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Ninth Circuit Holds Undisclosed Relationship Between Murdered FBI Agent and Presiding Judge in Capital Case Created Intolerable Risk of Judicial Bias, Warranting Habeas Relief
Article • December 29, 2018 • from CLN January, 2019
Filed under: Judicial Misconduct, Habeas Corpus, FBI
Ninth Circuit Holds Undisclosed Relationship Between Murdered FBI Agent and Presiding Judge in Capital Case Created Intolerable Risk of Judicial Bias, Warranting Habeas Relief by David Reutter by David Reutter The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit held that an undisclosed connection between an FBI agent and a …
Nevada Court of Appeals Rules Police May Not Conduct Warrantless Search Based on Third-Party Consent Where No Effort Made to Determine Whether Person Has Authority to Do So
Article • December 21, 2018 • from CLN January, 2019
Filed under: Police Searches, Search warrants, Fourth Amendment, rights
Nevada Court of Appeals Rules Police May Not Conduct Warrantless Search Based on Third-Party Consent Where No Effort Made to Determine Whether Person Has Authority to Do So by Richard Resch by Richard Resch The Nevada Court of Appeals ruled that law enforcement officers cannot conduct a warrantless search of …
Nevada Supreme Court Announces Testimony at Probation Revocation Hearing Inadmissible in Later Criminal Proceeding
Article • November 6, 2018 • from CLN November, 2018
Filed under: Criminal Prosecution, Evidentiary Ruling, Probation
Nevada Supreme Court Announces Testimony at Probation Revocation Hearing Inadmissible in Later Criminal Proceeding by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell Announcing a new rule to protect the constitutional rights of criminal defendants who face both probation revocation and new criminal charges, the Nevada Supreme Court held that testimony and evidence …
Do Las Vegas Prosecutors Routinely Ignore Discovery Disclosure Requirements?
Article • October 31, 2018 • from CLN November, 2018
Filed under: Prosecutor/Attorney General Misconduct, Prosecutors, Discovery
Do Las Vegas Prosecutors Routinely Ignore Discovery Disclosure Requirements? by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke Attorneys for the Office of the Clark County (Nevada) Public Defender say prosecutors routinely violate state and federal laws governing the sharing of information known as “discovery.” They claim the situation is so grave that …
Nevada Rates March 2016
Kickback publication • October 11, 2018
Filed under: Telephones, Telephone Rates
Nevada Rates March 2016 10/11/2018 Inmate Phone Rates and Fees | Nevada Department of Corrections RATES AND FEES Inmate telephone charges and rates for Nevada Department of Corrections The Nevada Department of Corrections (NDOC) provides inmate phone services to inmates through a contract with CenturyLink. Commissions received from the inmate …
Bliss v. Corecivic, NV, Class Action Complaint, Recording of Confidential Phone Calls, 2018
Brief • July 12, 2018
Filed under: Recorded Calls
Bliss v. Corecivic, NV, Class Action Complaint, Recording of Confidential Phone Calls, 2018 Case 2:18-cv-01280-JAD-EJY Document 1 Filed 07/12/18 Page 1 of 12 1 2 3 4 5 PAULS. PADDA, ESQ. (NV Bar #10417) Email: psp@paulpaddalaw.com JOSHUA Y. ANG, ESQ. (NV Bar #14026) Email: ja@paulpaddalaw.com PAUL PADDA LAW, PLLC 4560 …
The Estate of Thomas Purdy et al. v. Peppermill Casinos et al., NV, Settlement, Excessive Force Causing Death, 2018
Brief • June 13, 2018
Filed under: Pain, Police Searches, Wrongful Death, Excessive Force (Police), Fourth Amendment, rights, Fourteenth Amendment, rights, 42 U.S. Code § 1983, civil action for deprivation of rights
The Estate of Thomas Purdy et al. v. Peppermill Casinos et al., NV, Settlement, Excessive Force Causing Death, 2018 WASHOE COUNTY Integrity Communication Service www.washoecounty.us STAFF REPORT BOARD MEETING DATE: June 19, 2018 DATE: Wednesday, June 13, 2018 TO: Board of County Commissioners FROM: Doreen Ertell, Risk Management Division 328-2660, …
In the Public Interest - An Examination of Private Financing for Correctional and Immigration Detention Facilities, 2018
Publication • June 1, 2018
Filed under: Sexual Assault, Staff-Staff Assault, Private Prisons, Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, GEO Group/Wackenhut, Prison Industries, Workplace Injury, Work Conditions/Safety, Prison Gangs, Staffing, Security Systems, Guard Brutality/Beatings
In the Public Interest - An Examination of Private Financing for Correctional and Immigration Detention Facilities, 2018 An examination of private financing for correctional and immigration detention facilities Report · In the Public Interest · June 2018 While governments have traditionally used municipal bonds to finance the construction of correctional …
9th Circuit: District Court Improperly Deferred to Nevada Supreme Court in AEDPA Analysis
Article • April 19, 2018 • from CLN May, 2018
Filed under: Disabled Prisoners, AEDPA
9th Circuit: District Court Improperly Deferred to Nevada Supreme Court in AEDPA Analysis by David Reutter by David Reutter The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals held a Nevada federal district court erred in its analysis under the Anti-Terrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act (“AEDPA”) by deferring to a state court’s …
Las Vegas Police Fatally Shoot Mentally Ill Patient Holding Taser
Article • March 12, 2018
Filed under: Police--Excessive Force, Mental Health
Las Vegas Police Fatally Shoot Mentally Ill Patient Holding Taser by On September 24, 2017, police in Las Vegas, Nevada shot dead a mentally ill man inside his hospital room because he was holding a Taser. Cody O'Bryan, 31, called police and said he wanted to "blast it out" with …
Las Vegas Police Officer Found Guilty of Physically Abusing Handcuffed Suspect
Article • February 22, 2018
Filed under: Excessive Force (Police)
Las Vegas Police Officer Found Guilty of Physically Abusing Handcuffed Suspect by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna  Former Las Vegas police officer Richard Scavone pleaded guilty in October of 2017, in federal court, of assaulting a handcuffed female suspect.  The guilty plea sets the stage for his future sentencing, when …
After 21-Year Imprisonment, Wrongfully Convicted Nevada Man Pardoned
Article • February 16, 2018 • from CLN March, 2018
Filed under: Wrongful Conviction
After 21-Year Imprisonment, Wrongfully Convicted Nevada Man Pardoned by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis Fred Steese spent 21 years in prison for a murder that he did not commit. He was granted an Order of Actual Innocence in 2012, but was released from prison only upon entering an Alford plea—not …
Unlawful Ban on Trooper's Speech Outside His Official Duties Not Entitled to Qualified Immunity
Article • December 7, 2017
Filed under: Police Misconduct, Police
Unlawful Ban on Trooper's Speech Outside His Official Duties Not Entitled to Qualified Immunity by David Reutter by David Reutter The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeal held that a Nevada Highway Patrol (NHP) policy prohibiting all of its K9 handlers and line employees from discussing its K9 program with any …
Nevada: Woman Freed After 35 Years Sues for Wrongful Murder Conviction
Article • November 30, 2017
Filed under: Wrongful Conviction, Wrongful Imprisonment
Nevada: Woman Freed After 35 Years Sues for Wrongful Murder Conviction by Lonnie Burton by Lonnie Burton Homophobic police officers in Reno, Nevada framed a mentally ill woman for a murder she did not commit by labeling her a lesbian, withholding evidence and coercing a confession from her, her attorneys …
Nevada Supreme Court: Mistrial Due to Egregious and Improper Conduct by Prosecutor Bars Retrial
Article • November 16, 2017 • from CLN December, 2017
Filed under: Attorney Misconduct, Prosecutors
Nevada Supreme Court: Mistrial Due to Egregious and Improper Conduct by Prosecutor Bars Retrial by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis The Nevada Supreme Court ruled on September 14, 2017 that double jeopardy bars retrial of a criminal defendant when a prosecutor intentionally engages in egregious and improper conduct that causes …
The Estate of Thomas Purdy, et al. v. Peppermill Casinos, et al., NV, Complaint, Excessive Force Causing Death, 2017
Brief • July 10, 2017
Filed under: Pain, Respiratory, Searches, Wrongful Death, Excessive Force (Police), Fourth Amendment, rights, Fourteenth Amendment, rights, 42 U.S. Code § 1983, civil action for deprivation of rights
The Estate of Thomas Purdy, et al. v. Peppermill Casinos, et al., NV, Complaint, Excessive Force Causing Death, 2017 Case 3:17-cv-00423-MMD-WGC Document 1 Filed 07/10/17 Page 1 of 31 LAGOMARSINO LAW 2 3 4 5 ANDRE M. LAGOMARSINO, ESQ. Nevada Bar No. 6711 3005 W. Horizon Ridge Pkwy., #241 Henderson, …
GAO - Prisoner Labor, 1993
Publication • May 8, 2017
Filed under: Prison Labor, Cost of Prison Systems, Money/Property, Fair Labor Standards Act
GAO - Prisoner Labor, 1993 I ----------i t l11ikd St at.<"s Ge1wral A<·cmrnt in~ Of'f1<'e GAO l{eport to the llonorablc 1Tarry Flcid, lJ.S. Senate PRISONER LABOR Perspectives on Paying the Federal Minimum Wage GAO/G<i D-H:l-H8 .--------·-; GAO United States General Accounting Offtce Washington, D.C. 201548 General Government Division B-253226 May20, …
Jones v. Las Vegas Police, NV, Police Wrongful Death, 2017
Brief • December 15, 2016
Filed under: Police--Excessive Force
Jones v. Las Vegas Police, NV, Police Wrongful Death, 2017 FOR PUBLICATION UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT JOHNATHAN JONES, also known as John Leroy Jones; ROSIE LEE MATHEWS; ESTATE OF ANTHONY JONES, Plaintiffs-Appellants, No. 14-17388 D.C. No. 2:12-cv-01636APG-CWH v. OPINION LAS VEGAS METROPOLITAN POLICE DEPARTMENT; MARK …
Review of Medical Records from Ely State Prison, ACLU NPP, 2007
Publication • July 26, 2016
Filed under: Corrections Audits, Medical
Review of Medical Records from Ely State Prison, ACLU NPP, 2007
ICE Detention Standards Compliance Audit - Henderson Detention Center, Henderson, NV, ICE, 2011
Publication • June 2, 2016
Filed under: Corrections Audits, Immigration
ICE Detention Standards Compliance Audit - Henderson Detention Center, Henderson, NV, ICE, 2011 U.S. Department of Homeland Security Immigration and Customs Enforcement Office of Professional Responsibility Inspections and Detention Oversight Washington, DC 20536-5501 Office of Detention Oversight Compliance Inspection Enforcement and Removal Operations Salt Lake City Field Office Henderson Detention …
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