Prison Legal News v. The GEO Group | Civil Rights Litigation Clearinghouse

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Case Name	Prison Legal News v. The GEO Group	PC-IN-0019
Docket / Court	1:14-cv-01957-JMS-DKL ( S.D. Ind. )
State/Territory	Indiana
Case Type(s)	Prison Conditions
Special Collection	Prison Legal News
Attorney Organization	ACLU Chapters (any)
Case Summary	Case summary not yet recorded compress summary

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Issues and Causes of Action

Issues

Constitutional Clause

Due Process

Freedom of speech/association

Content of Injunction

Implement complaint/dispute resolution process

Required disclosure

Defendant-type

Corrections

General

Mail

Plaintiff Type

Private Plaintiff

Type of Facility

Non-government for profit

Causes of Action

42 U.S.C. § 1983

Case Details


Defendant(s)	The GEO Group
Plaintiff Description	Prison Legal News, a project of the Human Rights Defense Center, publishes a monthly journal that it distributes to prisoners in facilities across the country. The publication is designed to educate prisoners and the public about the destructive nature of racism, sexism, and the economic and social costs that prisons impose on society.
Indexed Lawyer Organizations	ACLU Chapters (any)
Class action status sought	No
Class action status granted	No
Filed Pro Se	No
Prevailing Party	Plaintiff
Public Int. Lawyer	Yes
Nature of Relief	Injunction / Injunctive-like Settlement
Source of Relief	Settlement
Form of Settlement	Court Approved Settlement or Consent Decree
Order Duration	2015 - n/a
Filing Year	2014
Case Ongoing	Yes

Additional Resources


	Civil Rights Injunctions Over Time: A Case Study of Jail and Prison Court Orders N.Y.U. Law Review Date: May 2006 By: Margo Schlanger (Washington University Faculty) Citation: 81 N.Y.U. L. Rev. 550 (2006) [ Detail ] [ PDF ] [ External Link ]
	Judicial Policy Making and the Modern State: How the Courts Reformed America's Prisons Book Date: Jan. 1, 1998 By: Malcolm M. Feeley & Edward Rubin (UC Berkeley Boalt Hall School of Law & Vanderbilt School of Law Faculty Faculty) Citation: (1998) [ Detail ]
	Prison Legal News Homepage Prison Legal News By: Prison Legal News [ Detail ] [ External Link ]

Documents

Docket(s)

1:14-cv-01957-JMS-DKL (S.D. Ind.)
PC-IN-0019-9000.pdf | Detail
Date: 03/11/2016
Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]

General Documents

Complaint [ECF# 1] PC-IN-0019-0002.pdf \| Detail Date: 11/26/2014 Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]
Press Release PC-IN-0019-0001.pdf \| Detail Date: 12/01/2014 Source: Prison Legal News
Order Entering Consent Injunction [ECF# 23] (S.D. Ind.) PC-IN-0019-0003.pdf \| Detail Date: 01/22/2015 Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]

People


Judges	Magnus-Stinson, Jane Elizabeth (S.D. Ind.) show/hide docs PC-IN-0019-0003 \| PC-IN-0019-9000
Plaintiff's Lawyers	Eskew, Kelly R. (Indiana) show/hide docs PC-IN-0019-0002 \| PC-IN-0019-9000 Falk, Kenneth J. (Indiana) show/hide docs PC-IN-0019-0002 \| PC-IN-0019-9000 Neelakanta, Sabarish (Florida) show/hide docs PC-IN-0019-9000 Rose, Gavin Minor (Indiana) show/hide docs PC-IN-0019-0002 \| PC-IN-0019-9000 Weber, Lance Theodore (Florida) show/hide docs PC-IN-0019-9000
Defendant's Lawyers	Forrest, Adam Garth (Indiana) show/hide docs PC-IN-0019-9000