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$7,000 Reached in Taser Use on Disabled Vermont Man by Police by A $7,000.00 settlement was reached between Vermont State Police and the family of a mentally disabled man.             Timothy Bernier, 23, of Coventry, Vermont, suffers from Down’s syndrome, as well as other physical and mental disabilities. He was …
Article • August 19, 2016
Eighth Circuit: Officers Who Tased Arrestee to Force Clothing Change Immune by On September 3, 2015, the Eighth Circuit court of appeals held that St. Ann, Missouri police officials who used a Taser on an arrestee after she refused to change into orange jail clothing were protected against suit by …
Brief • August 19, 2016
Hawks v. Chicago Police Dept, IL, Complaint, False Arrest & Excessive Force, 2016 Case: 1:16-cv-08236 Document #: 1 Filed: 08/19/16 Page 1 of 9 PageID #:1 /Y1 RECEI VED UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DMSION (Enter above the full name of the plaintiff or plaintiffs in …
Browder v. City of New York, NY, Complaint Wrongful Death, 2016 ^"'o?3^? TOZSTAm OFN»"»" v^^ S^, as Adml»^-t°- °^ t>.e Es^te o. VERIFIED COMeL&INT Plaintiff, Against ^SJS. OFJEW_YORK- T NEW YORK CITY ^^WNL°LCORRECTIONS/"THE^BRONX'COUNTY ^STRicLA mRNEYts OFFICE. -THE-NfiW"YORK"C^Y Hro^ ?Sm^NT- ,^NEW1T C^^P^^^F O ^^^^^sij^rN EW^°^^?EHNSmTFB Defendants. In<tex N t aiis-of ye …
Tenorio v. San Miguel County Detention Center, NM, First Amended Complaint, Harassment, 2016 Case 1:15-cv-00349-LF-JHR Document 128 Filed 08/16/16 Page 1 of 24 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEW MEXICO ESTRELLA TENORIO, Plaintiff, v. Case No. SAN MIGUEL COUNTY DETENTION CENTER, BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF …
Rikers Island Excessive Force Monell Claims Survive Dismissal by Mark Wilson A New York federal court refused to dismiss Monell Claims in a Rikers Island excessive force case. On September 28, 2013, Bobby White was incarcerated at Rikers Island, when guard Marlene Ocasio sprayed him with a chemical agent and …
Pennsylvania Arrest for Videotaping Cops Denied Qualified Immunity by Mark Wilson A Pennsylvania federal court held that police were not entitled to qualified immunity for "entering a family's home and arresting its owner for doing nothing more than attempting to videotape the officers' overreaction on her own property." Kia Gaymon, …
Article • August 11, 2016
Fourth Circuit: No Qualified Immunity for Police Shooting Homeowner without Warning by The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the denial of qualified immunity to police who repeatedly shot a homeowner without warning. Just after 11 p.m., on May 2, 2007, a 911 call reported "that an altercation was occurring …
Article • August 11, 2016
Fatal California Police Shooting Video Unsealed Over Police Objections by Mark Wilson Following a $4.7 million settlement, a California federal court unsealed the dashcam footage of a police shooting, over law enforcement objections. On June 2, 2013, Agustin DeJesus Reynoso's bicycle was stolen from a Gardena, California CVS store. A …
Article • August 11, 2016
D.C. Circuit: No Summary Judgment on Guard's Termination Claims by Mark Wilson The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia (DC) Circuit held that a lower court improperly granted prison officials summary judgment on a former guard's wrongful termination claims. On the morning of June 4, 2006, …
Los Angeles Sheriff's Office Settles Visitor Beating Case for $1 Million by Derek Gilna Los Angeles County Jail deputies have a reputation for brutal treatment of prisoners, and have paid out millions of dollars in settlements as a result. However, even a man visiting his brother Robert at Men's Central …
Article • August 11, 2016
Prisoners Bitten by Prison Dogs Snag Settlements from Ohio DOC by Derek Gilna Archie Wilder and Andrew Doan, prisoners in the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Corrections, both had the misfortune of being bitten by dogs participating in prison training programs. Both filed suit in the Ohio Court of Claims, …
Brief • August 11, 2016
Al Matar v. Borchardt, IL, Complaint, Excessive Force, 2016 Case: 1:16-cv-08033 Document #: 1 Filed: 08/11/16 Page 1 of 11 PageID #:1 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION ITEMID AL MATAR, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) ) P.O. D.R. BORCHARDT #16806, ) P.O. T.P. …
Iowa Jail Guard Who Tased Mentally Ill Woman Missed Training for Three Years by After a guard tased a mentally ill woman in October 2013 to compel her to change her clothes, officials at the Muscatine County, Iowa, Jail are considering requiring less Taser training for guards rather than more. …
Article • August 10, 2016
Prisoner at Manhattan Detention Complex Wins Excessive Force Award from New York by Derek Gilna Plaintiff Wilfred Rosado brought a 42 U.S.C. Section 1983 lawsuit against the City of New York for excessive force used against her at the Manhattan Detention Complex (MDC) in 2010.&nbsp; After several failed settlement attempts, …
Special Report – The Use of Deadly Force Against Parolee Delvin Wright by CDCR, CA OIG, 2008 SPECIAL REPORT THE USE OF DEADLY FORCE AGAINST PAROLEE DELVIN WRIGHT BY THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS AND REHABILITATION OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL DAVID R. SHAW INSPECTOR GENERAL BUREAU OF INDEPENDENT REVIEW …
Article • August 8, 2016
Las Vegas Man Receives $30,000 for Beating by Jail Guards by The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (LVMPD) agreed to pay $30,000 to settle a lawsuit alleging jail guards used excessive force on a pretrial detainee. William Nugent was arrested by LVMPD officers on February 17, 2009, on charges of …
DOJ Intervenes in Ohio Jail Taser Class Action; County Settles by On February 4, 2011, Franklin County, Ohio officials agreed to substantially upgrade jail Taser training, use and accountability policies to settle a Class Action law suit in which the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) had intervened. On July 16, …
Guard’s Report of Prisoner Abuse Came with a Cost by David Reutter The confines of prison render abuse by guards a virtually impossible crime to prosecute.&nbsp; The few cases that come to light and successfully prosecuted occur only with video evidence or the testimony of another guard.&nbsp; Florida Department of …
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