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Harris v. O'Hare et al, 2nd Cir, Plf Brief, CT warrantless entry search police dog shooting, 2013
Brief • April 5, 2013
Filed under: Police Searches, Shootings, Dogs, Appeals, Excessive Force (Police), Arrest Warrants
Harris v. O'Hare et al, 2nd Cir, Plf Brief, CT warrantless entry search police dog shooting, 2013 12-4350-CV To Be Argued By: JON L. SCHOENHORN IN THE United States Court of Appeals FOR THE SECOND CIRCUIT GLEN HARRIS, individually, and P.P.A as guardian for K.H., a minor child, Plaintiffs v. …
Aguilar v. ICE, NY, Settlement Agreement, language search policies, 2013
Brief • April 4, 2013
Filed under: Police Searches, Interpreters, Immigration
Aguilar v. ICE, NY, Settlement Agreement, language search policies, 2013 Case 1:07-cv-08224-KBF Document 426 Filed 04/04/13 Page 1 of 191M; .:: ''1 ) USDCSDNY DOCUMENT ELtCTRONICALL Y FILED DOC#:. UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK ADRIANA AGUILAR, etal., Plaintiffs, DATE FILF.D;APR -­ 0 4 2013 ECFCase 07 …
Illinois Woman Awarded $70,000 for Strip Search Based on Canine Alert
Article • March 15, 2013 • from PLN March, 2013
Filed under: Searches, Vehicle Searches, Police Searches
Illinois Woman Awarded $70,000 for Strip Search Based on Canine Alert by On June 28, 2012, an Illinois federal jury awarded a woman $70,000 for a strip search that occurred after a drug detection canine alerted on her car following a traffic stop for an unrelated warrant for failure to …
Sixth Circuit Explores Excessive Force Legal Twilight Zone; Finds Fourth, not Fourteenth Amendment Controlled
Article • March 15, 2013
Filed under: Police Searches, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Stun Guns/Tasers, Immunity/Liability, Qualified Immunity
Sixth Circuit Explores Excessive Force Legal Twilight Zone; Finds Fourth, not Fourteenth Amendment Controlled by Mark Wilson On June 29, 2010, the Sixth Circuit held that a lower correct incorrectly applied the Fourteenth Amendment, rather than the Fourth Amendment to resolve a pre-trial detainee’s excessive force claim. Since the qualified …
Terebesi v. Solomon, Re Guizan, CT, Dismissal on Report of Settlement, Botched SWAT Raid, 2013
Brief • February 25, 2013
Filed under: Police Searches, Stun Guns/Tasers, Shootings, Grenades, Police--Excessive Force, Excessive Force (Police)
Terebesi v. Solomon, Re Guizan, CT, Dismissal on Report of Settlement, Botched SWAT Raid, 2013 Case 3:09-cv-01436-JBA Document 257 Filed 02/25/13 Page 1 of 1 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT Guizan, Plaintiff, v. Civil No. 3:09cv1436 (JBA) Solomon, et al, Defendants. ORDER OF DISMISSAL ON REPORT OF SETTLEMENT …
Terebesi v. Solomon, Re Guizan, CT, 2nd Amended Complaint, Botched SWAT Raid, 2011
Brief • February 25, 2013
Filed under: Police Searches, Stun Guns/Tasers, Shootings, Grenades, Police--Excessive Force, Excessive Force (Police)
Terebesi v. Solomon, Re Guizan, CT, 2nd Amended Complaint, Botched SWAT Raid, 2011 Case 3:09-cv-01436-JBA Document 257 Filed 02/25/13 Page 1 of 1 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT Guizan, Plaintiff, v. Civil No. 3:09cv1436 (JBA) Solomon, et al, Defendants. ORDER OF DISMISSAL ON REPORT OF SETTLEMENT Magistrate Judge …
Dobbs v. Farrell, TX, Complaint, Roadside Body Cavity Search, 2012
Brief • December 17, 2012
Filed under: Arrestee Searches, Body Cavity Searches, Police Searches
Dobbs v. Farrell, TX, Complaint, Roadside Body Cavity Search, 2012 Case 3:12-cv-05141-L Document 1 Filed 12/17/12 Page 1 of 14 PageID 1 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS DALLAS DIVISION ANGEL DOBBS and ASHLEY DOBBS, Plaintiffs VS. DAVID FARRELL, KELLEY HELLESON and STEVEN McCRAW Defendants. § …
America Eats its Young: Arizona Communities Embrace Use of Private Prison Employees in Drug Raids at Public Schools
Article • December 15, 2012 • from PLN December, 2012
Filed under: Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Police Searches, Sentencing, Education (Juveniles)
America Eats its Young: Arizona Communities Embrace Use of Private Prison Employees in Drug Raids at Public Schools by Beau Hodai In Arizona an unsettling trend appears to be underway: the use of private prison employees in law enforcement operations. The state has graced headlines in recent years as the …
Gericke v. Begin, NH, Amended Complaint, Recording Police Stop, 2012
Brief • October 16, 2012
Filed under: Police Misconduct, Retaliation, Police Searches, Videotaping, First Amendment, Police, False Arrest
Gericke v. Begin, NH, Amended Complaint, Recording Police Stop, 2012 Case 1:11-cv-00231-SM Document 58 Filed 10/16/12 Page 1 of 10 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT for the DISTRICT OF NEW HAMPSHIRE Carla Gericke, ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) …
Gericke v. Begin, NH, Order on Motion for Summary Judgment, Recording Police Stop, 2012
Brief • October 15, 2012
Filed under: Police Misconduct, Police Searches, First Amendment, Police
Gericke v. Begin, NH, Order on Motion for Summary Judgment, Recording Police Stop, 2012 Case 1:11-cv-00231-SM Document 57 Filed 10/15/12 Page 1 of 29 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF NEW HAMPSHIRE Carla Gericke, Plaintiff v. Case No. 11-cv-231-SM Opinion No. 2012 DNH 184 Gregory C. Begin; James J. Carney; …
Terebesi v. Solomon, CT, Ruling on Motions for Summary Judgment, Botched SWAT Raid, 2012
Brief • August 29, 2012
Filed under: Police Searches, Stun Guns/Tasers, Grenades, Police--Excessive Force, Excessive Force (Police)
Terebesi v. Solomon, CT, Ruling on Motions for Summary Judgment, Botched SWAT Raid, 2012 Case 3:09-cv-01436-JBA Document 229 Filed 08/29/12 Page 1 of 46 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT Susana Guizan, Administrator of the Estate of Gonzalo Guizan, & Ronald Terebesi, Plaintiffs Civil No. 3:09cv1436 (JBA) v. August …
9th Circuit Grants Public Access to Search Warrant Records
Article • May 15, 2012
Filed under: Searches, Police Searches, Disclosure of Records, Freedom of Information Act
9th Circuit Grants Public Access to Search Warrant Records by The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has overturned a District of Montana decision and granted unlimited access to search warrant records of a City of Garryowen business owner, whom the federal government investigated but declined to prosecute. …
Lying about Possessing a Weapon upon Arrest Booking Violates California Law; Does Not Implicate Fifth Amendment
Article • May 15, 2012
Filed under: Self Incrimination, Searches, Arrestee Searches, Police Searches, Criminal Prosecution
Lying about Possessing a Weapon upon Arrest Booking Violates California Law; Does Not Implicate Fifth Amendment by The California Court of Appeals held that an arrestee who lies to jail booking officers about possessing a weapon violates a law prohibiting introduction of a weapon into a jail. The court also …
Colorado District Court Examines Responsibility in Issuing Search Warrants Following $425,000 Settlement for Illegal Computer Search
Article • May 15, 2012
Filed under: Prosecutor/Attorney General Misconduct, Searches, Computer Searches, Police Searches, Censorship, Internet, Arrest Warrants
Colorado District Court Examines Responsibility in Issuing Search Warrants Following $425,000 Settlement for Illegal Computer Search by A $425,000 settlement was reached in December, 2011 in a federal civil rights action against a prosecutor who approved an application for an illegal search. It may be the first ruling of its …
Floyd v. City of New York, NY, Plaintiff's Memo of Law in Opp to Def. Motion to Exclude Plain's Expert, 2012
Brief • February 3, 2012
Filed under: Pat Searches, Police Searches
Floyd v. City of New York, NY, Plaintiff's Memo of Law in Opp to Def. Motion to Exclude Plain's Expert, 2012 Case 1:08-cv-01034-SAS -HBP Document 187 Filed 02/03/12 Page 1 of 21 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK ---------------------------------------- X DAVID FLOYD, et al., Plaintiffs, 08 Civ. …
$2 Million Verdict in Florida Public Strip Search and Illegal Detention Suit
Article • November 15, 2011
Filed under: Police Misconduct, Searches, Strip Searches, Police Searches, False Arrest
$2 Million Verdict in Florida Public Strip Search and Illegal Detention Suit by A Florida federal jury awarded a total of $2 million to three people subject to an illegal detention and search after a midnight traffic stop and drug investigation. The July 2001 incident lasted over four hours. After …
$330,000 Settlement in Oregon Excessive Force / Unlawful Entry and Search Claim
Article • November 15, 2011
Filed under: Searches, Police Searches, Excessive Force (Police)
$330,000 Settlement in Oregon Excessive Force / Unlawful Entry and Search Claim by A $330,000 settlement was reached between an Oregon family and the law enforcement personnel and government entities responsible for the excessive force used against them during an unlawful entry and search of the family’s home. The Kim …
California Supreme Court Rules Cell Phones Can be Searched after Arrest
Article • November 15, 2011
Filed under: Searches, Computer Searches, Police Searches
California Supreme Court Rules Cell Phones Can be Searched after Arrest by By Derek Gilna In the case of People v. Diaz, the California Supreme Court ruled that after police take a cell phone from a suspect during an arrest, they can search the phone's text messages without a warrant. …
Suit Challenging Election Surveillance May Go Forward, Second Circuit Decides
Article • November 15, 2011
Filed under: Searches, Computer Searches, Police Searches, Telephone Monitoring
Suit Challenging Election Surveillance May Go Forward, Second Circuit Decides by A lawsuit challenging the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act Amendments of 2008 (FAA) may proceed, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit decided March 21, 2011. The lower court dismissed the suit on standing grounds. Amnesty International, with …
New York Settles Wrongful Arrest Case for $35,000
Article • November 15, 2011
Filed under: Searches, Police Searches, False Arrest
New York Settles Wrongful Arrest Case for $35,000 by By Derek Gilna In a Stipulation and Order of Settlement filed with the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York on May 13, 2010, the City of New York has agreed to pay $35,000 to settle the …
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