Prison Guard Re-Hired by Bureau of Prisons After Discriminatory Firing by Christopher Zoukis Connie L. Thomas, a prison guard at Federal Correctional Institution Bastrop, Texas, agreed to settle her Title VII Civil Rights Act Lawsuit for discrimination on the basis of sex against the Federal Bureau of Prisons. She had …
FCI Bastrop Prison Guard Settles EEOC Racial Discrimination Suit Against DOJ by Christopher Zoukis Charles Drew Quarles, a veteran prison guard stationed at Federal Correctional Institution Bastrop, Texas settled his claim for racial discrimination with the Department of Justice in April, 2002. Mr. Quarles agreed to accept the restoration of …
Clinical Psychologist Wins Discrimination Suit Against Bureau of Prisons by Christopher Zoukis Corine Zupanick, a clinical psychologist employed by the Federal Bureau of Prisons at Federal Correctional Institution Three Rivers, Texas, won her discrimination suit on appeal to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). Zupanick claimed that she was discriminated …
$1,000 Jury Award in Texas Prisoner’s Excessive Use of Force Suit by Matthew Clarke On August 18, 2014, a Texas federal jury awarded a state prisoner $1,000 on his claim of excessive use of force by a prison guard. Enforcement of that judgment, however, would prove difficult. Florencio Hernandez was …
McCully v. El Paso County, CO, Amended Complaint, Excessive Force, 2016 Case 1:16-cv-00867-WJM-MEH Document 23 Filed 05/02/16 USDC Colorado Page 1 of 50 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO Civil Action No.: 16-CV-00867-WJM-MEH PHILIPPA GRACE MCCULLY, Plaintiff, v. EL PASO COUNTY; TERRY MAKETA; PAULA PRESLEY; …
Basler v. Barron et al, Opinion and Order, TX, video of on duty police assault, 2016 Case 4:15-cv-02254 Document 24 Filed in TXSD on 04/27/16 Page 1 of 13 United States District Court Southern District of Texas ENTERED UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS HOUSTON DIVISION GENE GERARD …
Coffey v. Ochiltree County, TX, Complaint, Wrongful Death, 2016 Case 2:16-cv-00071-J Document 1 Filed 04/15/16 Page 1 of 9 PageID 1 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS AMARILLO DIVISION JOELLA VERLEE COFFEY, in her individual capacity; TERRY MAY, in his individual capacity and with ELIZABETH MAY and JERRY …
Waters v. City of Arlington, TX, Settlement, inmate death restraints strangulation, 2016 Staff Report Settlement of Estate of Jonathan Paul Claim City Council Meeting Date: 4-12-16 Document Being Considered: Resolution RECOMMENDATION Authorize the execution of a settlement agreement and related documents in connection with the claim by the Estate of …
Oswald v. Padadena, TX, Complaint, Failure to Protect Jail Inmate, 2016 Case 4:16-cv-00904 Document 1 Filed in TXSD on 04/04/16 Page 1 of 21 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS HOUSTON DIVISION DANA OSWALD AND TANIA OSWALD, Individually and as Representatives of the ESTATE of Civil Action No. …
Privately-operated Texas Prison Rebounds by Matthew Clarke Despite years of controversy that included sitting vacant for months after it was built and staff members being arrested for smuggling contraband and having sexual relationships with prisoners, the Jack Harwell Detention Center in Waco, Texas has rebounded. It now houses more prisoners, …
Texas: $400,000 Settlement Award to Mentally Ill Jail Prisoner by On June 2, 2015, the Harris County Commissioners Court awarded $400,000 to Terry Goodwin, a mentally ill prisoner, to settle a civil lawsuit stemming from his extreme neglect while housed at the Harris County Jail in Houston. “I have never …
Texas Disciplinary Appeals Board Upholds Disbarment of State Prosecutor by On February 8, 2016, the Texas Board of Disciplinary Appeals, appointed by the state Supreme Court, upheld the disbarment of former prosecutor Charles J. Sebesta, Jr. for using tainted testimony and false statements to obtain a death sentence against now-exonerated …
Texas Parole Records Mistake Could Cost Taxpayers Millions by Gary Hunter Prisoners in Texas and their families are still feeling the impact of a botched Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) policy change in 2012 that led to the destruction of documents for some 86,000 parole-eligible prisoners, whose files were …
Balle v. City of Corpus Christi, TX,Settlement, Excessive Force, 2016 SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT THIS SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT ("Agreement") is made by and among the following: • • • • Adam Balle; The City of Corpus Christi and its insurer Star Insurance Company; CCPD Officer Alberto Salinas; CCPD Officer Benjamin Perriraz; The individuals …
$350,000 Settlement in Suit over Texas Jail Prisoner's Murder by Matthew Clarke On August 21, 2014, Tarrant County, Texas settled for $350,000 a lawsuit brought under the Civil Rights Act and Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) by the sister and administrator of the estate of deceased Tarrant County Jail prisoner …
Death In-Custody Review - Courtney, 12-22-14, TCJS, 2015 TEXAS COMMISSION ON JAIL STANDARDS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Brandon S. Wood P.O. Box 12985 Austin, Texas 78711 Voice: (512) 463-5505 Fax:· (512) 463-3185 http://www.tcjs.state.tx.us info@tcjs.state.tx.us February 10, 2015 Subject: Date of Death: Facility: VM David Courtney Death-In-Custody Review December 22, 2014 at approximately …
Prison Legal News v. Betterton, TX, Complaint, mail censorship, 2012 Case 2:12-cv-00699-JRG Document 1 Filed 11/01/12 Page 1 of 8 PageID #: 1 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS MARSHALL DIVISION PRISON LEGAL NEWS, PLAINTIFF v. ANTHONY BETTERTON, individually and in his official capacity as Sheriff of Upshur …
Prison Legal News v. Livingston et al., TX, Order, TDCJ censorship, 2011 Case 2:09-cv-00296 Document 96 Filed in TXSD on 01/04/11 Page 1 of 32 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS CORPUS CHRISTI DIVISION PRISON LEGAL NEWS, Plaintiff, VS. BRAD LIVINGSTON, et al, Defendants. § § § § …
Austin Lawyers Guild et al v. Securus and Travis Co, TX, Settlement Agreement - Escamilla, illegal telephone recording, 2016 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS AUSTIN DNISION AUSTIN LAWYERS GUILD; CARL GOSSETT, DAVID GRASSBAUGH, MARK SAMPSON, and FRANCIS WILLIAMS, for themselves and those similarly …
Austin Lawyers Guild et al v. Securus and Travis Co, TX, Settlement Agreement - Lehmberg, illegal telephone recording, 2016 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS AUSTIN DMSION AUSTIN LAWYERS GUILD; CARL GOSSETT, DAVID GRASSBAUGH, MARK. SAMPSON, and FRANCIS WILLIAMS, for themselves and those similarly …
