GEO Group Car Accident Settlement by The GEO Group Inc. paid $20,000 to settle a car accident suit with injuries. In his complaint, plaintiff Keven Freeze claimed on May 1, 2006, that Harold Eades, an employee of the GEO Group, was operating a motor vehicle in a reckless manner causing …
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 …
Wackenhut Pays $32,500 in Negligence Lawsuit by Wackenhut Corrections Corporation paid $32,500 to settle a negligence lawsuit filed by Florida prisoner Michael Wyzykowski. In his complain, Wyzykowski claimed he was ordered to cut “maiden cane” with a weed whacker that was altered by Wackenhut guards, replacing the original head and …
Wackenhut Settles Wrongful Death Suit for $300,000 by Wackenhut Corrections Corporation paid $300,000 to settle a wrongful death suit filed by the minor children of prisoner Lisa Ann Lowdermilk. The complaint alleged that while at Broward County work release, Lowdermilk died due to the negligence of Wackenhut employees Kenneth Day, …
Florida: Woman Settles Lawsuit Against Sheriff’s Officers for $67,500 after Arrest While in Premature Labor by Derek Gilna In June 2010, Melanie Dawn Williams, who had been arrested by officers after allegedly running a red light on her way to the St. Vincent’s Medical Center emergency room in Jacksonville, Florida …
Hamilton v. Hall, FL, Motion for PI, Post Card Policy Outgoing Mail, 2011 Case 3:10-cv-00355-MCR -EMT Document 54 Filed 04/15/11 Page 1 of 26 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA MARCIE HAMILTON et al., Plaintiffs, v. No. 3:10-cv-355 MCR/ EMT WENDELL HALL, Defendant. / PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION FOR PRELIMINARY …
Hamze v. Doe et al, FL, Complaint, guard brutality, 2011 Case 1:11-cv-21227-JAL Document 1 Entered on FLSD Docket 04/07/2011 Page 1 of 8 Case 1:11-cv-21227-JAL Document 1 Entered on FLSD Docket 04/07/2011 Page 2 of 8 Case 1:11-cv-21227-JAL Document 1 Entered on FLSD Docket 04/07/2011 Page 3 of 8 Case …
Legacy of Corruption: GEO Buys Off the Florida Political Establishment by Beau Hodai U.S. Senator Marco Rubio’s unsettling history of extremely close ties to private prison operator GEO Group and the possible federal investigation into Florida’s private prison giveaway of more than $120 million Newly minted U.S. Senator Marco Rubio …
Band-aid Applied to Florida’s Homeless Sex Offender Colony Falls Off by David Reutter by David M. Reutter When Florida’s Miami-Dade County adopted an ordinance that extended the 1,000-foot state law residency restrictions for sex offenders to 2,500 feet, the estimated 100 sex offenders who return to Miami-Dade each year after …
Dismissal for Failure to Effect Service Reversed in Florida Failure to Protect Suit by The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals has held that as long as a court-appointed agent to serve summons for a prisoner-litigant acting pro se can locate the prison guard-defendant with reasonable effort, prisoner-litigants who provide enough …
Florida: Cost Savings and Benefits of Prison Privatization Non-Existent by David Reutter by David M. Reutter “Florida’s experience with privatized prisons raises serious questions about whether the taxpayers are getting their money’s worth,” concludes an April 2010 policy brief report released by the Florida Center for Fiscal and Economic Policy. …
Graham v. City of Tallahassee, FL, Motion to Strike Expert, False Arrest & Imprisonment, 2011 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA TALLAHASSEE DIVISION ANTHONY D. GRAHAM, JR., Case No. 4:11-cv-213-RS-WCS Plaintiff, vs. CITY OF TALLAHASSEE, et al., Defendants. MOTION TO STRIKE EXPERT COMES NOW …
Coleman v. Presciti, FL, Notice of Plaintiff Discovery, excessive force ADA, 2011 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA FT. MYERS DIVISION CASE NO. 2:08-cv-780-FtM-29SPC CECIL COLEMAN Plaintiffs, vs. VICTOR PRESCITI, et al., Defendants. NOTICE OF SERVING PLAINTIFF CECIL COLEMAN'S FIRST REQUESTS FOR DISCOVERY ON …
Hamilton v. Hall, FL, Complaint, Post Card Policy Outgoing Mail, 2011 Case 3:10-cv-00355-MCR -EMT Document 43 Filed 02/24/11 Page 1 of 21 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA Pensacola Division MARCIE HAMILTON and JAMIE BROJANAC, all on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated; Plaintiffs, v. No. …
Study Finds Discriminatory Jury Selection in Southern States by Derek Gilna A study by the Equal Justice Initiative, a non-profit legal organization based in Montgomery, Alabama, has found widespread discrimination in jury selection in the states of Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina and Tennessee. The discriminatory practices …
Florida Woman Settles Lawsuit Against Sheriff’s Officers for $67,500 After Arrest While in Premature Labor by In June 2010, Melanie Dawn Williams, who had been arrested by officers after allegedly running a red light on her way to the St. Vincent’s Medical Center emergency room in Jacksonville, Florida when she …
Feds Indict Two in Florida Prison Canteen Kickback Scheme by A federal grand jury has issued a two-count indictment against two businessmen implicated in a kickback scheme that involved prison canteen profits and former top-ranking officials with the Florida Department of Corrections (FDOC). PLN previously reported events related to this …
Florida Guard’s Conviction for Falsifying Use-of-Force Report Affirmed by David Reutter by David M. Reutter On July 13, 2010, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the conviction of a former Florida prison guard for making a false entry in a report with the intent to impede a federal investigation. …
Eleventh Circuit Affirms Injunction in Florida DOC Mental Health Conditions Pepper Spray Case by David Reutter by David M. Reutter On August 20, 2010, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a district court’s order that found a warden and the secretary of the Florida Department of Corrections (FDOC) had …
Ferguson v. Mascara, FL, Depo of Grossi, Police Wrongful Death, 2011 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA CASE NO. 09-14192-CIV-GRAHAM-LYNCH ESTATE OF CRAIG FERGUSON, by and through his personal representative DEBORAH FERGUSON, Plaintiff, vs. SHERIFF KEN J. MASCARA, as Sheriff of ST. LUCIE COUNTY, the St. …
