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Article • December 7, 2018 • from PLN December, 2018
$550,000 Settlement for Detainee Rendered Quadriplegic by Guard’s Excessive Force by The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, Tennessee agreed to pay $550,000 to settle a lawsuit alleging a guard at the Davidson County Male Correctional Development Center (CDC) used excessive force on a pretrial detainee, leaving him a …
Article • December 7, 2018 • from PLN December, 2018
Michigan Prisoner Awarded $16,500 for Guard’s Assault and Cover-up by A Michigan federal jury found a guard at the Gus Harrison Correctional Facility (GHCF) had assaulted a prisoner and tried to cover it up, and awarded $16,500 in damages. Ali Muthana was being served a meal in his confinement cell …
Article • December 5, 2018 • from PLN December, 2018
Dismissal of Pro Se Prisoner’s Sexual Assault, Excessive Force Case Reversed by Kevin Bliss by Kevin Bliss The Third Circuit Court of Appeals reinstated a lawsuit filed by Pennsylvania state prisoner Gregory L. Ricks against Paul Keil and D. Shover, guards at SCI Graterford, after his case was dismissed by …
Article • December 5, 2018 • from PLN December, 2018
Indiana Prisoner Obtains $85,000 Settlement After Being Beaten and Tased by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon Brandon Garwood was incarcerated at a jail in Cass County, Indiana in October 2015. He was being held on a charge of endangering another person while driving drunk. On October 2, 2015, video cameras …
Howie v. Nevada County, CA, Complaint, Use of Force, 2018 Case 2:18-cv-03146-JAM-KJN Document 1 Filed 11/30/18 Page 1 of 37 1 2 3 Patrick H. Dwyer, SBN 137743 P.O. Box 1705, Penn Valley, CA 95946 Tel: (530) 432-5407; Fax: (530) 432-9122 Email: pdwyer@pdwyerlaw.com Attorney for Plaintiff Christopher Howie 4 IN …
Brief • November 26, 2018
Rodriguez v. County of Los Angeles, CA, Amended Judgment, Guard Beatings, 2018 Case 2: -cv-06342-CBM-AJW Document 818 Filed 11/26/18 Page 1 of 6 Page ID #:20544 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 12 HERIBERTO RODRIGUEZ, CARLOS 13 …
Manskey v. Wiggs, IL, Complaint, Excessive Force, 2018 · Case 3:16-cv-01368-NJR-DGW Document 72 Filed 11/20/18 Page 1 of 8 Page ID #352 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EAST ST. LOUIS DIVISION ) ) JASON MANSKEY, Plaintiff, v. RICHARD WIGGS, STEPHEN JONES, JOHN HOBBS, …
Article • November 7, 2018 • from PLN November, 2018
Prisoner Can Face Discipline Yet Still Sue Guard for Excessive Force Under Heck by The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals held on April 23, 2018 that the “inconsistent-factual-allegation gloss” on Heck v. Humphrey, 512 U.S. 477 (1994) applies only “where the allegation in the [42 U.S.C.] § 1983 complaint is …
Mississippi: Former Jailer Acquitted of Criminal Charges in Prisoner’s Death by Kevin Bliss by Kevin Bliss Victor Smith was found not guilty of aggravated assault and conspiracy to commit aggravated assault, stemming from an incident when he was employed as a jailer with the Adams County Sheriff’s Office (ACSO) in …
Article • November 6, 2018 • from PLN November, 2018
Ohio Jail Detainee Receives $500,000 Settlement for Assault by Guard by A prisoner who was slammed headfirst into a wall by a guard at Ohio’s Hamilton County Jail reached a $500,000 settlement in his civil rights action. The incident occurred after Mark Myers, 61, was arrested on the morning of …
Brief • November 2, 2018
Jardinas v. City of Chicago, IL, Complaint, Excessive Force, 2018 Case: 1:18-cv-07329 Document #: 1 Filed: 11/02/18 Page 1 of 25 PageID #:1 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS, EASTERN DIVISION ANDY JARDINAS ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) vs. ) ) The CITY OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, and ) …
Brief • October 23, 2018
Acevedo v. Medina, Amended Complaint, Excessive Force - Pepper Spray, 2018 Case: 1:17-cv-01146 Document #: 72 Filed: 10/23/18 Page 1 of 6 PageID #:218 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS - EASTERN DIVISION DANIEL ACEVEDO, ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) …
Brief • October 17, 2018
Palomar v. Hoffman, IL, Settlement, Excessive Force, 2018 SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND GENERAL RELEASE PALOMAR v. SWICK AND BULLIS ND IL Case No. 18 CV 2231 This Settlement Agreement and General Release ("Agreement'') is made by and between Luis Palomar ("Plaintiff') and the County of Kane, on behalf of James Swick …
Article • October 12, 2018 • from PLN October, 2018
Pro se Texas Prisoner Wins $250,550 Default Judgment in Use of Force Case by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon William Gerald Fitzgerald was a pre-trial detainee at a jail in Harris County, Texas when, on May 18, 2013, he was attacked from behind by jailer Myron Nelson. Nelson struck Fitzgerald …
Florida ICE Detention Center Restricts Detainees’ Observance of Ramadan by Steve Horn by Steve Horn In the midst of Ramadan, the holiest month of the year for those of the Islamic faith, the Glades County Detention Center in Florida implemented a policy that banned some Muslim prisoners from participating in …
Article • October 12, 2018 • from PLN October, 2018
Federal Jury Awards $6 Million to Epileptic Colorado Prisoner, but New Trial Ordered by Matthew Clarke by Matthew Clarke On March 7, 2018, a Colorado federal jury awarded $6 million to a prisoner in a lawsuit over his mistreatment by a guard while he was experiencing an epileptic seizure. Jayson …
Article • October 9, 2018 • from PLN October, 2018
Fifth Circuit Upholds Convictions of Louisiana Jail Staff for Failing to Stop Abuse by Matthew Clarke by Matthew Clarke In February 2018, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a former Louisiana jail lieutenant’s conviction for depriving a prisoner of his civil rights under color of state law in violation …
Brief • September 28, 2018
Warner v. County of Los Angeles, CA, Settlement Agreement, Excessive Force by Guard, 2018 SETTLEMENT AND RELEASE AGREEMENT .hJ/w Clyde Jl'arner v. County of Los A11geles, et al. United States District Court Case No. 2:18-CV-00388 OD\V This SETTLEMENT AND RELEASE AGREDdENT (hereinafter ·'AGREEMENT.. ) is made by and between Plaintiff, …
Brief • September 19, 2018
Martinez v. County of Santa Clara, CA, Settlement, Excessive Force, 2018 SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND GENERAL RELEASE This Settlement Agreement and General Release ("Agreement") is made as of the _ day of September 2018 by and between Rikki Martinez ("Plaintiff') and the County of Santa Clara ("County") in recognition of the …
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