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$100,000 Settlement for City of New York Police Unit’s Excessive Force against Homeless Man Seeking Work by The City of New York paid $100,000 to settle a lawsuit for the violation of civil rights, false arrest and excessive force against two men by police officers. On October 27, 2006, Kojak …
Plaintiff Wins $460,000 in Excessive Force Case by In an amended complaint filed July 21, 2008, New York Resident Rafael Weizmann filed suit pursuant to 42 U.S.C. §§ 1983 and 1988 against Suffolk County, New York, Suffolk County Police Department, Saint Charles Hospital and a number of police officers and …
$1.5 Million Settlement in New York City False Arrest Suit by The City of New York paid $1.5 million to settle a lawsuit brought by a man who spent nine months in jail after being falsely accused of selling Ecstasy to an undercover officer. The plaintiff, a taxi driver in …
Article • May 15, 2010
$300,000 Settlement in City of New York Jail Slip and Fall by The City of New York paid $300,000 to settle a prisoner’s lawsuit claiming injuries from unsafe and hazardous conditions. Troy Washington, a prisoner at Riker’s Island Correctional Facility, on November 12, 2004, slipped and fell on water that …
Article • May 15, 2010
New York State Jury Awards $10,000 for False Imprisonment by A New York State Jury awarded $10,000 in a lawsuit for false arrest and imprisonment. Rames Polanco was detained by police officers of the city of New York on September 9, 2003, under suspicion of sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl. …
Article • May 15, 2010
New York State Jury Awards $50,000 for False Arrest and Malicious Prosecution by A New York State jury awarded $50,000 in a lawsuit claiming false arrest and malicious prosecution. Bernard Lewis was arrested for alleged possession of stolen property. He spent approximately 24 hours in jail. Thirteen months later, prosecutors …
Summary Judgment Denied in Part in New York Prisoner Extortion/Beating Suit by On October 28, 2009, a New York federal court denied in part New York City jail officials' motion for summary judgment in a lawsuit brought by a Rikers Island pretrial detainee after guards allegedly ignored his request for …
NY City Settles ADA/RA Suit for $400,000 by On August 2, 2007, the City of New York agreed to settle a suit brought by a handicapped man who was injured while being transported to Rikers Island. According to Devin Sayers’ complaint, guards did not secure his wheelchair to the floor …
New York City Agrees to Pay $97,500 to Settle Deliberate Indifference Suit by On March 14, 2008, the City of New York agreed to settle a lawsuit stemming from the assault of a prisoner under the direction of a guard. Schmi Caballero was brutally beaten by another prisoner with a …
Greene v. City of New York, NY, Memo & Order, False Arrest Wrongful Conviction, 2010 Case 1:08-cv-00243-RJD-CLP Document 104 Filed 05/12/10 Page 1 of 12 PageID #: 600 Case 1:08-cv-00243-RJD-CLP Document 104 Filed 05/12/10 Page 2 of 12 PageID #: 601 Case 1:08-cv-00243-RJD-CLP Document 104 Filed 05/12/10 Page 3 of …
1979 Jail Consent Decree Largely Gutted by PLRA; Reversed on Appeal by Mark Wilson On October 7, 2008, a federal court in New York terminated large portions of a sweeping 1979 consent decree related to conditions at 14 New York City jails. However, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals reversed …
Article • April 15, 2010 • from PLN April, 2010
New York Passes Legislation Making HIV, AIDS and HCV Prisoner Care a Department of Health Responsibility by Christina Hernandez New York took a major step last fall to provide care for HIV-positive prisoners—and a victory for prisoners’ rights activists—with legislation giving the state Department of Health an official oversight role …
NY DOCS Lacks Authority to Administratively Impose PRS – But State’s Liability Uncertain by Mark Wilson New York prison officials lack the authority to require prisoners to serve Post-Release Supervision (PRS) that was not ordered by the sentencing court, according to the Second Circuit Court of Appeals and the Appellate …
Retired New York Supreme Court Justice Sentenced to Prison for Sex Trafficking by David Reutter by David M. Reutter Retired New York Supreme Court Justice Ronald H. Tills, 74, has been sentenced to 18 months in federal prison for a felony charge of transporting prostitutes across state lines (a violation …
Article • April 15, 2010 • from PLN April, 2010
$300,000 Settlement in New York City Jail Prisoner’s Slip and Fall Accident by The City of New York paid $300,000 to settle a prisoner’s slip and fall injury. The settlement came after a jury was picked for trial. As prisoner Troy Washington was walking back to his cell at the …
Article • April 15, 2010 • from PLN April, 2010
New York Voters Okay Prison Slave Labor for Nonprofits by New York voters have approved an amendment to the New York constitution that permits state and county prisoners to work “voluntarily” for nonprofit organizations. The amendment was largely sought in order to provide an air-tight defense to potential lawsuits surrounding …
Brief • March 19, 2010
Zavala v. City of New York, NY, Complaint, Excessive Force and False Arrest, 2010 Case 1:09-cv-07694-RJH Document 11 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK --------------------------------------------------------------X GUILLERMO ZAVALA; ILEANA ZAVALA; ) ANGEL ZAVALA; GREGORY NEGRON; ) TIFFANY NEGRON, on Her Own Behalf and as ) Mother and Next …
Article • March 15, 2010 • from PLN March, 2010
$80,000 Award in NY Prisoner’s Claim for Injuries Caused by Assault by A New York Court of Claims has awarded $80,000 in damages to a prisoner at the Auburn Correctional Facility in connection with a prisoner-on-prisoner assault. Previously, in an October 1, 2007 order, the court found the State of …
Article • March 15, 2010 • from PLN March, 2010
$100,000 Settlement in New York Prisoner’s Slip and Fall Claim by The State of New York agreed to pay $100,000 to settle a prisoner’s slip and fall claim that occurred at the Groveland Correctional Facility. The settlement comes in a claim filed by prisoner James Mahoney, who was assigned as …
$2.1 Million Awarded in New York Unjust Conviction Claim by On March 16, 2009, a New York Court of Claims awarded $2,093,420 in damages to a man who was wrongfully convicted of sexually assaulting his 4-year-old child. He had spent more than two years in a maximum-security prison. During “an …
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