Cox v. Quinn (Lawyers Weekly No. 001-129-16, 22 pp.) (Harris, J.) No. 15-6943, July 6, 2016; USDC at Roanoke, Va. (Conrad, J.) 4th Cir. Holding: Plaintiff inmate who was severely beaten by another inmate allegedly had complained multiple times to ...

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  For an overnight staycation, my wife and I recently lodged in a Charlotte hotel that was ritzy in name alone. When we arrived, caseless pillows sat on the floor of our room. The decor was dated. Water backed up ...

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RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A former Army sergeant’s defenders say he truly believed he was protecting fellow soldiers from a Taliban bomber when he emptied 24 rounds at police and firefighters responding to a fire in his apartment. Psychologists testified ...

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King v. Rubenstein (Lawyers Weekly No. 001-098-16, 37 pp.) (Gregory, J.) No. 15-6382, June 7, 2016; USDC at Martinsburg, W.Va. (Groh, J.) 4th Cir. Holding: An inmate who alleges defendant correctional officials threatened to keep him in administrative segregation unless ...

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After months of preparation, a pair of law students, their professor seated behind them, stood before the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals and argued against the federal Bureau of Prisons in a criminal case with ties to North Carolina. ...

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RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina prison officials over the past year have cut the number of inmates in solitary confinement in half. The News & Observer of Raleigh reports about 5,330 of the state’s 38,000 prisoners — 1 in ...

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BEDFORD HILLS, N.Y. (AP) — Jennifer Dumas sits on a sofa, her smiling 6-month-old girl on her lap. The room is full of bright toys and children’s books. A rainbow-colored activity mat is on the floor, and Winnie the Pooh ...

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Morva v. Zook, Warden (Lawyers Weekly No. 001-086-16, 35 pp.) (Diaz, J.) No. 15-1, May 5, 2016; USDC at Roanoke, Va. (Urbanski, J.) 4th Cir. Holding: The 4th Circuit affirms denial of habeas relief for the capital murder convictions and ...

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Duckett v. Fuller, SCDC Dietician (Lawyers Weekly No. 001-072-16, 16 pp.) (Niemeyer, J.) No. 15-6568, April 25, 2016; USDC at Greenville, S.C. (Childs, J.) 4th Cir. Holding: Plaintiff prisoner was not a party to a 2010 suit by inmates alleging ...

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RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A former state correctional officer has been sentenced to four years in prison for using his position to extort money and items from prisoners. The News & Observer of Raleigh reports that 30-year-old Jason Dean was ...

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