Washington Supreme Court Announces Prohibition Against Use of ‘In-Court Holding Cell’ for Court Proceedings Without Individualized Determination of Need by Sam Rutherford by Sam Rutherford The Supreme Court of Washington prohibited trial courts from placing defendants in what it described as an “in-court holding cell” without first conducting an individualized, …
News In Brief by Alabama: WSFA out of Mobile reported that on August 22 and 23, 2024, a sex trafficking sting operation occurring in several jurisdictions resulted in the arrests of 11 men. Montgomery County Sheriff Derrick Cunningham and other law enforcement officials discussed the results at a press conference. …
Estate of Kevin Wiley v. City of Issaquah, WA, Settlement, Wrongful Death, 2024 FULL AND FINAL RELEASE THIS IS A COMPLETE RELEASE READ IT BEFORE SIGNING IN CONSIDERATION for the sum of three million dollars ($3,000,000.00), I, Richelle Marie Dickey, as the Personal Representative of the Estate of Kevin Wiley …
Ninth Circuit Clarifies ‘Implicit Breach’ Case Law Regarding When Government Breaches Plea Agreement by Responding to Defendant’s Request for Downward Variant Sentence by Sam Rutherford by Sam Rutherford The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, sitting en banc, clarified when the Government breaches its promise in a plea …
Estate of Shelly Monahan v. Clark County, WA, Complaint, Wrongul Death-Denial Medical Care, 2024 Case 3:24-cv-05392-TMC Document 29 Filed 09/19/24 Page 1 of 40 1 The Honorable Tiffany M. Cartwright 2 3 4 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON AT TACOMA 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 …
Estate of David McGrath v. City Of Issaquah, WA, Settlement, Wrongful Death, 2024 FULL AND FINAL RELEASE THIS IS A COMPLETE RELEASE READ IT BEFORE SIGNING IN CONSIDERATION for the sum of two million, five-hundred thousand dollars ($2,500,000.00), Linda McGrath, as the Personal representative of the Estate of David McGrath; …
Letter to Governor Inslee about Green Hill September 10, 2024 Dear Governor Inslee, As formerly incarcerated persons who have professional, as well as deep personal knowledge of the process of rehabilitation, we ask that you respect our lived expertise and release youth in our state’s Juvenile Rehabilitation (JR) facilities who …
Washington Court of Appeals Clarifies ‘Nexus’ Standard Authorizing Warrantless Searches of Parolees and Probationers by Sam Rutherford by Sam Rutherford The Court of Appeals of Washington, Division One, held that under the Washington Constitution, warrantless searches of parolees or probationers must have a nexus between the suspected violation of a …
Human Rights Defense Center v. U.S. Dep’t of Justice, WA, Order on Summary Judgment, FOIA, 2024 Case 2:20-cv-00674-JHC Document 60 Filed 05/21/24 Page 1 of 31 1 2 3 4 5 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON AT SEATTLE 6 7 8 HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENSE CENTER, 9 10 …
Washington Supreme Court: Nonexceptional Consecutive Terms of ‘Community Custody’ May Not Exceed Aggregate Term of 24 Months by Sam Rutherford by Sam Rutherford TheSupreme Court of Washington held that the terms “community custody” and “community supervision” are synonymous within the meaning of the second sentence of RCW 9.94A.589(5) for offenses …
Tapia v. NaphCare, WA, Order Granting in Part and Denying in Part Plaintiff's Discovery Motions, Medical Neglect, 2024 Case 2:22-cv-01141-KKE Document 86 Filed 01/17/24 Page 1 of 18 1 2 3 4 5 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON AT SEATTLE 6 7 8 JAVIER TAPIA, Plaintiff, 9 …
Ahmadi v. King County, WA, Complaint, Unlawful Detention, 2024 Case 2:24-cv-00002-RAJ 1 3 RATIB AHMADI, 5 6 7 8 11 12 Page 1 of 11 Case No.: 2:24-cv-2 Plaintiff, CLASS ACTION COMPLAINT AND DEMAND FOR JURY TRIAL vs. KING COUNTY, WASHINGTON, Defendant. 9 10 Filed 01/02/24 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT …
Estate of Renee Field v. State of Washington, WA., Amicus Curiae Brief, PRA, 2023 FILED SUPREME COURT STATE OF WASHINGTON 121112023 4:02 PM BY ERIN L. LENNON CLERK NO. 101769-3 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON TERRY COUSINS, as personal representative of the ESTATE OF RENEE FIELD, …
Estate of Renee Field v. State of Washington, WA., Amicus Curiae Brief, PRA, 2023 FILED SUPREME COURT STATE OF WASHINGTON 121112023 4:02 PM BY ERIN L. LENNON CLERK NO. 101769-3 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON TERRY COUSINS, as personal representative of the ESTATE OF RENEE FIELD, …
News in Brief by Alabama: According to The New York Times, the most notable sack and fumble of the Jefferson County high school football game on September 14, 2023, came after the game ended and the police were in the process of clearing the stadium. In the tradition of historically …
Bauer v. Washington DOC, Washington, Settlement Agreement, Censorship, 2023 Case 2:21-cv-00453-RAJ-SKV Document 55-1 Filed 11/01/23 Page 1 of 21 EXHIBIT 1 Case 2:21-cv-00453-RAJ-SKV Document 55-1 Filed 11/01/23 Page 2 of 21 The Honorable Richard A. Jones Magistrate S. Kate Vaughan 1 2 3 4 5 6 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT …
Estate of Tirhas Tesfatsion v. City of Lynnwood, WA, Satisfaction of Judgment, Wrongful Death, 2023 Case 2:23-cv-01048-KKE Document 25 Filed 10/23/23 Page 1 of 4 1 The Honorable Kymberly K. Evanson 2 3 4 5 6 7 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON 8 9 10 …
Disability Rights Washington v. Washington State Dept of Corrections, WA, Complaint, Transgender-Denial of Medical-Mental Care, 2023 Case 2:23-cv-01553 Document 1 Filed 10/11/23 Page 1 of 31 1 2 3 4 5 6 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON AT SEATTLE 7 8 DISABILITY RIGHTS WASHINGTON, 9 Plaintiff, 10 …
Disability Rights Washington v. Washington State Dept of Corrections, WA, Settlement, Transgender-Denial of Medical-Mental Care, 2023 SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT I. INTRODUCTION A. This Agreement has been reached by Disability Rights Washington (DRW) (Plaintiff) and the Washington Department of Corrections with Cheryl Strange in her official capacity as the Secretary of the …
Ninth Circuit Announces District Courts Have Discretion to Consider Non-Retroactive Changes in Post-Sentencing Decisional Law in Assessing ‘Extraordinary and Compelling Reasons’ for Sentence Reduction by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit joined the First, Second, and Fourth Circuits in holding that when …
