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Article • October 27, 2015
Attorney Fees against Indigent Defendant Vacated by Attorney Fees against Indigent Defendant Vacated On July 23, 2014, the Oregon Court of Appeals vacated an order imposing $400 in attorney fees against a mentally ill, homeless criminal defendant who faced deportation due to his inability to pay. Oregon law authorizes trial …
Article • October 27, 2015
$2.8 Million Settlement in Washington DOC’s Failure to Supervise Parolee by $2.8 Million Settlement in Washington DOC’s Failure to Supervise Parolee The State of Washington paid $2.8 million to settle a lawsuit for injuries incurred by its failure to supervise a parolee. The Washington Department of Correction (WDOC) placed Richard …
$3 Million Settlement in Florida County Detainee’s Withdrawal Symptom Death by $3 Million Settlement in Florida County Detainee’s Withdrawal Symptom Death Orange County, Florida, paid $3 Million to settle a lawsuit that alleged a pre-trail detainee died from drug withdrawal symptoms caused by the failure to provide her required methadone …
Article • October 27, 2015
$20,500 paid in NY Prisoner’s Slip and Fall by $20,500 paid in NY Prisoner’s Slip and Fall A New York prisoner received $20,000 for an injury he suffered while on a prisoner work crew. As the prisoner tried to descend from a roof, he slipped on an area where the …
Article • October 27, 2015
Filed under: Telephone Access
$54,000 Attorney Fee and Cost Award in Successful First Amendment Litigation by $54,000 Attorney Fee and Cost Award in Successful First Amendment Litigation A Michigan federal district court granted $53,562.57 in attorney fees and costs to the plaintiff in a civil rights action alleging violations of his First Amendment rights …
Article • October 27, 2015
$200,000 Settlement Recommended for Innocent Arkansas Man who Spent 5 Years Imprisoned by $200,000 Settlement Recommended for Innocent Arkansas Man who Spent 5 Years Imprisoned The Arkansas Claims Commission recommended Rodney Bragg receive $200,000 for the five years he was falsely imprisoned. Bragg was convicted on January 19, 1996 for …
Court Reverses Denial of Jail’s Qualified Immunity Defense by Court Reverses Denial of Jail’s Qualified Immunity Defense On December 23, 2013, the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit held for appellants, the supervisory defendants, in a 42 U.S.C. §1983 suit raised by plaintiff/appellee Cindy Laine Franklin asserting …
$1,250 Settlement for CCA Prisoner Subjected to Pepper Spray by $1,250 Settlement for CCA Prisoner Subjected to Pepper Spray Corrections Corporation of America (CCA) reached a $1,250 settlement in a prisoner’s negligence claim stemming from the improper use of chemical agents and failure to provide proper medical care afterwards. While …
Article • October 27, 2015
$25 Million Awarded to Innocent Illinois Prisoner Incarcerated for 16 Years by $25 Million Awarded to Innocent Illinois Prisoner Incarcerated for 16 Years In January 2012, a jury in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois awarded plaintiff Thaddeus Jimenez $25,000,000 after prevailing in his civil rights. …
Article • October 27, 2015
Federal Ruling Allows Wrongly Convicted Man to Sue the Los Angeles Police Department by Federal Ruling Allows Wrongly Convicted Man to Sue the Los Angeles Police Department Harold C. Hall, wrongfully convicted in 1985 for double-murder, spent 19 years in prison. He was arrested for committing a robbery, unrelated to …
Article • October 27, 2015
North Carolina Prisoner Awarded $0.99 after Assault by Guard by North Carolina Prisoner Awarded $0.99 after Assault by Guard On July 24, 2012, in the U.S. District Court in Charlotte, N.C., a jury awarded plaintiff Jamey L. Wilkins, a North Carolina state prisoner housed in the segregation unit of Lanesboro …
First Circuit Reverses Summary Judgment for Retaliation Claim by First Circuit Reverses Summary Judgment for Retaliation Claim On February 6, 2013, the First Circuit Court of Appeals reversed summary judgment granted to Correctional Medical Services, Inc. ("CMS") for an alleged retaliation claim under the Americans with Disabilities Act. In spring …
Article • October 27, 2015
$5,000 Awarded in Settlement for Washington DOC Slip and Fall Accident by $5,000 Awarded in Settlement for Washington DOC Slip and Fall Accident The Washington State Department of corrections settled in November 2004 for $5,000 with Christopher Wirtz, a prisoner at the Stafford Creek Correctional Center. Wirtz was at his …
Article • October 27, 2015
Filed under: Employee Litigation
Internal Grievance Procedure May Give Rise To Discipline Of Employee Without Special Burden of Justification By The Government Employer by Internal Grievance Procedure May Give Rise To Discipline Of Employee Without Special Burden of Justification By The Government Employer Two employees from Virginia Department of Corrections (VDOC) filed 42 U.S.C. …
Article • October 27, 2015
$77,000 Awarded to Prisoner by Washington DOC in Settlement Over Prisoner Stabbing by $77,000 Awarded to Prisoner by Washington DOC in Settlement Over Prisoner Stabbing The Washington State Department of Corrections settled in June 2003 a personal injury claim filed as a result of a multiple stabbing incident at Walla …
Brief • October 27, 2015
Gondor v. State of Ohio, OH, Complaint, Wrongful Conviction, 2015 ., r:-o ,_ F !... courn OF cLr~n··ls OF OHlO Z0!50CT 27 AH II: 27 IN THE COURT OF CLAIMS OF OHIO ROBERT GONDOR c/o Marein & Bradley 526 Superior Avenue, Suite 222 Cleveland, Ohio 44114 and RANDYRESH c/o Marein …
Mauldin v. Obaisi, IL, Complaint, Medical Neglect, 2015 Case: 1:15-cv-02106 Document #: 81 Filed: 10/27/15 Page 1 of 31 PageID #:469 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS, EASTERN DIVISION ANDRE MAULDIN, Plaintiff, v. SALEH OBAISI; IMHOTEP CARTER; WEXFORD HEALTH SOURCES, INC.; TARRY WILLIAMS; MICHAEL …
Article • October 26, 2015 • from PLN November, 2015
Filed under: Frivolous Litigation
Prisoner Admits to Scheme to Defraud Catholic Church, Gets 33 More Months in Prison by Mark Wilson Prisoner Admits to Scheme to Defraud Catholic Church, Gets 33 More Months in Prison by Mark Wilson A prisoner serving a lengthy sentence for a series of Pennsylvania bank robberies has been sentenced …
Article • October 26, 2015 • from PLN November, 2015
ACLU Prompts Kansas Jail to Change Religious Meals, Mail Policies by Joe Watson ACLU Prompts Kansas Jail to Change Religious Meals, Mail Policies by Joe Watson Prisoners at the Allen County jail in Iola, Kansas had been forced to violate their religious beliefs or go hungry until the ACLU persuaded …
Article • October 26, 2015 • from PLN November, 2015
$10 Million Lawsuit Filed against Tennessee Jail in Hanging Death by David Reutter $10 Million Lawsuit Filed against Tennessee Jail in Hanging Death by David Reutter The estate of a pre-trial detainee who hanged himself at the Robertson County Detention Facility (RCDF) in Springfield, Tennessee has filed a $10 million …
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