Washington Supreme Court Reverses Judge's Indigency Status Denial by The En Banc Washington state Supreme Court reversed a lower court's denial of a judge's motion for indigency status. Soon after he was elected to the Pierce County Superior Court Bench, Judge Michael A. Hecht was convicted of felony harassment and …
Prison Firing Range Noise Nuisance Does Not Amount to Regulatory “Taking” by The Washington Court of Appeals upheld a lower court's conclusion that noise from a prison firing range did not interfere with neighboring property use. In 1886, the Washington State Penitentiary opened in Walla Walla, Washington. A firing range …
Porter v. Thurman, WA, Complaint, Excessive Force - Beating, Tasers, 2012 1 2 3 ROBERTS. MAGNUSON, WSBA #19706 505 W. RIVERSIDE, STE. 508 Spokane, WA 99201 (509) 252-so36 Attorney for Plaintiff ~~ V. ~e.c~~i\lE.0 t.lr.." lilt\\ 4 ti t\\\t :':~LA:.::c~~.m, ~~ . . .GTON UNITED STATES DIS~~c°~URT FOR THE EASTERN …
Jenkins v. Moyer, WA, Jury Verdict Form, Negligent Traffic Stop, 2012 Case 2:10-cv-00228-EFS Document 133 Filed 04/24/12 f FlEDfNTHE U.S. DISTRICT COURT l:A91ERN DISTRtcT 0FW"91 INGJ0rt 1 APR 2 4 201? ). 2 .wAESR. LARseN, Cl.ERi( 3 ~WASHINlrJ~ 4 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON 5 6 7 …
Washington State Prisoner Granted Preliminary Injunction to Treat Neuroma; Case Settles for $120,000 by On Sept. 17, 2010, a federal district court in Washington State granted a preliminary injunction to a state prisoner, requiring prison officials to provide necessary medical treatment. The preliminary injunction was issued in a civil rights …
Washington Prisoner Killed During Prison Industries Escape Attempt by A Washington Department of Corrections (WDOC) prisoner was shot and killed at the Clallam Bay Corrections Facility during a June 29, 2011 escape attempt. At approximately 10:00 a.m., state prisoner Dominick Maldonado, 25, used a pair of scissors to take a …
$880,000 Settlement in Federal Prisoner’s Death in Washington State by David Reutter by David M. Reutter An $880,000 settlement has been reached in the death of a prisoner at the Federal Detention Center (FDC) in SeaTac, Washington. The lawsuit alleged that the prisoner died due to negligent medical care. When …
Washington DOC Employee Faces Ethics Complaint for Running Non-Profits on State Time Using State Resources by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke In 2005, Washington Department of Corrections Secretary Harold Clarke reprimanded DOC employee Belinda D. Stewart for selling Avon products to her co-workers at the Purdy women’s prison after she …
$8,000 Settlement in Washington DOC False Imprisonment Suit by An $8,000 settlement was reached in a false imprisonment claim against the State of Washington. Duane A. Cooper had been sentenced to a 60 month sentence for a class C felony on April 4, 1996. On May 14, 2002, Cooper was …
Washington: $260,000 Settlement in Unlawful Strip Search and Taser Case by A woman who was illegally strip searched and then Tasered was awarded a $260,000 settlement against the City of Olympia, Washington. Cynthia Brown was arrested on August 19, 2008 for trespassing and taken to the Olympia City Jail. During …
City of Everett, Washington Settles Police Shooting Suit for $500,000 by In February 2011, the City of Everett in Washington State agreed to settle for $500,000 a lawsuit brought by the family of a man gunned down by police. Niles Meservey was fatally shot by police officer Troy Meade outside …
PLN Wins $230,000 in Settlement that Ends Spokane, Washington Jail’s Postcard-Only Rule by by Matt Clarke In July 2011, the Board of County Commissioners of Spokane County, Washington agreed to pay $230,000 to Prison Legal News to settle a federal lawsuit challenging unconstitutional restrictions on prisoners’ mail at the Spokane …
Washington Prison Guard’s Murder Results in Demotions, Firings and $26,000 Fine by Mark Wilson An outside investigation has determined that the murder of a Washington Department of Corrections (WDOC) guard was the result of poor staff management and training by prison officials. On January 29, 2011, prisoner Byron Scherf, 52, …
Creach v. Spokane County, WA, Complaint, Wrongful Death - Shooting, 2011 Case 2: 11-cv-00432-RMP 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Document 1 Filed 11 /18/11 ROBERT B. CRARY CRARY, CLARK & DOMANICO, P.S. Attorneys at Law 941 7 East Trent Spokane, Wa 99206 Tele: (509) 926-4900 …
Washington Community Custody Violators Entitled to Time Served by The Washington State Court of Appeals has held that prisoners are entitled to credit for all time spent in custody on alleged community custody violations. On June 30, 2003, Anthony Bakari Louis Bovan was sentenced to 73.5 months in prison and …
PLN Sues Jails in Louisiana, Washington State Over No-Publication Policies by On September 9, 2011, Prison Legal News filed separate lawsuits against the Orleans Parish jail in New Orleans, Louisiana and the Chelan County jail in Washington State over mail policy-related issues. PLN’s suit against Orleans Parish Sheriff Marlin Gusman, …
$15,500 Settlement in Washington Public Disclosure Act Violation by Washington State paid $15,500 to settle the Public Disclosure Act violation claim brought by The Concerned Citizens of Auburn and Federal Way. The non-profit association requested in January 2003, on two occasions, to be provided “documents pertinent to sexually violent predators,” …
Exemption 2 of the FOIA Only Applies to “Personnel” Matters, Supreme Court Holds by Exemption 2 of the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), which bars the disclosure of records “relayed solely to the internal personnel rules and practices at an agency,” is limited to documents that “concern the conditions of …
$750 Settlement in Washington Public Disclosure Action Violation by Washington State paid $750 to settle a Public Disclosure Act violation claim brought by Benjamin L. Abolafya, who argued that the Special Commitment Center failed to “include a statement of the specific exemption authorizing the withholding of the redacted information” to …
