D.C. Jail Prisoner Stabbed Multiple Times Receives $11,000 Settlement by On March 1, 2007, the District of Columbia agreed to pay $11,000 to a prisoner who was stabbed multiple times at the D.C. Jail. Melvin Givens was stabbed repeatedly in the back, head and stomach by another prisoner after exiting …
Open Government Act’s Catalystic Theory for Attorneys’ Fees Doesn’t Apply Retroactively by The provisions of the Open Government Act of 2007 that restore the catalyst theory for attorneys’ fees do not apply retroactively, the D.C. Circuit decided June 26, 2009. Anthony Summers settled a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) suit …
Hurricane Rita FTCA Action Dismissed by On September 22, 2009, a federal court in Texas dismissed a Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) action brought by one attorney on behalf of more than 400 prisoners who were injured during Hurricane Rita. The plaintiffs were all incarcerated at the U.S. Penitentiary in …
PLRA Does Not Require Exhaustion When Prison Officials Cannot Afford Any Relief "Whatsoever," D.C. Circuit Decides by PLRA Does Not Require Exhaustion When Prison Officials Cannot Afford Any Relief "Whatsoever," D.C. Circuit Decides By Brandon Sample The Prison Litigation Reform Act (PLRA) does not require exhaustion of administrative remedies when …
D.C. Court of Appeals Upholds $450,000 Verdict for Motorist in Traffic Accident with Cop by On May 13, 2010, the D.C. Court of Appeals upheld a $450,000 verdict against two D.C. cops who were involved in the arrest of a motorist following a traffic accident with an off-duty D.C. cop. …
Stabbed D.C. Prisoner Accepts $3,200 Settlement by The District of Columbia (D.C.) paid $3,200 to settle the negligence suit filed by Vincent Bigelow for injuries suffered from a stabbing by other prisoners. While at D.C.’s Maximum Security Facility in Lorton, Virginia, on March 5, 1999, Bigelow “was brutally attacked by …
Stabbed D.C. Prisoner Settles Suit for $5,500 by On November 9, 2000, the District of Columbia paid $5,500 to settle a lawsuit filed by prisoner Keith Starr, in which Starr alleged the District was negligent in failing to provide adequate safety at the Maximum Security Facility in Lorton, Virginia. Starr …
$5,000 Settlement in DC Prisoner’s Stabbing by The District of Columbia (DC) paid $5,000 to settle the negligence suit of prisoner John S. Darrell for injuries sustained from being stabbed. While at DC’s Central Facility on November 3, 2000, Darrell was brutally attacked and stabbed by other prisoners. He sustained …
Class Action Settlement Reached on Dysentery Lawsuit by The District of Columbia settled a prisoner class action lawsuit after a large population of jail prisoners developed shigellosis, a bacterial illness, due to a malfunctioning dishwasher in the jail. At the D.C. jail in late January through early February, 1996, 616 …
$6,000 Settlement in D.C. Youth Prisoner’s Stabbing by The District of Columbia (D.C.) paid $6,000 to settle the negligence suit of prisoner Jeremiah Lester for injuries incurred from being stabbed by two other prisoners. While at D.C.’s Youth Center One in Lorton, Virginia on May 16, 1999, Lester was assaulted …
$55,000 Settlement in DC Jail Prisoner’s Confinement Conditions Suit by The District of Columbia (DC) paid $55,000 to settle prisoner Lawrence Caldwell’s lawsuit that asserted various unconstitutional conditions at the DC Jail. In a clear, detailed pro se complaint, Caldwell outlines numerous conditional factors that violate his constitutional rights. He …
$100,000 Settlement in DC Guard’s Racial Discrimination Suit by The District of Columbia (DC) paid $100,000 to settle an unlawful discrimination suit filed by DC Department of Corrections (DOC) employee Oliver Amaechi. Amaechi, a Nigerian immigrant, alleged the DOC had a policy of discriminating against African or Caribbean born employees. …
$150,000 Settlement in Strip Search Suit by Jail’s Juvenile Visitors by The District of Columbia paid $150,000 to settle the lawsuit of Marcus Bradley, a minor, for injuries sustained from false arrest. While attending school at W. Bruce Evans Middle School on May 17, 2001, Bradley, along with eleven other …
$150,000 Settlement Paid in D.C. Minor’s False Arrest Lawsuit by The District of Columbia (D.C.) paid $150,000 to settle the lawsuit of Steven A. Douglass, a minor, for false arrest and imprisonment while his school class was on a “field trip” to the D.C. Jail. On April 9, 2001 Douglass, …
$192,500 Settlement in Failure to Prevent DC Prisoner’s Stabbing by The District of Columbia (DC) paid $192,500 to settle the negligence lawsuit of prisoner Larry T. Covington. While at DC’s Maximum Security Facility in Lorton, Virginia, on June 15, 2000, Covington was assaulted with a contraband weapon by another prisoner. …
$215,000 Settlement in DC Jail Guard’s Wrongful Termination Suit by The District of Columbia (D.C.) paid $215,000 to settle the lawsuit of ex-employee Roland J. Jackson, Jr., a twenty-six year veteran at the D.C. Jail, for intentional and reckless misconduct with respect to his termination on September 29, 1997. While …
$15,000 Settlement in D.C. Prisoner’s Foot Surgery Suit by The District of Columbia (D.C.) paid $15,000 to settle the lawsuit of Prisoner Donald Hatch for medical negligence. While at the D.C. Jail on September 6, 1990 Hatch received treatment for a bunionectemy at the D.C. General Hospital, requiring surgery to …
$15,000 Settlement in DC Prisoner’s Stabbing by The District of Columbia (DC) paid $15,000 to settle a negligence suit filed by prisoner David Carmichael for injuries sustained from being stabbed. While at DC’s Maximum Security Facility in Lorton, Virginia, on October 10, 1995, Carmichael was stabbed by at least two …
$16,000 Settlement in Transcribing Contract Dispute by The District of Columbia (DC) paid $15,920.20 to settle a lawsuit by Bossard Associates, Inc. Available documentation does not reveal the circumstances of the dispute, but the settlement agreement says it resolves claims for court reporting services provided to DC on or before …
$17,000 Settlement in Guards’ Excessive Force against D.C. Prisoner by The District of Columbia (D.C.) paid $17,000 to settle the lawsuit of prisoner Darryl G. Wise for injuries sustained due to the use of excessive force against him by guards. The complaint in this action involved events that occurred at …
