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Re: [npap] verdicts in wrongful conviction 1 of 2 Subject: Re: [npap] verdicts in wrongful conviction From: "Barry Litt" <BLitt@littlaw.com> Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:43:10 -0800 To: jsolson@scofflaw.com CC: Barry Litt <BLitt@littlaw.com>, npap@nationallawyersguild.org This is what I have. I am not sure it is complete, and I would be interested in seeing any others. Date/ Area 3/06 N.D. OK Case McGee v. City of Tulsa Years in Jail 14 8/06 N.D. Ind. Mayes v. City of Hammond, Indiana 20 10/06 N.D. Ill. Dominguez v. Hendley ;ƉůĂŝŶƟī ϭϲĂƚƟŵ ĞŽĨ arrest) 4 (+ 5 yrs as rgstrd sex offndr) 2/07 E.D. La. Thompson v. Connick 18 7/07 D. Mass. Limone v. U.S. 4 Ps: 2 w/ 30 yrs in jail & 2 who died in jail 8/08 Kansas City, Mo. t ŚŝƚĞǀ ͘ D Đ<ŝŶůĞLJ ϱЪ Claim Monell – Deliberate indifference to innocence evidence, poor procedures, ƐƵŐŐĞƐƟǀ Ğ/ Brady – failure to disclose hypnosis of eyewitness; Monell – failure to train and supervise, deliberate indifference to rights of accused Tampering with and ŵ ĂŶŝƉƵůĂƟŶŐƉƌŽƐĞĐƵƟŽŶ ǁ ŝƚŶĞƐƐƚĞƐƟŵ ŽŶLJ͖ ŝŶĚĞŵ ŶŝƚLJĂŐĂŝŶƐƚĞŶƟƚLJ Monell claim against DA’s Office for policy of Brady ǀ ŝŽůĂƟŽŶƐ Brady – to protect informants, FBI agents encouraged a witness to lie and withheld evidence that could have proven innocence ĞƚĞĐƟǀ ĞŽŶĐĂƐĞŚĂĚƐĞdžƵĂů ƌĞůĂƟŽŶƐŚŝƉǁ ŝƚŚĞdžͲǁ ŝĨĞ ǁ ŚŽĂĐĐƵƐĞĚƉůĂŝŶƟī ŽĨ ŵ ŽůĞƐƟŶŐŚŝƐƐƚĞƉͲĚĂƵŐŚƚĞƌ͖ failed to turn over step-daughter’s diary (which was ”lost” and never provided) Verdict $14,500,000 ($1 Mill per yr + $500,000 lost wages, medical $9,000,000 $9,063,000 $14,000,000 $101,750,000 $16 Million Barry Litt Litt, Estuar, Harrison, & Kitson LLP 1055 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 1880 Los Angeles, CA 90017 213.386-3114 x217, fax: 213.380-4585 blitt@littlaw.com __________________________________________________ This message contains information which may be confidential and privileged. Unless you are the addressee (or authorized to receive for the addressee), you may not use, copy or disclose to anyone the message or any information contained in the message. If you have received the message in error, please advise the sender by reply e-mail to blitt@littlaw.com and delete the message. From: Jonathan C. Moore [mailto:jmoore@BLHNY.com] Sent: Thursday, March 11, 2010 3:46 PM To: Barry Litt Cc: npap@nationallawyersguild.org Subject: [npap] verdicts in wrongful conviction 3/15/2010 9:17 AM Re: [npap] verdicts in wrongful conviction 2 of 2 t ĞĂƌĞƚƌLJŝŶŐƚŽƐĞƩ ůĞĂǁ ƌŽŶŐĨƵůĐŽŶǀ ŝĐƟŽŶĐĂƐĞǁ ŚĞƌĞƚŚĞƉůĂŝŶƟī ƐĞƌǀ ĞĚϭϰLJĞĂƌƐ͘ ŽĞƐĂŶLJŽŶĞŚĂǀ ĞĂ ĐŽůůĞĐƟŽŶŽĨǀ ĞƌĚŝĐƚƐŝŶǁ ƌŽŶŐĨƵůĐŽŶǀ ŝĐƟŽŶĐĂƐĞƐƚŚĂƚƚŚĞLJĐĂŶƐŚĂƌĞǁ ŝƚŚƵƐ͘ t ĞĂƌĞĂďŝƚƉƌĞƐƐĞĚĨŽƌƟŵ ĞƐŽĂ quick response would be greatly appreciated. Case is in NDNY. 1983 cases and/or NY Court of Claims cases would be the most helpful. Jonathan C. Moore Beldock Levine & Hoffman, LLP 99 Park Avenue -- 16th Floor New York, New York 10016 (212) 353-9587 _________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe or modify your subscription options, please visit: http://lists.nationallawyersguild.org/mailman/options/npap/jsolson%40scofflaw.com No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 9.0.790 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/2748 - Release Date: 03/15/10 02:33:00 Part 1.2 Content-Type: text/plain Content-Encoding: 7bit 3/15/2010 9:17 AM