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Article • June 15, 2009
California Prison Guards' Dishonesty During Investigation Not Protected By Statute Of Limitations by The California Court of Appeal held that where California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) prison guards and staff were timely charged with lying during an investigation relating to on-the-job misconduct, but their Notices of Adverse Action …
Article • June 15, 2009 • from PLN June, 2009
$4.75 Million Settlement in Virginia Jail Construction Accident Case by $4.75 Million Settlement in Virginia Jail Construction Accident Case On June 26, 2008, Electric Power Systems, Inc. (EPS) entered into a $4.75 million settlement in a lawsuit brought by electrician Larry Shifflett, 53, who was seriously injured during construction of …
Article • May 15, 2009
First Circuit Holds $177,729.96 Award for Attorney Fees and Expenses Not Excessive by On April 24, 2008, five Massachusetts jail guards were awarded more than $17,000 in compensatory damages and over $175,000 in attorney's fees and expenses to be paid by Bristol County, Massa¬chusetts Sheriff Thomas Hodgson. Hodgson had accused …
Rookie Cop Sues Over Forced Resignation by A former rookie Oregon police officer who was forced to resign for reporting her training officer’s egregious misconduct is suing the Portland Police Bureau (PPB). Lindsay K. Hunt realized her dream of becoming a police officer when she was hired by PPB on …
Article • May 15, 2009
Filed under: Employee Litigation, Police
Massachusetts Federal Jury Awards Ex-Police Chief $770,000 for Military Employment Discrimination by On June 18, 2008, a federal jury awarded former Winohendon, Massachusetts Police Chief Robert N. Harrington, Jr. $770,000 in a federal lawsuit that alleged the town and Town Manager James M. Kreidler, Jr. discriminated against him because he …
Prison Guard wins $18,000 in Discrimination Suit Against DOC by An African-American prison guard at Wisconsin's Jackson Correctional Facility filed suit against the DOC and two prison officials under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The plaintiff, Sergeant Davis, had recently been demoted after a hearing regarding …
Article • May 15, 2009
Washington DOC Guard Fired For Sexually Harassing Co Workers by Ex Washington State Department of Corrections guard John Liniger appealed his dismissal for sexually harassing three female guards. The termination was affirmed. Liniger began working at the Coyote Ridge Corrections Center in 1992. He was suspended in 1998 for making …
Washington DOC Guard Sanctioned For Unnecessary Force by Washington State Department of Corrections (DOC) guard Alonzo Belen appealed a six month salary reduction for procedural and safety violations as well as use of inappropriate force. The reduction was affirmed. Belen was employed as a guard at the Washington Corrections Center …
Article • May 15, 2009
Washington DOC Guard's Pay Reduced After Bringing Loaded Weapon To Work by Washington State Department of Corrections (DOC) guard Sam Woods appealed a six month, ten percent reduction in pay for bringing a loaded weapon onto prison grounds. The reduction was affirmed. Woods became a guard at the Twin Rivers …
Article • May 15, 2009
Washington DOC Guard's Termination For Marijuana Possession Reduced To Suspension by Washington State Department of Corrections (DOC) guard Kenneth Wilson appealed his termination for lying about marijuana possession. The termination was overturned and a six month suspension without pay was implemented. Wilson worked as a recreation specialist at the Washington …
Article • May 15, 2009
Washington State DOC Guard Terminated For Sexually Assaulting Prisoner by Ex Washington State Department of Corrections guard Dondia Lenoir appealed his termination for sexually assaulting a female prisoner and failing to file a report while on home leave. His termination was affirmed for the sexual assault. Lenoir worked at the …
Workman's Compensation Apportionment Rules Do Not Apply to Former Prison Guard by In 2005, while working for the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR), then prison guard James Alexander suffered work related injuries to his heart, cardio¬vascular system and left arm. Pursuant to provisions contained in California Labor Code …
Washington State DOC Guard Demoted For Mail Tampering And Violating Rules by Washington State Department of Corrections guard Teresa McSheery appealed her 1997 demotion for committing regulatory mail and safety violations. The demotion was affirmed. McSheery worked at the Washington Corrections Center for Women in 1989 and was the mail …
$1.25 Million Awarded to Cop for Sex Discrimination, Retaliation by On April 22, 2008, the Second Appellate District of the California Court of Appeal upheld a $1.25 million judgment for a City of Whittier police officer on retaliation and sex discrimination claims. Gina Zanone sued the City of Whittier for …
$15,000,000 Verdict for LA Police Officers Upheld by On July 14, 2008, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit upheld a $15,000,000 verdict for three LA police officers who suffered civil rights violations related to an improper and negligent investigation into the officers’ alleged illegal conduct. Paul Harper, …
Meadors v. Ulster County, NY, Complaint, Corrections Officers' Hostile Work Environment, 2009 Case 1:09-cv-00550-FJS-RFT Document 1 Filed 05/11/09 Page 1 of 39 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK -------------------------------------------------------------------------)( PATRICIA MEADORS, ANN MARIE LEGG, NANCY REYES,and PATRICIA WATSON, Plaintiffs, -against- COMPLAINT Docket No.: ULSTER COUNTY, PAUL J. …
Florida Sheriff Approves $2 Million Settlement in Death of Deputy by Florida’s Broward County Sheriff’s Office (BCSO) has agreed to a $2 million settlement in a lawsuit brought by the family of a deputy who was killed in the line of duty. That lawsuit claimed the deputy died because BCSO …
Article • April 15, 2009
New Jersey County Settled Guards Free Speech/Union Busting Suit for $240,000 by New Jersey’s Morris County has settled a series of lawsuits that claimed jail officials violated guards’ rights to free speech and union activities. The settlement pays $240,000 but the majority of that is to pay the plaintiffs’ attorney …
Baltimore Settles Officers’ Lawsuit in Rogue Unit Scandal by The City of Baltimore has issued an apology and agreed to a $290,000 settlement in a lawsuit filed by two Baltimore police officers wrongfully accused of illegal acts related to a rogue police unit. The City’s rare public apology was a …
Colorado DOC Settles Employee Sex Discrimination Suits by The Colorado Department of Corrections (CDOC) has agreed to reinstate one employee and pay her and another woman who were sexually discriminated against a total of $286,210 to settle their lawsuit against CDOC. The suit named CDOC, its former Executive Director, Joe …
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