Medical License Revoked For Fraudulent Conduct by Medical License Revoked For Fraudulent Conduct Upon remand by the New York Supreme Court Appellate Division for redetermination of the penalty, the Administrative Review Board for Professional Medical Conduct (ARB) again unanimously voted to revoke doctor Joseph Kleinplatz's license. The ARB, upon recommendations …
$130,000 Awarded to New York Prisoner Injured From Top Bunk Fall by David Reutter $130,000 Awarded to New York Prisoner Injured From Top Bunk Fall by David Reutter A New York Court of Claims has awarded $130,000 to a prisoner who was injured after negligently being assigned a top bunk …
New York Inspector General Finds COPS CARE Misused State Funds by New York Inspector General Finds COPS CARE Misused State Funds A 2013 report by New York state's Inspector General (IG) concluded that COPS CARE , an organization consisting of policemen and prison guards, misused tens of thousands of dollars …
State's Motion to Dismiss Lawsuit for Failure to Exhaust Administrative Remedies Denied by State's Motion to Dismiss Lawsuit for Failure to Exhaust Administrative Remedies Denied The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York denied a motion by the state to dismiss a prisoner's lawsuit on the grounds …
Parole Reinstated After Improperly Rescinded by Parole Reinstated After Improperly Rescinded On June 26, 2014, the New York Superior Court issued a one-page decision reinstating the parole and release of Pablo Costello, ruling that the New York State Board of Parole ("Board") had improperly rescinded it. Prisoner Pablo Costello's first …
New York Police Spend Millions Buying Information by New York Police Spend Millions Buying Information In a report released by the New York Police Department (NYPD) following a public records request and a subsequent lawsuit, it was revealed that in the last six years the NYPD has paid out at …
Bertolino v. City of New York, NY, Complaint, False Arrest, 2015 Case 1:15-cv-07327 Document 1 Filed 09/16/15 Page 1 of 20 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK ---------------------------------------------------------X VINCENT BERTOLINO, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) -against) ) THE CITY OF NEW YORK; POLICE OFFICER ) LUIS CASTILLO, …
New York Court of Appeals Reverses for Reporter in Confidentiality Issue by New York Court of Appeals Reverses for Reporter in Confidentiality Issue The New York Court of Appeals reversed, on December 10, 2013, the New York Supreme Court's issuance of a subpoena compelling investigative reporter Jana Winter to appear …
Plaintiffs’ Award of Attorneys’ Fees Deemed Excessive in Lengthy Suit Achieving “Some” Success by Plaintiffs’ Award of Attorneys’ Fees Deemed Excessive in Lengthy Suit Achieving “Some” Success The United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit held that a district court’s award of $216,528 in attorneys’ fees was excessive …
Singletary v. Rodriguez, NY, Settlement, Excessive Force Seg Retaliation, 2015 OCT-30-201~ ..,, •' •.· 14:~0 NYo \ USDS SDNY Case 1:15-cv-01193-PGG Document 19 Filed 11/02/15 Page 1 of 19 DOCUMENT ELECTRONICALLY FILED i· ·. UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW _____________________________________ "_____ "YORK ___________________ :x: "'· DOC#: DATE …
Kwiatkowski v. County of Onondaga, NY, Summons and Complaint, Wrongful Death, 2015 FILED: ONONDAGA COUNTY CLERK 10/30/2015 01:30 PM NYSCEF DOC. NO. 1 INDEX NO. 2015EF4455 RECEIVED NYSCEF: 10/30/2015 2015EF4455 2015EF4455
Keels v. GEO Group, NY, Complaint, hiring guard with criminal record, 2015 Case 1:15-cv-06261 Document 1 Filed 10/30/15 Page 1 of 21 PageID #: 1 OUTTEN & GOLDEN LLP Ossai Miazad Christopher M. McNerney 3 Park Avenue, 29th Floor New York, New York 10016 (212) 245-1000 IN THE UNITED STATES …
1971 New York Censorship Dispute Enjoins Prison Personnel from Interfering With Mail-Ordered Literature by 1971 New York Censorship Dispute Enjoins Prison Personnel from Interfering With Mail-Ordered Literature A New York prisoner brought a federal civil rights action seeking an order enjoining prison personnel from interfering with the receipt of literature …
Hamm v. City of New York, et al., anti-gay attack on jail visitor, complaint, 2015 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK -------------------------------------------------------------------x Thomas Hamm, FIRST AMENDED COMPLAINT Plaintiff, AND DEMAND FOR A JURY TRIAL -v- 15-CV-06238 (JPO) The City of New York; New York City Department of …
Acosta v. The City, NY, Email exchange, mot to compel discovery PO language, 2015 Acosta v. The City 3 messages David B. Rankin <David@drmtlaw.com> To: jmclaren@law.nyc.gov Cc: Gillian Cassell-Stiga <gillian@drmtlaw.com> Thu, Oct 29, 2015 at 9:53 AM Dear Ms. McLaren, As a courtesy I write the following instead of just …
Federal Court Denies Absolute Immunity to Parole Officers by Christopher McWhorter Federal Court Denies Absolute Immunity to Parole Officers by J. Christopher McWhorter The district court for the Southern District of New York denied claims that parole officers were acting in a quasi-judicial role when they forbade a registered sex-offender …
$20,500 paid in NY Prisoner’s Slip and Fall by $20,500 paid in NY Prisoner’s Slip and Fall A New York prisoner received $20,000 for an injury he suffered while on a prisoner work crew. As the prisoner tried to descend from a roof, he slipped on an area where the …
Prisoner’s Lawsuit Dismissed Due to Abusive Language by Prisoner’s Lawsuit Dismissed Due to Abusive Language The Second Circuit Court of Appeals has held that abusive language directed towards a federal magistrate judge was sufficient grounds to dismiss a prisoner’s lawsuit. New York state prisoner Edward Koehl, while housed at the …
$150,000 Award after New York Prisoner’s Family Denied Right of Sepulcher by Mark Wilson $150,000 Award after New York Prisoner’s Family Denied Right of Sepulcher by Mark Wilson On February 6, 2014, a New York Court of Claims found that prison officials did not exercise reasonable efforts to locate a …
New York Prisoner Awarded $2,225 for Denial of Dental Care by David Reutter New York Prisoner Awarded $2,225 for Denial of Dental Care by David Reutter A New York Court of Claims awarded $2,225 to a prisoner who sued prison officials for medically negligent dental care for failure to extract …
