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  • McNeill v. Snow

    Publication Date: 2020-01-08
    Practice Area: Civil Rights
    Industry: Health Care | State and Local Government
    Court: U.S. District Court of Delaware
    Judge: District Judge Connolly
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Dale Kevin McNeill, pro se plaintiff.
    for defendant: Ryan Patrick Connell,Delaware Dep’t of Justice, Wilmington, DE for defendant Wesley. Dana Spring Monzo and Karine Sarkisian, White & Williams, Wilmington, DE for defendant Connections CSP Inc.
    Case Number: D68834

    An inmate failed to adequately state a claim for violations of his civil rights, because the record did not show any personal in-volvement by the warden or any unlawful policy by a health care provider.

  • Melendez v. Harper

    Publication Date: 2020-01-08
    Practice Area: Civil Rights
    Industry: Health Care | State and Local Government
    Court: U.S. District Court of Delaware
    Judge: District Judge Andrews
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Anibal Melendez, Smyrna, DE, pro se plaintiff.
    for defendant: Dana Spring Monzo, White & Williams, Wilmington, DE for defendant Mills.
    Case Number: D68835

    An inmate's complaint for civil rights violations failed to state any personal involvement on the part of one defendant, so the court dismissed that claim and allowed plaintiff to amend.

  • Abbatiello v. Metzger

    Publication Date: 2019-12-11
    Practice Area: Civil Rights
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: U.S. District Court of Delaware
    Judge: District Judge Connolly
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Anthony A. Abbatiello, James T. Vaughn Correctional Center, Smyrna, DE, pro se plaintiff.
    for defendant: N/A
    Case Number: D68799

    Plaintiff's pro se civil rights complaint could proceed where plaintiff had alleged cognizable Eighth Amendment and due process claims against prison officials.

  • Jones v. Pierce

    Publication Date: 2019-12-11
    Practice Area: Civil Rights
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: U.S. District Court of Delaware
    Judge: District Judge Connolly
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Michael L. Jones, Dallas, PA, pro se plaintiff. Ryan Patrick Connell, Delaware Dep’t of Justice, Wilmington, DE for defendant Pierce.
    for defendant: Dana Spring Monzo and Lindsey E. Imbrogno, White & Williams, Wilmington, DE for defendants Gant-Major and Krafcik.
    Case Number: D68803

    The court granted summary judgment in favor of defendants in this civil rights matter, because plaintiff failed to show that defendants' conduct amounted to deliberate indifference to plaintiff's medical needs while he was an inmate.

  • Terry v. Dover Police Dep't

    Publication Date: 2019-12-04
    Practice Area: Civil Rights
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: U.S. District Court of Delaware
    Judge: District Judge Andrews
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Alfred R. Terry, Georgetown, DE, pro se plaintiff.
    for defendant:
    Case Number: D68795

    Governmental entities named in this civil rights suit were entitled to immunity, and the complaint failed to allege personal in-volvement on the part of the individual defendants. Complaint dismissed, with leave to amend.

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  • DeJesus v. State

    Publication Date: 2019-11-27
    Practice Area: Civil Rights
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: U.S. District Court of Delaware
    Judge: District Judge Connolly
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Daniel C. Herr, Law Office of Daniel C. Herr LLC, Wilmington, DE for plaintiffs
    for defendant: Joseph C. Handlon and Ryan P. Connell, Department of Justice, Wilmington, DE for defendants.
    Case Number: D68784

    Corrections officers entitled to qualified immunity in deliberate indifference case where record did not support finding that inmate had particular vulnerability to suicide or that officers knew or should have known of such vulnerability.

  • Weber v. Quinlan

    Publication Date: 2019-11-27
    Practice Area: Civil Rights
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    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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    Case Number: D68789

    Plaintiff in this civil rights action had the opportunity of challenging a prior criminal conviction. On appeal, the court held that dismissal of this civil rights matter was appropriate.

  • Shabazz v. Delaware Dep't of Corr.

    Publication Date: 2019-11-27
    Practice Area: Civil Rights
    Industry: Health Care | State and Local Government
    Court: U.S. District Court of Delaware
    Judge: District Judge Andrews
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Matthew G. Summers, Brittany M. Giusini and William J. Burton, Ballard Spahr LLP, Wilmington, DE for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Adria B. Martinelli and Allison J. McCowan, Delaware Dep’t of Justice, Wilmington, DE for defendants.
    Case Number: D68787

    The court allowed plaintiff to file a third amended complaint beyond the time allowed under the scheduling order, but only to the extent that plaintiff was able to allege specific facts relating to the involvement of an additional defendant.

  • Naisha v. Gilead Sciences, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2019-11-20
    Practice Area: Civil Rights
    Industry: Biotechnology
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Adams
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Vanessa L. Naisha, pro se plaintiff
    for defendant: Smyrna, DE. Brian C. Ralston and Carla M. Jones, Potter Anderson & Corroon, LLP, Wilmington, DE for defendant.
    Case Number: D68776

    Pro se plaintiff not entitled to appointment of counsel for her civil case where there was no evidence plaintiff's access to the courts would be restricted absent appointed counsel and where plaintiff's diminished chance of success did not outweigh the government's interests.

  • Jones v. Thomas

    Publication Date: 2019-10-23
    Practice Area: Civil Rights
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: U.S. District Court of Delaware
    Judge: District Judge Andrews
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Matthew Jones, Greenwood, DE, pro se plaintiff.
    for defendant: N/A
    Case Number: D68748

    A pro se plaintiff failed to state a valid claim under the Federal Tort Claim Act or for violations of his civil rights.