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California: CDCR Pays $475,000 to Settle Wrongful Death Suit by In November 2009, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) entered into a Settlement Agreement with the parents and siblings of Joseph Sullivan who, in June 2006, took his own life while incarcerated at Chuckawalla Valley State Prison (CVSP). …
$30,000 Settlement for Juvenile Assaulted by Riker’s Island Guard Gang by The New York City Department of Corrections (NYDOC) paid $30,001 to settle a lawsuit brought by a juvenile beaten by guard authorized violence. Several guards have been indicted for running the Robert N. Davoren Complex (RNDC) on Riker’s Island …
Article • May 15, 2013
Associated Press Loses Bid to Unseal Settlement in Suit Against CCA by On December 14, 2011, an Idaho federal court ruled that it would not unseal the sealed settlement agreement between Corrections Corporation of America (CCA) and a prisoner who was allegedly assaulted in a private prison operated by CCA. …
Article • May 15, 2013
Sixth Circuit Reverses Dismissal of Jail Medical Indifference Suit by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On November 4, 2010, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals partially reversed the summary judgment granted to Michigan jail and medical personnel based on fatal deliberate indifference to a prisoner's serious medical needs. Deceased former …
Article • May 15, 2013
Oregon Prison Officials Not Immune for Sentence Miscalculation by The Oregon Court of Appeals held that prison officials are not immune from suit for miscalculating a prisoner's sentence by 13 months. In 2000, Chester Westfall was convicted of charges in Jackson County, Oregon, and sentenced to 34 months in prison. …
Article • May 15, 2013
$1 Million Settlement Reached in Michigan Teen Stun Gun Death by A Michigan Court approved a $1 million settlement to a family of a 15 year-old youth who died as a result of being hit with a stun gun by Bay City Police. In March 2009, Bay City Police were …
$57,500 Settlement for Texas Prison’s Discriminatory and Retaliatory Occurrences by In October 2006, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) settled a suit for alleged discriminatory and retaliatory occurrences filed by former TDCJ's Parole Division Supervisor in San Antonio Manuel M. Mermea, Jr. In June 26, 2003, Mermea filed the …
$75 Awarded for Magazine Denial; Access to Personal Law Books Denied by On January 3, 2001 a U.S. Magistrate judge upheld the denial of a prisoner's access to personal law books and awarded $75 for magazines denied by the unit. Louisiana State prisoner Leo J. Schwartz, III was segregated over …
ADX Prisoner Wins Settlement for Injuries Incurred in Unlit Cell by Derek Gilna Bob Allen Custard, currently an ADX Florence prisoner, has won a $7500 settlement from three Georgia federal correctional personnel for their breach of their duty to maintain a safe environment in Custard’s cell in the Atlanta Metropolitan …
California Excessive Force Case Settled for $10,000 by California prison officials paid a prisoner $10,000 to settle his excessive force claims against several guards. Keith Wayne Candler was confined in the administrative segregation unit at the Salinas Valley State Prison. On October 9, 2003, Candler was unhappy with a dinner …
California Medical & Retaliation Claims Settled for $21,300 by California Medical & Retaliation Claims Settled for $21,300 California prison officials paid $21,300 to settle a prisoner's medical, retaliation and discrimination claims. California prisoner Vahan Jaladian suffers from "degenerative chronic back pain, severe gastroesophageal reflex and stiffness of both hands." As …
Article • May 15, 2013
California Prisoner's Excessive Force Claims Settled for $1,750 by California prison officials paid a prisoner $1,750 to settle his excessive force suit, which sought $800,000 in damages. On July 21, 2005, California prisoner Keith Williams complained of a meager breakfast serving. Guard David Ramirez told Williams he was not getting …
Article • May 15, 2013
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California Prisoner Paid $5,150 for Medical Shoe Denial by California prison officials paid a prisoner $5,150 to settle his claims related to the denial of medically necessary shoes. When California prisoner Andrew Lopez was transferred on February 15, 2001, he was denied items of his personal property, including medically necessary …
Article • May 15, 2013
California Prisoner's Deliberate Indifference Claims Settled for $910.00 by A California prisoner was paid $910.00 to settle his claims that prison officials were deliberately indifferent to his serious medical needs and safety. California prisoner George L. Aaron suffered a painful ankle injury while playing handball on August 2, 2003. However, …
CCA Warden's Title VII Claims Dismissed by When a Corrections Corporation of America (CCA) facility warden failed to establish a discriminatory practice, the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the summary judgment dismissing the Title VII claims. After being promoted to warden at a new CCA facility: Red Rock Correctional …
Article • May 15, 2013
City of Boston Settles in Excessive Use of Force Claim by In the United States District Court of the District of Massachusetts, the City of Boston on behalf of its employees agreed in March 2012 to settle a lawsuit alleging excessive use of force upon the plaintiff Michael P. O’Brien …
Article • May 15, 2013
City of Chicago Settles Police Brutality Suit by The City of Chicago as employer of Police Officers Bolin, Fryerson, Crouch, Percy, and other officers who took part in an unjustified beating of a witness to a likewise unjustified arrest, settled in June 2012 the resultant suit for $100,000. Plaintiff LaMonte …
Article • May 15, 2013
Federal Government Sues and Settles for Oregon Police Excessive Force by On December 17, 2012, the United States government filed federal suit against the City of Portland, Oregon, alleging excessive force by police. Federal prosecutors also submitted a proposed settlement requiring the City to implement numerous reforms, estimated to cost …
Fifth Circuit Reverses District Court's Denial of Appointment of Counsel by On March 6, 2009, Fifth Circuit reversed the district court's denial of appointment of counsel and upheld the dismissal of free exercise, equal protection and retaliation claims. Texas prisoner Willie Lee Garner filed a pro se lawsuit pursuant to …
Article • May 15, 2013
Los Angeles County Settles in Sexual Assault by an Officer by The county of Los Angeles settled in May 2012 for $250,000 with Plaintiff Laura Moreno in a civil rights claim alleging sexual assault perpetrated by a Los Angeles County Public Safety Officer during a bogus traffic stop. Attorney fees …
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