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any and all unpaid or unsatisfied
obligations, if any, to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services ("CMS") for Medicare
and/or Medicaid reimbursement. Releasor and his attorney further agree
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reversed summary judgment granted to Correctional Medical Services, Inc. ("CMS") for an alleged retaliation claim under the Americans with Disabilities Act.
In spring 2007, Katherine Kelley, a licensed
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Menocal et al v. GEO Group, CO, Docket, DHS ICE immigration forced labor minimum wage, 2015 Case: 1:14-cv-2887 As of: 10/25/2015 08:30 PM MDT 1 of 8 MJ CIV PP U.S. District Court District of Colorado (Denver) CIVIL DOCKET FOR CASE #: 1:14−cv−02887−JLK Menocal et al v. The GEO Group, …
capacity, CORRECTCARESOLUTIONS, VERMONT DEPARTMENT
OF CORRECTIONS, and ANDREW
PALLITO, COMMISSIONER OF
DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, in his
individual and official capacity,
Defendants
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with disabilities.” [See: PLN, June 2014, p.1].
The defendants, including the County of Monterey, Monterey County Sheriff’s Office and CaliforniaForensicMedicalGroup (CFMG), filed motions to dismiss
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Reed v. Avalon Correctional Services, TX, Complaint, FLSA Wages, 2015
Case 1:15-cv-00789-RP Document 1 Filed 09/09/15 Page 1 of 14
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT
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, 2009, which added allegations that BOP had wrongfully assigned
noncitizen inmates to privateprisons where they were subjected to “significantly more onerous
Case 1:09-cv-00200-RDM Document 130 Filed 08
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JOSEPH ROMERO, Warden, Central New
Mexico Correctional Center, Individually,
CONSOLIDATED MEDICAL SERVICE (CMS),
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CORIZON MEDICAL SERVICES
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Foster, Melissa French, Cristine Gutierrez, Patricia Sipes
and Polly Montoya v. Michael Young, MD., Arlene Hickson, Jennifer Johnson, Corizon Health,
Inc., Corrections Corporation ofAmerica, and Staff Care
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PrivatePrison Information Act Reintroduced in Congress with PLN’s Help
by
PrivatePrison Information Act Reintroduced in Congress with PLN’s Help
On December 10, 2014, U.S
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protections and a culture that
allowed this pervasive abuse to continue.
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Prisonhealthservices administrators are policy makers and supervisors at the
facilities where they oversee medical treatment
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, weakness and difficulty walking. The prison system’s health care provider, Correctional Medical Services (CMS), failed to properly diagnose or treat him for six months. As a result he did not receive
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GEO Group Agrees to End Sexual Harassment; Pays $140,000 Settlement and Implements New Policies by GEO Group Agrees to End Sexual Harassment; Pays $140,000 Settlement and Implements New Policies The nation’s second-largest for profit prison company, the GEO Group, agreed to pay $140,000 to settle a sexual harassment lawsuit brought …
, resulting in litigation in those states. [See: PLN, April 2014, p.35; July 2013, p.42].
Additionally, the company has lobbied against the PrivatePrison Information Act – federal legislation that would
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Menocal et al v. GEO Group, CO, Order on Mot for Interlocutory Apppeal, DHS ICE immigration forced labor minimum wage, 2015 Case 1:14-cv-02887-JLK Document 11-1 Filed 11/14/14 USDC Colorado Page 1 of 13 EXHIBIT A Case 1:14-cv-02887-JLK Document 11-1 Filed 11/14/14 USDC Colorado Page 2 of 13 5.8 Voluntary Work …
Menocal et al v. GEO Group, CO, Exhibits, DHS ICE immigration forced labor minimum wage, 2014 Case 1:14-cv-02887-JLK Document 11-1 Filed 11/14/14 USDC Colorado Page 1 of 13 EXHIBIT A Case 1:14-cv-02887-JLK Document 11-1 Filed 11/14/14 USDC Colorado Page 2 of 13 5.8 Voluntary Work Program I. Purpose and Scope …
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I hereby certify that on November 14, 2014, I electronically filed Defendant’s
MOTION TO DISMISS with the Clerk of Court using the CM/ECF system which will send
notification
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Roberts v. Corrections Corporation of America, TN, Complaint, CCA Guards FLSA Class Action, 2014 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE NASHVILLE DIVISION SARA L. ROBERTS, ROBIN THOMAS, MICHAEL LOWERY, MACHELLE BRUSH, MICHAEL SHANE SULLIVAN, MELISSA NUCE, CHARLES REECE, ETHAN HOWELL, JAMES FLEMING, JAMES POLK, ANTHONY BENNETT, KENDRICK SANDERS, …
Roberts et al v. Corrections Corporation of America, TN, Class Action Complaint, FLSA employee overtime understaffing, 2014 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE NASHVILLE DIVISION SARA L. ROBERTS, ROBIN THOMAS, MICHAEL LOWERY, MACHELLE BRUSH, MICHAEL SHANE SULLIVAN, MELISSA NUCE, CHARLES REECE, ETHAN HOWELL, JAMES FLEMING, JAMES POLK, ANTHONY …
represented the company. He estimated losses in MDI’s finances and reputation at greater than $10 million, though he noted the exact amount was difficult to calculate.
MDI and Wells Fargo had been
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