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Ohio: $275,000 Settlement in Jail Detainee’s Suicide

Article • June 7, 2018 • from PLN June, 2018

Filed under: Settlements, Suicides

Ohio: $275,000 Settlement in Jail Detainee’s Suicide by A $275,000 settlement was reached in a lawsuit over the March 5, 2015 suicide of a pretrial detainee at Ohio’s Fairfield County Jail. It was the second settlement related to a suicide at the facility since 2009. Jesse Whitlatch, 32, was arrested …

State of Ohio v. Banks-Harvey, OH, Opinion, Warrantless Retrieval of an Arrestee's Personal Effects, 2018

Brief • 2018

Filed under: Fourth Amendment, rights, Traffic stop, Search and Seizure

State of Ohio v. Banks-Harvey, OH, Opinion, Warrantless Retrieval of an Arrestee's Personal Effects, 2018 [Until this opinion appears in the Ohio Official Reports advance sheets, it may be cited as State v. Banks-Harvey, Slip Opinion No. 2018-Ohio-201.] NOTICE This slip opinion is subject to formal revision before it is …

Office of the Ohio Inspector General - Ohio Department of Rehabilitation & Correction Report of Investigation, 2018

Publication • May 22, 2018

Filed under: Work, Conditions of Confinement, TV/Movies, Guards/Staff

Office of the Ohio Inspector General - Ohio Department of Rehabilitation & Correction Report of Investigation, 2018 State of Ohio Office of the Inspector General RANDALL J. MEYER, Inspector General Report of Investigation AGENCY: OHIO DEPARTMENT OF REHABILITATION & CORRECTION FILE ID NO.: 2016-CA00032 DATE OF REPORT: MAY 22, 2018 …

Former Police Chief Convicted of Sex Crimes Settles with State of Ohio for $190,000

Article • May 17, 2018

Filed under: Sentencing, Probation, Double jeopardy

Former Police Chief Convicted of Sex Crimes Settles with State of Ohio for $190,000 by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis  The widow of former Wapakonetam, Ohio Police Chief Dave Harrison, who had pleaded guilty to six counts related to child pornography, agreed to a $190,000 settlement with Special Prosecutor Scott …

Robinson v. Neil, OH, Settlement, Prison Overcrowding, 2018

Brief • May 11, 2018

Filed under: Failure to Treat, Overcrowding, Eighth Amendment, Bedding, Jail Specific, Excessive Force, Americans with Disabilities Act, Fourteenth Amendment, rights

Robinson v. Neil, OH, Settlement, Prison Overcrowding, 2018 Case: 1:17-cv-00652-SJD Doc #: 35 Filed: 05/11/18 Page: 1 of 7 PAGEID #: 297 Case: 1:17-cv-00652-SJD Doc #: 35 Filed: 05/11/18 Page: 2 of 7 PAGEID #: 298 Case: 1:17-cv-00652-SJD Doc #: 35 Filed: 05/11/18 Page: 3 of 7 PAGEID #: 299 …

Ohio: $75,000 Settlement Reached after 60-Year-Old Woman Body Slammed by Jail Guard

Article • May 9, 2018 • from PLN May, 2018

Filed under: Guard Brutality/Beatings, Settlements

Ohio: $75,000 Settlement Reached after 60-Year-Old Woman Body Slammed by Jail Guard by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis A federal lawsuit filed by an elderly woman who suffered injuries after being slammed to the floor by a jail guard has ended in a settlement, and the guard disciplined. Marsha Pate-Strickland …

Varney v. Montgomery County Board of Commissioners, OH, Complaint and Jury Demand, Prisoner Mistreatment, 2018

Brief • May 9, 2018

Filed under: Pain, Injury -- Misc., Eighth Amendment, Jail Specific, Excessive Force, Mental Health, Staff Training, DUI

Varney v. Montgomery County Board of Commissioners, OH, Complaint and Jury Demand, Prisoner Mistreatment, 2018 Case: 3:18-cv-00155-TMR-MJN Doc #: 1 Filed: 05/09/18 Page: 1 of 14 PAGEID #: 1 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO WESTERN DIVISION AT DAYTON TONYA R. VARNEY 238 Orth Drive New Carlisle, OH …

Ohio: Almost $3 Million Settlement in Suit Brought by Two Wrongfully Convicted Men

Article • April 3, 2018 • from PLN April, 2018

Filed under: Prosecutor/Attorney General Misconduct, DNA Testing/Samples, Wrongful Conviction, Wrongful Imprisonment

Ohio: Almost $3 Million Settlement in Suit Brought by Two Wrongfully Convicted Men by Matthew Clarke Ohio: Almost $3 Million Settlement in Suit Brought by Two Wrongfully Convicted Men by Matt Clarke In March 2017, a state court judge approved a $2.9 million settlement between Ohio and two men who …

Myers v. Mize, OH, Settlement, Head Injury by Guard, 2018

Brief • March 28, 2018

Filed under: Guard Brutality/Beatings, Guards/Staff, Fourth Amendment, rights, Fourteenth Amendment, rights

Myers v. Mize, OH, Settlement, Head Injury by Guard, 2018 COM'RS MIN 150 MAY 0 9 2018 SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND WAIVER AND RELEASE OF ALL CLAIMS IMAGE 1 1252k This Settlement Agreement and Waiver and Release of All Claims ("Agreement') is made this 2iS day of ri1e.te41 , 2018, by …

$111,000 Settlement for Wrongfully Incarcerated Ohio Prisoner

Article • March 6, 2018 • from PLN March, 2018

Filed under: Wrongful Conviction, Wrongful Imprisonment

$111,000 Settlement for Wrongfully Incarcerated Ohio Prisoner by On June 12, 2017, the Ohio Controlling Board voted to settle a wrongful incarceration suit brought by a man whom prosecutors had called a “major supplier” of cocaine, after a judge ignored the reversal of his conviction by an appellate court and …

Ineffective Treatment of Ohio Prisoner’s Psoriasis Defeats Summary Judgment

Article • March 6, 2018 • from PLN March, 2018

Filed under: Failure to Treat, Summary Judgment

Ineffective Treatment of Ohio Prisoner’s Psoriasis Defeats Summary Judgment by The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals held on July 16, 2017 that an Ohio prisoner presented sufficient evidence to survive summary judgment in a claim that prison medical officials chose a less efficacious treatment method. Ohio prisoner Kevin Darrah was …

Ohio Experiences Continued Problems with Aramark

Article • March 6, 2018 • from PLN March, 2018

Filed under: Aramark, Food

Ohio Experiences Continued Problems with Aramark by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis The Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction (ODRC) overpaid food service giant Aramark $57,193 for food provided to nonexistent prisoners, investigators found. The overpayment was uncovered by the state Office of the Inspector General (OIG). According to a …

Ohio v. Noling, OH, Opinion, DNA, 2018

Brief • March 6, 2018

Filed under: DNA Testing/Samples, Death Penalty/Death Row

Ohio v. Noling, OH, Opinion, DNA, 2018 [Until this opinion appears in the Ohio Official Reports advance sheets, it may be cited as State v. Noling, Slip Opinion No. 2018-Ohio-795.] NOTICE This slip opinion is subject to formal revision before it is published in an advance sheet of the Ohio …

Lindon v. Saffold, Complaint, 2018

Brief • February 23, 2018

Filed under: War on Drugs, Drug Treatment/Rehab, Religious Freedom, Proselytizing, Religion and Medicine/Public Health, 42 U.S. Code § 1983, civil action for deprivation of rights

Lindon v. Saffold, Complaint, 2018 Case: 1:18-cv-00442-DCN Doc #: 1 Filed: 02/23/18 1 of 12. PageID #: 1 Case: 1:18-cv-00442-DCN Doc #: 1 Filed: 02/23/18 2 of 12. PageID #: 2 Case: 1:18-cv-00442-DCN Doc #: 1 Filed: 02/23/18 3 of 12. PageID #: 3 Case: 1:18-cv-00442-DCN Doc #: 1 Filed: …

Medicaid for Juvenile Detainees Rejected (Ohio)

Article • February 22, 2018

Filed under: Medical, Juveniles

Medicaid for Juvenile Detainees Rejected (Ohio) by Mark Wilson

McVay v. State of Ohio, OH, Complaint, Wrongful Death, 2018

Brief • February 5, 2018

Filed under: Wrongful Death, Excessive Force (Wrongful Death)

McVay v. State of Ohio, OH, Complaint, Wrongful Death, 2018 FiLED 'i IN THE COURT OF CLAIMS OF OHIO COURT OF CL/UMS OF OHIO 2018 FEB -5 AM IQ: 36 Claim Form 2 0 1 8 - 0 0 l 4 1AO. Case Number -----=-_,---,---for Court use only CLAIMANT: (1) …

Hill v. Anderson, OH, Opinion, Death Penalty, Habeas, Disability, 2018

Brief • February 2, 2018

Filed under: Habeas Corpus, Death Penalty/Death Row

Hill v. Anderson, OH, Opinion, Death Penalty, Habeas, Disability, 2018 RECOMMENDED FOR FULL-TEXT PUBLICATION Pursuant to Sixth Circuit I.O.P. 32.1(b) File Name: 18a0024p.06 UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SIXTH CIRCUIT DANNY HILL, Petitioner-Appellant, ┐ │ │ > v. CARL ANDERSON, Warden, Respondent-Appellee. │ │ │ │ │ │ …

Ohio Experiences Continued Problems with Aramark

Article • January 31, 2018 • from PLN February, 2018

Filed under: Aramark, Contractor Misconduct, Food

Ohio Experiences Continued Problems with Aramark by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis The Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction (ODRC) overpaid food service giant Aramark $57,193 for food provided to nonexistent prisoners, investigators found. The overpayment was uncovered by the state Office of the Inspector General (OIG). According to a …

Crabbs v. Scott, OH, Opinion, Police Unreasonable Search Seizure, 2018

Brief • January 22, 2018

Filed under: Fourth Amendment, rights, Search and Seizure, Police/Govt Misconduct, Resentencing

Crabbs v. Scott, OH, Opinion, Police Unreasonable Search Seizure, 2018 RECOMMENDED FOR FULL-TEXT PUBLICATION Pursuant to Sixth Circuit I.O.P. 32.1(b) File Name: 18a0015p.06 UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SIXTH CIRCUIT KEITH CRABBS, Plaintiff-Appellant, ┐ │ │ > v. ZACH SCOTT, Defendant-Appellee. │ │ │ │ │ ┘ No. …

$9,000 Settles Ohio Prisoner's Trip-and-Fall Suit

Article • January 3, 2018

Filed under: Injury -- Misc.

$9,000 Settles Ohio Prisoner's Trip-and-Fall Suit by On December 9, 2015, the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation (DOR) settled for $9,000 a lawsuit brought by a DOR prisoner who fell and injured himself. Dale Tackett, then in his 40s, was transferred to Richland Correctional Institution on July 10, 2012. As he …