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Conditions at New York Juvenile Facilities Deficient; State and Federal Officials Settle Lawsuit by On July 14, 2010, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the State of New York settled a three-year investigation into conditions of confinement at four New York juvenile facilities. The DOJ began investigating conditions of …
Eleventh Circuit Reverses Dismissal of BOP Failure to Protect Suit by The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit reversed the dismissal of a failure to protect suit filed by a federal prisoner who claimed that he was attacked by a guard for participating in a prison investigation. “John …
Article • November 15, 2011
False Reports Filed by Private Prison Guards Can Support Federal Obstruction Charges by On April 28, 2011 the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit affirmed the convictions of two former private prison guards accused of obstructing an investigation into the assault of a prisoner. Rex Eguridu was assaulted …
Article • November 15, 2011
$580,000 Judgment Entered in Oklahoma Jail Beating Suit by The United States District Court, Western District of Oklahoma entered a judgment granting Timothy Miller $580,000 in a suit for unreasonable use of force and cruel and inhumane treatment. The case arose when Miller was being transferred from the custody of …
Article • November 15, 2011
$950,000 Settlement in Wisconsin Police Shooting of Handcuffed Man by In May 2007, Wisconsin officials agreed to pay $950,000 to the family of a man who was shot in the head while handcuffed. In October of 2004, city of Portage police received information that Keith Galster, a convicted felon, had …
Article • November 15, 2011
$60,000 Settlement over Juvenile Civil Rights Violations at Youth Facility by A $60,000 settlement was reached in a civil rights action brought against guards at a New York youth facility. Prisoner James Sabater was incarcerated at the Tryon Residential Center on January 15, 2001 when he was assaulted by youth …
Article • November 15, 2011
$500 Settlement in California Prisoner Beating Suit by A California prisoner received a $500 settlement in a civil rights action claiming 8th Amendment violations for excessive force by ten prison guards. Prisoner Fred Smith was imprisoned at Corcoran State Prison when he was assaulted by prison guards J.C. Thomas, F. …
Article • November 15, 2011
$28,000 Settlement Reached in Abuse Case at Youth Facility by A $28,000 settlement was reached in a civil rights action claiming 8th Amendment violations at a New York youth facility. Prisoner Corey Devance Lewis was incarcerated at the Tryon Residential Center on February 6, 2001 when he exchanged words with …
Article • November 15, 2011
L.A. County Sheriff’s Department Settles Police Shooting Case for $150,000 by The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department (LACSD) offered a six-figure settlement to a gunshot victim rather than risk civil proceedings. Salvador Montoya filed suit alleging he was shot without cause by an LACSD deputy. Montoya was walking in the …
Article • November 15, 2011
Unremembered Massachusetts Police Station Beating Actionable Under Fourth Amendment by On November 24, 2010, a Massachusetts federal court ruled that a man who couldn't remember the circumstances of his being beaten in a City of Worcester, Massachusetts police station holding cell could nonetheless sue the police officer he suspected of …
Article • November 15, 2011
Ninth Circuit Affirms Jury Verdict Against TASER, But Reverses Damages Award by While affirming a jury verdict finding TASER International liable in the death of Robert Heston, a conservative Ninth Circuit panel effectively gutted the judgment by reversing the compensatory damages award to Heston's estate. Adding insult to injury, the …
$500,000 Award in Washington Malicious Prosecution Claim by A Washington state federal jury awarded $500,000 to the plaintiff in a civil rights action that alleged malicious prosecution. The suit was brought by Brian Wiederspohn against two Whatcom County Sheriff deputies. The deputies, Jeremy Freeman and Trevor Vanderveen, went to Wiederspohn’s …
Article • November 15, 2011
$2,000 Settlement Reached over Washington Guards' Neglect of Prisoner's Leg Injury by A $2,000 settlement was reached in an Eighth Amendment complaint against prison guards and medical staff in the Washington Department of Corrections (WDOC). On June 29, 2001, Chorner Brown, a prisoner housed at Stafford Creek Correctional Center, had …
Article • November 15, 2011
$36,125 Settlement in California Prisoner’s Beating and Pepper Spray Claim by The California Department of Corrections (CDC) paid $36,125 to settle a lawsuit claiming Eighth Amendment violations over a guard’s pepper spraying and beating of a prisoner without provocation and for subsequent denial of medical care to treat resulting injuries. …
Brief • November 14, 2011
Moreno v. City of Concord, CA, Complaint, Unlawful Arrest, 2011 1 Andrew C. Schwartz (State Bar No. 64578) CASPER, MEADOWS, SCHWARTZ & COOK 2 A Professional Corporation 3 4 5 6 7 8 2121 North California Blvd., Suite 1020 Walnut Creek, California 94596 Telephone: (925) 947-1147 Facsimile: (925) 947-1133 schwartz@cmslaw.com …
Brief • October 27, 2011
Filed under: Excessive Force
Pettit v. Ryan, AZ, Complaint, Excessive Force, 2011 6ocument<l- .Filed 10121111.--- Page 1 or 13 Case L-~ _LCDGED RECEIVED ~-OOPt _ ' BON z. utr•t ·.OCT! i ·201,1 .Nimemid~Numbc ' AAtZ,,,,A ST♦rtUiadCPmUU· ~~~ . DEPU1Y · · Place ot CClnfinlllllllll ..fUGl.------~--~~-- BY Mailiug Addnu . (F~ilure to notify the Court …
Brief • October 26, 2011
Terebesi v. Solomon, CT, Terebesi's 2nd Amended Complaint, Botched SWAT Raid, 2011 Case 3:09-cv-01436-JBA Document 177 Filed 10/28/11 Page 1 of 23 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT ----------------------------------------------------------------------->< SUSANA GUIZAN, as administrator of the ESTATE OF GONZALO GUIZAN, Plaintiff, V. TOWN OF EASTON; JOHN F. SOLOMON, Individually and …
Brief • October 17, 2011
Filed under: Stun Guns/Tasers
Piskura Etal v Taser Intl Oh Declaration Gary Vilke Taser Death 2011 10/17/2011 01:13 51%152450 PAGE SDCJ UNITED STATES DISTRlCT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO WESTERN DIVISION Mary Piskura, ct al., Plaintiff, v. Civil Action No. I: IO-ev-00248 Judge Hennan J. Weber TASER INTERNATIONAL, INC., et aI., Defendants, DECLARATION OF …
California’s Behavior Modification Programs – Abuse of Prisoners, Racism and Cover-Ups by Ill-conceived experiments in behavior modification by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) have led to allegations of racism, abuse of prisoners, retaliation and cover-ups, plus a state Senate inquiry. In 2005 and 2006, the CDCR initiated …
Article • October 15, 2011 • from PLN October, 2011
Tennessee Jail Detainee Shackled During Childbirth Awarded $200,000 by Juana Villegas won a $200,000 jury award in a § 1983 action against the Metro-Davidson County Sheriff’s Office in Nashville, Tennessee for being shackling while she was in the final stages of labor during her pregnancy and past-partum recovery. Villegas had …
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