Ex-Con Seeks Return to Prison for Medical Treatment by Ex-Con Seeks Return to Prison for Medical Treatment In a depressing commentary on the availability of health care in the United States, a former federal prisoner got himself arrested so he could receive treatment for his leukemia. Although a judge declined …
$500K Awarded to New York Prisoner Sexually Assaulted by Guard by $500K Awarded to New York Prisoner Sexually Assaulted by Guard A federal court in New York recently awarded a $500,000 default judgment to a woman who was forced to perform oral sex on a prison sergeant. The judgment was …
Chappelle v. Jeter, NY, Complaint, Illegal Seizure and Continued Detention of Infant Plaintiffs, 2015 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK ----------------------------------------------------------------------X LAQUANA CHAPPELLE, individually and on behalf of 15 Civ. 4187 (GBD) her infant children A.C., L.C., and X.C., Plaintiffs, COMPLAINT -againstKIM JETER, SHEILA BENNETT, JUDY ENWRIGHT, …
NYCLU - Human Rights Fact-Finding in the Shadows of America’s Solitary Confinement Prisons, Pendergrass, 2015 OUP UNCORRECTED PROOF – FIRSTPROOFS, Wed Aug 12 2015, NEWGEN 15 Human Rights Fact-Finding in the Shadows of America’s Solitary Confinement Prisons Taylor Pendergrass* You could be in outerspace. -Daniel, sentenced to 730 days of …
State Liable for Understaffing in New York Prisoner Assault by State Liable for Understaffing in New York Prisoner Assault A New York Court of Claims recently awarded $6,000 to a prisoner who was attacked and stabbed by another prisoner, finding that the state was liable for understaffing in the chow …
New York Prisoner Prevails at Summary Judgment on False Imprisonment Claim by New York Prisoner Prevails at Summary Judgment on False Imprisonment Claim A New York state prisoner who was held in prison past his release date has prevailed on his motion for summary judgment establishing that DOC was 100% …
Prisoner Wins $1K for Too-Hot Heating Pad; State's Request to Dismiss for Late Filing Denied by Prisoner Wins $1K for Too-Hot Heating Pad; State's Request to Dismiss for Late Filing Denied After a trial in the New York Court of Claims, a state prisoner was awarded $1,000 after a heating …
Prisoner Compensated for Loss of Property by Prisoner Compensated for Loss of Property A state prisoner won a verdict in the New York Court of Claims to compensate him for property that was lost or destroyed when he was transferred between prisons in 2003. Al Green was incarcerated in the …
Prisoner Awarded $750 in Excessive Force Case by Prisoner Awarded $750 in Excessive Force Case A prisoner at the Elmira Correctional Facility in New York won a $750 verdict in his claim that he was assaulted by two guards. Meshach Vallade filed suit in a New York Court of Claims, …
$2,225 Awarded for 3 Months Wrongful Segregation by $2,225 Awarded for 3 Months Wrongful Segregation A New York state prisoner who claimed he was wrongfully kept in segregation for 89 days was awarded $2,225 by a New York Court of Claims judge in May 2012. The amount represented $25.00 for …
$250,000 Awarded in Legal Malpractice Case by $250,000 Awarded in Legal Malpractice Case A New York federal judge upheld a magistrate's report and recommendation and awarded $250,000 to a man who said he wrongly spent 25 days in a mental hospital and his lawyer failed to file the necessary paperwork …
Doe v. City of NY, NY, Complaint, Sexual Abuse Rikers Island, 2015 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK JANE DOE 1 and JANE DOE 2, on behalf of themselves and all similarly situated women, Plaintiffs, COMPLAINT CIVIL ACTION NO. -againstTHE CITY OF NEW YORK and BENNY SANTIAGO, …
ICE Settles New York Immigration Raid Lawsuit for $1 Million by Matthew Clarke ICE Settles New York Immigration Raid Lawsuit for $1 Million by Matt Clarke Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has agreed to settle a class-action suit filed by 22 immigrants whose homes were raided by ICE agents in …
New York: Companies Settle Claims for Discriminating against Ex-Felons by Gary Hunter New York: Companies Settle Claims for Discriminating against Ex-Felons by Gary Hunter National retailer Bed Bath & Beyond forked over a large settlement in April 2014 after New York’s Attorney General caught the company illegally discriminating against ex-offenders …
New York Settles Wrongful Conviction Claim for $2.7 Million by Michael Brodheim New York Settles Wrongful Conviction Claim for $2.7 Million by Michael Brodheim On November 2012, the State of New York agreed to pay $2.7 million to settle a claim filed by a woman who was wrongfully convicted and …
Second Circuit Affirms Muslim Prisoner’s Right Not to Drink Water during Ramadan by Lonnie Burton Second Circuit Affirms Muslim Prisoner’s Right Not to Drink Water during Ramadan by Lonnie Burton Darryl Holland, a Muslim prisoner at the Wende Correctional Facility in New York, was faced with a tough choice on …
New York Appellate Court Reverses Dismissal of Rikers Island Wrongful Death Suit by David Reutter New York’s Appellate Division, First Department, has reversed a Bronx County supreme court’s dismissal of a 42 U.S.C. § 1983 complaint that also raised claims of negligence and medical malpractice. The suit was filed by …
Green v. City of New York, NY, Writ of Habeas Corpus, False Arrest Wrongful Conviction, 2015 Case 1:08-cv-00243-AMD-CLP Document 230 Filed 04/02/15 Page 1 of 2 PageID #: 2984 4-5 $-1 Case 1:08-cv-00243-AMD-CLP Document 230 Filed 04/02/15 Page 2 of 2 PageID #: 2985 "QSJM %06(-"4$1"-.&3 T&%DUUHWW %FQVUZ$MFSL
Using Data from Lawsuits to Improve Policing, NYPD Report, 2015 New York City Department of Investigation The Office of the Inspector General for the NYPD (OIG-NYPD) Using Data from Lawsuits and Legal Claims Involving NYPD to Improve Policing Mark G. Peters Commissioner Philip K. Eure Inspector General for the NYPD …
Smith v. County of Nassau, NY, Memorandum and Order, False Arrest, 2015 Case 2:10-cv-04874-MKB-SIL Document 97 Filed 03/31/15 Page 1 of 39 PageID #: 1756 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK --------------------------------------------------------------MICHAEL SMITH, Plaintiff, NOT FOR PUBLICATION MEMORANDUM & ORDER 10-CV-4874 (MKB) v. COUNTY OF NASSAU, POLICE …
