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Harvard v. Inch, FL, Declaration of Jac'Quann Harvard, Solitary Confinement, 2021

Publication • May 28, 2021

Filed under: Control Units/SHU/Solitary Confinement

Harvard v. Inch, FL, Declaration of Jac'Quann Harvard, Solitary Confinement, 2021 Case 4:19-cv-00212-MW-MAF Document 311-1 Filed 05/28/21 Page 1 of 10 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA TALLAHASSEE DIVISION JAC’QUANN (ADMIRE) HARVARD, et al., ) ) ) Plaintiffs, ) ) v. ) ) ) MARK S. INCH, et …

Harvard v. Inch, FL, Declaration of Johnny Hill, Solitary Confinement, 2021

Publication • May 28, 2021

Filed under: Control Units/SHU/Solitary Confinement

Harvard v. Inch, FL, Declaration of Johnny Hill, Solitary Confinement, 2021 Case 4:19-cv-00212-MW-MAF Document 311-2 Filed 05/28/21 Page 1 of 11 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA TALLAHASSEE DIVISION JAC’QUANN (ADMIRE) HARVARD, et al., ) ) ) Plaintiffs, ) ) v. ) ) ) MARK S. INCH, et …

Harvard v. Inch, FL, Declaration of Amy Ferguson, Solitary Confinement, 2021

Publication • May 28, 2021

Filed under: Control Units/SHU/Solitary Confinement

Harvard v. Inch, FL, Declaration of Amy Ferguson, Solitary Confinement, 2021 Case 4:19-cv-00212-MW-MAF Document 311-3 Filed 05/28/21 Page 1 of 9 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA TALLAHASSEE DIVISION JAC’QUANN (ADMIRE) HARVARD, et al., ) ) ) Plaintiffs, ) ) v. ) ) ) MARK S. INCH, et …

Harvard v. Inch, FL, Declaration of James Kendrick, Solitary Confinement, 2021

Publication • May 28, 2021

Filed under: Control Units/SHU/Solitary Confinement

Harvard v. Inch, FL, Declaration of James Kendrick, Solitary Confinement, 2021 Case 4:19-cv-00212-MW-MAF Document 311-4 Filed 05/28/21 Page 1 of 11 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA TALLAHASSEE DIVISION JAC’QUANN (ADMIRE) HARVARD, et al., ) ) ) Plaintiffs, ) ) v. ) ) ) MARK S. INCH, et …

Harvard v. Inch, FL, Declaration of Juan Espinosa, Solitary Confinement, 2021

Publication • May 28, 2021

Filed under: Control Units/SHU/Solitary Confinement

Harvard v. Inch, FL, Declaration of Juan Espinosa, Solitary Confinement, 2021 Case 4:19-cv-00212-MW-MAF Document 311-5 Filed 05/28/21 Page 1 of 7 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA TALLAHASSEE DIVISION JAC’QUANN (ADMIRE) HARVARD, et al., ) ) ) Plaintiffs, ) ) v. ) ) ) MARK S. INCH, et …

Harvard v. Inch, FL, Declaration of Juan Espinosa, Solitary Confinement, 2021 (1)

Publication • May 28, 2021

Filed under: Control Units/SHU/Solitary Confinement

Harvard v. Inch, FL, Declaration of Juan Espinosa, Solitary Confinement, 2021 (1) Case 4:19-cv-00212-MW-MAF Document 311-5 Filed 05/28/21 Page 1 of 7 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA TALLAHASSEE DIVISION JAC’QUANN (ADMIRE) HARVARD, et al., ) ) ) Plaintiffs, ) ) v. ) ) ) MARK S. INCH, …

Eleventh Circuit: Lawyer’s Purposeful Late Filing of Habeas Petition Grounds for Equitable Tolling

Article • May 15, 2021 • from CLN June, 2021

Filed under: Ineffective Assistance of Counsel, Speedy Trial Clock - Tolling of

Eleventh Circuit: Lawyer’s Purposeful Late Filing of Habeas Petition Grounds for Equitable Tolling by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell In a case where habeas counsel purposely waited until it was too late to file a federal habeas corpus petition, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit held on …

News in Brief

Article • May 15, 2021 • from CLN June, 2021

Filed under: News in Brief

News in Brief by California: On March 12, 2021, federal prosecutors in California unsealed indictments against a pair of policemen accused of pocketing cash and drugs confiscated from suspects they pulled over in traffic stops. According to a report by Law & Crime, former Rohnert Park Police Department officers Brendon …

News in Brief

Article • April 15, 2021 • from CLN May, 2021

Filed under: News in Brief

News in Brief by Arizona: A week after he was shot chasing a suspect, an off-duty police officer from Alberquerque, New Mexico, was arrested on February 21, 2021, for aggravated DWI. According to a report by local TV station KRQE, Officer Fouad Cherair, 29, was found by police in the …

Seventh Circuit: District Court Retains Jurisdiction When Habeas Petitioner Moves to Prison Outside of District

Article • April 15, 2021 • from CLN May, 2021

Filed under: Out of State Transfers, Transfers, Habeas Corpus

Seventh Circuit: District Court Retains Jurisdiction When Habeas Petitioner Moves to Prison Outside of District by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell Settling issues of habeas corpus jurisdiction that have been less than clear in previous cases, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit held on February 12, 2021, …

Abuse of Civil Asset Forfeiture Laws Prompts Class Action Lawsuit

Article • April 15, 2021 • from CLN May, 2021

Filed under: Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform Act (CAFRA)

Abuse of Civil Asset Forfeiture Laws Prompts Class Action Lawsuit by Casey Bastian by Casey J. Bastian Civil asset forfeiture laws allow law enforcement agencies to seize property if that property is suspected of being related to criminal activity. These laws do not require that the owner be convicted of …

Harvard v. Inch, FL, Order Vacating Magistrate Judge's Order, Retaliation, 2021

Brief • April 7, 2021

Filed under: Retaliation, Retaliation for Litigating

Harvard v. Inch, FL, Order Vacating Magistrate Judge's Order, Retaliation, 2021 Case 4:19-cv-00212-MW-MAF Document 279 Filed 04/07/21 Page 1 of 9 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA TALLAHASSEE DIVISION JAC’QUANN (ADMIRE) HARVARD, et al., Plaintiffs, v. Case No.: 4:19cv212-MW/MAF MARK INCH, Secretary of Florida Department of …

Hidden Sentences

Article • March 15, 2021 • from CLN April, 2021

Filed under: Fines, Felon Disenfranchisement Statute

Hidden Sentences by Jayson Hawkins by Jayson Hawkins No one was surprised when Florida again topped the list of “battleground states” in the run up to the 2020 presidential election, but the media narrative most frequently heard as November approached was not about hanging chads or turnout in Miami-Dade County. …

News in Brief

Article • February 15, 2021 • from CLN March, 2021

Filed under: News in Brief

News in Brief by California: Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Deputy Sukhdeep Gill, 27, was arrested in January 2021 for faking his own shooting and alleging he’d been a victim in a drive-by shooting while on patrol, according to thefreethoughtproject.com. He was charged with felony vandalism and falsely reporting a crime, …

Raid on Data Scientist’s Home Underscores Outdated Technology Laws and Unjustifiable Police Use of Force

Article • February 15, 2021 • from CLN March, 2021

Filed under: Whistleblowing, COVID-19, Excessive Force (Police)

Raid on Data Scientist’s Home Underscores Outdated Technology Laws and Unjustifiable Police Use of Force by Anthony Accurso by Anthony Accurso A police raid on the home of aFlorida data scientist involving officers who aimed loaded firearms at young children draws attention to issues of police misuse of force, outdated …

News in Brief

Article • January 15, 2021 • from CLN February, 2021

Filed under: News in Brief

News in Brief by Arizona: The family of 40-year-old Ryan Whitaker, who was fatally shot in the back by a police officer investigating a noise complaint, settled in December 2020 with the city of Phoenix for $3 million by unanimous City Council vote. Whitaker was shot in the doorway of …

Eleventh Circuit Holds RICO Conspiracy Doesn’t Qualify as Crime of Violence for § 924(c) Purposes and Defendant’s 120-Year Sentence Was Procedurally Unreasonable

Article • December 15, 2020 • from CLN January, 2021

Filed under: U.S. Sentencing Guidelines, RICO, Solicitation to Commit a Crime of Violence

Eleventh Circuit Holds RICO Conspiracy Doesn’t Qualify as Crime of Violence for § 924(c) Purposes and Defendant’s 120-Year Sentence Was Procedurally Unreasonable by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney In a case of first impression, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit held that RICO conspiracy under 18 U.S.C. …

News in Brief

Article • December 15, 2020 • from CLN January, 2021

Filed under: News in Brief

News in Brief by Alaska: A plan to shift the response to mental health crises away from police and into the hands of mental health professionals made strides in November 2020. The Assembly approved money to launch a mobile crisis intervention team. In Anchorage, it would operate at the fire …

Futuristic Crime Predictor Targets, Monitors People Across Florida County

Article • December 15, 2020 • from CLN January, 2021

Filed under: Racial/Ethnic Bias/Profiling, EP2P Software, Harassment

Futuristic Crime Predictor Targets, Monitors People Across Florida County by David Reutter by David M. Reutter When Chris Nocco was appointed sheriff of Florida’s Pasco County, he said the agency would be “proactive” in reducing property crimes. His intelligence-led policing model would use data to predict where future crimes would …

Hoever v. Carraway, Correctional Officer, et al., FL, Motion with attached Amici Curiae Brief, 2020

Filing • December 2, 2020

Filed under: PLN Litigation, Censorship, First Amendment, Appeals/Appellate Jurisdiction

Hoever v. Carraway, Correctional Officer, et al., FL, Motion with attached Amici Curiae Brief, 2020 USCA11 Case: 17-10792 Date (1 ofFiled: 40) 12/02/2020 Page: 1 of 12 No. 17-10792 In the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit CONRAAD L. HOEVER, Plaintiff-Appellant-Cross Appellant, v. C. CARRAWAY, Correctional Officer, …