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Restivo v. Nassau County, NY, Amended Complaint, Wrongful Conviction, 2007 Case 2:06-cv-06720-JS-WDW Document 33 Filed 04/23/2007 Page 1 of 48 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK JOHN RESTIVO, DENNIS HALSTEAD, MELISSA LULLO, JASON HALSTEAD, TAYLOR HALSTEAD, and HEATHER HALSTEAD, Plaintiffs, v. 06-CV-6720 (JS) (WDW) NASSAU …
Article • April 15, 2007 • from PLN April, 2007
California State Prisoner Wins $21,800 for 250 Days Excess Incarceration by On July 5, 2006, a jury awarded $21,800 to a California state prisoner after the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) miscalculated his good time/work time credits on his twelve year sentence. Jorge Gallegos, a Mexican national, was …
Maryland Man Awarded $6.4 Million For False Imprisonment, Police Misconduct by Michael Rigby On August 30, 2006, a jury in Prince George?s County, Maryland, awarded $6.4 million to a man who was wrongfully imprisoned for the brutal rape and murder of his wife. During trial the jury heard compelling evidence …
Brief • March 15, 2007
Cristini v. Warren, MI, Complaint, Wrongful Conviction, 2007 2:07-cv-11141-DML-VMM Doc # 1 Filed 03/15/07 Pg 1 of 44 Pg ID 1 llNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN MICHAEL LOUIS CRISTINI, Plaintiff, vs. THE CITY OF WARREN, 'I'IIE POLICE DEPARTMENT OF THE CITY OF WARREN, 'I'IIE COUNTY OF MACOMB …
District of Columbia Jail Pays $14 Million For Over-Detentions and Strip Searches by Bob Williams While denying a pattern and practice of over-detentions and strip searches, the District of Columbia (the District) has agreed to pay $12 million to settle a class-action lawsuit plus an additional $2 million in additional …
Brief • June 25, 2006
Filed under: Wrongful Imprisonment
Corley v Davis, CA, Order re disposal docs after notification of settlement, wrongful imprisonment, 2006 ase 2:03-cv-01447-LKK-DAD Document 86 Filed 08/25/2006 Page 1 of 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 WILLIAM B. CORLEY, NO. …
Abu Ghraib: Enduring Symbol of Hated Regimes by Matthew T. Clarke Abu Ghraib, a 280-acre prison complex located 20 miles west of Baghdad, is a well known symbol to the Iraqi people. Abu Ghraib holds about 3,500 of the approximately 10,500 prisoners held by American forces in Iraq. All prisoners …
Article • May 15, 2006 • from PLN May, 2006
Los Angeles County Jail Continues To Over-Incarcerate by John Dannenberg by John E. Dannenberg After paying $27 million (up to $5,000 per plaintiff) to settle class action lawsuits in 1991 for failing to timely release prisoners from county jail (see PLN, Jan. 2003, p.14), Los Angeles (L.A.) County is still …
No Qualified Immunity on Toothpaste, Inhaler & Ventilation Claims by The Seventh Circuit Court Of Appeals upheld a district courts denial of qualified immunity to jail officials on claims of denial of toothpaste, withholding asthma inhaler and inadequate ventilation. In 1984, two Indiana men disappeared. Neither the men nor their …
Article • March 15, 2006 • from PLN March, 2006
Dallas Fake Drug Cases Settle For Millions, Jury Awards Damages by by Michael Rigby In 2001, police officers in Dallas, Texas, made 33 arrests in what has since become known as the fake drug scandal." The victims were all charged with possessing cocaine, based on supposedly positive field tests of …
Article • March 15, 2006 • from PLN March, 2006
New York City Pays $75,000 for 28.5 Days False Imprisonment by On September 8, 2005, the City of New York, New York, settled for $75,000 a prisoner's lawsuit alleging 28.5 days false imprisonment. Plaintiff William Perocier, Jr., a 31 year old tow truck driver, was sentenced to six months in …
Wrongfully Imprisoned D.C. Disabled Man Settles Suit For $1.74 Million by by Michael Rigby The District of Columbia and a private medical provider have agreed to pay $1.74 million to Joseph Heard, a deaf, mute, and mentally disabled man who was wrongfully imprisoned in the D.C. jail for nearly two …
Florida Jury Awards $225,000 in False Arrest/Malicious Prosecution Claim by A Florida jury has awarded $225,000 in a case against the City of Clearwater and an individual detective on a claim of false arrest, malicious prosecution, and intentional infliction of emotional distress. The Plaintiff claimed he was falsely arrested on …
Texas Jails Troubled by Deaths, Negligence and Failed Inspections by Gary Hunter For decades Texas jails have been cesspool's of misery, medical neglect, brutality and over crowding. Class action litigation in the 1970's alleviated some of the worst aspects of the Texas jail system and led to modest improvements. By …
Article • January 15, 2006 • from PLN January, 2006
New Jersey Parole Officials Pay $50,000 for Delayed Release by On February 3, 2005, a New Jersey man settled his federal lawsuit against state parole officialswhom he claimed were responsible for his remaining in prison 11 months beyond his approved parole datefor $50,000. Vincent Pannone was imprisoned on May 7, …
Article • December 15, 2005 • from PLN December, 2005
No Qualified Immunity from 57-Day Illegal Confinement by The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals held that several prison officials were not entitled to qualified immunity for their roles in confining a prisoner 57 days beyond his ordered release. In December, 1977, Daryl Davis was convicted of theft under Missouri law. …
Article • November 15, 2005 • from PLN November, 2005
Maryland Prisons MisCalculate Half of All Prisoner Release Dates by by David M. Reutter Up to one half of all Maryland prisoners early release dates at two prisons were erroneous, concluded a report by the Maryland Office of Legislative Audits. The report declined to identify the two prisons it audited, …
$97,000 in Damages and Fees Awarded in Arkansas Over Detention Suit by The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed a judgment awarding compensatory damages of $50,000 in a civil rights suit filed by James M. Hayes, alleging his 38-day pre-appearance detention violated his right to due process. The Court …
Article • October 15, 2005
Lives (and Votes) Lost by Elizabeth Weill-Greenberg From City Belt (www.citybelt.org) Lives (and Votes) Lost Prisoners, parolees and probationers cannot vote in New Jersey -- but for one former prisoner who was wrongfully convicted and can, it's the last thing on his mind. By Elizabeth Weill-Greenberg Nothing ties Larry Peterson …
Article • September 15, 2005 • from PLN September, 2005
Hawaii Settles Class Action Wrongful Imprisonment Suit for $1.2 Million by Michael Rigby The state of Hawaii has agreed to pay $1.2 million to settle a class action federal lawsuit involving hundreds of wrongfully imprisoned individuals. The state also agreed to implement measures ensuring the timely release of prisoners. The …
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