New York Prison Superintendents Live in Lap of Luxury on Taxpayer Subsidy by On the heels of a report that suggests ways to trim costs of New York’s prison system, several state legislators are calling for an end to subsidizing luxurious homes for prison superintendents. Residences for prison guards and …
Ortiz v. Lasker, NY, Judgment, Decision and Order, Assault of Prisoner by Guard, 2010 Case 6:08-cv-06001-DGL-JWF Document 21 Filed 09/02/10 Page 1 of 1 1AO 450 (Rev. 5/85) Judgment in a Civil CASE 44444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK ANNA ORTIZ, Plaintiff, v. 08CV6001L DONALD LASKER, …
New York City Jail Prisoner Awarded $1.3 Million in Deliberate Indifference to Assault Claim by A New York federal jury awarded $1 million to Steve Tatum for severe injuries he sustained as a pre-trial detainee when he was assaulted by other prisoners at the Rikers Island jail. The district court …
$1 Million Award in New York State Prisoner’s Death Caused by Medical Malpractice by A New York Court of Claims has awarded $1,021,915.73 to the estate of a former prisoner who died as the result of a prison nurse and doctor departing from accepted standards of care. Leonard Pickell arrived …
Garcia v. City of New York, NY, Complaint, Mental Illness Treatment, Failure to Protect, 2010 SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF BRONX ---------------------------------------------------------------------x CLAUDIO GARCIA, Plaintiff, Index No.: -againstCOMPLAINT THE CITY OF NEW YORK, MARTIN F. HORN, as Commissioner of the New York City Department of …
Exorbitant Prisoner Phone Rates Pass New York Constitutional Scrutiny by David Reutter by David M. Reutter On November 23, 2009, the New York Court of Appeals – the state’s highest court – affirmed the dismissal of a lawsuit arguing that the contract between the New York State Department of Correctional …
$145,000 Settlement by New York City After Holding Immigration Detainee Beyond 48 Hours by David Reutter by David M. Reutter A $145,000 settlement by the New York City Department of Corrections (DOC) provides a new twist in the area of immigration law. The main allegation in the complaint was that …
$3.5 Million Settlement to Former New York Prisoner Convicted Due to Perjured Testimony by The City of New York has paid $3.5 million to settle a lawsuit brought by an innocent man who spent 12 years in prison after being wrongfully convicted of attempted murder. The conviction was obtained by …
DOJ Investigation into New York Jail Finds Unconstitutional Conditions by Justin Miller The findings of an investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) into conditions at a New York jail describe violations of prisoners’ constitutional rights – violations which, in the words of federal investigators, have resulted in “serious …
New York City Jail Settles Excessive Force Suit for $62,001 by On August 11, 2009, the City of New York agreed to settle a 42 U.S.C. § 1983 suit brought by a former prisoner who alleged that he was beaten without provocation by guards at the George Motchan Detention Center. …
Bozella v. The County of Dutchess, NY, Amended Complaint, Wrongful Conviction, 2010 Case 7:10-cv-04917-CS Document 21 Filed 08/12/10 Page 1 of 34 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK -------------------------------------------------------------------------]{ DEWEY R. BOZELLA, Plaintiff, ANSWER Civil Action No.: 10-CV-4917 (CS) -against- THE COUNTY OF DUTCHESS; THE CITY OF …
Cameron v. City of New York, NY, Motion for Specific Jury Instructions, 2010 Case 1:06-cv-07798-PAC Document 67 Filed 08/11/10 Page 1 of 22 PLAINTIFFS' MEMORANDUM OF LAW IN SUPPORT OF THEIR MOTION FOR SPECIFIC JURY INSTRUCTIONS, TO PRECLUDE THE INTRODUCTION OF EVIDENCE AT TRIAL, OPPOSING THE BIFURCATION OF THE ISSUE …
Carter v. United States, NY, Order ATF Raid Wrongful Search, 2010 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK ------------------------------------------------------x LILLIAN CARTER, RUSSELL CARTER, CHAD CARTER, TERRANCE WILSON, and VIRGIL WILLIAMS, Plaintiffs, MEMORANDUM AND ORDER Case No. 04-CV-4880 (FB) (JMA) -againstUNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Defendant. --------------------------------------------------------x Appearances For Plaintiffs: …
Carter v. USA, NY, Order, Trial Decision, USPS misconduct ATF address verification, 2010 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK ------------------------------------------------------x LILLIAN CARTER, RUSSELL CARTER, CHAD CARTER, TERRANCE WILSON, and VIRGIL WILLIAMS, Plaintiffs, MEMORANDUM AND ORDER Case No. 04-CV-4880 (FB) (JMA) -againstUNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Defendant. --------------------------------------------------------x Appearances …
Tankleff v. New York, NY, Complaint, Wrongful Conviction, 2010 STATE OF NEW YORK: COURT OF CLAIMS -------------------------------------------------------------){ MARTIN TANKLEFF, VERIFIED CLAIM FOR DAMAGES -against- RECEIVED THE STATE OF NEW YORK. -------------------------------------------------------------){ To the Clerk of the Court of Claims: To the Attomey General of the State of New York: 'JUL …
Second Circuit Ruling in Post-9/11 Immigration Detention Case by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On December 18, 2009, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals issued an opinion in a federal class-action suit brought by illegal immigrants arrested in sweeps following the 9/11 attacks and incarcerated at the Metropolitan Detention Center …
Former New York Corrections Commissioner Receives Four-Year Prison Sentence by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On February 18, 2010, a New York federal judge sentenced Bernard “Bernie” Kerik, 54, to four years in federal prison after Kerik pleaded guilty to five counts of making false statements to federal agents, two …
Convictions Upheld in Appeal of Lynne Stewart, Attorney to Blind Sheikh, but Case Remanded for Resentencing by Justin Miller On December 23, 2009, a federal appeals court upheld the convictions of disbarred defense attorney Lynne Stewart and criticized what it called a “strikingly low sentence” for her offenses, which were …
Release Conditions Requiring Defendant to Tell Probation Officer about Romantic Relationships Vacated by On January 7, 2010, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit vacated a condition of supervised release that required a federal defendant to notify probation officials each time he entered into a “significant romantic relationship.” …
New York Prisoner Beaten, Guards Convicted, GEO Settles Suit for $80,000 by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On July 7, 2009, three private prison guards were convicted of charges involving the unjustified beating of a New York prisoner in 2007. [See: PLN, Sept. 2009, p.50; July 2009, p.50]. A fourth …
