November v. Chesterfield County, VA, Settlement, Taser Burn and Injury, 2018 GENERAL RELEASE AND SETTLEMENT OF ALL CLAIMS TillS GENERAL RELEASE AND SETILEMENT OF ALL CLAIMS ("Release") is being made on this _day ofMarch, 2018, by MILES ZACHARY-COLE NOVEMBER (the undersigned), party ofthe first part, and the County of Chesterfield, …
ARA v. Commonwealth of Virginia, VA, Opinion, Expunging Felony Arrest Record, 2018 PRESENT: Lemons, C.J., Goodwyn, Mims, Powell, Kelsey, and McCullough, JJ., and Russell, S.J. A.R.A. 1 v. Record No. 170199 OPINION BY STEPHEN R. McCULLOUGH March 1, 2018 COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF …
In re Watford, VA, Opinion, Evidence, 2018 PRESENT: All the Justices IN RE: ROY L. WATFORD, III Record No. 161187 OPINION BY JUSTICE CLEO E. POWELL March 1, 2018 UPON A PETITION FOR A WRIT OF ACTUAL INNOCENCE Roy L. Watford, III, (“Watford”) petitions this Court to grant a writ …
Porter v. Clarke, VA, Opinion, Death Row Conditions, 2018 Case 1:14-cv-01588-LMB-IDD Document 220 Filed 02/21/18 Page 1 of 37 PageID# 4031 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA Alexandria Division THOMAS PORTER, et al., Plaintiffs, No. 1:14-cv-1588 (LMB/IDD) v. HAROLD W. CLARKE, et al., Defendants. …
Virginia: Undocumented Immigrant Receives $12,000 Settlement for Overdetention by David Reutter by David M. Reutter In May 2017, the sheriff’s office in Henrico County, Virginia entered into a $12,000 settlement to resolve a lawsuit alleging an undocumented immigrant was held in jail beyond his scheduled release date. Following his arrest …
$8.4 Million Judgment in Defamation Suit by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis A retired Army colonel who was denied a promotion due to a rape accusation has been awarded $8.4 million in a defamation lawsuit filed against his accuser. Col. David “Wil” Riggins, a highly-decorated veteran of both Iraq and …
Virginia Mentally-Ill Man’s Death by Deterioration in Jail Cell Exhibits Policy Failures by David Reutter by David M. Reutter The death of a mentally-ill Virginia man jailed on a misdemeanor and confined in isolation while awaiting transfer to a psychiatric hospital exhibits the folly of current policies in dealing with …
Austin v. Correct Care Solutions, VA, Amended Complaint, Wrongful Death, 2017 Case 2:17-cv-00291-RJK Document 79-1 Filed 12/04/17 Page 1 of 101 PageID# 1128 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA Norfolk Division JOE AUSTIN AND MICHELLE WILSON, CO-ADMINISTRATORS OF THE ESTATE OF HENRY CLAY STEWART, Deceased, Plaintiffs, …
Juniper v. Zook, VA, Opinion, Brady Claim, 2017 PUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT No. 13-7 ANTHONY BERNARD JUNIPER, Petitioner-Appellant, v. DAVID W. ZOOK, Warden, Sussex I State Prison, Respondent-Appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, at Richmond. John …
Wife of President Trump’s Ethics Attorney Caught Having Sex with Prisoner by Monte McCoin by Monte McCoin The wife of an attorney who serves as an ethics advisor to President Donald Trump’s revocable trust – an entity intended to separate Trump’s business and political activities – was arrested on September …
$250,000 Paid By Virginia Jail to Settle Deaf Prisoner Suit by In December 2016, a $250,000 settlement was reached in a lawsuit brought by a deaf prisoner who was effectively unable to communicate during a six-week stay at a jail in Arlington County, Virginia. The suit pushed the sheriff’s office …
Fourth Circuit Reverses Dismissal of Prisoner’s Failure to Protect Claim by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis In March 2016, the Fourth Circuit reversed a district court’s dismissal of a prisoner’s Eighth Amendment failure to protect claim in a case that subsequently settled. The prisoner, James Herman Raynor, was held at …
Virginia Governor Grants Full Pardons to the “Norfolk Four” by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis Four former U.S. Navy veterans wrongly convicted of the rape and murder of an 18-year-old woman have been granted full pardons by Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe. Eric Wilson, Danial Williams, Derek Tice and Joseph Dick, …
Parole Remains Elusive for Virginia Prisoners by David Reutter by David Reutter Virginia has more than 3,500 prisoners eligible for parole, representing over 9% of its prison population of 38,000 – a significant number considering that the state abolished parole over 20 years ago. Still, even for those long-serving prisoners …
Prison Legal News v. Northwestern Regional Jail Authority, VA, Memorandum Opinion, Jail Censorship, 2017 9/29/2017 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA HARRISONBURG DIVISION PRISON LEGAL NEWS, Plaintiff, v. NORTHWESTERN REGIONAL JAIL AUTHORITY, et al., Defendants. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) …
Scott v. Clarke, VA, Memo in Support of Plff's Mot re Contempt, Systemic Medical Neglect, 2017 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA CHARLOTTESVILLE DIVISION CYNTHIA B. SCOTT, et al., Plaintiffs, v. HAROLD W. CLARKE, et al., Defendants. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) …
Coward v. Robinson, VA, Judgment, 5 Percenters Religious Freedom, 2017 Case 1:10-cv-00147-LMB-MSN Document 237 Filed 08/28/17 Page 1 of 1 PageID# 2656 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA Alexandria Division Kalvin Donnell Coward, ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) Plaintiff, …
Cox v. Baxley, VA, Verdict, Failure to Protect, 2017 DEWAYNE JACKSON COX, Plaintiff, V. BENJAMIN BAXLEY, et al., Defendants. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) Civil Action No. 7:16CV00408 VERDICT FORM Before: Hon. Glen E. Conrad United States District Judge Question 1 Do you find that the …
Virginia: Three Face Federal Charges for Fake Legal Services Scheme by Prisoners held in jails in Newport News and Norfolk, Virginia were duped by a fictitious legal services company called “FamUnited,” also known as “Famm United” or “FamilyTranzitions.” The scammers behind the scheme, Teresa Gallop, 49, Jessie Davis, 20, and …
Legal Aid Justice Center - Scott v. Clarke Press Release, Medical Care at Fluvanna Prison, 2017 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For information contact Brenda Castañeda, Esq. Legal Aid Justice Center 434-529-1849 brenda@justice4all.org WOMEN AT FLUVANNA PRISON FILE CONTEMPT MOTION ALLEGING VDOC CONTINUES TO FAIL TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE MEDICAL CARE Charlottesville, Va., …
