Federal judge tosses lawsuit by Porter County Jail inmates
NWI Times
January 26, 2012 - 6:30 pm
January 26, 2012 - 6:30 pm
HAMMOND - A federal judge has thrown out the complaints of eight Porter County inmates who filed a joint lawsuit alleging their constitutional rights were violated while behind bars.
U.S. District Court Judge Joseph Van Bokkelen said Dustin McCowan, Joseph Ruwaldt, Arthur Gutierrez Jr., Corey Cardenas, Adam Massey, Jason Tabor, Dustin DaVaney and Keelan Wright failed to address deficiencies in their case.
The men and/or county jail were ordered to pay 20 percent of the money the men receive each month of $10 or more until the $350 filing fee is paid in full.
The men alleged the jail violated their constitutional rights when it denied them access to family visitation, phone privileges and time at the jail's law library.
Nine inmates in all had signed on to the original complaint.
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