Alcoholic WA Prisoners not Entitled to Individualized Treatment by The Washington Supreme Court held that prisoners were not entitled to "individualized comprehensive treatment modalities" for alcoholism. Four prisoners at the Washington State Penitentiary filed petitions for writs of mandamus, claiming that state law guaranteed them the right to comprehensive alcoholism …
Prevailing Party Entitled to Attorney Fees in Most Cases by The Washington Supreme Court held that a prevailing party in a 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action is generally entitled to attorney fees under 42 U.S.C. § 1988, unless special circumstances exist which would render the award of such fees unjust. …
Washington Public Disclosure Act: DOC Employee Evaluations Unavailable Absent Misconduct by Washington Public Disclosure Act: DOC Employee Evaluations Unavailable Absent Misconduct The Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 2, held that absent misconduct, a Washington Department of Corrections employee's personnel records were not disclosable under the Public Disclosure Act (PDA), …
$217,500 Paid in WA DOC Sexual Harassment Claim by Kathleen Lane was an employee of the Washington DOC in August of 1988 when raped and assaulted by one of her co-workers, Charles Beeman, at the WSR in Monroe, Wa. She filed criminal charges and reported the rape to supervisors. The …
Washington: Jail Suicide Results In $150,000 Award by On July 8, 2002, a jury in King County, Washington awarded $150,000 to the estate and daughter of a prisoner who committed suicide while imprisoned in the Auburn City Jail. Sandra Farms, 39, was arrested by Auburn City Police on January 6, …
Washington: Arrest For Tape Recording Police Unconstitutional, Police Liable by The U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals held that Washington State Patrol officers unconstitutionally arrested a man for tape recording them during a traffic stop and that the officers were not entitled to qualified immunity. Tony Alford was pulled over …
$1,500 Paid in Beating By WA Guards by George "Fast Eddy" Miller was removed on October 24, 1988, from the visiting area at the State Reformatory at Monroe for suspicion of consuming alcoholic beverages. While in the strip-search room, he advised a guard that handcuffs were not necessary. Miller was …
$3,500 Paid in Obstruction to Resolve Detainer and Denial of Notary By WA DOC by Douglas Krohne, a prisoner at Walla Walla,( Washington, filed a 42 U.S.C. §1983 action in the Western District of Washington federal court. He brought claims for the failure of prison officials failing to advise him …
$12,500 Paid in WA Retaliation Claim By Guard by Donald Baker was an employee at Airway Heights Corrections Center when he requested a transfer to another position within the Washington DOC. He was advised by Associate Superintendent Larry Hines that he would be considered for a transfer only if he …
$31,125 Paid in WA Prison Nurse's Supervisory Harassment and Libel Suit by Jayne Morse was employed as an LPN III at the Washington State Reformatory at Monroe. Her supervisor, Annette Beldon, ridiculed Morse in front of prisoner and filed fictitious complaints and published allegations of Morse's alleged criminal conduct. Beldon …
$45,000 Settlement In Washington Parolee Rape Suit by In 1994 the Washington State Department of Corrections settled a law suit with Jenifer McBride for $45,000 for her rape by parolee James Brigham. In 1992 the plaintiff was raped and assaulted by James Brigham in Seattle, Washington. The parole officer was …
$47,500 Settlement In Washington Parolee Rape & Assault Suit by In 1994 the Washington State Department of Corrections settled with Nancy J. Corcoran and Michael J. Corcoran, for $47,500 for the rape of Nancy and assault of Michael Corcoran by a parolee. Richard E. Lyons was a registered sex offender …
$225,000 Tort Claim Settlement In Washington Parolee Wrongful Death Suit by In 1998 the Washington State Department of Corrections settled a tort claim with Jenifer R. Monroe, and John C. Pagel for $225,000, for the wrongful death of their mother Terri J. Dobler by a Washington State Parolee. Charles Epperson …
WA DOC Settles Ferry and Fall Suit For $60,000 by On February 17th, 1993 Fernie Wayne Gay, a resident of McNeil Island, Washington slipped and fell on an icy patch in a ferry dock of McNeil Island's Corrections Center. Gay suffered a variety of injuries including bruises, contusions, a soft …
$5,000 Paid in Wrongful WA Probation Warrant and Arrest by Rosalie Hanstad was pulled over by a Washington State trooper for speeding and was subsequently arrested on a probation warrant. She filed suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 in state court and a tort complaint for intentional and emotional distress …
$7,000 Paid in WA Prisoner's Suicide by John Anthony Brown, a prisoner at the Washington Corrections Center in Shelton, hanged himself in his cell. His mother, Phyllis Brown, filed a tort claim pro se with the office of Risk Management alleging he was negligently supervised. On November 11, 2002, his …
$1,400 Recovery Obtained in Fraudulent WA Money Transfer by Airway Heights Correctional Center prisoner John Ralph Johnson filed a state tort claim with the Washington State Office of Risk Management stating that prisoner Clinton Larry forged two money transfers for $600 and $800 from Johnson's prisoner trust account to be …
$3,500 Paid in Obstruction to Resolve Detainer and Denial of Notary By WA DOC by $3,500 Paid in Obstruction to Resolve Detainer and Denial of Notary By WA DOC Douglas Krohne, a prisoner at Walla Walla, Washington, filed a 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action in the Western District of Washington …
$27,000 For Washington Prisoner's 2 1/2 Years Of Unlawful Imprisonment by Raymond Stokes' early release date was calculated as July 28, 1998. However, due to his status as a disabled person, DOC officials at the Clallam Bay Corrections Center, in Clallam Bay, Washington, refused to credit Mr. Stokes with the …
$35,000 For 14 Months Of Unlawful Imprisonment by In February 1993, Jaramie Womack committed a burglary in Wyoming. In July of that same year, Mr. Womack committed a robbery in Washington. He was sentenced to 3 to 6 years for the Wyoming offense and was extradited to Washington, where he …
