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No “Strike” Under PLRA When Some Claims are Heard on the Merits by Brandon Sample A prisoner does not incur a “strike” under the Prison Litigation Reform Act (PLRA) unless his or her suit is dismissed entirely as frivolous, malicious or for failure to state a claim, the U.S. Court …
Pennsylvania Prisoner’s $185,000 Jury Award Reduced to $75,005 by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On June 7, 2011, a Pennsylvania federal judge issued an order reducing a prisoner’s jury award for destruction of legal materials to $75,005. The award had previously been reduced from $185,000 to $115,000. Andre Jacobs, a …
California Settles Suit over Damage to Prisoner's Medical Prostheses by Larry Edwards, a California state prisoner filed a federal civil rights action after a guard at the California State Prison-Solano allegedly damaged his medical brace and glasses and then, along with other guards, threatened him with retaliatory disciplinary action and …
Former Pennsylvania Guards Settle Retaliation Suits for $675,000 by Two former Pennsylvania jail guards settled their retaliation claims for $675,000. Lieutenants John Barry and Genevieve Butczynski were employed by Pennsylvania's Luzerne County Prison. In October 2003 both guards made critical comments in a news story which detailed problems at the …
California Prison System Settles Employee's Unlawful Discharge Suit for $98,000 by Ruby P. Daniels was employed as a “materials and stores supervisor” at San Quentin Prison after having worked about six years for the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. She is the primary caregiver for her sister, who is …
Article • May 15, 2012
California Prison System Settles Marital Status Discrimination Suit by Terry Dickinson was employed by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) as a Correctional Counselor II in the Inmate Appeals Office at the California State Prison-Solano when Warden Tom Carey and other prison officials allegedly informed him that he …
California Prison System Settles Prisoner's Excessive Force Suit for $1,000 by On May 14, 2007, Tyun Sockee Dodson, a California state prisoner, filed a pro se federal civil rights action under 42 U.S.0 § 1983 alleging he was severely beaten by guards at the Calipatria State Prison without provocation while …
Article • May 15, 2012
California Settles Prisoner's Retaliation and Loss of Property Suit for $500 by California prison officials paid a prisoner $500 to settle his federal retaliation suit. On November 14, 2000, Henry Murray was transferred to the Pleasant Valley State Prison (PVSP) from another California facility. On December 5, 2000, he was …
Article • May 15, 2012
California Settles Prisoner's Excessive-Use-of-Force Suit for $5,000 by Michael D. Fulton, a former California state prisoner, filed a federal civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 after he allegedly was assaulted by Guard E. Jensen on December 1, 2004, while he was handcuffed and being transferred between housing …
Article • May 15, 2012
California Settles Prisoner's Improperly Confiscated Property Suit for $200 by Lorenzo Fosselman, Jr., a California state prisoner, filed a state civil action alleging that R. Morring, a guard at the Salinas Valley State Prison, confiscated 10 compact discs and 10 cassette tapes from him and failed to record the confiscation. …
LAPD Cop Awarded $3.1 Million for Retaliation by On September 22, 2008, a jury awarded $3.1 million to a Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) officer who was retaliated against for reporting that his supervising officer used racial epithets and possibly embezzled department funds. Twenty-five year LAPD veteran Robert Hill, who …
Maine Jailer Settles Federal Discrimination Suit by A former Maine jail guard accepted an undisclosed sum to settle his federal discrimination suit against his former employer. In March 2009, Hancock County Jail guard Brad Ewing suffered a back injury during a scuffle with a prisoner. Ewing was placed on medical …
Illinois DOC Control Unit Case Certified as Class Action by An Illinois federal court certified a suit related to prisoner confinement in an Illinois Department of Corrections (IDOC) maximum security unit as a class action. Thirty-two past and present prisoners of the Tamms Correctional Center (Tamms) maximum security unit brought …
Seventh Circuit Dismisses Wisconsin Deputy Sheriff’s Retaliation Claim by The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals dismissed a Wisconsin deputy sheriff's retaliation and state law claims against his boss. On May 17, 2007, Milwaukee County Deputy Sheriff David Hutchins called into a popular talk radio show and made critical comments about …
Tennessee CCA Warden Denied Summary Judgment for Excessive Force by A Tennessee federal court denied a private prison warden summary judgment on an excessive force claim for assaulting a handcuffed prisoner. James Ingram was a prisoner at the Hardeman County Correctional Facility (HCCF) in Tennessee, which is operated by Corrections …
Tennessee CCA Warden Fails to Prove Non-Exhaustion in Prisoner’s Excessive Force and Retaliation Suit by A Tennessee federal court denied prison officials summary judgment for non-exhaustion under the Prison Litigation Reform Act, finding that they failed to satisfy their burden of proving non-exhaustion. James Ingram was a prisoner at the …
Article • May 15, 2012
Third Circuit Vacates Dismissal of Pennsylvania Prisoner’s Retaliation Claim by The Third Circuit Court of Appeals reversed summary judgment for prison officials on a Pennsylvania prisoner's retaliation claim. Patrick Toussaint is a prisoner of the State Correctional Institution at Cresson, Pennsylvania. In 2005, he brought federal suit alleging retaliation, denial …
Herrick v. Kelly, NM, Settlement, False Arrest, 2012 ' • . SETl'LEMENT AGREEMENT AND RELEASE OF CLAIMS IN CONSIDERATION of the total sum of Porty Thousand Dollan and no/J 00 ($40,000.00), the receipt of which Is hereby aoknowledaed, Michael Hcniok and Jennifer Oage (hereinafter collectively referred to as "Releasors"). Individually, …
Article • April 15, 2012 • from PLN April, 2012
Fourth Circuit Remands Prisoner’s Equal Protection Claim by Michael Brodheim by Mike Brodheim On March 17, 2011, in an unpublished per curiam decision, the Fourth Circuit remanded a prisoner’s equal protection claim that alleged black prisoners were routinely ordered to perform more degrading tasks than their white counterparts, and that …
California Prison System Settles Employee Lawsuit for $775,000; Second Suit Pending by California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) employees Edna Miller and Frances Mackey filed a civil lawsuit in state district court relating to alleged sexual harassment and discrimination in the workplace in violation of the Fair Employment and …
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