Red Light Traffic Camera CEO Sentenced for Corruption in Ohio and Illinois by The former CEO of Redflex Traffic Systems, Inc. was sentenced on October 19, 2016 to 14 months in federal prison for a bribes-for-contracts scheme in Ohio. Karen Finley, who was ousted from her position with the company …
Guglielmo v. Montgomery County, OH, Amended Complaint, Inmate Beaten in Jail, 2017 Case: 3:17-cv-00006-TMR Doc #: 7 Filed: 03/06/17 Page: 1 of 12 PAGEID #: 62 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO WESTERN DIVISION AT DAYTON JOSEPH GUGLIELMO C/O Jennifer Branch Gerhardstein & Branch Co. LPA …
Gondor v. State of Ohio, OH, Settlement, Wrongful Conviction, 2017 IN THE COURT OF CLAIMS OF OHIO ROBERT GONDOR, et al. Case No. 2015-00921-WI Plaintiffs Judge Patrick M. McGrath v. JOURNAL ENTRY APPROVING SETTLEMENT STATE OF OHIO Defendant The court, being fully advised as to the premises, approves and confirms …
Wheatt et al v. City of East Cleveland, et al., OH, Complaint, Police Misconduct, 2017 Case: 1:17-cv-00377-JG Doc #: 1 Filed: 02/23/17 1 of 45. PageID #: 1 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO, EASTERN DIVISION DERRICK WHEATT and LAURESE ) GLOVER, ) ) …
$13 Million Ohio Wrongful Conviction Verdict Upheld by Sixth Circuit by On December 2, 2014, the Sixth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals affirmed a district court jury verdict which awarded $13 million to a man who spent 12 years in prison for a murder conviction later overturned for malicious prosecution …
Wade v. Eversole, et al., OH, Complaint, Pepper Spray, Restraints, Assault on Prisoner, 2017 Case: 3:17-cv-00051-TMR Doc #: 1 Filed: 02/14/17 Page: 1 of 16 PAGEID #: 1 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRCIT OF OHIO WESTERN DIVISION AT DAYTON CHARLES WADE 206 Clover Leaf Circle Englewood, Ohio 45322 * …
Canter v. Fairfield County, OH, Complaint, Solitary Suicide, 2017 Case: 2:17-cv-00106-ALM-EPD Doc #: 1 Filed: 02/03/17 Page: 1 of 17 PAGEID #: 1 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO EASTERN DIVISION : : : : : : Individually and as administratrix of : the Estate of JESSE WHITLATCH, …
Prisoners Not Required to Take Unspecified Steps to Exhaust Administrative Remedies by On February 25, 2016, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals concluded a prisoner’s suit had been improperly dismissed when he “failed to do something not specified, outlined, or required by his prison’s grievance procedure.” Before the Court was …
Smith v. Tray et. al., OH, Appeal, Americans With Disabilities Act Violation, 2017 RECOMMENDED FOR FULL-TEXT PUBLICATION Pursuant to Sixth Circuit I.O.P. 32.1(b) File Name: 17a0247p.06 UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SIXTH CIRCUIT VICTOR L. SMITH, Plaintiff-Appellant, ┐ │ │ > v. CITY OF TROY, OHIO; MIAMI COUNTY, …
Exonerated Ohio Prisoner’s Claim for Improperly Released Medical Record to Proceed by An Ohio Court of Appeals held a trial court improperly granted summary judgment to the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction (ODRC) in a lawsuit claiming invasion of privacy, and intentional infliction of emotional distress. The suit was …
Ohio Prison Guards Use JPay System to Illegally Download Thousands of Copyrighted Songs by Joe Watson Ohio’s top watchdog has recommended that the use of state owned computers by employees of the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction (ODRC) should be heavily restricted to prevent prison guards from again illegally …
Dumas v. Chappell, OH, Complaint, Restraint Chair Punch, 2016 Case: 1:16-cv-00081-DCN Doc #: 29 Filed: 12/16/16 1 of 17. PageID #: 177 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO EASTERN DIVISION LUCILLE DUMAS 15634 Kipling Avenue, Apt. 2 Cleveland, Ohio 44110 vs. Case No. 1:16-cv-00081 …
Ohio Federal Court Dismisses Suit Against Doctor Over Prisoner’s Suicide by On September 4, 2015, an Ohio federal district court dismissed a lawsuit brought against a former prison doctor following the suicide of a prisoner under his care. Ohio prisoner Gregory Stamper was in extreme pain due to damage to …
Challenge to Ohio Private Prison Confinement Not Cognizable in Habeas Corpus by Mark Wilson The Ohio Court of Appeals has affirmed the dismissal of a prisoner’s habeas corpus petition seeking immediate release from a private prison. Ohio state prisoner Maurice Freeman was confined at the Lake Erie Correctional Institution, a …
Swink v. Montgomery County BoC, OH, Amended Complaint, Pepper Spray, 2016 Case: 3:16-cv-00392-WHR-MJN Doc #: 3 Filed: 11/03/16 Page: 1 of 19 PAGEID #: 27 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRCIT OF OHIO WESTERN DIVISION AT DAYTON AMBER SWINK 11766 S. Wolf Creek Pike Brookville, Oh 45309 * CASE NO. …
$5,000 Settlement in Ohio Prisoner's Suit over Improper Assignment to Upper Bunk by On June 8, 2015, the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction agreed to a $5,000 settlement in a lawsuit brought by a prisoner who was assigned to an upper bunk despite having a medical restriction requiring his …
Ohio Prisoner's Dog Bite Suit Settled for $1,500 by The Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction (DORC) settled a prisoner's dog bit lawsuit for $1,500 on August 28, 2014. Craig Meriwether was an Ohio state prisoner incarcerated at the Warren Correctional Institute on October 3, 2013, when, in a foyer …
Ohio Jail Prisoner's Assault-by-Guards Suit Settled for $7,000 by A federal civil rights action by an Ohio prisoner alleging multiple jail guards assaulted him without provocation was settled for $7,000 on April 9, 2014. Kevin Holcomb was incarcerated at the Lucas County jail in Toleo, Ohio on March 26, 2012, …
Three-week Treatment Delay Not Deliberately Indifferent by Mark Wilson The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals held that an Ohio prisoner failed to prove that a three-week delay of treatment for a painful skin condition constituted deliberate indifference. Ohio state prisoner Oscar Santiago complained of severe pain, swelling and a rash …
Ohio Supreme Court: Inference of Motive Justifies Death by Mark Wilson The Ohio Supreme Court affirmed the death sentence of a man who was sentenced to death by a three-judge panel on a mere inference of motive. David Williams, Nicholas Wiskur and Robin Patterson entered into a failed Ohio business …
