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Printer Friendly View Boyd, et al. v. Corrections Corporation of America , 380 F.3rd 989 (6th Cir. 2004)
This was a federal civil rights action arising out of multiple incidents of excessive force being applied against inmates at a CCA facility operated in Whiteville, Tennessee in 1998. Mr. Robbins represented two of these inmate plaintiffs in the federal district court and in the circuit court of appeals in Cincinnati. At the time of filing of the lawsuit, it was mandatory that the inmate utilize all available administrative remedies provided by the prison for the internal resolution of the complaint. The federal district court dismissed the lawsuit based on its conclusion that the plaintiffs had not exhausted their available remedies before filing suit in federal court.
After six years of litigation in the district court and in the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals in Cincinnati, the district court's dismissal of the complaint was reversed by the appellate court. The Sixth Circuit ruled that where prison authorities fail to respond to inmate grievances which are timely filed, the inmates have satisfied the obligation to exhaust their administrative remedies. Following the reinstatement of the lawsuit on appeal, the parties reached an agreeable settlement, and the case was dismissed.
Miller v. City of Bolivar, et al. , No. 97-2135, W.D. Tenn (1997)
This was a federal civil rights action filed by Mr. Robbins on behalf of Mr. Miller which arose out of his unlawful arrest, search, trial and conviction in state criminal court. The evidence which was used to convict Mr. Miller was taken in an unlawful stop and search of his vehicle. After discovery and pretrial motions were completed, the parties reached an agreeable settlement, and the case was dismissed.
Leach v. Shelby County Sheriff , 891 F.2nd 1241 (6th Cir. 1989)
This was a federal civil rights suit based upon the deliberate indifference of the Shelby County Sheriff to the reasonable medical needs of an inmate in the Shelby County Jail. Mr. Leach, a paraplegic confined to the jail, had particular medical and physical needs as to which the jail administration was deliberately indifferent. Of course, this resulted in needless complications of Mr. Leach's medical condition. After a trial, a judgment for damages was rendered for Mr. Leach which was upheld on direct appeal to the Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit in Cincinnati. Contact the Robbins Law Office in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma to speak with an experienced lawyer • Free initial consultation • Off-site and jail visits • Extensive appeals experience in state and federal administrative hearings Robbins Law Office
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