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Brief • March 28, 2011
Henderson v. Bentley, AL, Complaint, HIV Prisoner Discrimination, 2011 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF ALABAMA NORTHERN DIVISION LOUIS HENDERSON, DANA HARLEY, DARRELL ROBINSON, DWIGHT SMITH, ALBERT KNOX, ROOSEVELT JAMES, JOHN mCKS, APRIL STAGNER, ASHLEY DOTSON, and MELINDA WASHINGTON, on behalf of themselves and of …
Article • March 15, 2011
$2,000 Settlement in Confiscation of DC Prisoner’s Medical Braces by The District of Columbia (DC) paid $2,000 to settle a lawsuit filed by prisoner Patrick Brady, claiming a guard confiscated his medical braces. The confiscation occurred on July 27, 1997, which was three days after doctors at the DC General …
Article • March 15, 2011
Washington Paraplegic’s Suit Settled for $2,750, Single Cell and Specialist Consult by The State of Washington paid a paraplegic prisoner $250 in costs, and $2,500 in attorney’s fees to settle a federal lawsuit alleging inadequate medical care, pain management and living conditions. The State also agreed to a specialist consult, …
Brief • January 14, 2011
Taylor v. Clark et al, CA, Plf Response to Def Mot for SJ, Deaf Prisoner Accommodation Excessive Force, 2011 Case 1:07-cv-00032-AWI-SMS Document 131 5 CARTER C. WHITE, CSB # 164149 KING HALL CIVIL RIGHTS CLINIC U. C. Davis School of Law One Shields Avenue, Bldg. TB-30 Davis, CA 95616-8821 Telephone: …
Brief • November 9, 2010
Minnis v Johnson VDOC, VA, Consent MTD - Settlement Agreement, deaf disabled prisoners, 2010 Case 1:10-cv-00096-TSE-TRJ Document 107 Filed 11/09/10 Page 1 of 32 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA Alexandria Division GARY MINNIS, et al., Plaintiffs, v. GENE JOHNSON, et al., Defendants. ) …
Sixth Circuit: No Eleventh Amendment Immunity When ADA Claim Includes Fourteenth Amendment Violations by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On January 5, 2010, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a Michigan district court’s denial of Eleventh Amendment immunity for a claim involving both a violation of the Americans with …
Illinois: Disabled Detainees’ Discrimination Claims May Proceed to Trial by In a lengthy and well-reasoned opinion and order, U.S. District Court Judge Elaine E. Bucklo, for the Northern District of Illinois, denied cross-motions for summary judgment in a class-action suit brought by paraplegics and partially-disabled pre-trial detainees currently and formerly …
Tennessee Jail Agrees to Pay $5,000 for Withholding Prisoner’s Leg by The Davidson County Sheriff’s Department has agreed to settle a lawsuit brought by a prisoner under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Jerry Ray Brock was extradited from Columbus, Georgia to Tennessee to begin service of a Tennessee conviction. …
Bivens Case by Disabled Prisoner Against Federal Prison Officials Remanded; Settles for $15,000 by The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit reversed a grant of summary judgment to federal prison officials in a Bivens case brought by a handicapped prisoner who was unable to take a shower or …
$12,000 Award to Wheelchair-Bound NY Prisoner for Fall off Loading Ramp by A New York Court of Claims awarded a prisoner $12,000 for injuries incurred by a fall off a curb while in a wheelchair. Prisoner Darin Carathers became a paraplegic after sustaining a gun shot wound to the neck …
Massachusetts DOC Agrees to Pay $15,000 to Settle ADA Suit by On October 24, 2005, the Massachusetts Department of Corrections (DOC) agreed to settle a suit brought by a prisoner under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) for $15,000. Paul Shedlock sued the DOC after staff at MCI Norfolk refused …
Washington State Settles Prisoner's Personal Injury Claim for $20,000 by On January 8, 2007, the State of Washington settled for $20,000 a personal injury claim brought by a state prisoner. Michael Humburgs, a Washington State state prisoner, was incarcerated at the Larch Mountain Corrections Center when he injured his ankle. …
NY City Settles ADA/RA Suit for $400,000 by On August 2, 2007, the City of New York agreed to settle a suit brought by a handicapped man who was injured while being transported to Rikers Island. According to Devin Sayers’ complaint, guards did not secure his wheelchair to the floor …
Washington DOC Pays $5,000 to Settle Disability Discrimination Claim by On November 8, 2006, the Washington DOC agreed to pay ex-employee, Darlene Elliott, the sum of $5,000 to avoid litigation in a discrimination claim. Ms. Elliot, a DOC employee from 2000 to 2004, developed a debilitating disease, which required DOC …
Pierce County, Washington Pays $8,460 Settlement for ADA Violation by Washington State’s Pierce County paid $8,460 to settle a county employee’s grievance for violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Pierce County guard Kelly R. Berg was diagnosed with chronic common migraine and obstructed sleep apnea. Her treating physician, …
Washington State Settles DOC Disability Accommodation Suit for $30,000 by On January 24, 2008, the State of Washington settled a suit over lack of disability accommodation at the Department of Corrections (DOC) for $30,000. Carolea Mathison, a DOC guard with astigmatism, was assigned to the information desk. The DOC was …
Missoula County Jail Agrees to Settle Excessive Force Suit for $490,000 by Missoula County, Montana has agreed to pay $490,000 to a mentally ill woman who was shot six times by guards with a pepperball gun. Sunny Bartell was arrested on July 1, 2006 for disorderly conduct after police were …
Texas Court of Appeals Reverses Dismissal of Prisoner’s Retaliation Suit; Second Dismissal Affirmed After Remand by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke A Texas Court of Appeals reversed the dismissal of a prisoner’s lawsuit alleging that he suffered retaliation for litigation activities. However, after the case was again dismissed following remand, …
Washington State Makes Work Release Available to Disabled Prisoners; Monetary Payments to Class Members by The Washington Department of Corrections (WDOC) agreed to a settlement in a class action lawsuit alleging violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) that results in not only a policy change but monetary payments …
Article • February 15, 2010 • from PLN February, 2010
Alabama Ends Policy Barring HIV+ Prisoners from Work Release by After more than two decades of intense advocacy by the ACLU, in August 2009 the Alabama Department of Corrections (ADOC) agreed to end its practice of prohibiting prisoners with HIV from participating in work release programs. PLN has previously reported …
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