While it’s ‘unfortunate’ inmate got personal ID data of corrections officer, the court can’t help: judge
Updated Mar 31, 2021;
WILLIAMSPORT – A federal judge has expressed empathy for a corrections officer but says there is nothing the court can do about his personal identification information mistakenly being given to an inmate.
What happened to Randall L. Spade “was clearly unfortunate and he should pursue his administrative appeals to the fullest extent possible,” Matthew W. Brann wrote Wednesday in an opinion.
The court does not have jurisdiction because the Federal Employees’ Compensation Act (FECA) is the exclusive remedy in cases like Spade’s, the judge wrote.
COVID-19 timeline: How the pandemic unfolded over 1 year
By Stephanie Weaver article
A digital sign directs people to the drive-through coronavirus testing area which began on the main campus of Stony Brook University on March 18, 2020.
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LOS ANGELES - 2020 turned the world upside down with a worldwide pandemic. The challenging months brought death, sickness, disruption and scientific exploration to the forefront of our lives, and many call it both the shortest and the longest year in history and one that will certainly not be forgotten.
December 2019
U.S. Deaths - 0
On Dec. 30, 2019 only two days before the new year an email alert was issued regarding an undiagnosed pneumonia in the Hubei province of China.
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A summary of recommended improvements for law enforcement and the justice system from the President’s Commission on Law Enforcement and the Administration of Justice.
The members were joined by more than 150 working group members, hundreds of subject matter experts, and a group of federal program managers.
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In the last days of the Trump administration, Attorney General William Barr released the final report on the President’s Commission on Law Enforcement and the Administration of Justice.
I’ve been in the justice system long enough to understand that the incoming administration will, in all probability, ignore the report. That would be a mistake; there are recommendations worthy of consideration.