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Publication • April 1, 2012
Keys to Appropriate Resolution of Police Misconduct Cases Public Management 2012 By Alphonse Gerhardstein and Da v i d K r i n g s , I CMA- CM UNCOMFORTABLY TRUE POLICE M ISCONDUCT CASES Keys to appropriate methods of resolution 10 P U B LIC MANAG E M E …
Brief • March 5, 2012
Cianfaglione v. Rogers et al, IL, Plf Res to Def Mot for SJ, qualified immunity unreasonable strip search, 2012 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE CENTRAL DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS URBANA DIVISION ANGELINA CIANFAGLIONE, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) vs. ) ) TERRY ROGERS in his individual capacity, ) …
Brief • February 27, 2012
Brown v. City of New York, Order on Interest on Settlement, False Arrest, 2012 Case 1:09-cv-01809-RJD-MDG Document 46 Filed 02/27/12 Page 1 of 1 PageID #: 212 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK ---------------------------------------------------)( PRINCE BROWN, ARTHUR DOWLING, DAVID PETERSON, HASSAAN RAMKISSON and ARMANDO SWABY, Plaintiffs, ORDER …
Article • February 15, 2012
Florida U.S. District Court Denies Motion for New Trial in Fourth Amendment Case, Upholds Big Damage Award by A Florida Federal District Court denied a motion for new trial following a jury verdict against Jefferson County deputies, after six days of trial concerning an illegal stop and search made by …
Article • February 15, 2012
$175,000 Settlement in New York False Arrest Suit by A $175,000 settlement was reached in a false arrest suit filed by a New York man and infant child. The suit arose on August 2, 2004 when Keith Brown and an infant child, D.M. were in the park in Pelham, New …
$180,000 Settlement Reached in a False Imprisonment Suit against Private Security Contractor by A $180,000 settlement was reached in a suit against U.S. Protect, a private security corporation under federal contract to oversee security at the border crossing in San Ysidro, California. On November 3, 2006, Maria Quinones, who is …
Article • February 15, 2012
California Federal Jury Awards $217,784 to Diabetic Bodybuilder Beaten by Police by A San Francisco federal jury awarded $217,784 to a bodybuilder who police beat while he was in life-threatening insulin shock. Doug Burns, who suffers from Type I (juvenile-onset) diabetes, won the Natural Mr. Universe bodybuilding competition in 2006. …
Article • February 15, 2012
Filed under: Police, False Arrest
$1,836 Settlement in Mistaken Identity Arrest by California’s County of Sacramento paid $1,836 to settle the claim of Victor M. Ramirez, who was pulled over after making an illegal turn. The officer issued him a citation, said there was an outstanding warrant for “Victor Gonzalez,” and arrested Ramirez. As a …
Article • February 15, 2012
CA City Agrees to Pay $750,000 to Former Cop Tasered During Unlawful Arrest by The City of Antioch, California agreed to pay $750,000 to a former San Francisco police inspector who was unlawfully arrested. On June 7, 2007, police came to Marvetia Lynn Richardson’s home in response to a 911 …
Article • January 15, 2012 • from PLN January, 2012
Federal Judge Sanctions Florida Sheriff’s Attorney for Threatening Plaintiff with Arrest by On February 10, 2011, a federal judge admonished and sanctioned a Florida lawyer defending Nassau County Sheriff Tommy Seagraves for using information obtained from the National Crime Information Center (NCIC) database to threaten with arrest a plaintiff in …
Brief • January 6, 2012
Sanders and Phillips v. City of New York, NY, Complaint, false arrest malicious prosecution unlawful detention, 2012 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - …
$1 Million Settlement in Texas Wrongful Conviction Suit by On March 31, 2011, a man who had been falsely convicted of burglary, rape and sexual abuse accepted a $1 million settlement after being exonerated by DNA evidence. Donald Wayne Good filed a 42 U.S.C. § 1983 civil rights suit in …
Article • November 15, 2011
$200,000 Jury Award in Illinois False Arrest, Malicious Prosecution Suit by An Illinois state jury awarded $200,000 in a malicious prosecution suit brought by Rodolfo Rivera. While he was at a social gathering around midnight on June 24, 2006, other people arrived in the area looking for trouble. Someone called …
Article • November 15, 2011
$2 Million Verdict in Florida Public Strip Search and Illegal Detention Suit by A Florida federal jury awarded a total of $2 million to three people subject to an illegal detention and search after a midnight traffic stop and drug investigation. The July 2001 incident lasted over four hours. After …
Article • November 15, 2011
Filed under: Police, False Arrest
$2,250 Settlement in California for False Arrest on Fabricated DUI Charge by California’s County of Sacramento paid $2,250 to settle the false imprisonment claim of Shannon Rackley, who was arrested on April 3, 2003 for driving under the influence despite having a blood alcohol content below the legal limit and …
Article • November 15, 2011
City of Chester Agrees to Settle Police Juvenile Abuse Suit for $57,000 by By Brandon Sample On August 31, 2010, the city of Chester, Pennsylvania, agreed to pay $57,000 to a minor who was unlawfully arrested and beaten by Chester police. On January 17th, 2007, Rickia Reese, a minor at …
Article • November 15, 2011
Filed under: Diabetes, Police, False Arrest
Diabetic Indiana Man Receives $400,000 for False Arrest by An Indiana federal jury ruled in favor of a diabetic man erroneously arrested following a traffic accident. The jury awarded $400,000 for the man’s continued detention after his illness became known. Michael Overton was arrested, with the assistance of dogs and …
Article • November 15, 2011
$80,000 Award Reinstated in Illegal Seizure, Equal Protection Claim by The Third Circuit Court of Appeals has reversed a Delaware federal district court’s overturning of a jury’s verdict in a civil rights case that alleged Gregory Spence of the Delaware State Police falsely arrested, illegally seized, and maliciously prosecuted Courtland …
Article • November 15, 2011
Filed under: Police, False Arrest
$97,500 Awarded to Woman in D.C. “Contempt of Cop” Case by On March 25, 2011, a D.C. jury awarded Lindsay Huthnance $97,500 in compensatory and punitive damages for a 2005 “contempt of arrest.” After entering a 7-Eleven convenience store and noticing a group of D.C. police standing around, Huthnance commented …
Sixth Circuit Upholds $2.5 Million Jury Award for Wrongly Convicted Women by Matthew Clarke By Matt Clarke On April 12,2011, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals issued an opinion upholding the $2.5 million jury award and $250-per-hour attorney-fees award to two women who were wrongly convicted of felonies. Kimberly Sykes …
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