v. City of Clanton.(unconstitutional strip search and sexual harassment)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... U.S. District Court SEC. 1983 Thomas v. City of Clanton, 285 F.Supp.2d 1275 (M.D.Ala. 2003). A detainee brought a [section] 1983 action alleging that he was subjected to an unconstitutional strip search, and that he had been subjected...

25. Intake and admissions.
February 1, 2004... No Cases.

Hedgepeth v. Washington Metro. Area Transit.(violation of equal protection rights)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... U.S. District Court EQUAL PROTECTION Hedgepeth v. Washington Metro. Area Transit, 284 F.Supp.2d 145 (D.D.C. 2003). The mother of a 12-year-old girl who was arrested for eating a french fry in a rail transit station, brought a [section]...

Lewis Ex Rel. Lewis v. Gagne.(JUVENILES)(xcessive use of force and deliberate indifference )(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... U.S. District Court MEDICAL CARE Lewis Ex Rel. Lewis v. Gagne, 281 F.Supp.2d 429 (N.D.N.Y. 2003). A juvenile adjudicated as delinquent and detained in a correctional facility, and his mother, brought an action against a state children...

U.S. v. Juvenile.(abuse of discretion)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... U.S. Appeals Court SENTENCE U.S. v. Juvenile, 347 F.3d 778 (9th Cir. 2003). A juvenile who had pleaded guilty in a delinquency proceeding in federal district court, appealed his sentence. The appeals court reversed, vacated, and...

Bowman v. Corrections Corp. of America.(violation of civil rights)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... U.S. Appeals Court PRIVATE OPERATOR Bowman v. Corrections Corp. of America, 350 F.3d 537 (6th Cir. 2003). The mother of a deceased prisoner sued a private company that managed a prison, a warden and a physician, under [section] 1983...

Ford v. McGinnis.(violation of religious rights)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... U.S. Appeals Court QUALIFIED IMMUNITY Ford v. McGinnis, 352 F.3d 582 (2nd Cir. 2003). A Muslim inmate brought a [section] 1983 action alleging infringement of his religious rights because corrections officials refused to serve a...

Hayes v. Faulkner County, Ark.(violation of constitutional rights)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... U.S. District Court COMPENSATORY DAMAGES Hayes v. Faulkner County, Ark., 285 F.Supp.2d 1132 (E.D.Ark. 2003). An arrestee brought a [section] 1983 action against a county, sheriff and jail administrator, complaining of his long...

Rosborough v. Management & Training Corp.(employment services company violated civil rights)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... U.S. Appeals Court PRIVATE OPERATOR Rosborough v. Management & Training Corp., 350 F.3d 459 (5th Cir. 2003). A state prisoner brought a [section] 1983 action against the private operator of a prison and against a corrections officer...

Williams v. Kaufman County.(violation of civil rights)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... U.S. Appeals Court PUNITIVE DAMAGES Williams v. Kaufman County, 352 F.3d 994 (5th Cir. 2003). Detainees brought a [section] 1983 action against a sheriff and county, alleging violation of their civil rights during the execution of a...