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Article • May 15, 2011
$865,000 Jury Award in Missouri Police Excessive Force Case by On June 10, 2010, a Missouri federal jury awarded a victim of a St. Louis police beating $365,000 in actual damages and $500,000 in punitive damages. Kenneth Rohrbough is a former Marine who suffers from aphasia due to a traumatic …
Austin, Texas Settles Police Shooting Report Access Suit for $12,000 by On June 3, 2010, the City of Austin, Texas agreed to pay $12,000 to settle a lawsuit brought by the Texas Civil Rights Project (TCRP). TCRP Director Jim Harrington said the group agreed to the settlement, which covers TCRP's …
D.C. Agrees to Pay $2,700 to Settle FOIA/Civil Rights Claims Over Use of Tear Gas by On August 23, 2004, the District of Columbia agreed to pay $2,700 to a former prisoner at the D.C. Jail in order to settle two suits—one under the Freedom of Information Act (FIOA), and …
Article • May 15, 2011
$1.5 Million Settlement in Deadly Police Shooting by After a jury found liability in a police officer’s shooting of a fleeting motorist, the Town of North Branford, Connecticut, paid $1.5 million to settle the matter. Officer Michael Breen made a traffic stop of a car driven by Steve Guerette on …
Brief • May 12, 2011
Greer v. County of Beaufort, SC, Depo of Leach, Chair Restraint Asphyxiation, 2011 Page 1 I IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF SOUTH CAROLINA BEAUFORT DIVISION Rita Faye Greer, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Jesse Len Greer, Plaintiff, vs. CASE NO.: 9:09-CV-03057 County of …
Article • April 15, 2011
Sixth Circuit: No Sanction for Third-Party Spoilation in Michigan by Matthew Clarke By Matt Clarke On March 21, 2008, a panel of the Sixth Circuit court of appeals held that a defendant could not be sanctioned for third-party spoilation of evidence in a Michigan case involving excessive use of force …
Article • April 15, 2011
Purposeful Exposure to Ultraviolet Light Warrants Denial of Qualified Immunity by On March 25, 2010, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eight Circuit affirmed in part a summary judgment denial is a 42U.S.C. §1983 suit that alleges Arkansas prison guards maliciously and out of retaliation exposed a prisoner to …
Article • April 15, 2011
Missouri Man Awarded $300,000 Following Taser Incident by In December 2009, officials in Missouri City, Missouri agreed to pay a $300,000 settlement to prevent future litigation relative to a July 2008 incident in which Phillip Lee McDuffy, 46, was critically injured after being Tasered by police. Kansas City attorney Todd …
California: $2,005,000 Verdict for Wrongful Death Caused by Police Officers’ Excessive Force by After four days of trial and five hours of deliberations, on April 11, 2011, a federal jury found that defendant police officers had used excessive force against a mentally ill man, which caused his death. The jury …
Article • April 15, 2011
Qualified Immunity Denied in Taser Suit by On December 28, 2009, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirmed a denial of qualified immunity for a police officer accused of using excessive force during a traffic stop. Carl Bryan was stopped by Officer Brian McPherson of the Coronado …
Article • April 15, 2011
Taser Constitutes “Intermediate Force”; Law not Clearly Established on Taser Use, Ninth Circuit Decides by The development of a Taser constitutes “intermediate” force, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit decided June 18, 2010. Carl Bryan sued a Caranado, California cup, the city of Caranado after he was …
Article • April 15, 2011 • from PLN April, 2011
Filed under: Excessive Force, Burning
Heat Ray Device, Rejected by Military, to be Tested on Los Angeles County Jail Prisoners by Michael Brodheim by Mike Brodheim In August 2010, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department announced plans to deploy a high-tech heat ray device, originally developed by Raytheon Company for use by the U.S. military …
Brief • April 11, 2011
Filed under: Dogs
Miller v Loftis, SC, Complaint, canine force, 2011 6:11-cv-00770-HMH Date Filed 04/11/11 Entry Number 8-1 Page 1 of 18 6:11-cv-00770-HMH Date Filed 04/11/11 Entry Number 8-1 Page 2 of 18 6:11-cv-00770-HMH Date Filed 04/11/11 Entry Number 8-1 Page 3 of 18 6:11-cv-00770-HMH Date Filed 04/11/11 Entry Number 8-1 Page 4 …
Brief • April 7, 2011
Hamze v. Doe et al, FL, Complaint, guard brutality, 2011 Case 1:11-cv-21227-JAL Document 1 Entered on FLSD Docket 04/07/2011 Page 1 of 8 Case 1:11-cv-21227-JAL Document 1 Entered on FLSD Docket 04/07/2011 Page 2 of 8 Case 1:11-cv-21227-JAL Document 1 Entered on FLSD Docket 04/07/2011 Page 3 of 8 Case …
Brief • April 7, 2011
Cox v. County of Otero, NM, Complaint, Excessive Force - Beating, 2011 Case 2:11-cv-00296-WPL -LAM Document 1 Filed 04/07/11 Page 1 of 9 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEW MEXICO MICHAEL COX Plaintiff, v. No. -------- BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS FOR THE COUNTY OF OTERO, …
Article • March 15, 2011 • from PLN March, 2011
State Inspections Compel Changes at Abusive Michigan Juvenile Facility by David Reutter by David M. Reutter Inspection reports by Michigan’s Department of Human Services (DHS) concerning conditions at the Muskegon County Juvenile Detention Center (MCJDC) found an abusive environment caused by understaffing. On the verge of losing the state license …
Article • March 15, 2011 • from PLN March, 2011
Former Orange County Jail Detainee Paid $750,000 to Settle Guard Tasering Suit by In March 2010, Orange County, California paid $750,000 to settle a civil rights suit filed by Matthew Fleuret, a former jail prisoner who alleged he was subjected to excessive force following his arrest in March 2006 on …
$373,000 Settlement in New York City Juvenile Facility “Building Tenders” Suit by Brandon Sample Echoing the violence of the Texas prison system during the 1970s where prisoners guarded other prisoners under an abusive practice known as the “building tenders” system, the City of New York has agreed to pay $373,000 …
Kentucky Guards Sentenced to Federal Prison in Detainee Abuse Prosecution by A Kentucky federal court has sentenced five guards from the Fayette County Detention Center (FCDC) who were prosecuted in connection with systematic abuse of prisoners at the facility. FCDC Sgt. John McQueen, 33, and Cpl. Clarence McCoy, 31, were …
Article • March 15, 2011
$17,000 Settlement in Guards’ Excessive Force against D.C. Prisoner by The District of Columbia (D.C.) paid $17,000 to settle the lawsuit of prisoner Darryl G. Wise for injuries sustained due to the use of excessive force against him by guards. The complaint in this action involved events that occurred at …
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