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$500 Paid in Refusal to Call Witness in WA DOC Hearing.
Jose Echeverria filed a 42 U.S.C §1983 action in the Eastern District of
Washington federal court against officials at the Washington State
Penitentiary alleging due process violations. Echeverria was infracted for
allegedly participating in a fight between two ethnic groups on March 10,
1998. Echeverria requested hearing officer K. Jurgenson to call two
prisoner witnesses, which was ignored. As a result of being found guilty,
Echeverria lost 145 days good time.
He filed a personal restraint petition in the court of appeals
after exhausting administrative remedies. His petition was granted when
the WDOC conceded, "After a review the paper documentation does not
disclose direct evidence that this inmate was actually involved in the
fight at issue." Echeverria, acting pro se, settled the due process
violation for $500 on January 7, 2002. See: Echeverria v. Wood, USDC ED
WA, CT-00-5062-LRS, unpublished.
Washington federal court against officials at the Washington State
Penitentiary alleging due process violations. Echeverria was infracted for
allegedly participating in a fight between two ethnic groups on March 10,
1998. Echeverria requested hearing officer K. Jurgenson to call two
prisoner witnesses, which was ignored. As a result of being found guilty,
Echeverria lost 145 days good time.
He filed a personal restraint petition in the court of appeals
after exhausting administrative remedies. His petition was granted when
the WDOC conceded, "After a review the paper documentation does not
disclose direct evidence that this inmate was actually involved in the
fight at issue." Echeverria, acting pro se, settled the due process
violation for $500 on January 7, 2002. See: Echeverria v. Wood, USDC ED
WA, CT-00-5062-LRS, unpublished.
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Related legal case
Echeverria v. Wood
| Year | 2002 |
|---|---|
| Cite | USDC ED WA, CT-00-5062-LRS |
| Level | District Court |
| Conclusion | Settlement |
| Attorney Fees | 0 |
| Damages | 500 |
| Injunction Status | N/A |