Skip navigation

Search

2579 results
Page 35 of 129. « Previous | 1 2 3 4 ... 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 ... 125 126 127 128 129 | Next »

No Qualified Immunity for Excessive Force at Ohio Jail by The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the denial of qualified immunity to Ohio jailers on a detainee’s excessive force, denial of medical care, equal protection and state law claims. On April 3, 2004, Ohio State Highway Patrol Trooper Helen …
No Qualified Immunity for Denial of Protective Custody to Ohio Prisoner by The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a lower court’s denial of qualified immunity in an Ohio prisoner’s lawsuit raising a failure to protect claim. Ohio prisoner George Hamilton was the target of a “hit” by the Aryan …
Ninth Circuit Holds Prosecutors Immune for Parole Recommendations by Mark Wilson The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has held that prosecutors are absolutely immune for making parole recom-mendations. Liza Brown shot her husband to death and entered into an oral plea agreement. “During the plea colloquy, the prosecutor stated that, …
Adams v. CCA, CO, Plf 4th Supplemental Disclosures, Disclosures Medical Record, 2010 DISTRICT COURT, COUNTY OF CROWLEY, STATE OF COLORADO Court Address: Sixteenth Judicial District Court Crowley County Courthouse I IO E. 6th Street, Room 303 Ordway, Colorado 81063 Telephone 719-267-4468 .COURT USE ONLY. Plaintiffs: VANCE A. ADAMS et. al. …
Bashimam v. City of Tallahassee, FL, Amended Complaint for Damages, Police Violation of 4th Amendment Rights, 2010 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA TALLAHASSEE DIVISION ESTATE of NABEL BASHIMAM by CASE NO. 4:10-CV-343-RH/WCS DENISE BASHIMAM, Personal Representative, and ISAM BASHIMAM and DENISE BASHIMAM, SURVIVORS; …
Bashimam v. City of Tallahassee, FL, Plaintiff Interr, Police Misconduct, 2010 PLAINTIFF’S FIRST INTERROGATORIES TO DEFENDANT CITY I. Persons 1. As to the person answering these interrogatories, please identify (see “Identification of a Natural Person” in Definitions) yourself and describe your basis for knowledge of the information sworn to, all …
Bashimam v. City of Tallahassee, FL, Second Amended Complaint, Police Violation of 4th Amendment Rights, 2010 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA TALLAHASSEE DIVISION DENISE BASHIMAM, as Personal Representative of the ESTATE of NABEL BASHIMAM and on behalf of ISAM BASHIMAM and DENISE BASHIMAM, …
Article • May 15, 2010 • from PLN May, 2010
$99,999 Settlement for Michigan Prisoner Damaged by Second-Hand Smoke by A Michigan prisoner accepted $99,999 to settle a lawsuit for damages and injuries he suffered as a result of prison officials’ failure to follow medical prescriptions to house him in a non-smoking environment. Prior to being housed at Carson City …
State of Washington Settles Suit for $400,000 After Released Sex Offender Goes on Crime Spree by Michael Brodheim In June 2008, the State of Washington entered into a stipulated judgment to settle claims for damages, filed in both state and federal courts, by Diana McKissen, who was raped, tortured, and …
Fifth Circuit Orders Discovery in Katrina Prisoner Evacuation Case by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On July 1, 2009, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals vacated a lower court’s denial of summary judgment in a case involving the evacuation of prisoners from the Orleans Parish Prison (OPP) in New Orleans …
Article • May 15, 2010 • from PLN May, 2010
Opening Legal Mail Outside BOP Prisoner’s Presence States Constitutional Claim by The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit affirmed in part and reversed in part a district court decision denying qualified immunity to several Bureau of Prisons (BOP) employees accused of opening properly marked legal mail outside a …
Article • May 15, 2010
Sacramento County Agrees to Pay $7,500 after Prisoner Fell from Bunk by On August 30, 2005, the County of Sacramento agreed to pay $7,500 to a prisoner who fell from his bunk while at the Sacramento County Main Jail (SCMJ). The prisoner claimed deliberate indifference to his safety. Peter Heines …
$12,000 Award to Wheelchair-Bound NY Prisoner for Fall off Loading Ramp by A New York Court of Claims awarded a prisoner $12,000 for injuries incurred by a fall off a curb while in a wheelchair. Prisoner Darin Carathers became a paraplegic after sustaining a gun shot wound to the neck …
Article • May 15, 2010 • from PLN May, 2010
Flushing Junk Down Jail Toilets Damages Sewer System, Prompts $2.3 Million Settlement in California Lawsuit by In October 2009, the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors tentatively agreed to pay $2.3 million to settle a lawsuit that alleged county prisoners were damaging the adjoining sewer system by clogging it up …
Ninth Circuit: Federal Receiver May be Sued for Breach of Contract by Michael Brodheim The Ninth Circuit held on Oct. 30, 2009 that the Receiver appointed by a federal court to oversee delivery of medical care to prisoners in the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) was not immune …
Article • May 15, 2010
Sacramento County Agrees to Pay $500 to Settle Slip and Fall Suit by On October 12, 2006, the County of Sacramento agreed to pay $500 to a prisoner who alleged that he slipped and fell twice in a shower at the Sacramento Main Jail (SMJ) due to deliberated indifference by …
Article • May 15, 2010
$300,000 Settlement in City of New York Jail Slip and Fall by The City of New York paid $300,000 to settle a prisoner’s lawsuit claiming injuries from unsafe and hazardous conditions. Troy Washington, a prisoner at Riker’s Island Correctional Facility, on November 12, 2004, slipped and fell on water that …
Article • May 15, 2010
Arizona Sheriff to Pay $275,000 for Negligence of Jail Staff by In a complaint lodged in September 2009 by Phoenix attorney Joel B. Robbins, Esq., Maricopa County, Arizona Sheriff Joseph Arpaio was held liable for the negligence of his staff. The Plaintiff, Jerome Talbow, was a prisoner in the Maricopa …
Article • May 15, 2010
TDCJ Pays $43,000 in Settlement of Traffic Accident Liability by On August 30, 2007, Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) agreed to pay $43,749 for damages incurred in a traffic accident on March 21, 2006 in Snyder, Texas. Although TDCJ contends it is not liable, the vehicle that caused the …
Massachusetts DOC Agrees to Pay $15,000 to Settle ADA Suit by On October 24, 2005, the Massachusetts Department of Corrections (DOC) agreed to settle a suit brought by a prisoner under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) for $15,000. Paul Shedlock sued the DOC after staff at MCI Norfolk refused …
Page 35 of 129. « Previous | 1 2 3 4 ... 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 ... 125 126 127 128 129 | Next »