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Article • April 26, 2024
Filed under: Advocacy, Default Judgments
Indiana Prisoner Sues Prison Abolition Group, Wins $1,097 Default Judgment by Mark Wilson by Mark Wilson On July 28, 2022, an Indiana prisoner was granted a $1,097.00 default judgment against the nonprofit prison abolition group, Critical Resistance, in a state small claims action. Defendant is a longtime prison abolition advocacy …
$500,000 Default Judgment for Tennessee Woman Sexually Assaulted by Probation Officer by David Reutter by David M. Reutter On March 17, 2021, a federal district court in Tennessee awarded a $500,000 default judgment, plus another $60,863.75 in attorney’s fees, to a woman who alleged in a lawsuit that her probation …
Article • March 1, 2022 • from PLN March, 2022
$40,251 Default Judgment for Detainee in Malicious Prosecution by Georgia Police Officer by On March 26, 2021, a federal district court in Georgia awarded a $40,251 default judgment in a lawsuit alleging malicious prosecution by a Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police Officer. The damages were mainly due to the time spent in …
Article • March 10, 2017 • from PLN March, 2017
Rikers Island Guard Trainers Lose Lawsuit for Failure to Repay Loan by The New York Post reported on September 1, 2016 that Joseph L. Garcia and Vicki Shunkwiler Garcia, a husband and wife team whose company received a $1.2 million no-bid contract to provide special ops training to Rikers Island …
Article • January 1, 2016 • from PLN January, 2016
Federal Court Certifies Class-action for Thousands of Detroit Prisoners, Enters Default Judgment by Derek Gilna U.S. District Court Judge Thomas Ludington certified a § 1983 class-action lawsuit affecting tens of thousands of people arrested and detained by the City of Detroit, and appointed a noted prisoners’ rights law firm in …
Georgia Prisoner Dies of Traumatic Brain Injury Following Release on Bail; $16 Million Default Judgment against City Upheld by Georgia Prisoner Dies of Traumatic Brain Injury Following Release on Bail; $16 Million Default Judgment against City Upheld A $16 million default judgment awarded to the estate of a man who …
Article • September 20, 2014 • from PLN September, 2014
Incarceration is Excusable Default in New York Housing Court Proceeding by Mark Wilson Incarceration is Excusable Default in New York Housing Court Proceeding by Mark Wilson On October 7, 2013, the New York City Housing Court held that a tenant who could not attend court proceedings due to incarceration was …
Brief • April 18, 2013
Hawkins v. City of New York, NY, Order Sanctioning Defendant's Failure to Respond, False Arrest and Excessive Force, 2013 Case 1:12-cv-06411-PAE Document 11 Filed 04/18/13 Page 1 of 9 tISIlC SDNY DQCU~~NT UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK ------------------------------------------------------------------------}( . :EJ:.~eTaONlCALL Y "I.LED. DOC#~.~____~~~~ DATE FILED: 1/-//1$ …
Forms of Judicial Deference in Prison Law by Sharon Dolovich by Sharon Dolovich1 Anyone familiar with the constitutional law of prisoners’ rights knows how ready courts are to find against prisoners in the name of “judicial deference.” It is not unreasonable for courts to grant a measure of deference to …
$250,000 Default Judgment in Federal Court Legal Malpractice Case by On July 22, 2008, a New York federal court entered judgment and an award of $250,000 to the estate and survivors of a man who had allegedly been abused during 25 days of drug rehab. The award was against a …
Article • November 15, 2009 • from PLN November, 2009
$1.55 Million Awarded in Female Colorado DOC Prisoner’s Rape by Guard by Mark Wilson On February 3, 2009, default judgment was entered in a lawsuit filed against a Colorado prison guard who had raped and sodomized a female prisoner. Afterwards, several other individual defendants and the Colorado Department of Corrections …
$500,000 Awarded to New York Prisoner Raped by Jail Guard; Vacated on Post-Trial Motion by A New York federal jury awarded a woman $500,000 in a lawsuit claiming that her constitutional rights were violated when a guard forcibly raped her. The verdict, however, found the sheriff was not guilty of …
Prisoner Transferred Under ICC May Sue Under Diversity Jurisdiction by On April 24, 2006, the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals held that a prisoner who had been transferred from Florida to Kansas may remain a citizen of Florida and still sue Kansas prison officials in federal court for violations of …
Article • August 15, 2008
Police Department Acceptance of Service for Cop Upheld by A police department's offer to accept service for an individual officer did not make it an agent authorized to accept service without actual authorization or appointment from the officer. Since the officer actually got the complaint, the court holds the defect …
$1.1 Million Verdict Entered Against Florida Sex Crime Detective for Sexual Assault upon Minor by The Florida Federal District Court has awarded $1.1 million to a 14-year old female for a sexual assault by an Orlando sex crimes detective. The award came in after the court entered default for the …
Nassau County Jail Counsel Sanctioned for Misconduct by The court blasts the County Attorney of Nassau County for failing to obey discovery orders, failing to appear at a settlement conference, and failing to appear at a second conference. However, it grants the County's motion to vacate the default judgment, since …
Default Entered Against Guards for Failing to Answer Summons Served by Prisoner by The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a district court's entry of default against prison guards who failed to answer a complaint after being served summons by a non-party prisoner. The 42 U.S.C. §1983 complaint alleged five …
Default Denied Where Defendant Ignores Complaint by The plaintiff is not entitled to a default judgment against a defendant who has not answered because he has not exhausted. The court does not explain in its two-sentence reference to this issue why the defendant in question hasn't waived exhaustion, and also …
D.C. Circuit Reverses U.S. Gulf War POWs' $959 Million+ Prisoner Abuse Award by On June 4, 2004, the Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit reversed a federal court's award of more than $959 million in a case filed by U.S. Gulf War POWs who were allegedly abused while held …
Article • May 15, 2007
Court Vacates Default Judgments by The court relieves defendants from entry of default, since plaintiff shows no prejudice to his ability to present his case, the fault was counsel's rather than the parties' (he was awaiting service of all defendants before answering), defendants moved promptly to set the default aside …
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