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$975,000 Paid in Michigan Guards Wrongful Discharge Suit by In January 1996, Michigan prison guard James E. Legrow saw a paroled prisoner and three guards in a bar, which violated the parolee's conditions of parole and prison rules against fraternization with prison guards. Because the guards were friends of the …
$125 Attorney Fees Paid to Washington Prisoner in Personal Restraint Action by Lonnie L. Burton was a prisoner at Washington's Stafford Creek Corrections Center in April 2001 when he received a disciplinary infraction. He did not attend the hearing, which resulted in errors occurring. After the Attorney General's office requested …
Prisoner Appeals Damages Verdict in Failure to Protect Suit by Michael Darrell Sanders, an Arkansas prisoner, filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Arkansas, in 1992 against the Arkansas Department of Corrections (DOC) and its officials (defendants), for allegedly failing to protect him from attacks by other …
Article • May 15, 2007
No Attorney Fee Award After Timely Offer Of Settlement by The U.S. Supreme Court held that Illinois police officers who had made a timely settlement offer before trial were not responsible for attorney fees incurred by Respondent after the offer. Respondent brought action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and state …
Attorney Fees Awarded to Counsel That Withdrew Prior to Trial; Beating Damage Award Upheld by Attorney Fees Awarded to Counsel That Withdrew Prior to Trial; Beating Damage Award Upheld The Third Circuit Court of Appeals held a prevailing plaintiff is entitled to the award of attorney fees for services that …
Article • May 15, 2007
$6,722 Paid in Improper Lien for WA Attorney Costs by Washington Prisoners Thomas W.S Richey, David E. Jirvoec, and Donald D. Hemphill had their prisoner accounts frozen for assessment of liens for attorney costs related to litigation they had engaged in. However, the cost awards were never made by a …
$51,050 Paid in WA Retaliation Claim by Mark Wayne Clark had previously prevailed in a retaliation lawsuit against Sgt. Patrick O'Conner while at the Washington State Penitentiary when he was placed in O'Conner's unit at the prison. Shortly thereafter, O'Conner began harassing Clark and instituted disciplinary proceedings stating Clark had …
Attorney Fee Awards Determined on Case Facts by The United States Supreme Court held that the amount of an attorney award, under 42 U.S.C. § 1988, must be determined on the facts specific for the case, that success on the various issues is a crucial factor, and that such awards …
Article • May 15, 2007
$276,163 Award of Costs and Fees in Iowa Juvenile Detention Case by An Iowa federal District Court, in a pre-PLRA case, awarded $276,163.09 in attorney fees and costs in an action challenging juvenile detention and jailing practices in Webster County, Iowa. The litigation's history can be found at: Hendrickson v. …
Article • May 15, 2007
Attorney Fee Rates Determined by Judicial District by Fees are awarded at $300 an hour for a civil rights lawyer with 22 years' experience and $200 an hour for a seventh-year associate. New York City rates are appropriate in this suburban lawsuit even though the lawyers have their office in …
Article • May 15, 2007
$282,500 Awarded in NY False Arrest and Beating Suit by In a police false arrest/excessive force case, the court awarded $275,000 in compensatory damages and $7500 in punitive damages, and found that the City maintained a municipal policy and practice that had caused the violation. Fees are awarded up to …
Article • May 15, 2007
Attorney Fees Available for Nursing Home Settlement Monitoring by Buckhannon does not control the compensability of post-judgment monitoring efforts in this case, since the settlement itself provides for monitoring. The plaintiffs' counsel's obligation to protect the interests of the class did not evaporate when the settlement was reached. The court …
$54,000 Attorney Fees Awarded in Indiana Disability Discrimination Suit by An Indiana federal district court has awarded $54,000 in attorney fees and costs in a prisoner's disability discrimination lawsuit. The award came after a $5,000 summary judgment settlement between the parties. James Kennington was arrested and booked into Indiana's Marion …
$40,000 Assessed Against WA DOC For Failure To Release Contract Medical Provider's Records by $40,000 Assessed Against WA DOC For Failure To Release Contract Medical Provider's Records Columbia Legal Services (CLS) brought action against the Washington State Department of Corrections (DOC) in 2003 for not providing public record documents requested …
Attorney Fees Awarded in NY Police Brutality Suit by In a police false arrest/excessive force case, the court awarded $275,000 in compensatory damages and $7,500 in punitive damages, and found that the City maintained a municipal policy and practice that had caused the violation. Fees are awarded up to $200 …
$825,000 Attorney Fee Award in Maine Strip-Search Settlement by In a class action strip-search case that settled for $3.3 million, a federal court in Maine awarded class counsel attorney fees totaling 25 percent of the settlement, or $825,000. The court directed counsel to provide documentation supporting accrued and projected litigation …
$143,774.55 Attorney Fee and Costs Award in New York EMSA Suit by Matthew Clarke by Matthew T. Clarke On May 16, 2006, a New York federal district court magistrate recommended awarding $143,774.55 in attorney fees and costs to the attorneys who represented a prisoner in a civil rights action. Byron …
AL Jail Fined for Violating Population Cap by A federal district court in Alabama issued an order fining the Mobile County, Alabama, jail $5,000 a day for failing to comply with a jail population limit. The court had previously found that overcrowding at the jail was so severe that it …
Article • May 15, 2007
Attorney Fees Awarded in NV Legal Access Suit by A federal district court in Nevada granted a prisoner plaintiff's motion for attorney fees of $6,838.98 after successfully forcing the Nevada State Prison to maintain certain levels of legal materials at the prison. See the underlying case at Morgan v. Nevada …
Louisiana Jail Sanctioned with Contempt, Fines and Attorney Fees by Louisiana Jail Sanctioned With Contempt, Fines and Attorney Fees A federal district court in Louisiana fined the Bienville parish jail, sheriff, police and the state of Louisiana $l2,000 plus $1,000 per day the jail was not in compliance with a …
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