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Special Treatment for Jewish Prisoners, Rappers Leads to Employee Discipline, Resignations at New York Jails
Article • February 15, 2010 • from PLN February, 2010
Filed under: Contractor Misconduct, Guard Misconduct, Jail Misconduct, Religious Freedom, Clergy
Special Treatment for Jewish Prisoners, Rappers Leads to Employee Discipline, Resignations at New York Jails by Gary Hunter Five corrections employees at the Manhattan Detention Complex in New York City, also called “the Tombs,” were disciplined after it was learned that the jail chaplain in charge of Jewish affairs threw …
Rikers Guards Charged With Using Juvenile Prisoners to Run Extortion Ring
Article • February 15, 2010 • from PLN February, 2010
Filed under: Guard Misconduct, Criminal Prosecution, Prison/Jail Murders, Conspiracy, Failure to Protect (General), Juveniles, Failure to Protect (Juveniles), Juvenile Prisons
Rikers Guards Charged With Using Juvenile Prisoners to Run Extortion Ring by Gary Hunter On January 22, 2009, Rikers Island, New York guards Michael “Mack” McKie and Khalid “Nel” Nelson were charged with enterprise corruption after it was learned they were using a group of prisoners to enforce discipline and …
Davis v. City of New York, NY, Complaint, Public Housing Racial Profiling, 2010
Brief • January 28, 2010
Filed under: Racial Discrimination
Davis v. City of New York, NY, Complaint, Public Housing Racial Profiling, 2010 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK KELTON DAVIS, WILLIAM TURNER, ALTAGRACIA HERNANDEZ, EDWIN LARREGUI, ROMAN JACKSON, KRISTIN JOHNSON, ELEANOR BRITT, ANTHONY ANDERSON, LASHAUN SMITH, SHAWNE JONES, HECTOR SUAREZ, ADAM COOPER, …
$125,000 Settlement in Suicide Death Of New York Jail Prisoner
Article • January 15, 2010 • from PLN January, 2010
Filed under: Wrongful Death, Failure to Protect (Wrongful Death), Medical Neglect/Malpractice, Suicides
$125,000 Settlement in Suicide Death Of New York Jail Prisoner by On April 29, 2009, Onondaga County, New York agreed to settle a lawsuit filed by the family of a prisoner who committed suicide at the Onondaga County Justice Center (OCJC) for $125,000. On October 7, 2006, William O’Neil hung …
New York Politicians Want to Re-Evaluate Civil Confinement Release Law
Article • January 15, 2010 • from PLN January, 2010
Filed under: Sex Offenders (Discrimination), Juries, Mental Health, Sex Offender Treatment, Civil Commitment, State Legislation
New York Politicians Want to Re-Evaluate Civil Confinement Release Law by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke Two years ago New York enacted the Sex Offender Management and Treatment Act, which lets a jury release a civilly-committed sex offender from confinement if the state fails to provide sufficient evidence of a …
Oneida County, NY Jail Suicide Litigation Settled for $225,000
Article • January 15, 2010 • from PLN January, 2010
Filed under: Damages, Settlements, Municipal Liability, Contractor Liability, Medical Neglect/Malpractice, Mental Health, Suicides
Oneida County, NY Jail Suicide Litigation Settled for $225,000 by In May 2008 the County of Oneida agreed to pay $100,000, and CNY Services agreed to pay $125,000, in settlement of a wrongful death claim brought by the parents of a 17-year-old detainee who committed suicide in the Oneida County …
Second Circuit Establishes Anonymous Pleading Standards
Article • January 15, 2010 • from PLN January, 2010
Filed under: Attorneys, Appointment of Counsel, Complaints, Parties
Second Circuit Establishes Anonymous Pleading Standards by by Mark Wilson In a case of first impression, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals established standards governing the use of pseudonyms in civil litigation. The Court endorsed the Ninth Circuit’s test of balancing a plaintiff’s interest in anonymity against the public’s interest …
DHS Ordered to Respond to Petition Seeking National Stan-dards at Immigration Detention Facilities
Article • January 15, 2010 • from PLN January, 2010
Filed under: Totality of Conditions, Attorneys, Attorney Fee Awards, Immigration
DHS Ordered to Respond to Petition Seeking National Stan-dards at Immigration Detention Facilities by Brandon Sample Immigration rights advocates won a short-lived victory in June 2009, when a U.S. District Court in New York ordered the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to respond to a petition for rulemaking that requested …
Mother of Murdered Son not “Victim” Within Meaning of Crime Victims Rights Act
Article • January 15, 2010
Filed under: Mandamus, Restitution, Federal Statutory Law, Crime Victims Rights Act
Mother of Murdered Son not “Victim” Within Meaning of Crime Victims Rights Act by The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit has rejected a petition for mandamus filed by the mother of an individual murdered by Columbian paramilitaries. The mother had sought restitution under the Crime Victims Rights …
New York City Pays $5.5 Million to Suspect Hit By Cop Car
Article • January 15, 2010
Filed under: Misconduct/Corruption, Police Misconduct, Premises Liability
New York City Pays $5.5 Million to Suspect Hit By Cop Car by The City of New York agreed to pay an admitted drug user who was hit by a police car while fleeing police one of the highest personal-injury payouts of fiscal year 2009: $5.5 million. Manuel Martinez, 29, …
Yankees Settle Suit Over Restrictions On Fans
Article • January 15, 2010
Filed under: Attorneys, Attorney Fee Awards, Required Religious Programming
Yankees Settle Suit Over Restrictions On Fans by The City of New York in conjunction with the New York Yankees baseball team has settled a lawsuit brought by a fan who alleged that the Yankees restricted him and other fans from moving around during the playing of “God Bless America.” …
Remitter Granted In Malicious Prosecution Action; Court Denies Request for State to Indemnify Defendant
Article • January 15, 2010
Filed under: Staff-Prisoner Assault, Damages, New Trial Motions, Sentencing, Wrongful Imprisonment, Civil Commitment, Employee Litigation
Remitter Granted In Malicious Prosecution Action; Court Denies Request for State to Indemnify Defendant by A remitter has been ordered in a 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action brought by a psychologist formerly employed by the New York State Office of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities (DMRDD) after the psychologist was …
Second Circuit Remands Iqbal v. Ashcroft for Possible Amendment
Article • January 15, 2010
Filed under: Complaints, International, Immigration, Terrorism
Second Circuit Remands Iqbal v. Ashcroft for Possible Amendment by On July 28, 2009, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals remanded Iqbal v. Ashcroft to the district court for a determination of whether Iqbal should be granted leave to amend his complaint. Javaid Iqbal, a Muslim Pakistani, and Ehad Elmaghraby, …
Edrei et al v. City of New York, Complaint, NYPD DCU Briefing on LRAD, 2010
Brief • January 2, 2010
Filed under: Police Misconduct, Failure to Train/Supervise, Staff Training, Excessive Force (Police), Police Department Manuals
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Bailey v. Pataki, NY, Memo to Preclude-Prejudicial Evidence-Bifurcation - Sex Offenders (2010)
Brief • January 1, 2010
Filed under: Sex Offenders (Discrimination), Civil Procedure, Disclosure of Records, Criminal Procedure
Bailey v. Pataki, NY, Memo to Preclude-Prejudicial Evidence-Bifurcation - Sex Offenders (2010) UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK KENNETH BAILEY, Plaintiff, -againstGEORGE PATAKI, et. al., Defendants. Case No. 08-Civ-8563 (JSR) Memorandum in Law in Support of Plaintiff’s Motions for Preclusion of Prejudicial Evidence and for Bifurcation TABLE …
$4.6 Million Federal Jury Award to New York Man Pushed Off Roof by Cop
Article • December 15, 2009
Filed under: Skeletal Injury, Immunity/Liability, Municipal Liability, Excessive Force (Police)
$4.6 Million Federal Jury Award to New York Man Pushed Off Roof by Cop by On April 7, 2009, a New York federal jury awarded $4.2 million to a man who was rendered paraplegic when a rookie cop pushed him off a roof. Shawn Lewis, 32, was chased to the …
$250,000 Default Judgment in Federal Court Legal Malpractice Case
Article • December 15, 2009
Filed under: Attorney Misconduct, Malpractice (Attorneys), Civil Procedure, Damages, Default Judgments, Diversity Jurisdiction
$250,000 Default Judgment in Federal Court Legal Malpractice Case by On July 22, 2008, a New York federal court entered judgment and an award of $250,000 to the estate and survivors of a man who had allegedly been abused during 25 days of drug rehab. The award was against a …
Federal Prison Employees Convicted of Stealing Prisoners’ Meds
Article • December 15, 2009 • from PLN December, 2009
Filed under: Contractor Misconduct, Guard Misconduct, Medical Misconduct, Medical, Medication, Criminal Prosecution
Federal Prison Employees Convicted of Stealing Prisoners’ Meds by Gary Hunter On January 6, 2009, three former employees at the Buffalo Federal Detention Center in Batavia, New York pleaded guilty to misdemeanor charges of theft of government property. Richard Lawson, a captain and pharmacist; Lisa Schwab, a pharmacist technician; and …
Mental Illness Prevalent Among County Jail Prisoners, Especially Women
Article • December 15, 2009 • from PLN December, 2009
Filed under: Statistics/Trends, Mental Health, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness)
Mental Illness Prevalent Among County Jail Prisoners, Especially Women by Gary Hunter A random sampling of 2,000 prisoners in five county jails found that, on average, nearly 15 percent of male prisoners and 31 percent of female prisoners suffer from serious mental illness. The study was headed by Dr. Henry …
New York City Jail Conditions Still Unconstitutional a Quarter Century Later
Article • December 15, 2009
Filed under: Medical, Systemic Medical Neglect, Food, Eighth Amendment, Ventilation, Exposure to Cold, Jail Specific, Lighting, Laundry, Exposure to Heat
New York City Jail Conditions Still Unconstitutional a Quarter Century Later by After 25 years of litigation, officials overseeing New York City jails are still unable to provide environmental conditions that do not violate the constitutional rights of the pretrial detainees they hold. As such, a federal district court refused …
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