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Article • August 6, 2019 • from PLN August, 2019
$118,000 Attorney Fee Award in Pennsylvania DOC Public Records Case by David M. Reutter by David M. Reutter The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania awarded $118,458.37 in attorney fees in a public records suit brought by Uniontown Newspapers. The award followed the court’s finding that the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections (PDOC) …
Article • August 6, 2019 • from PLN August, 2019
Filed under: Settlements
Final Settlement Entered in 1976 Class-Action Suit Against Florida Jail by Scott Grammer by Scott Grammer In August 1976, a lawsuit was filed in a Florida federal district court alleging numerous constitutional violations at the Broward County jail, including overcrowding. Two years later the case was certified as a class …
Article • August 6, 2019 • from PLN August, 2019
New York County Pays $35,000 to Settle Retaliation Claim Against Sheriff by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell  Officials in Rensselaer County, New York approved a settlement on January 8, 2019 to resolve a federal lawsuit against Sheriff Jack Mahar. Mahar was accused of retaliating against the county’s jail chief, who …
Article • August 6, 2019 • from PLN August, 2019
Filed under: Transportation, Settlements
$2 Million Awarded to New Mexico Prisoner Left in Hot Transport Van by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon Each year, throughout the duration of summer months, there are empathy-invoking news stories about children and pets left in unattended vehicles, sometimes resulting in deaths due to the scorching heat. A New …
Article • August 6, 2019 • from PLN August, 2019
Missouri County Agrees to $60,000 Settlement in Wrongful Death Case by Kevin Bliss by Kevin Bliss Ralph Caldwell, the father of Michael Kibbons, filed a lawsuit against St. Louis County, Missouri for deliberate indifference to his son’s mental health needs, resulting in his death. The suit alleged that jail staff …
Article • August 6, 2019 • from PLN August, 2019
Filed under: Strip Searches, Settlements
$30,000 Settlement in Pennsylvania Jail Excessive Strip Search Suit by David M. Reutter by David M. Reutter Pennsylvania’s Lancaster County Prison (LCP) paid $30,000 to settle a lawsuit alleging a female pre-trial detainee was strip searched four times over her three-day stay at the facility. Rebecca Brown was arrested on …
Article • August 6, 2019 • from PLN August, 2019
Cook County Sheriff’s Office Pays $110,000 to Settle PLN Censorship Suit by On June 25, 2019, Cook County, Illinois finalized a settlement in a lawsuit filed by Prison Legal News, a project of the Human Rights Defense Center (HRDC), over the censorship of publications mailed to prisoners at the county …
Brief • August 6, 2019
McCarvey v. County of Los Angeles, CA, Summons and Complaint, Negligence (Motor Vehicle), 2019 19AVCV00567 • ~ FILED by Superlo, Court of Calllomla, County 01 Loa Angeles on 08/00/2019 IM:38 PM S!eni R. CartM, Elceolliw Offlcen'OIO!l of Coun, by J. Zlegler,Oeputy Clerk . SUMMONS SUM-10[ '°' ~uu •"· .. 80Af; …
Article • July 28, 2019
Filed under: Jail Specific, Trials
Body-Wire Evidence of Oregon Jail Murder for Hire Plot Must be Suppressed; Solicitation Does Not Support Attempted Murder Conviction by Mark Wilson by Mark Wilson  The Oregon Court of Appeals held that a prisoner who solicited another prisoner to kill a witness cannot be convicted of attempted aggravated murder. It …
Filing • July 18, 2019
HRDC v. New York Department of Corrections, NY, Verified Petition, FOIA Request, 2019
Amador v. Baca, CA, Motion for Preliminary Approval of Settlement, Strip Searches, 2019 Case 2:10-cv-01649-SVW-JEM Document 387 Filed 07/16/19 Page 1 of 19 Page ID #:13990 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Barrett S. Litt, SBN 45527 blitt@kmbllaw.com Lindsay Battles, SBN 262862 Kaye, McLane, Bednarski & …
Article • July 3, 2019 • from PLN July, 2019
Michigan: Settlement in Class-Action Suit by Prisoners with Hearing Disabilities by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan has approved a final settlement in a class-action lawsuit brought by Michigan Protection & Advocacy Service (MPAAS) on behalf of about 200 deaf and …
Article • July 2, 2019 • from PLN July, 2019
Maine: Prosecutorial Misconduct in False Rape Case Results in $2.1 Million in Damages by Chad Marks by Chad Marks Vladek Filler found himself on the wrong side of former Hancock County District Attorney Mary Kellett. In 2007, Filler’s wife, Ligia Filler, made allegations that her husband sexually assaulted her. Kellett …
Michigan Prisoner Dies from Cocaine Overdose, Sergeant and Paramedics Charged, $3.75 Million Settlement by Scott Grammer by Scott Grammer On December 10, 2017, 35-year-old William Marshall was arrested for possession of cocaine and marijuana in Westland, Michigan. At 7:51 a.m., only a bit more than an hour after being booked …
Article • July 2, 2019 • from PLN July, 2019
Monterey County, California Pays $365,000 for Jail Prisoner’s Death by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney Officials in Monterey County, California agreed to pay the family of Jacob Parenti $365,000 to settle a lawsuit over his death while he was held at the Monterey County Jail (MCJ). In 2013, Parenti was …
Article • July 2, 2019 • from PLN July, 2019
Former Louisiana Warden Nate Cain, Son of Infamous Burl Cain, Pleads Guilty by David M. Reutter by David M. Reutter “Yes, sir,” said Nathan Burl Cain II. With that reply in March 2019, the former warden of Louisiana’s Avoyelles Correctional Center, now known as the Raymond Laborde Correctional Center, abruptly …
Article • July 2, 2019 • from PLN July, 2019
Filed under: Settlements, Parole
Michigan: $40,000 Settlement for Parole Violation Sanctions Absent Due Process by David M. Reutter by David M. Reutter A $40,000 settlement was reached in a lawsuit alleging the Michigan Department of Corrections (MDOC) deprived a parolee of his liberty without due process or an opportunity to properly waive his rights. …
Nevada: Jail Death Due to Excessive Force Leads to $175,000 in Settlements by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell An excessive force death at the hands of Washoe County, Nevada sheriff’s deputies ended in settlements totaling $175,000. It was the third excessive force death in a two-year period for the Sheriff’s …
Article • July 2, 2019 • from PLN July, 2019
Ninth Circuit Issues Ruling on Arizona DOC Stipulated Settlement by David M. Reutter by David M. Reutter The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals held on December 20, 2018 that a stipulated settlement in a conditions of confinement suit against the Arizona Department of Corrections (ADOC) allowed the district court to …
Article • July 2, 2019 • from PLN July, 2019
$115,000 Settlement after Nebraska Prison Nurses Ignore Prisoner’s Heart Attack by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon In mid-August 2015, diabetic Nebraska prisoner Aron Lee Boyd­-Nicholson was washing clothes in his cell when he began experiencing classic heart attack symptoms – including chest pain, dizziness and weakness – before he collapsed. …
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