Davis v. White, MO, Summary Judgment Order, Police Excessive Force, 2013 Case: 4:10-cv-01429-NAB Doc. #: 172 Filed: 12/31/13 Page: 1 of 25 PageID #: 2561 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI EASTERN DIVISION HENRY M. DAVIS, ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) Plaintiff, v. MICHAEL …
Jones v. City of St. Louis, MO, Settlement Agreement, Mistaken Identity, 2013 SETTLEMENT AND CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENT REGARDING TRAVIS JONES V. FRANCIS SLAY f:T AL., 4:12-CV-01220 ERW This Settlement and Confidentiality Agreement (the "Agreement"), made this A/(J<.k-4• :':L. 2013, by and among Tra;is S. Jones ("Jones"), the City of St. Louis, …
Missouri: Arrestees Billed for Cost of Police Tasers by Christopher Zoukis Police officers in St. Joseph, Missouri have successfully recouped payments from defendants for the cost of “tasing” them during an arrest. It costs $24.99 for a Taser cartridge and about $1.05 in battery use each time an officer tases …
Ballenger v. Morgan, MS, Consent Decree, Mailroom Policy, 2013 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI CENTRAL DIVISION TARA BALLENGER, Plaintiff, v. COUNTY OF MORGAN, MISSOURI, Defendant. ) ) ) ) ) No. ) ) ) ) 2:13-cv-4177-NKL CONSENT ORDER AND JUDGMENT Upon the parties’ joint motion …
Missouri Public Entity Risk Management v. Edwards, MO, Defendant's Memo in Opposition to MSJ, 2013 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF COLE STATE OF MISSOURI MISSOURI PUBLIC ENTITY RISK MANAGEMENT Plaintiff, v. SCOTT EDWARDS, et al. Defendants. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) Cause …
Court of Appeals Upholds Judicial Immunity in Civil Rights Claim by The United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit affirmed in August 2012 the judgment of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri, that the civil rights claims against state court Judge Patrick Young be …
8th Circuit: Prisoner's Right to Avoid Involuntary Medication Safeguarded Only by Minimal Procedural Due Process Protections by In a case alleging that a prisoner's transfer, detention, and involuntary medication violated his Due Process rights, the Eighth Circuit has affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment to the defendant prison …
Second Circuit: SORNA Applies to All Sex Offenders by Mark Wilson The Second Circuit Court of Appeals held that the federal Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA) applied upon enactment to sex offenders whose predicate sex offense convictions predate SORNA. The appellate court also held that violation of SORNA’s …
Missouri Private Jail Assessed Back Sales and Use Taxes by The En Banc Missouri Supreme Court held that a private jail must pay $14,056.25 in sales tax and $5,459.79 in use tax, plus interest, on its purchase of prisoner meals, clothing, soap, shampoo, medical supplies and other consumables between 2000 …
Missouri Supreme Court Remands Child Custody Case by A divided Supreme Court for the State of Missouri reversed in January 2011 a judgment in the termination of parental rights of E.M.B.R. (Mother) and the subsequent granting of the petition for adoption of C.M.B.R. (Child) into the care of M.M. and …
Mays v. Howell, MO, Plaintiff's Memo in Opposition of Defendant's MSJ, Cop Killed Dog, 2013 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI NORTHERN DIVISION MARCUS MAYS, Plaintiff, v. DOUG HOWELL, et al., Defendants. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) Case No. 2:12-CV-6 JCH PLAINTIFF’S MEMORANDUM IN …
“Shocks the Conscience” Test Applied to Conditions at Civil Commitment Center by The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals has held that the “shocks the conscience” standard, as opposed to the “professional judgment” standard, is the proper analysis when determining an alleged due process violation based on the treatment and discipline …
Eighth Circuit: Procedurally Defaulted Grievances Decided on Merits are Considered Exhausted by On June 15, 2012, the Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit reversed the dismissal of a prisoner’s claims related to inadequate medical care. Missouri state prisoner Mark E. Hammett, while housed at the Jefferson County Correctional Center, …
Eighth Circuit Affirms Post-Verdict Nominal Damages Request by The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a lower court's denial of a post-verdict request to instruct the jury to award nominal damages and a motion to alter or amend the judgment to include nominal damages. Clayton Miller was seen visibly intoxicated, …
Supreme Court Adopts Strickland Prejudice Standard for Rejected Plea Bargains by Derek Gilna The U.S. Supreme Court, in a 5-4 ruling, has extended Strickland guarantees of effective legal representation to defendants entering into plea bargains. According to Justice Anthony Kennedy, who delivered the majority opinion of the Court, “The reality …
Tanner v. City of Sullivan, Jury Verdict, Jail Suicide, 2013 Case: 4:11-cv-01361-NAB Doc. #: 199 Filed: 01/18/13 Page: 1 of 2 PageID #: 3702 VERDICT Note: Complete this form by writing in the names required by your verdict. On the claim of plaintiffs Debora Tanner, Danny Palmer, and Callista Baker …
Missouri County Ordered to Present Civil Detainees Before Court within 27 Hours; $75,000 Damages Settlement by A Missouri federal district court has entered a consent decree in a class-action lawsuit that prohibits county officials from holding people detained for more than 27 hours, excluding weekends and holidays, on a civil …
Jones v. City of St. Louis, MO, Complaint, Mistaken Identity, 2012 Case: 4:12-cv-01220-ERW Doc. #: 27 Filed: 09/06/12 Page: 1 of 18 PageID #: 204 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI EASTERN DIVISION TRAVIS JONES, Plaintiff v. CITY OF ST. LOUIS Serve: Francis Slay, Jr. 1200 …
