Corrections Caselaw Quarterly articles from November 2002

Corrections Caselaw Quarterly archives from November 2002

Access to court.(Alkire v. Irving)(Bear v. Kautzky)(Cox v. Malone)
November 1, 2002... 1. Access to Court U.S. Appeals Court Alkire v. Irving, 305 F.3d 456 (6th Cir. 2002). An arrestee brought a [section] 1983 action INITIAL against a sheriff, county, and county judge, APPEARANCE...

Administration.(cases)(Illustration)
November 1, 2002... 2. Administration U.S. District Court Bozeman v. Orum, 199 F.Supp.2d 1216 (M.D.Ala. 2002). The representative of the estate of a POLICIES/ pretrial detainee brought a [section] 1983 action ...

Administrative segregation.(Little v. Terhune)(Rahman X v. Morgan)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2002... 3. Administrative Segregation U.S. District Court Little v. Terhune, 200 F.Supp.2d 445 (D.N.J. 2002). A prisoner housed in a maximum security PROGRAMS prison brought a civil rights suit against state...

Assessment of costs.
November 1, 2002... 4. Assessment of costs No Cases.

Attorney fees.(Ciaprazi v. County of Nassau)(Cody v. Hillard)(Hunt v. State of Missouri, Dept. of Corrections)
November 1, 2002... 5. Attorney Fees U.S. District Court Ciaprazi v. County of Nassau, 195 F.Supp.2d 398 (E.D.N.Y. 2002). An inmate filed a [section] 1983 ATTORNEY FEES action alleging that county correction officers ...

Bail.(Bail Reform Act)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2002... 6. Bail U.S. District Court U.S. v. Hammond, 204 F.Supp.2d 1157 (E.D.Wis. 2002). A defendant moved to modify his bail and BAIL REFORM ACT conditions of release. The U.S. Magistrate ...

Civil rights.
November 1, 2002... 7. Civil Rights U.S. Appeals Court Blades v. Schuetzle, 302 F.3d 801 (8th Cir. 2002). A state prisoner brought a [section] 1983 HARASSMENT action against prison officials, alleging that ...

Classification & separation.
November 1, 2002... 8. Classification & Separation U.S. District Court Bultema v. U.S., 195 F.Supp.2d 1001 (N.D.Ohio 2002). A federal prisoner brought an action BUNK, LOWER against the United States under the Federal Tort...

Conditions of confinement.
November 1, 2002... 9. Condition of Confinement U.S. Appeals Court Frye v. Pettis County Sheriff Dept., 41 Fed.Appx. 906 (8th Cir. 2002). A pretrial detainee brought SANITATION a [section] 1983 action against county...

Cruel and unusual punishment.
November 1, 2002... 10. Cruel and Unusual Punishment U.S. District Court Bultema v. U.S., 195 F.Supp.2d 1001 (N.D.Ohio 2002). A federal prisoner brought an action INJURY against the United States under the Federal Tort...

Discipline.
November 1, 2002... 11. Discipline U.S. District Court Farid v. Goord, 200 F.Supp.2d 220 (W.D.N.Y. 2002). An inmate brought a [section] 1983 action DUE PROCESS against correctional officers and prison ...

Exercise and recreation.
November 1, 2002... 12. Exercise and Recreation U.S. Appeals Court Wolf v. Ashcroft, 297 F.3d 305 (3rd Cir. 2002). Federal prisoners brought a class action MOVIES challenging a prison policy that prevented ...

Ex-offenders.(Cox v. Malone)(Donaldson v. Purkett)(Meloy v. Bachmeier)(case for prisoner abuse)
November 1, 2002... 13. Ex-Offenders U.S. District Court Cox v. Malone, 199 F.Supp.2d 135 (S.D.N.Y. 2002). A state prisoner filed a [section] 1983 action PLRA-Prison against prison officials, alleging excessive use ...

Failure to protect.
November 1, 2002... 14. Failure to Protect U.S. Appeals Court Blades v. Schuetzle, 302 F.3d 801 (8th Cir. 2002). A state prisoner brought a [section] 1983 PRISONER ON action against prison officials, alleging that ...

Facilities.
November 1, 2002... 15. Facilities U.S. Appeals Court Carney v. Craven, 40 Fed.Appx. 48 (6th Cir. 2002). A state prisoner brought a civil rights LIGHTS action under [section] 1983. The district court ...

False imprisonment/arrest.
November 1, 2002... 16. False Imprisonment/Arrest U.S. District Court Barstow v. Shea, 196 F.Supp.2d 141 (D.Conn. 2002). A nurse brought a suit against her FALSE supervisor at a locked nursing facility located ...

Female prisoners.
November 1, 2002... 17. Female Prisoners U.S. Appeals Court Hallett v. Morgan, 296 F.3d 732 (9th Cir. 2002). A class of prisoner's at a women's state prison MEDICAL CARE who brought a [section] 1983 action against ...

Food.
November 1, 2002... 18. Food U.S. Appeals Court Thompson v. Gibson, 289 F.3d 1218 (10th Cir. 2002). A state inmate brought a [section] 1983 MEDICAL DIET action against prison officials, seeking monetary ...

Free speech, expression, association.
November 1, 2002... 19. Free Speech, Expression, Association U.S. Appeals Court Bear v. Kautzky, 305 F.3d 802 (8th Cir. 2002). State prisoners brought a [section] 1983 action PRISONERS against prison officials,...

Good time.(Searcy v. Simmons)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2002... 20. Good Time U.S. Appeals Court Searcy v. Simmons, 299 F.3d 1220 (10th Cir. 2002). An inmate brought a [section] 1983 action GOOD TIME CREDIT against prison officials, challenging reduction ...

Grievance procedures, prisoner.
November 1, 2002... 21. Grievance Procedures, Prisoner U.S. District Court Farid v. Goord, 200 F.Supp.2d 220 (W.D.N.Y. 2002). An inmate brought a [section] 1983 action RETALIATION against correctional officers and prison ...

Habeas corpus.(Brief Article)
November 1, 2002... 22. Habeas Corpus U.S. District Court Koos v. Holm, 204 F.Supp.2d 1099 (W.D.Tenn. 2002). A state prisoner petitioned for a writ of TRANSFER habeas corpus, challenging his transfer to a ...

Hygiene-prisoner personal.(Brief Article)
November 1, 2002... 23. Hygiene-Prisoner Personal U.S. Appeals Court Dye v. Lomen, 40 Fed.Appx. 993 (7th Cir. 2002). A state prisoner brought [section] 1983 claims TOILET PAPER against correctional employees, alleging they...

Immunity.
November 1, 2002... 24. Immunity No cases.

Intake and admissions.
November 1, 2002... 25. Intake and Admissions U.S. District Court Bozeman v. Orum, 199 F.Supp.2d 1216 (M.D.Ala. 2002). The representative of the estate of a SCREENING pretrial detainee brought a [section] 1983 action ...

Juveniles.(Brief Article)
November 1, 2002... 26. Juveniles U.S. Appeals Court U.S. v. Ramirez, 297 F.3d 185 (2nd Cir. 2002). The government moved for discretionary transfer TRIAL AS ADULT of a juvenile who was charged with ten acts of ...

Liability.(Bultema v. U.S.)(Ciaprazi v. County of Nassau)(Hallett v. Morgan)(Morris v. Crawford County)
November 1, 2002... 27. Liability U.S. District Court Armstrong v. Metropolitan Government of Nashville, 196 F.Supp.2d 673 (M.D.Tenn. 2002). CONSENT DECREE- Inmates and pretrial detainees brought a class TERMINATION ...

Mail.(prisoners rights)
November 1, 2002... 28. Mail U.S. Appeals Court Duamutef v. Hollins, 297 F.3d 108 (2nd Cir. 2002). A prison inmate brought a pro se [section] CENSORSHIP 1983 action against prison officials alleging ...

Medical care.(Hallett v. Morgan)(Gibson v. County of Washoe)(Fenner v. Suthers)(Evans v. Bonner)
November 1, 2002... 29. Medical Care U.S. District Court Bozeman v. Orum, 199 F.Supp.2d 1216 (M.D.Ala. 2002). The representative of the estate of a FAILURE TO pretrial detainee brought a [section] 1983 action PROVIDE...

Mental problems (Prisoner).(Pelletier v. Magnusson)(Hallett v. Morgan)(Bozeman v. Orum)
November 1, 2002... 30. Mental Problems (Prisoner) U.S. District Court Bozeman v. Orum, 199 F.Supp.2d 1216 (M.D.Ala. 2002). The representative of the estate of a DELIBERATE pretrial detainee brought a [section] 1983 action...

Personnel.(Barstow v. Shea)(Getz v. Board)(Corrections, Gorski v. New Hampshire Dept. of)
November 1, 2002... 31. Personnel U.S. District Court Barstow v. Shea, 196 F.Supp.2d 141 (D.Conn. 2002). A nurse brought a suit against her WORKING supervisor at a locked nursing facility located CONDITIONS ...

Pretrial detention.(Alkire v. Irving)(Bozeman v. Orum)(Calderon-Ortiz v. Laboy-Alvarado)(Frye v. Pettis County Sheriff Dept)
November 1, 2002... 32. Pretrial Detention U.S. Appeals Court Alkire v. Irving, 305 F.3d 456 (6th Cir. 2002). An arrestee brought a [section] 1983 action RELEASE against a sheriff, county, and county judge, ...

Privacy.(Dye v. Lomen)(Saulsberry v. Arpaio)
November 1, 2002... 33. Privacy U.S. Appeals Court Dye v. Lomen, 40 Fed.Appx. 993 (7th Cir. 2002). A state prisoner brought [section] 1983 claims SEARCHES against correctional employees, alleging they ...

Programs-prisoner.(Lile v. McKune)(Little v. Terhune)(Reed v. McKune)
November 1, 2002... 34. Programs-Prisoner U.S. Appeals Court Lile v. McKune, 299 F.3d 1229 (10th Cir. 2002). A state inmate brought a [section] 1983 claim SEX OFFENDER against prison officials, alleging that a sexual ...

Property-prisoner personal.
November 1, 2002... 35. Property-Prisoner Personal U.S. Appeals Court Floyd v. Ortiz, 300 F.3d 1223 (10th Cir. 2002). An inmate filed a petition to enforce the terms INMATE FUNDS of a prior settlement agreement and to...

Release.(Donaldson v. Purkett)(U.S. v. Tucker)(Wilson v. Zellner)
November 1, 2002... 36. Release U.S. District Court Donaldson v. Purkett, 204 F.Supp.2d 1199 (E.D.Mo. 2001). A former state prisoner filed a [section] RELEASE DATE 1983 action alleging that seventy days of ...

Religion.(Fenelon v. Riddle)(Marria v. Broaddus)(Murphy v. Carroll)
November 1, 2002... 37. Religion U.S. Appeals Court Fenelon v. Riddle, 34 Fed.Appx. 265 (9th Cir. 2002). An inmate brought an action against prison WORK officials, alleging that the First Amendment ...

Rules & regulations-prisoner.
November 1, 2002... 38. Rules & Regulations-Prisoner U.S. District Court Moore v. Gardner, 199 F.Supp.2d 17 (W.D.N.Y. 2002). An inmate brought a pro se action against CONFISCATION prison officials under [section] 1983 and ...

Safety and security.(Sorrels v. McKee)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2002... 39. Safety and Security U.S. Appeals Court Sorrels v. McKee, 290 F.3d 965 (9th Cir. 2002). A state prisoner brought a [section] 1983 action PUBLICATIONS against prison officials, alleging that ...

Sanitation.(Dept, Frye v. Pettis County Sheriff)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2002... 40. Sanitation U.S. Appeals Court Frye v. Pettis County Sheriff Dept., 41 Fed.Appx. 906 (8th Cir. 2002). A pretrial detainee brought SEWERAGE a [section] 1983 action against county officials, ...

Searches.(Dye v. Lomen)(Farid v. Goord)(Saulsberry v. Arpaio)
November 1, 2002... 41. Searches U.S. Appeals Court Dye v. Lomen, 40 Fed.Appx. 993 (7th Cir. 2002). A state prisoner brought [section] 1983 claims STRIP SEARCH against correctional employees, alleging they ...

Services-prisoner.
November 1, 2002... 42. Services-Prisoner U.S. Appeals Court Floyd v. Ortiz, 300 F.3d 1223 (10th Cir. 2002). An inmate filed a petition to enforce the terms COMMISSARY of a prior settlement agreement and to obtain ...

Sentence.(Brief Article)
November 1, 2002... 43. Sentence U.S. Appeals Court Lyons v. Mendez, 303 F.3d 285 (3rd Cir. 2002). A prisoner sought habeas corpus relief and the EX POST FACTO district court denied his petition. The appeals ...

Standards.(jail overcrowding)
November 1, 2002... 44. Standards U.S. District Court Armstrong v. Metropolitan Government of Nashville, 196 F.Supp.2d 673 (M.D.Tenn. 2002). PROFESSIONAL Inmates and pretrial detainees brought a class STANDARDS ...

Supervision.(Calderon-Ortiz v. Laboy-Alvarado)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2002... 45. Supervision U.S. Appeals Court Calderon-Ortiz v. Laboy-Alvarado, 300 F.3d 60 (1st Cir. 2002). A former pretrial detainee FAILURE TO brought a [section] 1983 action against SUPERVISE ...

Training.(failure to train, use of force)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2002... 46. Training U.S. District Court Bozeman v. Orum, 199 F.Supp.2d 1216 (M.D.Ala. 2002). The representative of the estate of a FAILURE TO TRAIN pretrial detainee brought a [section] 1983 action ...

Transfer.(Koos v. Holm)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2002... 47. Transfer U.S. District Court Koos v. Holm, 204 F.Supp.2d 1099 (W.D.Tenn. 2002). A state prisoner petitioned for a writ of OTHER STATE habeas corpus, challenging his transfer to a ...

Use of force.
November 1, 2002... 48. Use of Force U.S. District Court Bozeman v. Orum, 199 F.Supp.2d 1216 (M.D.Ala. 2002). The representative of the estate of a EXCESSIVE FORCE pretrial detainee brought a [section] 1983 action ...

Visiting.(Dewitt v. Wall)(Whitmire v. Arizona)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2002... 49. Visiting U.S. Appeals Court Dewitt v. Wall, 41 Fed.Appx. 481 (1st Cir. 2002). A state prisoner brought a [section] 1983 action FORMER EMPLOYEES against prison officials, challenging a prison ...

Work-prisoner.
November 1, 2002... 50. Work-Prisoner U.S. District Court Fenelon v. Riddle, 34 Fed.Appx. 265 (9th Cir. 2002). An inmate brought an action against prison RELIGION officials, alleging that the First Amendment ...