Where a detainee alleged that officials at his prison were negligent by not providing him with accommodations for his mobility problems, such as a ladder to access his assigned top bunk, but security officials have discretion regarding inmates’ bunk assignments, ...

Tagged with: Civil Rights Judge James P. Jones U.S. District Court - Western District

Where a detainee asserted deliberate indifference claims against prison and medical officials after his small bowel obstruction allegedly caused a permanent injury, but he made only collective allegations against all “Defendants,” without identifying how each individual defendant personally interacted with ...

Tagged with: 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Civil Rights Judge James A. Wynn Jr.

Where the estate of James “Whitey” Bulger alleged that the United States and prison officials should be held responsible for failing to protect him from an attack by fellow inmates and failing to prevent his transfer to a “violent” facility, ...

Tagged with: 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Civil Rights Judge Stephanie Dawn Thacker

Where Spotsylvania County officers allegedly knew a woman posed a known risk of suicide but failed to check her for weapons, and the woman thereafter killed herself with a hidden gun, her estate’s claims for gross negligence and deliberate indifference ...

Tagged with: Civil Rights Judge John A. Gibney Jr. U.S. District Court - Eastern District

Where a Virginia Tech student filed suit against university officials after he was found responsible for “Sexual Violence-Rape,” his Title IX and 14th Amendment Equal Protection claims were dismissed. The student did not allege any facts that would establish that ...

Tagged with: Civil Rights Judge Thomas T. Cullen U.S. District Court - Western District

Where the estate of a man alleged that Winchester police shot and killed him, and then engaged in a conspiracy to cover up the alleged police shooting, but the jury returned a verdict for the officer after only 93 minutes ...

Tagged with: Civil Rights Judge Michael F. Urbanski U.S. District Court - Western District

Where defendants argued a detainee’s civil rights’ claims were barred because he failed to exhaust his available administrative remedies, but the record was unclear on whether the grievance procedure was actually “available” to him, the motion was denied. Background Wayne ...

Tagged with: Civil Rights Judge Anthony J. Trenga U.S. District Court - Eastern District

Where a middle-school student was charged with possession and distribution of child pornography after he shared a photo of a female student’s genitalia, and after the student then filed a civil rights suit against school and city officials, they were ...

Tagged with: Civil Rights Judge Elizabeth Hanes U.S. District Court - Eastern District

Where a detainee alleged that officials had a patten of cancelling weekly meetings and special events of his NGE religion, while allowing other religious events to proceed, his equal protection and free exercise claims survived their early motion for summary ...

Tagged with: Civil Rights Judge T.S. Ellis III U.S. District Court - Eastern District

A disabled person with no intention of visiting Baltimore may nevertheless sue a hotel in the city for allegedly violating a federal law requiring that it provide on reservation websites details of its accommodations for disabled guests, a federal appeals ...

Tagged with: 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Americans with Disabilities Act Civil Rights Judge Robert B. King