Washington Settles Shy Bladder Suit For $2,500 by On March 8, 2006, the State of Washington paid $2,500 to settle with a former state prisoner who sued two state employees in their individual capacities for violating his federal civil rights and the Washington Department of Corrections for failing to make …
Washington State Patrol Must Unconditionally Disclose Collision Information by The Washington State Court of Appeals held that the Washington State Patrol (WSP) must disclose records about traffic accidents in specific locations (collision records) following a public records request without first requiring the requester to sign a statement that the records …
Stress from Killing Prisoner Does Not Support Disability Claim by DOC Guard over Failure to Retire Claim by Brandon Sample By Brandon Sample The Court of Appeals of the State of Washington affirmed a trial court’s grant of summary judgment for the Washington Department of Corrections (DOC) in a suit …
$97,500 Awarded to Woman in D.C. “Contempt of Cop” Case by On March 25, 2011, a D.C. jury awarded Lindsay Huthnance $97,500 in compensatory and punitive damages for a 2005 “contempt of arrest.” After entering a 7-Eleven convenience store and noticing a group of D.C. police standing around, Huthnance commented …
Full Resentencing Not Required to Correct Error in Pretrial Credit Award by The Division III Court of Appeals for the State of Washington has affirmed a trial court’s ex parte modification of a defendant’s sentence that awarded him two additional days of pretrial credit. Waldo Emerson Waldron-Ramsey filed a personal …
Washington DOC Has Sole Authority over Prisoner Placement by The State of Washington Court of Appeals held that the Department of Corrections (DOC) has the sole authority to determine the prison in which a prisoner will be placed. The court’s ruling came in DOC’s appeal of restrictions on prisoner Marcus …
Washington DOC Pays $1,100 for Failing to Provide Kosher Meals by On August 16, 2004, the State of Washington paid $1,100 to settle with a state prisoner who sued the Department of Corrections for failing to provide kosher meals. The suit was filed in the U.S. District Court for the …
Washington DOC Settles Employee’s Sexual Harassment Claim For $32,000 by On February 6, 2006, the State of Washington paid $32,000 to settle with a Department Of Corrections employee who claimed she was sexually harassed while employed at the Pine Lodge Pre¬release Facility. From January 1, 2001, through June 2003 Plaintiff …
Washington: Financial Obligations to Crime Victims’ Compensation Account Persist Through Incarceration by The Court of Appeals of the State of Washington has affirmed a trial court’s order denying a prisoner’s motion to determine legal financial obligations (LFOs) imposed as part of his sentence. Sherman Pulley was sentenced in 1995 to …
Summary Judgment Denied in Challenge to Booking Fee Program by Brandon Sample By Brandon Sample U.S. District Judge Robert J. Bryan denied a summary judgment motion filed by the City of Fife, Washington in a challenge it its booking fee program. Rafael Gonzalez was arrested for soliciting a prostitute. At …
Summary Judgment Denied for Male Cops Who Strip Searched Female Arrestees by U.S. District Judge Ricardo S. Martinez has granted in part and denied in part a motion for partial Summary Judgment in a lawsuit by three women who allege they were forced to expose themselves to male cops. Cristen …
Trial Court Erred in Extending Jurisdiction over Restitution Collection Outside Ten-Year Window by Brandon Sample By Brandon Sample The Court of Appeals for the State of Washington vacated an order extending a trial court’s jurisdiction to ensure collection of restitution order. The court’s decision comes in response to a personal …
$80,000 Settlement Reached in Eye Damage Suit against Washington Department of Corrections by An $80,000 settlement was reached in a suit filed against the Washington Department of Corrections (WDOC) for medical negligence resulting in partial loss of vision. In October 1997, Jerry Wilms was a prisoner at McNeil Island Corrections …
$500,000 Award in Washington Malicious Prosecution Claim by A Washington state federal jury awarded $500,000 to the plaintiff in a civil rights action that alleged malicious prosecution. The suit was brought by Brian Wiederspohn against two Whatcom County Sheriff deputies. The deputies, Jeremy Freeman and Trevor Vanderveen, went to Wiederspohn’s …
Washington DOC Settles Claims over Food Poisoning Outbreak by Eight prisoners affected by food poisoning while incarcerated at the Washington State Penitentiary accepted settlement offers of $1000 each on their claims of unsanitary food service practices against the Washington Department of Corrections (WDOC). Plaintiffs experienced high fever, vomiting, cramps, diarrhea, …
$2,000 Settlement Reached over Washington Guards' Neglect of Prisoner's Leg Injury by A $2,000 settlement was reached in an Eighth Amendment complaint against prison guards and medical staff in the Washington Department of Corrections (WDOC). On June 29, 2001, Chorner Brown, a prisoner housed at Stafford Creek Correctional Center, had …
$2,750,000 Settlement Reached in Washington Parolee Wrongful Death Suit by A $2,750,000 settlement was reached in a wrongful death suit stemming from an accident caused by a Washington parolee. On August 15, 1999 Kenneth Chambers, who was on parole, struck a vehicle driven by Kim E. Simonds. Chambers was driving …
Washington Department of Corrections Pays $4,500 Settlement for Prisoner’s Permanent Kidney Damage by A $4,500 settlement was reached in a medical negligence suit filed against the Washington Department of Corrections (WDOC). Between April 9, 1998 and January 13, 1999, Keith Fair was a prisoner being held by WDOC at the …
Misdiagnosed Achilles Tendon Rupture Nets $5000 Settlement for Washington Prisoner by A $5,000 settlement was reached in a medical negligence claim against the Washington Department of Corrections (WDOC). Oliver M. Wright was a prisoner at Stafford Creek Correctional Center when he suffered a ruptured Achilles tendon in his left leg …
$12,000 Settlement Reached in Washington Parolee Wrongful Death Claim by A $12,000 settlement was reached in a wrongful death suit against the State of Washington and Pierce County. Tracy Joe Enoch-Jevne was convicted on four separate DUI counts spanning from February 1996 to December 1998. Due to an error, she …
