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Allowing Others to Attack Prisoner, Making Credible Death Threats, Labeling Prisoner a Snitch Violate Eighth Amendment by The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit affirmed in part a district court’s denial of qualified immunity to four guards accused of violating a prisoner’s Eighth Amendment rights. William Irving, a …
Jury Awards Guard $150,000 for Retaliation; Court Awards an Additional $800,000 by A Nassau County federal jury has awarded a county jail guard $150,000 for discrimination and retaliation that occurred as a result of a prior sexual harassment suit. Patricia Luca, a guard for 12 years, sued Nassau County, its …
Lesbian Guard Awarded $200,000 for Unlawful Discrimination, Retaliation by A New York appellate court has upheld an award of damages for a lesbian guard who was subjected to unlawful discrimination and retaliation. Alicia Humig, the only female guard on her cell block at the Wende Correctional Facilitiy, filed a complaint …
Jury Awards $1.8 Million for False Arrest and Malicious Prosecution by In April, 2008, five Maryland men were awarded more than $1.8 million in compensatory and punitive damages in a civil rights suit alleging false arrest and malicious prosecution by Baltimore police officer Robert Cirello. Plaintiffs' attorneys, James L. Rhodes …
Brief • May 28, 2009
Malik v. Ayers, NY, Complaint, Assault by Guard, 2009 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK ----------------------------X SULTAN MALIK, Plaintiff, COMPLAINT -againstCRAIG L. SKELLY, RANDY BANKS, SHAWN D. PIERSON, TIMOTHY J. HABLE, JOEL R. AYERS, SEAN F. DAVIS and DAVID NAPOLI, JURY TRIAL DEMANDED Defendants. ----------- ----------------- X …
State Auditor: Texas Prisoners Face Retaliation for Airing Grievances by Matthew Clarke State Auditor: Texas Prisoners Face Retaliation for Airing Grievances by Matt Clarke In September 2008, the Texas State Auditor released a report on the investigation and resolution of complaints in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ). The …
Fourth Circuit Reinstates South Carolina Jail Conditions Suit by On June 20, 1991, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals reinstated a South Carolina prisoner's challenge to conditions of confinement at the Lexington County Jail. Leonard Archie Smith, a former South Caroline pre-trial detainee, filed a pro se civil rights action …
Rookie Cop Sues Over Forced Resignation by A former rookie Oregon police officer who was forced to resign for reporting her training officer’s egregious misconduct is suing the Portland Police Bureau (PPB). Lindsay K. Hunt realized her dream of becoming a police officer when she was hired by PPB on …
Ninth Circuit Reverses §1915 Dismissal of Retaliation Claim by The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a lower court’s dismissal of a prisoner’s retaliation claim for failure to state a claim under 28 USC sec. 1915(e). Nevada prisoner Russell Cohen sued prison officials in federal court, alleging that they “retaliated …
$1.25 Million Awarded to Cop for Sex Discrimination, Retaliation by On April 22, 2008, the Second Appellate District of the California Court of Appeal upheld a $1.25 million judgment for a City of Whittier police officer on retaliation and sex discrimination claims. Gina Zanone sued the City of Whittier for …
Another Murder by Florida Guards, Another Acquittal by David Reutter By David M. Reutter A state jury has acquitted three Florida prison guards in the murder of death row inmate Frank Valdes. The guards, Captain Timothy Thornton, Sgt. Jason P. Griffis, and Sgt. Charles A. Brown, were exonerated of second-degree …
Class Certification Granted to Illinois Prisoners In Retaliation Lawsuit by A federal district court in Illinois has granted class certification to a group of prisoners. The plaintiffs are current and former Illinois Department of Corrections (IDOC) prisoners housed in the maximum security unit at Tamms Correctional Center (TCC). The lawsuit …
California Female Parole Supervisor Awarded $859,000 for Gender Discrimination by Female Superior by California Female Parole Supervisor Awarded $859,000 for Gender Discrimination by Female Superior A Los Angeles jury has awarded $859,000 in damages to a female state parole supervisor who claimed that her superior, also a woman, discriminated against …
$155,751 Award Against California Youthful Offender Parole Board Upheld by A California court of appeals upheld a jury award of $9,046.00 and $146,705.00 in attorney fees to a former California Youthful Offender Parole Board (YOPB) employee. Lisa Steele, a former clerk at the YOPB, filed suit in California superior court …
Brief • April 3, 2009
Renda v. Ackles, IA, Complaint, Sexual Harassment and Retaliation, 2009 Case 4:09-cv-00122-JEG-RAW Document 1 Filed 04/03/09 Page 1 of 12 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF IOWA MELISSA LEE RENDA DOB: 4/6/1970 Plaintiff, v. JIM ACKLES, MIKE THOMAS, and VICKI GARRETT, individually and in their …
Deconstructing Gus: A Former CCA Prisoner Takes On, and Takes Down, CCA’s Top Lawyer by Paul Wright by Paul Wright, et al. On June 13, 2007, former President Bush nominated Gustavus A. Puryear IV, 40, for a lifetime appointment to the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee. …
$15,000 Settlement For BOP's Abuse, Conspiracy Against Government Informant by Colorado federal prisoner and government informant, David Merritt, brought a federal tort action against the United States in 1999 after federal guards and officials at the Florence Supermax (ADX) facility conspired to have him killed, violated his constitutional rights and …
Beating Of Ex Federal Prisoner And Snitch Settles For $300,000 by Ex federal prisoner Mark Lang petitioned for a writ of habeas corpus in 1993 and filed subsequent tort action in 1995 for redress after prison officials put him in a cell with a psychiatric patient who severely beat him. …
Federal Prisoner Pays $150 filing Fee; Settles $303.10 Suit For $260 by Illinois federal prisoner Marcus Millender brought a federal tort action against the United States in 2000 after prison personnel allowed the fraudulent use of his commissary card, placed him in segregation and transferred him to another prison. The …
Colorado Federal Facility Segregation Suit Settles For $150 by Colorado federal prisoner Lonnie Benefield brought a Bivens action against United States Penitentiary (USP) personnel at Florence and its warden in 1998 for placing him in segregation without due process. The suit settled for $150. Benefield was allegedly participating in programs …
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