Wrongfully Convicted New York Man Receives Settlements for $950,000 by A New York man has settled lawsuits related to his wrongful conviction for $950,000. The settlements were to resolve litigation against the founders of the Innocence Project and the City of New York. Lee Long, who brought the litigation, had …
US Tenth Circuit Court Defines Escape as Violent Felony by The United State Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit heard in November 2011 the case of appellant George John Koufos, convicted per plea agreement and sentenced in August 2010 on charges of bank fraud and possession of a firearm …
State Official Charged with Sex Crime by A New York parole board member has been charged in federal court with attempting to solicit an underage girl for sex. George Ortloff, a former Republican New York lawmaker, was arrested on October 13, 2008 at an undisclosed hotel in Colonie, New York. …
Court Upholds Guilty Plea Although Defendant Wasn't Advised of Adam Walsh Impact by Derek Gilna Mark Allen Youngs pleaded guilty to child pornography offenses, and as part of the sentencing process was advised by the district court of his various rights under Rule 11, but was not advised of possible …
Second Circuit Upholds FRCP 4(m) Dismissal for Untimely Service by The Second Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the dismissal of a New York woman's false arrest suit, for failure to timely serve Defendants. On July 14, 2010, Leslie Meilleur brought federal suit against several New York Police Department officers, alleging …
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 …
Payne v. Mastrantonio et al, NY, Complaint, guard prisoner assault, 2013 Case 1:13-cv-00313-JTC Document 1 Filed 03/27/13 Page 1 of 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK ----------------------------X MARC PAYNE, Plaintiff, COMPLAINT -againstPETER MASTRANTONIO, CRAIG SKELLY, TIMOTHY HARRIS, RICHARD GRANGER, GARY BELZ and WILLIAM ELLIS, Plaintiff Demands …
Brown v. City of New York et al, NY, Complaint, NYPD false arrest Occupy Wall Street protest, 2013 Case 1:13-cv-02058-NRB Document 1 Filed 03/27/13 Page 1 of 14 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK -----------------------------------------------------------------x GABRIEL BROWN, COMPLAINT AND DEMAND FOR A JURY TRIAL Plaintiff, INDEX NO. …
Who Polices Prosecutors Who Abuse Their Authority? Usually Nobody by Joaquin Sapien by Joaquin Sapien, ProPublica, and Sergio Hernandez, Special to ProPublica The murder case against Tony Bennett seemed pretty straightforward. Shortly before midnight on May 7, 1994, police found a 26-year-old man in the foyer of an apartment building …
Lasting Damage: A Rogue Prosecutor’s Final Case by Joaquin Sapien ProPublica Among the thousands of prosecutors who have tried cases in the name of the people of New York City, Claude Stuart came to hold a handful of unfortunate distinctions: • He was a serial abuser of his authority. State …
U.S. Liable Under FTCA for Trauma of Home Raid Resulting from Postal Service Employee's Misinforming Law Enforcement by Michael Brodheim by Mike Brodheim A federal district judge in New York has held that the United States is liable under the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) for the emotional distress caused …
Gang Colors Restriction Held Unconstitutional by Brandon Sample The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit has vacated a special condition of supervised release barring the "wearing of colors, insignia, or obtaining tattoos or burn marks (including branding and scars) relative to" criminal street gangs. The court held that …
New York: Indigent Defendants' Suit Over Non-representation Ruled Justiciable by Michael Rigby by Mike Rigby On May 6, 2010, the New York Court of Appeals, the state’s highest court, held that indigent defendants in five New York counties who alleged they were effectively provided no representation at their arraignment and …
$2 Million Settlement in Mailman’s Death at New York City Jail by The City of New York has agreed to pay $2 million to settle a lawsuit claiming that deliberate indifference resulted in the death of a pretrial detainee. The settlement came in a federal civil rights action filed by …
Former New York Prisoner Exonerated, Receives $2 Million Settlement by A man whose conviction was overturned after spending 10 years in prison has settled his wrongful conviction suit against the State of New York for $2 million. Michael Clancy, 25, was working as an apprentice elevator mechanic when he was …
Zikianda v. County of Albany, NY, Amended Complaint, 2013 Case 1:12-cv-01194-TJM-RFT Document 109 Filed 03/15/13 Page 1 of 36 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ * YODI ZIKIANDA, as Administrator of the Estate * of Irene Bamenga, * * Plaintiff, * * * ‐against‐ * * …
NYC DOC Commissioner Statement re 2014 Budget, 2013 Statement to the New York City Council Committee on Fire and Criminal Justice Services Elizabeth Crowley, Chairperson by Dr. Dora B. Schriro, Commissioner NYC Department of Correction March 7, 2013 Good afternoon, Chairperson Crowley and members of the Committee on Fire and …
New York State Police, Trooper Michael G. Raap Notice of Suspension, 2013 JI RAAP, MICHAEL G TROOPER TYPE: Personnel CASE# 20120295 FINDING: Founded Complainant: Complaint ofPersonnel Investigation 20120295 Type: Sub Type Personnel Incident Datell/me 6/18/2012 2:00 PM 7/30/2012 Level Inv. Report D~e T 3 Commissioned Officer Assigned No Status: c …
NY Federal Judge Deals Rare SHU Placement Defeat to BOP by Derek Gilna Viktor A. Bout, a Russian international arms dealer ensnared in a DEA sting in 2008, extradited from Thailand and held in the Special Housing Unit (SHU) of the federal Metropolitan Correctional Center (MCC) in New York, won …
New York Jail Profits from TV Ads by Joe Watson How does a small business like Chico’s Bail Bonds increase its odds of reaching its target demographic? By advertising to people who have just been arrested and jailed, of course. While being booked and photographed within hours of their arrest, …
