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Wilson v. City of Chicago, IL, Jury Verdict, Wrongful Use of Force - Shooting, 2018

Brief • March 15, 2018

Filed under: Shootings, Police--Excessive Force, Wrongful Use of Force, Negligence/Reckless Endangerment

Wilson v. City of Chicago, IL, Jury Verdict, Wrongful Use of Force - Shooting, 2018 ::::,::..··,.. 03/16/2018 05:53AM 3122638193 MUSLIN &SANDBERG P/\,GE 01/01 .. Ord.et (Re,,. 02/24/05) CCG N002 · · IN l'HE CI:RCUlT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS No. v. /'.' /2/s l"'J?uf/.Pr Th/J Gur-f {) [ f I/' …

McFadden v. Pfister, IL, Merit Review, Conditions of Confinement, 2018

Brief • March 9, 2018

Filed under: Eighth Amendment, Ventilation, Environmental Law, Vermin, Cruel and Unusual Punishment, Infestations of vermin

McFadden v. Pfister, IL, Merit Review, Conditions of Confinement, 2018 Case: l :18-cv-01000 Document#: 5 Filed: 03/09/18 Page 1 of 3 PagelD #:19 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION LAROYCE MCFADDEN (#Y-19804), PLAINTIFF, V. TROY JOHNSON, ET AL., DEFENDANTS. ) ) ) …

U.S. v. Bowman, NC, Opinion, Traffic Stop, 2018

Brief • March 1, 2018

Filed under: Traffic stop, Drug-Sniffing Dog, Traffic Stops, Fourth Amendment/Variance Violations

U.S. v. Bowman, NC, Opinion, Traffic Stop, 2018 PUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT No. 16-4848 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff – Appellee, v. BRIAN BOWMAN, Defendant – Appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina, at Asheville. Martin …

Kim v. County of Santa Clara, CA, Amended Complaint, Employment Discrimination - Race, 2018

Brief • February 28, 2018

Filed under: Gender Discrimination -- Women, Racial Discrimination, Guards/Staff, Employment - Termination

Kim v. County of Santa Clara, CA, Amended Complaint, Employment Discrimination - Race, 2018 1 Seth Wiener (California State Bar No. 203747) LAW OFFICES OF SETH W. WIENER 2 609 Karina Court San Ramon, CA 94582 3 Telephone: (925) 487-5607 Email: seth@sethwienerlaw.com 4 Attorneys for Plaintiff 5 KYUNG KIM 6 …

Corral v. CoreCivic, NM, Settlement, Employment Discrimination, 2018

Brief • February 22, 2018

Filed under: Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Racial Discrimination, Retaliation for Filing Grievances, Employment - Termination

Corral v. CoreCivic, NM, Settlement, Employment Discrimination, 2018 SEVRNTH .JUDICTALDISTRICT COURT COUNTY OF TORRANCE STATE OF NEW MEXICO JOSEPH CORRAL, Plnlntiff, v. No. D-722-CV-2016-00084 CORRECTIONSCORPORATIONOF AMERICA(CorcClvlc of Tennessee, LLC), n foreigncorp?rntlon, Defendnnt. SETTLRMENT AGREEMENT ANDGENERAL RELEASE WHEREAS,JosephCorral (hereinafterreferredlo as 11Plaintifr1), hav.ingtiled a Complaint in the SeventhJudicinlDistrictCourt, State ofNcw MexicoentitledJqscoh Corralv. …

Hoffer v. Jones, FL, Confidentiality Order, Failure to Provide HepC Treatment, 2018

Brief • February 13, 2018

Filed under: Centurion, Hepatitis, Failure to Treat, Negligence/Reckless Endangerment

Hoffer v. Jones, FL, Confidentiality Order, Failure to Provide HepC Treatment, 2018 Case 4:17-cv-00214-MW-CAS Document 223 Filed 02/13/18 Page 1 of 7 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA TALLAHASSEE DIVISION CARL HOFFER, RONALD MCPHERSON, and ROLAND MOLINA, individually and on behalf of a class of persons similarly situated, …

Granados v. Otero County Sheriff's Dept, NM, Settlement, Harassment and Assualt by an Officer, 2018

Brief • February 7, 2018

Filed under: Harassment by Police, Informants and Paid Witnesses, Negligence/Reckless Endangerment

Granados v. Otero County Sheriff's Dept, NM, Settlement, Harassment and Assualt by an Officer, 2018 BETILEMENT AGREEMENT AND RELEASE QF ALL CLAIMS This Settlement Agreement ("Agreement") is entered into by and between the following parties with respect to the following :facts and recitals: PARTIES MELISSA GRANADOS, also referred to herein …

Fleming v. IDOC, IL, Amended Complaint, Strip Searches, 2018

Brief • January 26, 2018

Filed under: Staff-Prisoner Harassment, Strip Searches, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Conspiracies, Attempts, Solicitations, Cruel and Unusual Punishment

Fleming v. IDOC, IL, Amended Complaint, Strip Searches, 2018 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS WESTERN DIVISION DARRYL FLEMING, Plaintiff, v. NEDRA CHANDLER: MARK ANDRES; JOSH ANDREWS; JOSHUA ALBERTS; DANIEL ARTL; MICHAEL ATCHISON: JOHN BALDWIN: QUENTIN BAILEY; EDDIE BAITY; RUSSELL BAKER: JASON BEARD; SHANE …

Pryor v. Yurkovich, IL, Amended Complaint, Strip Searches, 2018

Brief • January 26, 2018

Filed under: Staff-Prisoner Harassment, Guard Misconduct, Strip Searches, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Conspiracies, Attempts, Solicitations, Cruel and Unusual Punishment

Pryor v. Yurkovich, IL, Amended Complaint, Strip Searches, 2018 Case: 3:16-cv-50105 Document#: 44 Filed: 01/26/18 Page 1 of 18 Page\D #:158 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS WESTERN DIVISION PRIEST PRYOR, Plaintiff, v. NEDRA CHANDLER; JOSHUA ALBERTS; JOSH ANDREWS; DANIEL ARTL; MICHAEL ATCHISON; QUENTIN …

Thames v. Godinez, IL, Amended Complaint, Strip Searches, 2018

Brief • January 26, 2018

Filed under: Staff-Prisoner Harassment, Guard Misconduct, Strip Searches, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Conspiracies, Attempts, Solicitations, Cruel and Unusual Punishment

Thames v. Godinez, IL, Amended Complaint, Strip Searches, 2018 Case: 3:16-cv-50107 Document#: 69 Filed: 01/26/18 Page 1 of 17 PagelD #:218 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS WESTERN DIVISION LINORD THAMES, Plaintiff, v. NEDRA CHANDLER; MARK ANDRES; JOSH ANDREWS; ROBERT ARNDT; DANIEL ARTL; MICHAEL …

Carter v. Yurkovich, IL, Amended Complaint, Strip Searches, 2018

Brief • January 26, 2018

Filed under: Staff-Prisoner Harassment, Strip Searches, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Conspiracies, Attempts, Solicitations, Cruel and Unusual Punishment

Carter v. Yurkovich, IL, Amended Complaint, Strip Searches, 2018 Case: 3:15-cv-50195 Document#: 68 Filed: 01/26/18 Page 1 of 18 PagelD #:302 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS WESTERN DIVISION VINCENT CARTER, Plaintiff, v. NEDRA CHANDLER; MARK ANDRES; JOSH ANDREWS; ROBERT ARNDT; DANIEL ARTL; MICHAEL …

Hartfield v. Baldwin, IL, Order, Conditions of Confinement, 2018

Brief • January 22, 2018

Filed under: Conditions of Confinement, Toilets, Plumbing, Sewage, Water, Sanitation, Cruel and Unusual Punishment

Hartfield v. Baldwin, IL, Order, Conditions of Confinement, 2018 1:17-cv-01538-SEM-TSH # 8 Page 1 of 8 E-FILED Monday, 22 January, 2018 09:13:45 AM Clerk, U.S. District Court, ILCD UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE CENTRAL DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS JOHN HARTFIELD, Plaintiff, v. JOHN R. BALDWIN, et al., Defendants. ) ) …

Welch v. County of Los Angeles, CA, Complaint, Negligence, 2018

Brief • January 18, 2018

Filed under: Disabled Prisoners, Negligence/Reckless Endangerment

Welch v. County of Los Angeles, CA, Complaint, Negligence, 2018 1 Gary S. Casselman, Esq. (SBN 81658) CASSELMAN LAW OFFICES 2 P.O. Box 539 3 Venice, CA 90291 Tel: (310) 314-4444 / Fax: (3 lO) 314-444 7 4 Attorneys for Plaintiff JA~\ 5 Sherri R 6 1 S ?.GiB carter. …

Brzowski v. Sigler, IL, Complaint, Wrongful Imprisonment, 2017

Brief • December 28, 2017

Filed under: Conditions of Confinement, Wrongful Imprisonment, Cruel and Unusual Punishment, False Imprisonment, Emotional Distress

Brzowski v. Sigler, IL, Complaint, Wrongful Imprisonment, 2017 Case: 1:17-cv-09339 Document #: 1 Filed: 12/28/17 Page 1 of 10 PageID #:1 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION WALTER BRZOWSKI ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) ) ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF ) CORRECTIONS, …

Alderete v. City of Albuquerque, NM, Settlement, Illegal Search and Seizure, 2017

Brief • December 20, 2017

Filed under: False Arrest, 42 U.S. Code § 1983, civil action for deprivation of rights, Search Incident to Illegal Arrest, False Arrrest/Malicious Prosecution

Alderete v. City of Albuquerque, NM, Settlement, Illegal Search and Seizure, 2017

Garcia v. County of Los Angeles, CA, Complaint, Wrongful Death (Negligent Police Shooting), 2017

Brief • December 18, 2017

Filed under: Shootings, Police--Excessive Force, Negligence/Reckless Endangerment

Garcia v. County of Los Angeles, CA, Complaint, Wrongful Death (Negligent Police Shooting), 2017 l PANISH SHEA & BOYLE LLP BRIAN J. PANISH, State Bar No. 116060 2 panish(@psblaw.com THOMAS. A SCHULTZ, State Bar No. 149578 3 schultz@psblaw.com JOHN W. SHALLER, State Bar No. 276084 4 shaller@psblaw.com 11111 Santa Monica …

Parada De Turcios v. County of Los Angeles, CA, Request and Order for Dismissal, Negligence (Motor Vehicle), 2017

Brief • December 18, 2017

Filed under: State Law Claims, Negligence/Reckless Endangerment

Parada De Turcios v. County of Los Angeles, CA, Request and Order for Dismissal, Negligence (Motor Vehicle), 2017 CIV-110 ATTORNEY OR PARTf WITHOUT ATTORNEY: STATE BAR NO: Mark A. Anderson, Esq. KUZYK LAW, LLP STREET ADDRESS: 1700 West Avenue K, Suite 101 c1w Lan caster TELEPHONE NO.: (661) 945-6969 263655 …

Anderson v. County of Contra Costa, CA, Settlement, Wrongful Death - Medical Neglect, 2017

Brief • December 16, 2017

Filed under: Medication, Cardiovascular, Failure to Treat, Medical Neglect/Malpractice, Negligence/Reckless Endangerment

Anderson v. County of Contra Costa, CA, Settlement, Wrongful Death - Medical Neglect, 2017 ,. f FULL AND FINAL RELEASE AND SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT This Full and Final Release and Settlement Agreement ("Agreement") is entered into as of the date it is fully executed by the parties hereto, as defined below, …

Delaney v. County of Los Angeles, CA, Settlement Agreement, Negligence (Auto Accident), 2017

Brief • December 4, 2017

Filed under: Negligence/Reckless Endangerment

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State of Nebraska v. Huston, NE, Appeal Brief, Reckless Driving, 2017

Brief • December 1, 2017

Filed under: Resentencing, Revocation/Modification of Probation, etc., Negligence/Reckless Endangerment

State of Nebraska v. Huston, NE, Appeal Brief, Reckless Driving, 2017 Nebraska Supreme Court Online Library www.nebraska.gov/apps-courts-epub/ 12/01/2017 08:32 AM CST - 323 - Nebraska Supreme Court A dvance Sheets 298 Nebraska R eports STATE v. HUSTON Cite as 298 Neb. 323 State of Nebraska, appellee, v. Brianna L. Huston, …