Washington v. United States et al
Plaintiff: Burl Washington
Defendant: United States, Mrs. Cruz, Loranth, Massa, Meeks, Lepaine, Garcia, John Doe #2, Jude Onucha, K Bennett-Baker, P Robinson, John Doe #3, John Doe #4, John Doe #5, Paul Laird, Paul Harvey, B Auterson, James Cross, Mr. Baugh, Douglas Kruse, Harold Gillian, Mrs. Robinson, W. Lirios, Mrs. Lyons, David Goldsborough, Steven Hoffimerr, Frank Fester, Margaret Hodges and John Doe #1
Case Number: 5:2016cv03913
Filed: December 15, 2016
Court: US District Court for the District of South Carolina
Office: Orangeburg Office
County: Hampton
Presiding Judge: Bruce Howe Hendricks
Presiding Judge: Kaymani D West
Nature of Suit: Prison Condition
Cause of Action: 42 U.S.C. ยง 1983
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff

Available Case Documents

The following documents for this case are available for you to view or download:

Date Filed Document Text
August 26, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 320 ORDER re 304 MOTION to Dismiss filed by G Victor Loranth, Richard Lepiane, Federal Bureau of Prisons, Eve Ulmer, United States and 315 TEXT Order on Motion to Dismiss: The Rule 12(c) motion is GRANTED a nd the Individual Defendants Richard Lepiane, Eve Ulmer, and the Estate of G. Victor Loranth are dismissed as parties to this action. Plaintiff's remaining claims against the United States and the Federal Bureau of Prisons pursuant to the FTCA, the Rehabilitation Act, and an Eighth Amendment claim for injunctive relief will proceed to trial. Signed by Honorable Bruce Howe Hendricks on 8/25/2022. (vdru, )
August 1, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 306 ORDER re 283 Motion in Limine and 285 Motion in Limine: Plaintiff's motion to exclude evidence of disciplinary records is denied and Plaintiff's motion to exclude references to interactions between Plaintiff a nd female staff and outside contractors is denied. Plaintiff's motion to exclude references to date of incarceration and/or date of release from custody is held in abeyance (though it is agreed by all parties and the Court that no such reference shall be made during the liability phase of the trial.) The Federal Defendants' motion to exclude evidence or allegations regarding the Estate of Dr. G. Victor Loranth is denied. Signed by Honorable Bruce Howe Hendricks on 7/29/2022.(vdru, )
February 3, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 239 OPINION AND ORDER: Defendants' Motions for Summary Judgment (ECF Nos. 229 & 230 ) are DENIED. Signed by Honorable Bruce Howe Hendricks on 2/3/2020.(prou, )
March 26, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 191 OPINION AND ORDER RULING ON REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION: The Report (ECF No. 172 ) of the Magistrate Judge is accepted and adopted herein, with the exception of section III.A.2. ("Exhaustion of RA Claims"). Defend ants' Motion to Dismiss the Second Amended Complaint (ECF No. 144 ) is GRANTED in part and DENIED in part. The motion is GRANTED without prejudice as to Defendants Mosley, Barnes, Joyner, Cruz, Meeks, Blocker, Fonte, Bryan, Garcia, Massa, and Harvey. The motion is DENIED as to Defendants BOP, Hurwitz, Keller, Lepiane, Ulmer, and Loranth. Plaintiff has offered to partially dismiss without prejudice Counts One, Two, and Six as to Hurwitz and Keller, should the Court find that those Count s are proper against the BOP. (See ECF No. 149 at 2 n.2.) The Court finds that it has jurisdiction over the itemized claims against the BOP, and Defendants Hurwitz and Keller are accordingly dismissed as party defendants without prejudice. Therefore, Defendants' Motion to Dismiss is DENIED as to Defendants BOP, Lepiane, Ulmer, and Loranth, and the case will proceed as to them. IT IS SO ORDERED. Signed by Honorable Bruce Howe Hendricks on 3/26/2019. (prou, )
November 20, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 169 ORDER AND OPINION RULING ON REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION: The Court agrees with the Magistrate Judge's conclusions and recommendations in the Report. Accordingly, the Report is adopted and incorporated herein, by speci fic reference, to the degree not inconsistent. Both Defendants' and Plaintiff's objections are overruled. Plaintiff's Motion for Preliminary Injunction (ECF No. 126 ) is, therefore, GRANTED as more particularly described below. The matter is returned to Magistrate Judge West for further pretrial proceedings. The Federal Bureau of Prisons is directed to retain Plaintiff at the FCC Butner Medical Complex until the conclusion of this case. Transfer to an appropriate sec urity level institution within the FCC Butner Medical Complex will be considered compliant with this Order. The Court leaves to BOP's medical judgment the general management of Plaintiff's medical care, but directs BOP to follow the inst ructions of Plaintiff's outside physicians as to medication administration and timing, and as to follow-up care as closely as reasonably feasible. Modification of those treatment directives, if based upon the reasonable medical judgment of qualified BOP ophthalmologists and vision specialists, will be considered compliant with this Order. IT IS SO ORDERED. Signed by Honorable Bruce Howe Hendricks on 11/20/2018. (prou, )
September 29, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 77 ORDER AND OPINION: The Court ADOPTS and incorporates the Report (ECF No. 67 ), by reference into this Order. The matter is returned to Magistrate Judge West for further pretrial proceedings. IT IS SO ORDERED. Signed by Honorable Bruce Howe Hendricks on 9/29/2017. (prou, )
March 2, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 28 ORDER RULING ON REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION: The Court ACCEPTS and incorporates the Report, (ECF No. 22 ), by reference into this Order. It is therefore ORDERED that the complaint in this action is dismissed without prejudice a nd without issuance and service of process as to Defendants Jude Onucha; K. Bennett-Baker; P. Robinson; John Does ##1, 2, 3, 4, 5; Paul Laird; Paul Harvey; B. Auterson; James Cross; Mr. Baugh; Douglas Kruse; Harold Gillian; Mrs. Robinson; Mrs. W. Lir ios; Mrs. Lyons; David Goldsborough; Steven Hoffimerr; Frank Fester; and Margaret Hodges, and that the matter be returned to the Magistrate Judge for further pretrial proceedings. IT IS SO ORDERED. Signed by Honorable Bruce Howe Hendricks on 3/2/2017. (mcot, )
Access additional case information on PACER

Use the links below to access additional information about this case on the US Court's PACER system. A subscription to PACER is required.

Access this case on the South Carolina District Court's Electronic Court Filings (ECF) System

Search for this case: Washington v. United States et al
Search News [ Google News | Marketwatch | Wall Street Journal | Financial Times | New York Times ]
Search Web [ Unicourt | Legal Web | Google | Bing | Yahoo | Ask ]
Plaintiff: Burl Washington
Search News [ Google News | Marketwatch | Wall Street Journal | Financial Times | New York Times ]
Search Finance [ Google Finance | Yahoo Finance | Hoovers | SEC Edgar Filings ]
Search Web [ Unicourt | Justia Dockets | Legal Web | Google | Bing | Yahoo | Ask ]
Defendant: United States
Search News [ Google News | Marketwatch | Wall Street Journal | Financial Times | New York Times ]
Search Finance [ Google Finance | Yahoo Finance | Hoovers | SEC Edgar Filings ]
Search Web [ Unicourt | Justia Dockets | Legal Web | Google | Bing | Yahoo | Ask ]
Defendant: Mrs. Cruz
Search News [ Google News | Marketwatch | Wall Street Journal | Financial Times | New York Times ]
Search Finance [ Google Finance | Yahoo Finance | Hoovers | SEC Edgar Filings ]
Search Web [ Unicourt | Justia Dockets | Legal Web | Google | Bing | Yahoo | Ask ]
Defendant: Loranth
Search News [ Google News | Marketwatch | Wall Street Journal | Financial Times | New York Times ]
Search Finance [ Google Finance | Yahoo Finance | Hoovers | SEC Edgar Filings ]
Search Web [ Unicourt | Justia Dockets | Legal Web | Google | Bing | Yahoo | Ask ]
Defendant: Massa
Search News [ Google News | Marketwatch | Wall Street Journal | Financial Times | New York Times ]
Search Finance [ Google Finance | Yahoo Finance | Hoovers | SEC Edgar Filings ]
Search Web [ Unicourt | Justia Dockets | Legal Web | Google | Bing | Yahoo | Ask ]
Defendant: Meeks
Search News [ Google News | Marketwatch | Wall Street Journal | Financial Times | New York Times ]
Search Finance [ Google Finance | Yahoo Finance | Hoovers | SEC Edgar Filings ]
Search Web [ Unicourt | Justia Dockets | Legal Web | Google | Bing | Yahoo | Ask ]
Defendant: Lepaine
Search News [ Google News | Marketwatch | Wall Street Journal | Financial Times | New York Times ]
Search Finance [ Google Finance | Yahoo Finance | Hoovers | SEC Edgar Filings ]
Search Web [ Unicourt | Justia Dockets | Legal Web | Google | Bing | Yahoo | Ask ]
Defendant: Garcia
Search News [ Google News | Marketwatch | Wall Street Journal | Financial Times | New York Times ]
Search Finance [ Google Finance | Yahoo Finance | Hoovers | SEC Edgar Filings ]
Search Web [ Unicourt | Justia Dockets | Legal Web | Google | Bing | Yahoo | Ask ]
Defendant: John Doe #2
Search News [ Google News | Marketwatch | Wall Street Journal | Financial Times | New York Times ]
Search Finance [ Google Finance | Yahoo Finance | Hoovers | SEC Edgar Filings ]
Search Web [ Unicourt | Justia Dockets | Legal Web | Google | Bing | Yahoo | Ask ]
Defendant: Jude Onucha
Search News [ Google News | Marketwatch | Wall Street Journal | Financial Times | New York Times ]
Search Finance [ Google Finance | Yahoo Finance | Hoovers | SEC Edgar Filings ]
Search Web [ Unicourt | Justia Dockets | Legal Web | Google | Bing | Yahoo | Ask ]
Defendant: K Bennett-Baker
Search News [ Google News | Marketwatch | Wall Street Journal | Financial Times | New York Times ]
Search Finance [ Google Finance | Yahoo Finance | Hoovers | SEC Edgar Filings ]
Search Web [ Unicourt | Justia Dockets | Legal Web | Google | Bing | Yahoo | Ask ]
Defendant: P Robinson
Search News [ Google News | Marketwatch | Wall Street Journal | Financial Times | New York Times ]
Search Finance [ Google Finance | Yahoo Finance | Hoovers | SEC Edgar Filings ]
Search Web [ Unicourt | Justia Dockets | Legal Web | Google | Bing | Yahoo | Ask ]
Defendant: John Doe #3
Search News [ Google News | Marketwatch | Wall Street Journal | Financial Times | New York Times ]
Search Finance [ Google Finance | Yahoo Finance | Hoovers | SEC Edgar Filings ]
Search Web [ Unicourt | Justia Dockets | Legal Web | Google | Bing | Yahoo | Ask ]
Defendant: John Doe #4
Search News [ Google News | Marketwatch | Wall Street Journal | Financial Times | New York Times ]
Search Finance [ Google Finance | Yahoo Finance | Hoovers | SEC Edgar Filings ]
Search Web [ Unicourt | Justia Dockets | Legal Web | Google | Bing | Yahoo | Ask ]
Defendant: John Doe #5
Search News [ Google News | Marketwatch | Wall Street Journal | Financial Times | New York Times ]
Search Finance [ Google Finance | Yahoo Finance | Hoovers | SEC Edgar Filings ]
Search Web [ Unicourt | Justia Dockets | Legal Web | Google | Bing | Yahoo | Ask ]
Defendant: Paul Laird
Search News [ Google News | Marketwatch | Wall Street Journal | Financial Times | New York Times ]
Search Finance [ Google Finance | Yahoo Finance | Hoovers | SEC Edgar Filings ]
Search Web [ Unicourt | Justia Dockets | Legal Web | Google | Bing | Yahoo | Ask ]
Defendant: Paul Harvey
Search News [ Google News | Marketwatch | Wall Street Journal | Financial Times | New York Times ]
Search Finance [ Google Finance | Yahoo Finance | Hoovers | SEC Edgar Filings ]
Search Web [ Unicourt | Justia Dockets | Legal Web | Google | Bing | Yahoo | Ask ]
Defendant: B Auterson
Search News [ Google News | Marketwatch | Wall Street Journal | Financial Times | New York Times ]
Search Finance [ Google Finance | Yahoo Finance | Hoovers | SEC Edgar Filings ]
Search Web [ Unicourt | Justia Dockets | Legal Web | Google | Bing | Yahoo | Ask ]
Defendant: James Cross
Search News [ Google News | Marketwatch | Wall Street Journal | Financial Times | New York Times ]
Search Finance [ Google Finance | Yahoo Finance | Hoovers | SEC Edgar Filings ]
Search Web [ Unicourt | Justia Dockets | Legal Web | Google | Bing | Yahoo | Ask ]
Defendant: Mr. Baugh
Search News [ Google News | Marketwatch | Wall Street Journal | Financial Times | New York Times ]
Search Finance [ Google Finance | Yahoo Finance | Hoovers | SEC Edgar Filings ]
Search Web [ Unicourt | Justia Dockets | Legal Web | Google | Bing | Yahoo | Ask ]
Defendant: Douglas Kruse
Search News [ Google News | Marketwatch | Wall Street Journal | Financial Times | New York Times ]
Search Finance [ Google Finance | Yahoo Finance | Hoovers | SEC Edgar Filings ]
Search Web [ Unicourt | Justia Dockets | Legal Web | Google | Bing | Yahoo | Ask ]
Defendant: Harold Gillian
Search News [ Google News | Marketwatch | Wall Street Journal | Financial Times | New York Times ]
Search Finance [ Google Finance | Yahoo Finance | Hoovers | SEC Edgar Filings ]
Search Web [ Unicourt | Justia Dockets | Legal Web | Google | Bing | Yahoo | Ask ]
Defendant: Mrs. Robinson
Search News [ Google News | Marketwatch | Wall Street Journal | Financial Times | New York Times ]
Search Finance [ Google Finance | Yahoo Finance | Hoovers | SEC Edgar Filings ]
Search Web [ Unicourt | Justia Dockets | Legal Web | Google | Bing | Yahoo | Ask ]
Defendant: W. Lirios
Search News [ Google News | Marketwatch | Wall Street Journal | Financial Times | New York Times ]
Search Finance [ Google Finance | Yahoo Finance | Hoovers | SEC Edgar Filings ]
Search Web [ Unicourt | Justia Dockets | Legal Web | Google | Bing | Yahoo | Ask ]
Defendant: Mrs. Lyons
Search News [ Google News | Marketwatch | Wall Street Journal | Financial Times | New York Times ]
Search Finance [ Google Finance | Yahoo Finance | Hoovers | SEC Edgar Filings ]
Search Web [ Unicourt | Justia Dockets | Legal Web | Google | Bing | Yahoo | Ask ]
Defendant: David Goldsborough
Search News [ Google News | Marketwatch | Wall Street Journal | Financial Times | New York Times ]
Search Finance [ Google Finance | Yahoo Finance | Hoovers | SEC Edgar Filings ]
Search Web [ Unicourt | Justia Dockets | Legal Web | Google | Bing | Yahoo | Ask ]
Defendant: Steven Hoffimerr
Search News [ Google News | Marketwatch | Wall Street Journal | Financial Times | New York Times ]
Search Finance [ Google Finance | Yahoo Finance | Hoovers | SEC Edgar Filings ]
Search Web [ Unicourt | Justia Dockets | Legal Web | Google | Bing | Yahoo | Ask ]
Defendant: Frank Fester
Search News [ Google News | Marketwatch | Wall Street Journal | Financial Times | New York Times ]
Search Finance [ Google Finance | Yahoo Finance | Hoovers | SEC Edgar Filings ]
Search Web [ Unicourt | Justia Dockets | Legal Web | Google | Bing | Yahoo | Ask ]
Defendant: Margaret Hodges
Search News [ Google News | Marketwatch | Wall Street Journal | Financial Times | New York Times ]
Search Finance [ Google Finance | Yahoo Finance | Hoovers | SEC Edgar Filings ]
Search Web [ Unicourt | Justia Dockets | Legal Web | Google | Bing | Yahoo | Ask ]
Defendant: John Doe #1
Search News [ Google News | Marketwatch | Wall Street Journal | Financial Times | New York Times ]
Search Finance [ Google Finance | Yahoo Finance | Hoovers | SEC Edgar Filings ]
Search Web [ Unicourt | Justia Dockets | Legal Web | Google | Bing | Yahoo | Ask ]

Disclaimer: Justia Dockets & Filings provides public litigation records from the federal appellate and district courts. These filings and docket sheets should not be considered findings of fact or liability, nor do they necessarily reflect the view of Justia.


Why Is My Information Online?