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$16.5 Million-Plus Settlement in Oklahoma City False Conviction Case by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On June 8, 2009, a federal district judge in Oklahoma City signed a judgment following the settlement of a suit awarding a man who spent 17 years in prison for a rape he did not …
4,000 Kenyan Death Sentences Commuted to Life by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On August 3, 2009, Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki announced that he had commuted the death sentences of all 4,000 prisoners on Kenya’s death row to life in prison. Explaining his rationale for this action, Kibaki said an …
$125,000 Paid For Illegal Colonoscopy to Search for Drugs by On July 18, 2009, a New York State parolee, Tunde Clement, agreed to a $125,000 settlement in a lawsuit he filed in 2007 against Albany County, New York and Albany Medical Center Hospital. Clement's attorney, John F. Queenan, claimed his …
Florida Law Enforcement Officials on the Wrong Side of the Law by David Reutter by David M. Reutter “We’re a law-respecting, law-abiding community. ... We teach our children to respect and look up to men and women who wear badges, and that’s the way it oughta be,” said Florida state …
Oklahoma Lawmen Charged with Sundry Crimes by Mark Wilson In separate incidents, five Oklahoma prison and jail guards have been charged with crimes ranging from contraband smuggling and assault to murder. Former Sequoyah County jail guard Jarrod Anthony Yates pleaded guilty on October 2, 2008 to violating the civil rights …
Prison, Jail and Law Enforcement Corruption Continues in Georgia by David Reutter by David M. Reutter As the number of people in prison and jail in Georgia has increased, so too has the number of corruption cases involving detention and police officials. One of every 13 Georgians are under the …
Massachusetts Man’s Estate Resolves Wrongful Conviction Suit for $14.1 Million by David Reutter In July 2009, the estate of a man who served over 18 years in Massachusetts prisons for a murder and robbery he did not commit reached a $3.4 million settlement with 5 of the 6 insurers for …
Citizen Complaints Against Police Officer not Exempt from Disclosure under Illinois FOIA by On July 20, 2009, the Illinois Court of Appeals affirmed in part, reversed in part and remanded for further proceedings the dismissal of a complaint filed by G. Mark Gekas against the Sheriff of Sangamon County seeking …
Brief • December 1, 2009
Lago v. City of New York, NY, Preliminary Statement, false arrest imprisonment police sexual assault, 2009 Case 1:09-cv-09863-LAK Document 1 Filed 12/01/2009 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK --------------------------------------------------------------X IRIS LAGO, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) -against) ) THE CITY OF NEW YORK; NEW YORK CITY ) …
$250,000 Awarded to Former New York Prisoner Wrongly Convicted by Falsified Evidence by David Reutter by David M. Reutter A New York Court of Claims has awarded $250,000 to a former prisoner based on her claims of malicious prosecution and negligent supervision, after finding a State Police investigator had fabricated …
Article • November 15, 2009 • from PLN November, 2009
$21 Million Jury Award for Illinois Wrongful Conviction by David Reutter by David M. Reutter In June 2009, an Illinois federal jury awarded $21 million to a former prisoner who served 11-1/2 years for a murder he didn’t commit. The basis of the claim was that Chicago police detective Reynaldo …
LA Agrees To Pay $12,550,000 To Settle Police Brutality Suit by The City of Los Angeles has agreed to pay $12,550,000 to settle a class action suit brought by protesters who were injured and intimidated by the LAPD during a May 1, 2007, march protesting the treatment of immigrants and …
First Circuit Upholds $3.1 Million FTCA Award Against FBI for Revealing Informant by On October 16, 2008, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit upheld a $3.1 million award under the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) to the family of an informant whose identity was released by an …
Publication • October 13, 2009
New York State Police, Trooper Imani A. Kirkland Letter of Censure, 2009 KIRKLAND , IMANI A TROOPER TYPE: Personnel CASE# 20090357 FINDING : Founded Complainant: . Complaint ofPersonnel Investigation 20090357 Type: Sub Type Personnel Incident Date/Time Report Due 5/6/2009 9:35 AM 7/22/2009 Level Inv. T 1 Commissioned Officer Assigned No …
Brief • September 23, 2009
Beecham v. City of West Sacramento, CA, Plf Opp Def Motion, Police Excessive Force Gun False Arrest Strip Search, 2009 1 4 MICHAEL J. HADDAD (State Bar No. 189114) JULIA SHERWIN (State Bar No. 189268) HADDAD & SHERWIN 505 Seventeenth Street Oakland, California 94612 Telephone: (510) 452-5500 Fax: (510) 452-5510 …
$7,500 Settlement for Seattle Police Officer Withholding Exculpatory Information by Washington State’s King County paid $7,540.64 to settle the claim of Richard D. Sweat, who was arrested for attempted robbery. During the investigation, Deputy Kirk Rains of the King County Sheriff’s Office was advised that the alleged crime was committed …
Publication • September 10, 2009
New York State Police, Trooper Jason J. Lewis Letter of Censure, 2009 TB-lSA PREVENTABLE TROOP VEHICLE ACCIDENT-REPORT OF ADJUDICATION (8/07) VAN DATE OF ACCIDENT/INCIDENT 08247 05/27/2009 TIME OF ACCIDENT/INCIDENT VEHICLE PLATE NUMBER J12:lS A.M. J2FS DRIVER'S NAME (FIRST, MI, LAST) jJa~on J. Lewis . SHIELD NUMBER STATION ORIGINAL FILE 3# …
Brief • August 1, 2009
Jackson et al v. City of Pittsburg, CA, Plf Requests for PoD to Def, disclosure of internal police records, 2009 1 2 3 4 5 6 LAW OFFICES OF PANOS LAGOS Panos Lagos, Esq. / SBN 61821 5032 Woodminster Lane Oakland, CA 94602 (510)530-4078 (510)530-4725/FAX panoslagos@aol.com Attorney for Plaintiffs, FREDERICK …
Supreme Court Holds Supervisory Officials Not Liable for Abuse of 9-11 Detainees by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On June 14, 2007, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed in part and reversed in part a district court’s denial of the government’s motion to dismiss a lawsuit alleging abuse of …
Eighth Circuit Rejects Reckless Investigation Claim by On April 8, 2008, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit rejected a lawsuit brought by a former prisoner against a prison investigator for his role in the prisoner’s murder conviction and resulting death sentence. Joseph Amrine sued George Brooks, a …
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