Tag: U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee
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Inmate Lawsuit Challenging Denial of Court Access to be Settled
“NEGOTIATED IN GOOD FAITH” by Sharon Rondeau (Jul. 7, 2018) — A federal lawsuit filed in 2014 by former TDOC inmate Robert Z. Whipple, III has reached a tentative settlement, according to a document dated July 3, 2018 posted at the federal PACER repository. The order is signed by U.S. Magistrate Judge John S. Bryant…
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Inmate Safety on the Federal Docket
TRIAL SCHEDULED FOR JANUARY 2019 by Sharon Rondeau (Aug. 29, 2017) — A trial date has been set for a federal civil rights lawsuit filed in May against private prison operator CoreCivic, its CEO, and a number of its employees at the South Central Correctional Facility (SCCF) in Clifton, TN. The case, No. 1:17-cv-00041, was…