SQ3 Update

I received copies of pleadings from my attorney who is representing pro bono in my civil rights lawsuit against staff in San Quentin State Prison. It's been over a year since I filed the complaint against the prison for violation of my first amendment right. The case is finally moving forward.

The deputy attorney general will be taking my deposition on November 23, 2004, in Solano Prison. He changed the my first name to Edward in the document.

I look forward to winning this case.

In the middle of the year, my friend Rico went to his parole hearing and was denied one year. Recently, the parole board informed him that the tape recording of that hearing somehow malfunctioned. The decision was void and he will be going to a new hearing in the next available calendar.

My friend Mike filed a writ of habeas corpus to challenge his parole denial. The Santa Clara COunty Superior Court granted him order to show cause. The parole board will have to justify why it continuously used the seriousness of the crime as the main factor to deny parole.

I will give a more detailed update next time. We're still fighting.