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$2,824.70 Settlement in Lost Property

Article • September 15, 2009

Filed under: Money/Property, Prisoner Property

$2,824.70 Settlement in Lost Property by Washington State’s King County Jail has paid $2,824.70 to settle the lost property claim of James B. Trapp, who entered the jail on November 30, 2001. The jail lost his driver’s license, personal and work keys, a chain and cross, pants, sweatshirt, shirt, hat, …

3 Days Illegal Imprisonment Nets $5,500

Article • September 15, 2009

Filed under: Sentencing, Wrongful Imprisonment

3 Days Illegal Imprisonment Nets $5,500 by Washington’s King County paid $5,500 to settle a claim that a probation officer was negligent in her duties, causing the claimant, Lolita Urie, to be improperly and illegally arrested. When Urie timely appeared for a probation appointment with King County Probation Officer Nancy …

$3,300 Settlement for Cruel and Unusual Punishment by Jail Guards

Article • September 15, 2009

Filed under: Medical, Skin, Failure to Treat, Showers, Water, Jail Specific, Pepper Spray/Tear Gas

$3,300 Settlement for Cruel and Unusual Punishment by Jail Guards by Washington State’s King County Jail paid $3,298.53 to settle the claim of James D. Wilks, who alleged that he was subject to cruel and unusual punishment in January and February 2002. The complaint alleges that Wilks was not treated …

$1,000 Settlement for Lost Property by Seattle Jail

Article • September 15, 2009

Filed under: Money/Property, Prisoner Property

$1,000 Settlement for Lost Property by Seattle Jail by Washington State’s King County paid $1,000 to settle the claim of Anloueshawn Jerraine Brady for property lost at the Regional Justice Center Jail on March 19, 2001. Lost were 2 white gold men’s Figaro bracelets. Acting pro se, Brady settled the …

$1,500 Settlement for Prisoner-on-Prisoner Assault at Seattle Jail

Article • September 15, 2009

Filed under: Failure to Protect (General), Jail Specific, Visiting

$1,500 Settlement for Prisoner-on-Prisoner Assault at Seattle Jail by Washington State’s King County paid $1,500 to settle the claim of prisoner Steven L. Morris, who claimed that as he concluded a visit on December 24, 2003 at the Regional Justice Center King County Jail, he was attacked by another prisoner …

$2,000 Settlement for Prisoner Property Lost by Seattle Jail

Article • September 15, 2009

Filed under: Money/Property, Prisoner Property

$2,000 Settlement for Prisoner Property Lost by Seattle Jail by Washington State’s King County Jail paid $2,000 to settle the lost property lawsuit of Paul Brueggemann, who claimed that on October 16, 2006, the Jail seized his property without issuing a receipt and it was never seen again. Lost were …

$2,500 Settlement for Wrongful Arrest

Article • September 15, 2009

Filed under: Sentencing, Wrongful Imprisonment, False Arrest

$2,500 Settlement for Wrongful Arrest by Washington State’s King County paid $2,500 to settle the claim of Randy A. Field, who was wrongfully arrested on September 20, 2004 and January 21, 2005 for violation of a non-contact order (NCO) with his wife, which had been withdrawn on November 9, 2001 …

$2,800 Settlement in Seattle Jail Excessive Force Case

Article • September 15, 2009

Filed under: Excessive Force, Guard Brutality/Beatings

$2,800 Settlement in Seattle Jail Excessive Force Case by Washington State’s King County paid $2,500 to settle the lawsuit of Edward R. Whittington, who claimed that while a prisoner at the King County Jail on April 23, 2004, guard Ifebou used excessive force on him when he closed a tank …

$13,500 Settlement in Premise Liability Claim

Article • September 15, 2009

Filed under: Immunity/Liability, Premises Liability

$13,500 Settlement in Premise Liability Claim by Washington State’s King County Jail has paid $13,500 to Sandra K. Thompson for injuries that occurred when she stepped in a hole in the sidewalk of the Juvenile Justice Center, which caused her to step into a bigger hole. As a result, she …

$14,000 Settlement in Accident Caused by County Employee Running Red Light

Article • September 15, 2009

Filed under: Immunity/Liability, Premises Liability

$14,000 Settlement in Accident Caused by County Employee Running Red Light by Washington State’s King County has paid $14,000 to settle the claim of Galina Labaz, who was injured when her car was hit by a county vehicle driven by King County employee Debra Hindman. As she was driving through …

$14,000 Settlement in Seattle Jail Excessive Force and Failure to Treat Seizure Disorder

Article • September 15, 2009

Filed under: Medical, Seizures, Skeletal Injury, Failure to Treat, Excessive Force (Police)

$14,000 Settlement in Seattle Jail Excessive Force and Failure to Treat Seizure Disorder by Washington State’s King County paid $14,310.10 to settle the claim of Nikki Stivers, who was arrested on October 1, 2002 by Federal Way police at her home on a warrant. Stivers’s partner warned police that she …

$3,500 Settlement in Failure to Disclose Public Records

Article • September 15, 2009

Filed under: Civil Procedure, Disclosure of Records

$3,500 Settlement in Failure to Disclose Public Records by Washington State’s King County paid $3,470.70 to settle a lawsuit claiming a violation of Washington’s Public Disclosure Act. The suit was filed on behalf of Dionne Credit, who sought copies of the internal investigation of the April 4, 2004 assault of …

$3,600 Returned Following Dismissal of Forgery Charge

Article • September 15, 2009

Filed under: Money/Property, Seizure of Prisoner Funds

$3,600 Returned Following Dismissal of Forgery Charge by Washington’s King County Jail has returned $3,600 to a man arrested and charged with forgery on July 2, 1999. The money was confiscated upon arrest. The charges against Ervin B. Harvey were subsequently dismissed. King County settled Harvey’s April 14, 2004 claim …

$3,600 Settlement in Public Records Violation Claim by Kitsap County

Article • September 15, 2009

Filed under: Civil Procedure, Disclosure of Records

$3,600 Settlement in Public Records Violation Claim by Kitsap County by Washington State’s Kitsap County paid $3,600 to settle the claim of Shawn Orndorff, who claimed that between January 12, 2004 and May 4, 2005, the Kitsap County Prosecutor’s Office failed to provide public records he had requested. On October …

Sentence Enhancements Do Not Affect DOSA Sentence

Article • September 15, 2009

Filed under: Good Time, Parole, Mental Health, Drug Treatment/Rehab

Sentence Enhancements Do Not Affect DOSA Sentence by A DOSA (Drug Offender Sentencing Alternative) sentence may include time that arises from a sentencing enhancement, the Court of Appeals of the State of Washington decided. Ray Roy Gutierrez pleaded guilty to delivery of a controlled substance. He was sentenced to 40 …

$112,500 Settlement in Kitsap County Jail Wrongful Death

Article • September 15, 2009

Filed under: Wrongful Death, Failure to Protect (Wrongful Death), Medical Neglect/Malpractice, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness), Suicides

$112,500 Settlement in Kitsap County Jail Wrongful Death by Washington State’s Kitsap County Jail paid $112,500 to settle the lawsuit of the estate of Desiree Wilson, who hanged herself with a bed sheet tied to the smoke detector in her cell on April 22, 1997. Her death left her 4-year-old …

$150,000 Settlement in Racial Discrimination Termination

Article • September 15, 2009

Filed under: Racial Discrimination, Guards/Staff, Employee Litigation

$150,000 Settlement in Racial Discrimination Termination by Washington’s King County has paid $150,000 to settle the lawsuit of Cleveland King, which alleged that while working at the Department of Youth Services in 1999 he was subject to a hostile work environment, resulting in his discipline and termination for opposing racial …

Collateral Estoppel Denied Washington DOC in Wrongful Termination Suit

Article • September 15, 2009

Filed under: Civil Procedure, Estoppell, Employee Litigation, Age Discrimination

Collateral Estoppel Denied Washington DOC in Wrongful Termination Suit by Ms. Carol Carver worked for the Washington DOC from 1995 to 2005, first as a prison guard and later as an office assistant. Due to deteriorating job performance, the prison Superintendent referred Carver for a psychological evaluation in December 2004, …

Deliberate Indifference Suit Gets Mixed Ruling on Appeal

Article • September 15, 2009

Filed under: Malpractice, PLRA, Frivolous Litigation (PLRA)

Deliberate Indifference Suit Gets Mixed Ruling on Appeal by On November 24, 2008, the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals delivered a mixed ruling in an appeal involving Washington state prisoner, Samuel D. Martin. The appeal arose following a district court's sua sponte dismissal of Martin's § 1983 claim against …

$9,000 Settlement for Sexual Assault by Seattle Jail Chaplain

Article • September 15, 2009

Filed under: Staff-Prisoner Assault, Religious Freedom, Clergy

$9,000 Settlement for Sexual Assault by Seattle Jail Chaplain by Washington State’s King County paid $8,935.92 to settle the law suit of Terry Shanklin, who claimed he was sexually assaulted by Regional Justice Center Chaplain Warren Ungles from April 30 to May 10, 2001. Shanklin says he was coerced into …