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Article • May 15, 2011
California Civil Detainee Convicted of Assaulting Guard by California’s Fourth District Court of Appeals has affirmed the conviction for battery upon a custodial officer against a “civil committee.” Following the jury’s verdict, a sentence of eight years was imposed upon “two strikes offender” Jeremy Noel Dooley. Dooley was a civil …
Article • May 15, 2011
D.C. Agrees to Pay $8,500 after Denying Former Guard Severance Pay by On July 29, 2005, the District of Columbia agreed to pay $8,500 to settle claims by a former guard who claimed that he was improperly denied his severance pay. In 2001, John McCauley received a notice from his …
D.C. Settles Gender- and Race-Based Work Discrimination Suit for $140,000 by On February 7, 2007, the District of Columbia agreed to pay $140,000 to a former Department of Corrections (DOC) employee who alleged that she was discriminated against because of her sex. Brenda Makins was terminated from her job at …
Article • May 15, 2011
Washington Prison Guard Paid $10,000 for Racially Derogatory Statement by On September 13th, 2004, the State of Washington agreed to settle a lawsuit filed by Janice Shepherd against her direct supervisor, Stanley Badger, and the Washington Department of Corrections. Shepherd alleged in the suit that Badger directed racially derogatory comments …
Washington Prison Guards Paid $65,000 for Harassment, Threats by Coworker by On October 28, 2006, the State of Washington paid $65,000 to settle a lawsuit filed by two female prison guards who were sexually harassed and physically threatened by a male coworker. The women filed suit in the U.S. District …
Washington State Agrees to Pay $275,000 to Settle Employment Discrimination Claim by The State of Washington has agreed to pay $275,000 to a female Department of Corrections (DOC) employee who experienced harassment because of her gender, and retaliation as a result of an EEOC complaint about the matter. Carol Grandmontagne …
Article • May 15, 2011
Connecticut DOC Guards Terminated For Outlaw Motorcycle Club Association by Connecticut Department of Corrections (DOC) guards appealed the dismissal of their 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action after being disciplined and terminated for associating with an Outlaw Motorcycle Club (OMC) in violation of DOC policy directives. The dismissal was affirmed. DOC …
Rashoo et al v. Walker et al, IL, Second Amended Complaint, Medical Negligence, 2011 1:07-cv-01298-MMM # 95 Page 1 of 27 E-FILED Friday, 29 April, 2011 10:56:38 AM Clerk, U.S. District Court, ILCD IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE CENTRAL DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS PEORIA DIVISION ) ) ) …
Manuel v. Atkins, DE, Demand for Jury Trial, Injury while Incarcerated, 2011 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE KARL B. MANUEL, SBI NUMBER 00332040 Plaintiff, v. SERGEANT ATKINS, an employee at Sussex Violation of Probation Center (SVOP) 23207 Dupont Boulevard, Georgetown, Delaware 19947 WARDEN WILLIAM OETTEL, an …
Article • April 15, 2011
NYPD Cops Can Be Subjected to Drug Testing Without Collective Bargaining by The Police Commissioner of New York City may require NYPD officers to submit to drug testing of their hair without undergoing collective bargaining, New York’s highest court decided December 17, 2009. The officers’ union had argued that the …
Death Sentence Affirmed for Florida Prisoner Convicted in Guard’s Death During Botched Escape by David Reutter By David M. Reutter The Florida Supreme Court has affirmed the death sentence of a prisoner convicted in the murder of a guard during a botched prison escape. Stephen Smith and his codefendants, Dwight …
Article • April 15, 2011
Self-Defense Available to Prisoners in Federal Guard Assault Cases by A federal prisoner charged with assaulting a guard may claim self-defense in limited circumstances, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit decided January 12, 2010. Michael Gore got into a fight with Lieutenant Kevin Jensen and CO Gregory …
Article • April 15, 2011
Filed under: Guards/Staff, Guard Unions
California: District Court Denies CCPOA’s Motion for Summary Judgment by In February 2010, in a case alleging breach of contract and defamation on the part of the California Correctional Peace Officers Association (CCPOA), the nation’s largest union of correctional officers and an organizational member of Corrections USA (CUSA), a non-profit …
Article • April 15, 2011
California: Renewed Motion for Attorney Fees Properly Denied When Correct Authority Not Diligently Raised by The California Court of Appeal has affirmed the denial of two requests for attorney fees brought by the state of California, two state agencies and three state officials (collectively, the state), after they successfully defended …
Florida Department of Corrections and Wackenhut Corrections Corporation Paid $35,000 Settlement in Discrimination Lawsuit by Wackenhut Corrections Corporation and the Florida Department of Corrections (FDOC) paid $35,000 to settle a discrimination and retaliatory practices lawsuit. In his civil complaint, ex-FDOC senior psychologist Majid A. Shams, who is of Iranian descent, …
Wackenhut Corrections Corporation Paid $29,900 to Settle Sexual Harassment Lawsuit by Wackenhut Corrections Corporation paid $29,900 to settle a lawsuit claiming sexual harassment. In her complaint, Marsha Senatti claims fellow Wackenhut employee Lee Jackson did unlawfully touch, in a sexual manner, her private parts and genitalia, including “rubbing his penis …
Article • April 15, 2011
Toilet Tank Lid Ruled “Deadly Weapon” by A juvenile Court in Grant County, Washington, convicted a minor, D.A.C., of second degree assault after he threw a toilet tank lid at an employee of the Grant County Youth Services Detention Facility. D.A.C. appealed the assault conviction on the ground that the …
Article • April 15, 2011
Ex-Prosecutor Wins Award in Wrongful Termination Suit by On January 25, 2010, an ex-deputy prosecuting attorney for Pierce County, Washington, Barbara Corey, won her appeal and was awarded in excess of $2 million in a lawsuit she filed against the County following her forced resignation. Ms. Corey’s complaint accused the …
Article • April 15, 2011
Nebraska Prison Employee’s Termination for Failed Urinalysis Reversed by The Nebraska Supreme Court affirmed a district court’s holding that the Nebraska Department of Correctional Services (NDCS) violated a labor agreement when it fired a prison employee for failing a drug test. NDCS contended in its appeal that the district court …
Brief • March 31, 2011
[Plaintiff] v. Smith, OH, Complaint, Sexual Assault Women's Prison, 2011 Case: 2:11-cv-00277-ALM-MRA Doc #: 1 Filed: 03/31/11 Page: 1 of 22 PAGEID #: 1 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO plaintiff's name redacted c/o David B. Malik 8437 Mayfield Road, Suite 101 Chesterland, Ohio 44026 Plaintiff, …
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