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Remitter Granted In Malicious Prosecution Action; Court Denies Request for State to Indemnify Defendant by A remitter has been ordered in a 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action brought by a psychologist formerly employed by the New York State Office of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities (DMRDD) after the psychologist was …
Article • January 15, 2010
State Did Not Err In Laying Off Guards by The Appellate Court of Illinois, Fourth District, has reversed a decision by the Illinois Labor Relations Board (ILRB) holding that the State of Illinois failed to bargain in good faith before laying off numerous Illinois prison guards. The decision to lay …
$13,500 Settlement in Washington Sex Discrimination Claim; Public Records Act Violation by The State of Washington has paid $13,500 to settle the Public Records Act and gender discrimination suit of Marge Southard, a counselor for the Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS). Southard was employed by DSHS as a …
TDCJ Pays $45,000 to Settle Discrimination Complaint by On June 30, 2005, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice entered into a settlement agreement with employee Gary Walls. The settlement is the result of discrimination complaints filed by Walls with the Texas Workforce Commission and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. To …
TDCJ Pays $45,000 to Settle Sexual Harassment Claim by On March 3, 2005, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice agreed to pay $45,000 to Bethaney Clopp and her attorney, George Chandler, PC, to settle a civil action alleging a "sexually hostile work environment and retaliation." The case was brought under …
TDCJ Pays $95,000 to Settle Discrimination Suit by On October 28, 2008, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) agreed to pay former employee, Karon K. Connelly, $41,524.38 to settle a discrimination suit she had filed in May 2003. In addition to that amount, TDCJ is to pay $38,000 in …
TDCJ Pays $267,000 to Settle Discrimination Claim by On September 15, 2005, the TDCJ agreed to pay a total of $267,500 to Melissa Roberts to settle a complaint she filed with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunities Commission (EEOC) under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Represented by …
TDCJ Settles Race Discrimination Suit Following Denial of Sovereign Immunity by On May 20, 2004, a Texas appellate court denied an appeal filed by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) after a district court denied a motion for summary judgment and another for sovereign immunity in a race discrimination …
Citizen Complaints Against Police Officer not Exempt from Disclosure under Illinois FOIA by On July 20, 2009, the Illinois Court of Appeals affirmed in part, reversed in part and remanded for further proceedings the dismissal of a complaint filed by G. Mark Gekas against the Sheriff of Sangamon County seeking …
$73,000 Settlement for Denial of Pain Medication to Wisconsin Prisoner by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On January 6, 2009, Wisconsin settled a lawsuit brought by a state prisoner who complained of guards preventing him from receiving his pain medication when he was in intense pain, then retaliating against him …
California Prison Guard’s First Amendment Rights Upheld in Job-Related Retaliation Complaint by The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California upheld a prison guard’s complaints in a Title VII job action claiming that prison officials retaliated against her in violation of her First Amendment rights, and the Ninth …
PLN Prevails in Motion to Unseal Settlement in CCA Class Action FLSA Case by On August 28, 2009, the U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas unsealed a settlement agreement in a nationwide class-action lawsuit against Corrections Corporation of America (CCA), the nation’s largest private prison firm. On July …
Wisconsin Sheriff Lacks Authority to Implement Private Food Vendor by The Wisconsin Supreme Court has held that a Sheriff does not have constitutional authority to hire and fire personnel providing food service at a county jail. The Court’s ruling came in an appeal filed by unions that represent employees of …
Same Sex Guard Requirement Violates Title VII by The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals held that a correctional institution was wrong for changing its policy to exclude guards from supervising prisoners of the opposite sex on certain shifts. The Court did, however, deny claims of workplace harassment and retaliation. In …
Article • September 15, 2009
Split Decision in Termination Proceeding of Two Guards Required Revote by A split decision in termination proceedings by the Imperial County Employment Appeals Board of two California prison guards required a revote, the California Court of Appeal, Fourth Appellate District, held July 22, 2008. Richard Lopez and Rosario Lopez, correctional …
Article • September 15, 2009
$150,000 Settlement in Racial Discrimination Termination by Washington’s King County has paid $150,000 to settle the lawsuit of Cleveland King, which alleged that while working at the Department of Youth Services in 1999 he was subject to a hostile work environment, resulting in his discipline and termination for opposing racial …
Article • September 15, 2009
Collateral Estoppel Denied Washington DOC in Wrongful Termination Suit by Ms. Carol Carver worked for the Washington DOC from 1995 to 2005, first as a prison guard and later as an office assistant. Due to deteriorating job performance, the prison Superintendent referred Carver for a psychological evaluation in December 2004, …
Article • September 15, 2009
$10,000 Settlement in Withheld Wages/Title Claim by Washington State’s King County paid $10,000 to settle a claim that alleged it placed Clarissa T. Berry in a supervisory position on January 1, 1996 to oversee the food services department for Youth Services Management without providing her training, a title or pay …
Former New Jersey Prison Social Worker’s Abuse Lawsuit Reinstated by A New Jersey appeals court has reversed a lower court’s dismissal of a lawsuit filed by a former prison health care worker. Angela Hoag was a licensed social worker employed by Correctional Medical Services, Inc. and worked at Southern State …
$40,000 Settlement in Former Guard’s ADA/Discrimination Suit by Washington State’s King County has paid $40,000 to settle the Americans with Disabilities Act and Washington Law of Discrimination suit of Jason Wanner, who was terminated from his position as a guard at Department Adult and Juvenile Detention. Wanner has been a …
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