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Rufo v. Inmates of Suffolk County Jail, No. 90-954 (U.S. Supreme Court) (502 U.S. 367; 112 S.Ct. 748) (January 1, 1992) (Justice White)
Article • May 28, 1999
Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Consent Decrees - Termination of
Rufo v. Inmates of Suffolk County Jail, No. 90-954 (U.S. Supreme Court) (502 U.S. 367; 112 S.Ct. 748) (January 1, 1992) (Justice White) by This case, decided before the adoption of the Prison Litigation Reform Act, reviewed the procedures and standards for terminating prison consent decrees - and significantly held …
Ruiz v. Johnson, No. Civ.A. H-78-987 (S.D.Tex.) (37 F.Supp.2d 855) (March 1, 1999) (William Wayne Justice)
Article • May 1, 1999 • from P&J May, 1999
Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Consent Decrees - Termination of
Ruiz v. Johnson, No. Civ.A. H-78-987 (S.D.Tex.) (37 F.Supp.2d 855) (March 1, 1999) (William Wayne Justice) by In this revealing decision, Judge Justice refused to vacate a consent decree over Texas prisons, finding that many of the living conditions in the Texas prison system still constituted per se violations of …
French v. Duckworth, No. 97-3075 (7th Cir.) (178 F.3d 437) (May 6, 1999) (Judge Diane P. Wood)
Article • May 1, 1999 • from P&J May, 1999
Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Consent Decrees - Termination of
French v. Duckworth, No. 97-3075 (7th Cir.) (178 F.3d 437) (May 6, 1999) (Judge Diane P. Wood) by This case involved a motion by Indiana officials to terminate a federal injunction regarding overpopulation at the Pendleton Correctional Facility. The prisoners argued that subsection (e)(2) requires an automatic stay as a …
Berwanger v. Cottey, No. 98-3107 (7th Cir.) (178 F.3d 834) (May 6, 1999) (Judge Frank H. Easterbrook)
Article • May 1, 1999 • from P&J May, 1999
Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Consent Decrees - Termination of
Berwanger v. Cottey, No. 98-3107 (7th Cir.) (178 F.3d 834) (May 6, 1999) (Judge Frank H. Easterbrook) by Here the Court joined most of the other Circuits in holding that the "termination provisions" of the PLRA contained in 18 USC § 3626(b)(2) do not violate the Separation of Powers doctrine …
Benjamin v. Jacobson, No. 96-7957 (2nd Cir.) (172 F.3d 144) (March 23, 1999) (Judge Amalya Lyle Kearse)
Article • April 1, 1999 • from P&J April, 1999
Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Consent Decrees - Termination of
Benjamin v. Jacobson, No. 96-7957 (2nd Cir.) (172 F.3d 144) (March 23, 1999) (Judge Amalya Lyle Kearse) by Here the en banc court ruled that the termination provisions of the PLRA do not violate the separation of powers principle be requiring courts to reopen final judgments, nor strip courts of …
Glover v. Johnson, No. 77-CV-71229 (E.D.Mich.) (35 F.Supp.2d 1010) (February 19, 1999) (Judge John Feikens)
Article • March 1, 1999 • from P&J March, 1999
Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Consent Decrees - Termination of
Glover v. Johnson, No. 77-CV-71229 (E.D.Mich.) (35 F.Supp.2d 1010) (February 19, 1999) (Judge John Feikens) by After some 20 years of litigation, the district court finally concluded that the female inmates in Michigan prisons are treated on a par with male prisoners for purposes of their access to educational, vocational …
Imprisoned Citizens Union v. Ridge, No. 98-1536 (3rd Cir.) (169 F.3d 178) (February 25, 1999) (Judge Samuel A. Jr. Alito)
Article • February 1, 1999 • from P&J February, 1999
Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Consent Decrees - Termination of
Imprisoned Citizens Union v. Ridge, No. 98-1536 (3rd Cir.) (169 F.3d 178) (February 25, 1999) (Judge Samuel A. Jr. Alito) by This case involved four consolidated cases filed between 1970 and 1971 challenging the constitutionality of conditions and policies at the seven Pennsylvania State Correctional Institutions then in operation -- …
Vazquez v. Carver, No. Civil No. 86-3020 (E.D.Pa.) (18 F.Supp.2d 503) (June 22, 1998) (Judge Edward N. Cahn)
Article • November 1, 1998 • from P&J November, 1998
Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Consent Decrees - Termination of
Vazquez v. Carver, No. Civil No. 86-3020 (E.D.Pa.) (18 F.Supp.2d 503) (June 22, 1998) (Judge Edward N. Cahn) by Largely adopting the reasoning of Judge DuBois in Imprisoned Citizens Union v. Schapp, 11 F.Supp.2d 586 (E.D.Pa. 1998) - and rejecting the analysis of Judge Devevoise in Denike v. Fauver, 3 …
Denike v. Fauver, No. Civ. No. 83-2737(DRD) (D.N.J.) (3 F.Supp.2d 540) (May 4, 1998) (Judge Dickinson R. Debevoise)
Article • August 1, 1998 • from P&J August, 1998
Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Consent Decrees - Termination of
Denike v. Fauver, No. Civ. No. 83-2737(DRD) (D.N.J.) (3 F.Supp.2d 540) (May 4, 1998) (Judge Dickinson R. Debevoise) by This decision contains a detailed review of recent cases on the same issue; but see Ruiz v. Johnson, 37 F.Supp.2d 855 (S.D.Tex. 1999) for the most definitive and detailed analysis of …
Hadix v. Johnson, No. 96-1908 (6th Cir.) (144 F.3d 925) (May 20, 1998) (Judge Karen Nelson Moore)
Article • August 1, 1998 • from P&J August, 1998
Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Consent Decrees - Termination of
Hadix v. Johnson, No. 96-1908 (6th Cir.) (144 F.3d 925) (May 20, 1998) (Judge Karen Nelson Moore) by Court held that § 3626(e)(2), as amended, does not interfere with the traditional inherent powers of the courts and thus does not give rise to an unconstitutional incursion by Congress into the …
Cody v. Hillard, No. 97-2020 (8th Cir.) (139 F.3d 1197) (March 27, 1998) (Judge John R. Gibson)
Article • June 1, 1998 • from P&J June, 1998
Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Consent Decrees - Termination of
Cody v. Hillard, No. 97-2020 (8th Cir.) (139 F.3d 1197) (March 27, 1998) (Judge John R. Gibson) by In reversing the action of the district court, the Court relied heavily on the six factors it had outlined in McDonald v. Carnahan, 109 F.3d 1319 (8th Cir. 1997), as elements that …
Glover v. Johnson, No. 95-1521 (6th Cir.) (138 F.3d 229) (March 2, 1998) (Judge James L. Ryan)
Article • May 1, 1998 • from P&J May, 1998
Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Consent Decrees - Termination of
Glover v. Johnson, No. 95-1521 (6th Cir.) (138 F.3d 229) (March 2, 1998) (Judge James L. Ryan) by Case is noted principally for its comprehensive review of this 20-year old prison litigation involving female prisoners rights and its holding that the PLRA's provisions re: attorneys fees do not apply retrocatively.
U.S. v. Michigan, No. 1:84 CV 63 (W.D.Mich.) (989 F.Supp. 853) (July 3, 1996) (Judge Richard A. Enslen)
Article • April 1, 1998 • from P&J April, 1998
Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Consent Decrees - Termination of
U.S. v. Michigan, No. 1:84 CV 63 (W.D.Mich.) (989 F.Supp. 853) (July 3, 1996) (Judge Richard A. Enslen) by Here Judge Enslen held that the immediate termination provisions of the PLRA violated both the separation of powers doctrine and the Due Process Clause. Taylor v. United States, Docket No. 97-16069 …
U.S. v. Michigan, No. 1:84 CV 63 (W.D.Mich.) (989 F.Supp. 853) (July 3, 1996) (Judge Richard A. Enslen)
Article • April 1, 1998 • from P&J April, 1998
Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Consent Decrees - Termination of
U.S. v. Michigan, No. 1:84 CV 63 (W.D.Mich.) (989 F.Supp. 853) (July 3, 1996) (Judge Richard A. Enslen) by Here Judge Enslen held that the immediate termination provisions of the PLRA violated both the separation of powers doctrine and the Due Process Clause. Taylor v. United States, Docket No. 97-16069 …
Taylor v. U.S., No. 97-16069 (9th Cir.) (143 F.3d 1178) (May 4, 1998) (Judge Jane A. Restani)
Article • April 1, 1998 • from P&J April, 1998
Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Consent Decrees - Termination of
Taylor v. U.S., No. 97-16069 (9th Cir.) (143 F.3d 1178) (May 4, 1998) (Judge Jane A. Restani) by Taylor v. United States, 143 F.3d 1178 (9th Cir. 1998) (Judge Restani) United States v. State of Mich., 989 F.Supp. 853 (W.D.Mich 1996) (Judge Enslen) The central issue in both of these …
Taylor v. U.S., No. 97-16069 (9th Cir.) (143 F.3d 1178) (May 4, 1998) (Judge Jane A. Restani)
Article • April 1, 1998 • from P&J April, 1998
Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Consent Decrees - Termination of
Taylor v. U.S., No. 97-16069 (9th Cir.) (143 F.3d 1178) (May 4, 1998) (Judge Jane A. Restani) by Taylor v. United States, 143 F.3d 1178 (9th Cir. 1998) (Judge Restani) United States v. State of Mich., 989 F.Supp. 853 (W.D.Mich 1996) (Judge Enslen) The central issue in both of these …
U.S. v. Ortiz, No. 96-3123 (D.C. Cir.) (136 F.3d 161) (February 24, 1998) (Judge Judith W. Rogers)
Article • April 1, 1998 • from P&J April, 1998
Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Fee Provisions
U.S. v. Ortiz, No. 96-3123 (D.C. Cir.) (136 F.3d 161) (February 24, 1998) (Judge Judith W. Rogers) by Joining all the other Circuits that have ruled on the issue, the Court held that the new filing fee provisions of the PLRA do not apply to habeas corpus proceedings. The Court …
LaFontant v. I.N.S., No. 96-1310 (D.C. Cir.) (135 F.3d 158) (February 10, 1998) (Judge Patricia M. Wald)
Article • March 1, 1998 • from P&J March, 1998
Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Fee Provisions
LaFontant v. I.N.S., No. 96-1310 (D.C. Cir.) (135 F.3d 158) (February 10, 1998) (Judge Patricia M. Wald) by Among the issues considered in this case, the Court agreed with the petitioner that as an alien detainee he was not a "prisoner" for purposes of the filing fee requirements of the …
Zehner v. Trigg, No. 97-1251 (7th Cir.) (133 F.3d 459) (December 31, 1997) (Judge Walter J. Cummings)
Article • February 1, 1998 • from P&J February, 1998
Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Prison Litigation Reform Act (PLRA)
Zehner v. Trigg, No. 97-1251 (7th Cir.) (133 F.3d 459) (December 31, 1997) (Judge Walter J. Cummings) by Here the Court rejected challenges to the validity of the Civil Rights of Institutionalized Persons Act on the grounds that they violated equal protection or the separation of powers doctrine.
Dougan v. Singletary, No. 93-2008 (11th Cir.) (129 F.3d 1424) (December 1, 1997) (Per Curiam)
Article • January 1, 1998 • from P&J January, 1998
Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Consent Decrees - Termination of
Dougan v. Singletary, No. 93-2008 (11th Cir.) (129 F.3d 1424) (December 1, 1997) (Per Curiam) by Specifically the court held that the immediate termination provisions of the PLRA were constitutional. Court rejected a series of challenges to the prospective relief provisions of the PLRA, including arguments based on Separation of …
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