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Article • November 7, 2018 • from PLN November, 2018
Pennsylvania: Allegheny County Jail Settles Sexual Assault Claim for $32,000 by A settlement of $32,000 was reached with the Allegheny County Jail (ACJ) in Pittsburgh, in a federal lawsuit filed by a former prisoner who was sexually assaulted by guard Joshua Reber. The suit, brought against the county and 16 …
Hampton v. Baldwin et al., IL, memorandum and order, transgender prisoner transfer request, 2018 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS DEON HAMPTON, Plaintiff, vs. JOHN BALDWIN, KEVIN KINK, KAREN JAIMET, JOHN VARGA, OFFICER BURLEY, LIEUTENANT GIVENS, OFFICER CLARK, OFFICER LANPLEY, OFFICER GEE, OFFICER MANZANO, …
Female Texas Prison Guards Allege Sexual Harassment, Abuse, Discrimination by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon During the 10-year period ending in 2017, over 3,500 complaints of sexual harassment and gender bias were filed against the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ). The state’s largest agency, TDCJ employs 37,000 people, including …
Article • November 6, 2018 • from PLN November, 2018
#MeToo Movement, Misconduct Claims Impact Federal and State Judges by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon The #MeToo movement seeks to expose incidents of sexual harassment and sexual abuse by men against women. The movement has resulted in accusations against a number of high-profile figures, including actors, businessmen and politicians. Members …
Johnson v. CoreCivic, et al., TN, order, wrongful death, 2018 Case 1:18-cv-01051-STA-egb Document 19 Filed 11/05/18 Page 1 of 20 PageID 103 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE EASTERN DIVISION _____________________________________________________________________________ CAROLYN JOHNSON, as survivor and next of kin of EARL WAYNE JOHNSON, ) …
Brief • October 23, 2018
E.D. V. Sharkey, 3rd Circuit, Brief of Appellee, Sexual Harassment and Assault, 2018 Case: 18-1688 Document: 003113069089 Page: 1 Date Filed: 10/23/2018 IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE THIRD CIRCUIT _____________________ NO. 18-1688 ____________________ E.D. Appellee, v. DANIEL SHARKEY; COUNTY OF BERKS, PENNSYLVANIA; DIANE EDWARDS, DIRECTOR OF …
Brief • October 20, 2018
Biggs v. The County of Sedgwick, CO, Complaint, Sexual Assualt, 2018 Case 1:18-cv-02076-DDD-SKC Document 16 Filed 10/20/18 USDC Colorado Page 1 of 26 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO Civil Action No. 18cv2076 (WYD)(SKC) PEATINNA BIGGS Plaintiff, v. THE COUNTY OF SEDGWICK, SEDGWICK COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT, FORMER …
Brief • October 19, 2018
Reyes v. State of Hawaii, HI, Complaint, Sexual Abuse, 2018 Case 1:17-cv-00143-JAO-KJM Document 51 Filed 10/19/18 Page 1 of 37 PageID.431 LAW OFFICES OF MYLES S. BREINER MYLES S. BREINER 1003 Bishop Street, Suite 2150 Honolulu, Hawaii 96813 Tel. No. (808) 526-3426 Myles@Breinerlaw.net 4364 REVERE & ASSOCIATES A Limited Liability …
New York: $100,000 to Settle Suit over Rape of Trans Prisoner Held in Men’s Prison by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis The New York Department of Corrections and Community Supervision (DOCCS) agreed to pay $100,000 to settle a lawsuit brought by a male-to-female transgender prisoner who was raped while housed …
Article • October 12, 2018 • from PLN October, 2018
Florida Lawyer Arrested for Jail Porn Escapades by In December 2017, a Florida attorney was caught in a private visitation room at the Pinellas County jail with his pants down as he prepared to engage in a sexual act with a female pretrial detainee. According to jail officials, lawyer Andrew …
Article • October 12, 2018 • from PLN October, 2018
Filed under: Staff-Prisoner Assault
Jury Awards North Carolina Prisoner $15,000 for Staff Sexual Assault by A federal jury awarded $15,000 to a North Carolina prisoner who claimed a prison employee sexually abused him and “seduced” him to sell drugs and other contraband. Prisoner Timothy R. King’s civil rights complaint alleged that between September 2010 …
Brief • September 12, 2018
Filed under: Staff-Prisoner Assault
Sandifor v. County of Los Angeles, CA, Complaint, Sexual Assault by Guard, 2018 ' Cd:-,e ;~ rn-cvO lG'.')0-DMC-F-lLA DocunH?.llt 13 Filed 09/L!/18 Page 1 of 29 F\::iqe ID t::: 101 !I I i us tin 1~. Sterling, State Bar No. 249491 1 ) 1 , L.\\V C)1-1:1cEs c)f: Jt-s·1·1N s·1·1~Ru;-..;c …
Article • September 10, 2018
Former district attorney in Maine sued for misconduct by Kevin Bliss by Kevin Bliss Former Assistant District Attorney Mary Kellett was sued by Vladek Filler for allegedly withholding and editing exculpatory evidence and advising police not to comply with subpoenas in relation to a 2009 conviction of a sexual assault …
Article • September 10, 2018
8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals affirms dismissal of Nebraska prisoner’s jail rape claim by Edward Lyon Rhonda L. Marsh, who was a prisoner in Nebraska’s Phelps County jail from June 22 to 27, 2012, alleged that during that time then-jailer Corporal Louis Campana raped her. She sued Campana in …
Moreno v. GEO Group, NM, Settlement, Sexual Assault, 2018 SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND GENERAL RELEASE This SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND RELEASE (“Agreement”) is entered into by Jesus Moreno (“Plaintiff” or “Releasor”), Corizon, LLC and Dr. Mark Walden (hereinafter collectively known as “Corizon”), and the GEO Group, Inc., Warden Timothy Hatch and Warden …
$380,000 settlement in Cook County Jail abuse case by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon A 26-year-old law student and former medical student was held in Chicago’s Cook County Jail for 27 days. She was arrested for the non-violent misdemeanor offense and was being held for extradition to another state for …
PLRA’s Administrative Remedies Requirement Tolls Limitations Time but Not Accrual Time by David Reutter by David Reutter In February 2018, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals held that the Prison Litigation Reform Act’s administrative exhaustion requirement justifies the tolling of the statute of limitations, but not the creation of a …
Article • September 5, 2018 • from PLN September, 2018
Jail’s Failure to Protect Juvenile from Sexual Assault Supports $25,000 Verdict by David Reutter by David Reutter The Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a $25,000 verdict in a civil rights action alleging the sheriff in Tulsa County, Oklahoma was deliberately indifferent to conditions that resulted in a 17-year-old prisoner …
Article • September 5, 2018 • from PLN September, 2018
Study Finds Wrongful Convictions in 11.6 Percent of Sexual Assault Cases from Pre-DNA Testing Era by A recent study by the Urban Institute estimated that “wrongful convictions in cases with a sexual assault component occurred at a rate of 11.6 percent.” While the research was based on 714 murder and …
Texas Settles Suit Over Rape and Beating of Transgender Prisoner by On March 15, 2018, Lambda Legal, an organization that advocates for LGBT rights, announced the settlement of a lawsuit brought by a male-to-female transgender Texas prisoner who was beaten and raped while serving 14 years in all-male facilities. After …
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