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Harvard v. Inch, Fl, Expert Declaration of Craig Haney, Prison Conditions, 2021

Brief • December 20, 2021

Filed under: Prison Conditions

Harvard v. Inch, Fl, Expert Declaration of Craig Haney, Prison Conditions, 2021 Case 4:19-cv-00212-AW-MAF Document 371-1 Filed 12/20/21 Page 1 of 201 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA TALLAHASSEE DIVISION JAC’QUANN (ADMIRE) HARVARD; Jeremiah Hill; JUAN ESPINOSA; JEROME BURGESS; (a/k/a SHAM’LA GOD ALLAH); JAMES W. KENDRICK, JR.; JOHNNY …

Harvard v. Dixon, FL, Response to Motion, Prison Conditions, 2021

Brief • December 20, 2021

Filed under: Prison Conditions

Harvard v. Dixon, FL, Response to Motion, Prison Conditions, 2021 Case 4:19-cv-00212-AW-MAF Document 371 Filed 12/20/21 Page 1 of 59 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA Tallahassee Division _________________________________ ) JAC’QUANN (ADMIRE) ) HARVARD, et al., ) ) Plaintiffs, ) ) v. ) Case No.: 4:19-cv-00212-AW-MAF ) 1 …

News in Brief

Article • December 15, 2021 • from CLN January, 2022

Filed under: News in Brief

News in Brief by Arizona: Claims for $300,000 were filed in September 2021 against the city of Chandler, Arizona, in advance of a lawsuit planned by two activists arrested during a protest against police brutality six months earlier. According to a report by the Phoenix New Times, the men, Darien …

Mitchell v. Perkins, FL, Settlement Agreement, Tampering With Mail, 2021

Brief • November 12, 2021

Filed under: Mail

Mitchell v. Perkins, FL, Settlement Agreement, Tampering With Mail, 2021 SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND RELEASE ~ttleqi~nt Agreement and Release ("Settlement Agreement") is entered into as of this .J;J. day of /VQven, ~ 021 (the ..Effective Datej, by Rico Mitchell, on the one banc(';i;d Lt. Smith, Sgt. Clarie, Officer J.M. Perkins, and …

Disability Rights Florida v. Florida Dept of Corrections, FL, Settlement,ADA Compliance, 2021

Brief • November 8, 2021

Filed under: Americans with Disabilities Act

Disability Rights Florida v. Florida Dept of Corrections, FL, Settlement,ADA Compliance, 2021 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SECOND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR LEON, FLORIDA DISABILITY RIGHTS FLORIDA, INC., CASE NO.: 2019-CA-2825 Plaintiff, v. FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, an agency of the State of Florida, Defendant. SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT The …

Batchelor v. Rolston, Fl, Complaint, Sexual Assault, 2021

Brief • November 8, 2021

Filed under: Sexual Assault

Batchelor v. Rolston, Fl, Complaint, Sexual Assault, 2021 Case 4:21-cv-00232-AW-MAF Document 19 Filed 11/08/21 Page 1 of 19 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA TALLAHASSEE DIVISION CONNIE BATCHELOR, SHAQUILA Case No. 4:21-cv-232-AW-MAF BUMPASS, JENNIFER CASTRO, and QRUINTRELL COOK, SANDRA SIMON, and BETH FARBER. Plaintiffs, v. PAUL …

Batchelor v. Rolston, FL, Complaint, Sexual Assault, 2021

Brief • November 8, 2021

Filed under: Sexual Assault

Batchelor v. Rolston, FL, Complaint, Sexual Assault, 2021 Case 4:21-cv-00232-AW-MAF Document 19 Filed 11/08/21 Page 1 of 19 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA TALLAHASSEE DIVISION CONNIE BATCHELOR, SHAQUILA Case No. 4:21-cv-232-AW-MAF BUMPASS, JENNIFER CASTRO, and QRUINTRELL COOK, SANDRA SIMON, and BETH FARBER. Plaintiffs, v. PAUL …

Miami Seeks to Oust Recently Hired Police Chief Once Hailed as ‘Best Chief in America’

Article • October 15, 2021

Filed under: Police Misconduct

Miami Seeks to Oust Recently Hired Police Chief Once Hailed as ‘Best Chief in America’ by In a letter sent October 11, 2021, Miami City Manager Art Noriega suspended the chief of the city’s police department, Art Acevedo, and said he would be fired. The move comes just months after …

Florida’s Worst Cop Fired for 7th Time

Article • October 15, 2021 • from CLN November, 2021

Filed under: Police Misconduct

Florida’s Worst Cop Fired for 7th Time by Jayson Hawkins by Jayson Hawkins All German Bosque ever wanted was to be a cop. When he was kicked out of the police academy for theft of a motor vehicle and impersonating an officer, some in law enforcement may have dismissed his …

Harvard v. Inch, FL, Response in Opposition to Motion, Prison Conditions, 2021

Brief • October 1, 2021

Filed under: Prison Conditions

Harvard v. Inch, FL, Response in Opposition to Motion, Prison Conditions, 2021 Case 4:19-cv-00212-AW-MAF Document 346 Filed 10/01/21 Page 1 of 35 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA Tallahassee Division _________________________________ ) JAC’QUANN (ADMIRE) ) HARVARD, et al., ) ) Plaintiffs, ) ) v. ) Case No.: 4:19-cv-00212-AW-MAF …

Webb v. English, FL, Order, Unlawful Search, 2021

Brief • September 23, 2021

Filed under: Unlawful Entry/Conduct

Webb v. English, FL, Order, Unlawful Search, 2021 Case 3:19-cv-00975-MMH-JBT Document 78 Filed 09/23/21 Page 1 of 44 PageID 1380 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA JACKSONVILLE DIVISION DILLON S. WEBB, Plaintiff, v. Case No. 3:19-cv-975-MMH-JBT TRAVIS M. ENGLISH, MARK A. HUNTER, Sheriff, and CHAD KIRBY, Defendants. ORDER …

Former “Officer of the Year” Arrested and Charged for Inserting His Finger in Motorist’s Anus

Article • September 20, 2021

Filed under: Assault by Police, Traffic stop

Former “Officer of the Year” Arrested and Charged for Inserting His Finger in Motorist’s Anus by A former officer with the Orlando Police Department (“OPD”) was arrested on September 16, 2021, and charged with sexual battery for allegedly fondling the genitals of a man during a traffic stop and then …

11th Circuit: District Court Must Demonstrate It Considered § 3553(a) Factors When Denying Motion for Compassionate Release

Article • September 15, 2021 • from CLN October, 2021

Filed under: Offense Statutory Maximum, Compassionate Release

11th Circuit: District Court Must Demonstrate It Considered § 3553(a) Factors When Denying Motion for Compassionate Release by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit vacated the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida’s order denying compassionate release because the district …

SCOTUS: § 2(a) of Fair Sentencing Act Modifies Statutory Penalties Only for Subparagraphs (A) and (B) of 21 U.S.C. § 841(b)(1)— the Mandatory-Minimum Provisions

Article • September 15, 2021 • from CLN October, 2021

Filed under: Fair Sentencing Act of 2010, Mandatory Minimums

SCOTUS: § 2(a) of Fair Sentencing Act Modifies Statutory Penalties Only for Subparagraphs (A) and (B) of 21 U.S.C. § 841(b)(1)— the Mandatory-Minimum Provisions by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney  A unanimous Supreme Court of the United States (“SCOTUS”) held that § 2(a) of the Fair Sentencing Act modified the …

News in Brief

Article • September 15, 2021 • from CLN October, 2021

Filed under: News in Brief

News in Brief by Arizona: After shooting more people than any other U.S. city or county police department in 2018, the Phoenix Police Department (PhxPD) will now be the subject of a “pattern and practice” (P&P) investigation announced on August 5, 2021, by the federal Department of Justice (DOJ), according …

Mistrial Declared in Case Against Miami Beach Police Tech Accused of Mishandling Evidence

Article • September 10, 2021

Filed under: Mistrial Motion, Evidence - Admissibility

Mistrial Declared in Case Against Miami Beach Police Tech Accused of Mishandling Evidence by In a strange twist of events, a mistrial was declared on September 8, 2021, in the case against Jason Bruder, a technician with the Miami Beach Police Department (MBPD) accused of mishandling evidence and then falsifying …

Miami Beach Police Stop Enforcing Law Enforced Against Only Black Onlookers

Article • August 23, 2021

Filed under: Police Misconduct, Protests, Racial Profiling

Miami Beach Police Stop Enforcing Law Enforced Against Only Black Onlookers by On August 21, 2021, the Miami Herald reported that the Miami Beach Police Department (MBPD) would cease enforcing city Ordinance 70-8, a law that makes it a crime to “approach or remain within twenty (20) feet of a …

Five White Miami Beach Cops Charged with Beating Handcuffed Black Suspect

Article • August 16, 2021

Filed under: Racial Discrimination, Excessive Force (Police), Police/Govt Misconduct

Five White Miami Beach Cops Charged with Beating Handcuffed Black Suspect by On August 2, 2021, charges were filed against five officers with the Miami Beach Police Department (MBPD) after a cellphone video went viral showing them and 17 other officers swarming into a South Florida hotel lobby and beating …

News in Brief

Article • August 15, 2021 • from CLN September, 2021

Filed under: News in Brief

News in Brief by California: Five Southern California cops were placed on leave in June 2021 after a video surfaced showing them attacking suspects, according to reports by the Washington Post. On June 10, 2021, four Glendale police officers went on paid leave while an investigation was opened into their response to …

HRDC v. Mark Inch, et al., FL, Complaint, Censorship, 2021

Filing • August 10, 2021

Filed under: Complaints, PLN Litigation, Censorship

HRDC v. Mark Inch, et al., FL, Complaint, Censorship, 2021 Case 9:21-cv-81391-XXXX Document 1 Entered on FLSD Docket 08/10/2021 Page 1 of 16 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA Case No.: 9:21-cv-81391 HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENSE CENTER, Jury Trial Demanded Plaintiff, v. MARK S. INCH, in his individual capacity …