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$1.5 Million Class-Action Settlement Reached in Texas Jail Over-Detention Case
Article • April 1, 2026 • from PLN April, 2026
Filed under: Overdetention, 42 U.S. Code § 1983, civil action for deprivation of rights, Unlawful Detention, Monell Liability, Class Actions
$1.5 Million Class-Action Settlement Reached in Texas Jail Over-Detention Case by Chuck Sharman by Chuck Sharman When Ladarion Hughes struck a plea deal and was sentenced to time served in December 2021, he had been held over two years since his July 2019 arrest, mostly in Texas’ Smith County Jail, …
South Dakota Sobriety Program Participants Will No Longer Be Jailed for Non-Payment of Fees
Article • March 1, 2026 • from PLN March, 2026
Filed under: Settlements, Class Certification, Fourteenth Amendment, rights, Unlawful Detention, Ability to Pay
South Dakota Sobriety Program Participants Will No Longer Be Jailed for Non-Payment of Fees by Chuck Sharman by Chuck Sharman The U.S. District Court for the District of South Dakota granted preliminary approval on December 3, 2025, to a settlement resolving a putative class-action challenge to Pennington County’s policy of …
Massive $112 Million Jury Verdict for Detainees Held in New York Jail Past Release Date on ICE Detainers
Article • January 1, 2026 • from PLN January, 2026
Filed under: Fourth Amendment, rights, Detention - Generally, Unlawful Detention, Immunity - Sovereign/Municipal, Damages - Compensatory
Massive $112 Million Jury Verdict for Detainees Held in New York Jail Past Release Date on ICE Detainers by Chuck Sharman by Chuck Sharman On November 10, 2025, a jury in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York returned a $112 million verdict in favor of …
DOJ Leaves Louisiana Over-Detention Suit on Life Support, Two Others Granted Class-Action Status
Article • December 1, 2025 • from PLN December, 2025
Filed under: Class Certification, Habeas Corpus, Overdetention, Fourteenth Amendment, rights, Unlawful Detention
DOJ Leaves Louisiana Over-Detention Suit on Life Support, Two Others Granted Class-Action Status by Chuck Sharman by Chuck Sharman A prison case filed in Louisiana by the federal Department of Justice (DOJ) has languished since new leadership was appointed in January 2025 by Pres. Donald J. Trump (R). Filed by the …
Eleventh Circuit Declines to Extend to Summary Judgment Proceedings a Rule Requiring District Courts to Notify Pro Se Litigants
Article • November 1, 2025 • from PLN November, 2025
Filed under: Staff-Prisoner Harassment, BOP Litigation Reports, Summary Judgment, Pro Se Issues, Unlawful Detention
Eleventh Circuit Declines to Extend to Summary Judgment Proceedings a Rule Requiring District Courts to Notify Pro Se Litigants by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney On February 13, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit declined to extend to summary judgment proceedings based on Bank v. Pitt, …
Tucker v. King County, WA, Settlement, Unlawful Detention, 2025
Brief • July 31, 2025
Filed under: Unlawful Detention
Tucker v. King County, WA, Settlement, Unlawful Detention, 2025 Case 2:24-cv-00002-RAJ Document 39-1 Filed 07/31/25 Ex. 1 Page 1 of 14 II Case 2:24-cv-00002-RAJ Document 39-1 Filed 07/31/25 Page 2 of 14 ,96 @?@C23=6*:492C5 "@?6D -?:E65+E2E6D:DEC:4E@FCE -&!,+,,+!+,*!,'-*, /+,*&!+,*!,'/+ !&,'& ,+,,$ &@ 4G *" %$!#,-#*2?5 *!&$/!$$!%+ (=2:?E:77D GD #!&'-&,0 /+ !&,'& …
Tucker v. King County, WA, Notice of Motion and Motion for Preliminary Approval of Class Action Settlement, Unlawful Detention, 2025
Brief • July 31, 2025
Filed under: Unlawful Detention
Tucker v. King County, WA, Notice of Motion and Motion for Preliminary Approval of Class Action Settlement, Unlawful Detention, 2025 Case 2:24-cv-00002-RAJ Document 39 1 Filed 07/31/25 Page 1 of 25 The Honorable Richard A. Jones United States District Court 2 3 4 5 6 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN …
Estate of Arthur Stapler v. Alabama DOC, AL, Complaint, Unlawful Removal of Organs, 2024
Brief • April 11, 2024
Filed under: Stolen Property, Unlawful Detention
Estate of Arthur Stapler v. Alabama DOC, AL, Complaint, Unlawful Removal of Organs, 2024 DOCUMENT 2 ELECTRONICALLY FILED 4/11/2024 4:16 PM 03-CV-2024-900568.00 CIRCUIT COURT OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY, ALABAMA GINA J. ISHMAN, CLERK IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY, ALABAMA BILLY WAYNE STAPLER, Plaintiff, v. ) ) ) ) Case …
Fifth Circuit Denies Qualified Immunity to Louisiana Prison Chief for Prolonging Prisoner’s Detention with Sex Offender Misclassification
Article • February 1, 2024 • from PLN February, 2024
Filed under: Overdetention, Qualified Immunity, Supervisory Liability, Unlawful Detention, Sex Offender Classification
Fifth Circuit Denies Qualified Immunity to Louisiana Prison Chief for Prolonging Prisoner’s Detention with Sex Offender Misclassification by David Reutter by David M. Reutter On July 17, 2023, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit affirmed denial of qualified immunity (QI) to Louisiana Department of Public Safety and …
Second Circuit Says New York Prisons Must Answer for Denying Court-Ordered Rehab
Article • February 1, 2024 • from PLN February, 2024
Filed under: Release and Reentry, Overdetention, Drug Treatment/Rehab, Unlawful Detention
Second Circuit Says New York Prisons Must Answer for Denying Court-Ordered Rehab by David Reutter by David M. Reutter On July 4, 2023, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit affirmed denial of qualified immunity (QI) to New York state prison officials who refused a prisoner’s judicially ordered …
Ahmadi v. King County, WA, Complaint, Unlawful Detention, 2024
Brief • January 2, 2024
Filed under: Fourth Amendment, rights, Unlawful Detention
Ahmadi v. King County, WA, Complaint, Unlawful Detention, 2024 Case 2:24-cv-00002-RAJ 1 3 RATIB AHMADI, 5 6 7 8 11 12 Page 1 of 11 Case No.: 2:24-cv-2 Plaintiff, CLASS ACTION COMPLAINT AND DEMAND FOR JURY TRIAL vs. KING COUNTY, WASHINGTON, Defendant. 9 10 Filed 01/02/24 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT …
Burnett v. County of Santa Clara, CA, Settlement, Wrongful Detention, 2021
Brief • March 5, 2021
Filed under: Search and Seizure, Seizure, Destruction of Property, Unlawful Detention
Burnett v. County of Santa Clara, CA, Settlement, Wrongful Detention, 2021 DocuSign Envelope ID: C49979DA-C4C2-49D2-90D7-2A3999D9194E C36D47F2-72FF-4815-BBE9-BEF79CDAD478 1593F471-0CE0-48C9-861C-216125648BC9 SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND GENERAL RELEASE This Settlement Agreement and General Release (“Agreement”) is made by and between Jaron Burnett (“Plaintiff”) and the County of Santa Clara (“County”) in recognition of the following facts: …
Burnett v. County of Santa Clara, CA, Complaint, Wrongful Detention, 2020
Brief • July 13, 2020
Filed under: Seizure, Destruction of Property, Unlawful Detention
Burnett v. County of Santa Clara, CA, Complaint, Wrongful Detention, 2020 1 CARY 0. LINDSTROM, ESQ. SBN 129700 2 LAW OFFICE OF CARY 0. LINDSTROM 65 East Taylor Street 3 San Jose, CA 95112 Telephone: (408) 299-0400 4 Facsimile: (408) 299-0404 Email: carylindstromlaw@outlook.com 5 CARL A. LINDSTROM, JR., ESQ. 6 …
Brewer v. Superior Court of Contra Costa County, CA, Appeal Brief, Possession of Firearm, 2017
Brief • November 6, 2017
Filed under: Fourth Amendment, rights, Search and Seizure, Searches - Automobile, Reasonable Suspicion, Unlawful Detention, Firearms
Brewer v. Superior Court of Contra Costa County, CA, Appeal Brief, Possession of Firearm, 2017 Filed 11/6/17 CERTIFIED FOR PUBLICATION IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FIRST APPELLATE DISTRICT DIVISION FOUR LAMONTE BREWER, Petitioner A151584 v. Contra Costa County Super. Ct. No. 02 3236411 SUPERIOR COURT …
Murango v. Hain, IL, Settlement, False Arrest & Strip Search, 2016
Brief • November 11, 2016
Filed under: Strip Searches, Forfeiture, Material Falsehoods, Home Search, Unlawful Detention
Murango v. Hain, IL, Settlement, False Arrest & Strip Search, 2016 SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND GENERAL RELEASE Mai-co Murango v. Sgt. Hain, et al., ND IL Case No. 16 CV 2238 This Settlement Agreement and General Release ("Agreement") is made by and between Marco Murango ("Plaintiff'') and the County of Kane, …
Murango v. Hain, IL, Complaint, False Arrest & Strip Search, 2016
Brief • June 7, 2016
Filed under: Strip Searches, Forfeiture, Material Falsehoods, Home Search, Unlawful Detention
Murango v. Hain, IL, Complaint, False Arrest & Strip Search, 2016 Case: 1:16-cv-02238 Document #: 31 Filed: 06/07/16 Page 1 of 24 PageID #:106 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION MARCO MURANGO, No. 16-cv-2238 Plaintiff, Honorable Judge Feinerman v. SGT. HAIN, #610; …
Bogut v. City of Concord, CA, Settlement, Unlawful Arrest and Excessive Force, 2016
Brief • February 23, 2016
Filed under: Stun Guns/Tasers, Restraints, False Arrest, Searches - Cellphones/Computers/Internet, Probable/Proximate Cause, Unlawful Detention, Negligence/Reckless Endangerment
Bogut v. City of Concord, CA, Settlement, Unlawful Arrest and Excessive Force, 2016 SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND GENERAL RELEASE This Settlement Agreement and General Release ("Agreement") is made by and between SAMUEL BOGUT, Plaintiff ("PLAINTIFF"), and CITY OF CONCORD, CONCORD POLICE DEPARTMENT OFFICERS ANTHONY ZALEC, JEFFREY BILODEAU, ZERlNA REDZIC, and MICHAEL …
Bogut v. City of Concord, CA, Complaint, Unlawful Arrest and Excessive Force, 2015
Brief • October 4, 2015
Filed under: Stun Guns/Tasers, Restraints, False Arrest, Searches - Cellphones/Computers/Internet, Probable/Proximate Cause, Unlawful Detention, Negligence/Reckless Endangerment
Bogut v. City of Concord, CA, Complaint, Unlawful Arrest and Excessive Force, 2015 I Case3:15-cv-04572 Documentl Filedl0/04/15 Pagel of 16 I) I Sanjay S. Schmidt (SBN 247475) LAW OFFICE OF SANJA Y S. SCHMIDT 2 Panos Lagos (SBN 61821) LAW OFFICES OF PANOS LAGOS 1388 Sutter Street, Suite RI 0 …
Weiland v. City of Concord, CA, Settlement, Unlawful Arrest and Excessive Force, 2014
Brief • December 18, 2014
Filed under: False Arrest, Excessive Force (Police), False Statements, Testimony or Documents, Medical Expenses/Treatment, Unlawful Detention, Negligence/Reckless Endangerment
Weiland v. City of Concord, CA, Settlement, Unlawful Arrest and Excessive Force, 2014 • SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND GENERAL RELEASE This Settlement Agreement and General Release ("Agreement") is made by and between WALTHER WEILAND, Plaintiff" ("PLAINTIFF'), and CITY OF CONCORD; CONCORD CHIEF OF POLICE GUY SWANGER; POLICE OFFICER KEVIN MANSOURIAN ("DEFENDANTS"), …
Weiland v. City of Concord, CA, Complaint, Unlawful Arrest and Excessive Force, 2013
Brief • December 3, 2013
Filed under: False Arrest, Excessive Force (Police), False Statements, Testimony or Documents, Medical Expenses/Treatment, Unlawful Detention, Negligence/Reckless Endangerment
Weiland v. City of Concord, CA, Complaint, Unlawful Arrest and Excessive Force, 2013 Case4:13-cv-055?10 Document! Filed12/03/l~.Pagel of 17 (- I I I 2 3 4 :MICHAEL J. HADD{ill (S · te Bar No. 189114) JULIA SHERWIN (~tate BtirNo. 189268) GENEVIEVE K. GUERTIN (State Bar No. 262479) HADDAD & SHERWIN 505 …
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