Thompson v. Holm, WI, Settlement, Ramadan Fasting, 2016 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF WISCONSIN MICHAEL L. THOMPSON, Plaintiff, v. Case No. 13..cv.. 00930-nj WILLIAM HOLM, MATTHEW LARSON, RANDALL LASHOCK, BRUCE BLEICH, and JOHN DOE, Defendants. RELEASE AND SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT Tins Release and Settlement Agreement …
Wisconsin DOC Pays Former Prisoner for Miscalculating Sentence by Gary Hunter On April 4, 2014, the Wisconsin Department of Corrections (DOC) was ordered to pay $7,600 to former prisoner Robin N. Gavinski for holding him too long in prison. Gavinski was serving three sentences that were supposed to run concurrently; …
Seventh Circuit: Police Officer Who Shot Man Not Entitled to Qualified Immunity by On May 27, 2015, the Seventh Circuit court of appeals upheld a federal court's denial of a motion for summary judgement based on qualified immunity filed by a police officer who shot a man in an alleged …
Seventh Circuit Rules Wisconsin Prisoner’s Religious Rights Must be Honored by Derek Gilna Seventh Circuit Rules Wisconsin Prisoner’s Religious Rights Must be Honored by Derek Gilna David A. Schlemm, a Navajo tribe member confined in a Wisconsin state prison, sought to exercise his right to practice certain religious rituals required …
Study Finds Private Prisons Keep Prisoners Longer, Without Reducing Future Crime by Peter Kerwin Study Finds Private Prisons Keep Prisoners Longer, Without Reducing Future Crime by Peter Kerwin A new study finds that prisoners in private prisons are likely to serve as many as two to three more months behind bars …
$40,000 for DUI Suspect over Destroyed Exculpatory Video by $40,000 for DUI Suspect over Destroyed Exculpatory Video A jury in the United States District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin decided, in December 2009, in favor of plaintiff Troy Scheffler in the amount of $40,000 for the county willfully …
$300,000 Award to Wisconsin Prison Employee Raped by Prisoner by $300,000 Award to Wisconsin Prison Employee Raped by Prisoner A Wisconsin federal jury awarded $300,000 to a female prison-employee who was raped by a prisoner. At the time of the rape, the woman was a payroll and benefits specialist at …
No Eighth Amendment Violation in Cellmate Attack by No Eighth Amendment Violation in Cellmate Attack The United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit dismissed a lawsuit filed by an inmate who suffered injuries after claiming that prison staff failed to heed his warnings that his cellmate was about …
$506,000 Awarded to Wisconsin Man for Officers’ Unlawful Stop and Arrest by $506,000 Awarded to Wisconsin Man for Officers’ Unlawful Stop and Arrest A federal jury has awarded a man $506,000 after finding two Wisconsin police officers liable of an illegal stop and arrest. Leo Hardy was instructed by officers …
Sex Assault Charges against Wiccan Ex-Prison Chaplain Dismissed by Joe Watson Sex Assault Charges against Wiccan Ex-Prison Chaplain Dismissed by Joe Watson A Wiccan former prison chaplain at the Oshkosh Correctional Institution in Wisconsin pledged to sue the Wisconsin Department of Corrections after she was cleared of criminal charges in …
News In Brief by Alabama: On April 9, 2013, Kenneth Wayne Patton was arrested on a domestic violence charge. When he arrived at the Etowah County Jail, he informed guards that he used to be employed at the St. Clair Correctional Facility and should be put in protective custody. Despite …
Wisconsin Jail’s 2013 Prisoner Fee Revenue Falls $130,000 by Mark Wilson Wisconsin Jail’s 2013 Prisoner Fee Revenue Falls $130,000 by Mark Wilson A litigation-compelled policy change has cut a Wisconsin County’s booking and pay-to- stay fees by $130,000. However, county officials are quickly recouping the revenue from other detainees. A …
Seventh Circuit Upholds Wisconsin Sex Offender Registration Fee, Names John Doe Plaintiffs by Derek Gilna Seventh Circuit Upholds Wisconsin Sex Offender Registration Fee, Names John Doe Plaintiffs by Derek Gilna The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals has reversed a district court’s ruling that found Wisconsin’s statute for sex offender registration, …
Seventh Circuit: New Trial for Wrong Legal Standard in Jail Death Case by Mark Wilson Seventh Circuit: New Trial for Wrong Legal Standard in Jail Death Case by Mark Wilson In an amended decision on August 14, 2014, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals held a district court had abused …
Brown v. Dept Corrections, WI, Complaint, 2015 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF WISCONSIN FELICIA BROWN Plaintiff, v. Case No. 2:15-cv-843 WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, a state governmental agency; SUSAN NYGREN, individually and in her official capacity as manager of the Health Service Unit of the Wisconsin Department of …
Supreme Court Clarifies Legal Standard for Pre-Trial Detainee Excessive Force Claims by Derek Gilna Supreme Court Clarifies Legal Standard for Pre-Trial Detainee Excessive Force Claims by Derek Gilna Mchael B. Kingsley, a pre-trial detainee in a Wisconsin county jail, filed a § 1983 federal civil rights action alleging that deputies …
Seventh Circuit Dismisses Prisoner’s Suit as Sanction for Perjury by Seventh Circuit Dismisses Prisoner’s Suit as Sanction for Perjury The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, affirming a trial court’s dismissal of a prisoner’s suit, has sanctioned him for his history of dishonesty in litigation. Natanael Rivera filed …
Alleged Retaliation towards Police Deputy Unrelated to First Amendment Protection, Federal Court Holds by Alleged Retaliation towards Police Deputy Unrelated to First Amendment Protection, Federal Court Holds The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit has held that a former police sergeant’s freedom of speech and association rights were …
$1 Million for Medical Neglect Death of Wisconsin Jail Prisoner by David Reutter $1 Million for Medical Neglect Death of Wisconsin Jail Prisoner by David M. Reutter A Wisconsin federal jury awarded $1 million to the estate of a prisoner who died of a heart attack at the Racine County …
Seventh Circuit Orders New Trial due to Shackling of Prisoner Plaintiff by Lonnie Burton Seventh Circuit Orders New Trial due to Shackling of Prisoner Plaintiff by Lonnie Burton On April 4, 2014, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals granted a new trial to a prisoner who had sued jail guards …
