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Article • July 15, 2025 • from PLN July, 2025
Massachusetts High Schooler Detained by ICE Caught in “Collateral Arrest” by A Massachusetts high school student, Marcelo Gomes da Silva, was arrested and detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) while driving to volleyball practice in June 2025. The teenager, who was released on bond after six days amid community …
Brief • January 20, 2021
Ali v. City of Chicago, IL, Settlement, False Arrest, 2021 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION KHALJDALI, Plaintiff, ) ) ) Case No.: 19-cv-22 ) v. CITY OF CHICAGO, NORA VALDES, JOHN KEL Y ANA, and KEVIN REPPEN, Defendants. ) ) ) …
Brief • January 2, 2019
Ali v. City of Chicago, IL, Complaint, False Arrest, 2019 Case: 1:19-cv-00022 Document #: 1 Filed: 01/02/19 Page 1 of 5 PageID #:1 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION Khalid Ali, ) ) ) Plaintiff, ) -'VS- City of Chicago, Chicago Police …
Johnson, Every v. Thibodaux City, La., opinion, prolonged traffic stop, 2018 Case: 17-30088 Document: 00514434369 Page: 1 Date Filed: 04/17/2018 IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT No. 17-30088 United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit FILED April 17, 2018 Lyle W. Cayce Clerk JACKALENE ROSA …
Publication • April 15, 2018
The Consensus Myth in Criminal Justice Reform, Benjamin Levin, 2018 Draft (4/15/18) – Please do not cite or circulate without permission THE CONSENSUS MYTH IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM Benjamin Levin* (forthcoming Michigan Law Review) It has become popular to identify a “consensus” on criminal justice reform, but how deep is …
Brief • February 8, 2018
Tardik v. City of New York, NY, Memo in Opp. to Def's Motion in Limine, Seizure in Police Custody, 2018 Case 1:13-cv-04056-KMW-KNF Document 260 Filed 02/06/18 Page 1 of 34 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK ------------------------------------------------------------MARY M. TARDIF, Plaintiff, 13-civ-4056 (KMW)(KNF) -againstCITY OF NEW YORK, NEW …
Brief • February 5, 2018
Winfrey v. Rogers, TX, Appeal, Unconstitutional Warrant, 2018 Case: 16-20702 Document: 00514336811 Page: 1 Date Filed: 02/05/2018 IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT No. 16-20702 United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit FILED February 5, 2018 RICHARD WINFREY, JR., Plaintiff - Appellant Lyle W. Cayce …
An Empirical Analysis of Racial Differences in Police Use of Force, National Bureau of Economic Research, 2018 NBER WORKING PAPER SERIES AN EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS OF RACIAL DIFFERENCES IN POLICE USE OF FORCE Roland G. Fryer, Jr Working Paper 22399 http://www.nber.org/papers/w22399 NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH 1050 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge, MA …
Cornell v. City and County of San Francisco, CA, Appeal Brief, False Arrest, 2017 Filed 11/16/17 CERTIFIED FOR PUBLICATION IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FIRST APPELLATE DISTRICT DIVISION FOUR BRET CORNELL, Plaintiff and Respondent, A141016 & A142147 v. (City & County of San Francisco Super. …
Article • April 13, 2017
Filed under: News, Arrest Warrants
South Carolina Woman Arrested, Jailed for Overdue Jennifer Lopez Movie Rental by Joe Watson by Joe Watson Spending good money to rent the movie "Monster-In-Law," starring Jennifer Lopez and Jane Fonda, is bad enough. Not returning it after nine years is downright criminal, at least in Pickens County, South Carolina, …
Lumpkin v. Detective Brehm, NY, Opinion and Order, Excessive Detention, 2017 Case 1:15-cv-00839-KPF Document 40 Filed 01/27/17 Page 1 of 11 UNITE STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUT ERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK -------- ----------------------------------------------)( USDCSDNY DOCUMENT ELECTRONICALLY FILED DOC#: _ _ _ _ __ DATE FILED: January 27, 2017 JESSI A …
How Chicago Police Convinced Courts to Let Them Track Cellphones Without a Warrant by By Jenna McLaughlin, The Intercept The Chicago Police Department has acquired and used several varieties of advanced cellphone trackers since at least 2005 to target suspects in robberies, murders, kidnappings, and drug investigations. In most instances, officers …
Brief • November 7, 2016
Blight v. City of Manteca, CA, Motion to Compel, Search Warrant, 2016 Case 2:15-cv-02513-WBS-AC Document 26 Filed 11/07/16 Page 1 of 11 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 JOANNE BLIGHT, 12 Plaintiff, 13 14 No. …
Cones v. County of Los Angeles, CA, Order Granting Motion for New Trial, Arrest for Attempted Murder, 2016 Case 2:14-cv-08281-PSG-PLA Document 180 Filed 09/28/16 Page 1 of 16 Page ID #:3080 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA CIVIL MINUTES - GENERAL Case No. CV 14-8281 PSG (PLAx) Title …
Article • September 14, 2016
$15,000 Settlement in D.C. Prisoner’s Bogus Parole Revocation Suit by The District of Columbia (D.C.) paid $15,000 to settle the lawsuit of prisoner George Hill for negligence and false imprisonment. On October 15, 1999, Hill surrendered himself to the D.C. Jail, believing there was a parole violation warrant. On September …
Article • August 22, 2016
$4.9 Million Settlement for Family of Woman Killed in Drug Raid by The City of Atlanta has agreed to pay $4.9 million to the family of a woman who was killed during a botched drug raid. On November 21, 2006, Atlanta narcotics officers executed a “no-knock” warrant at the home …
Double Costs and Attorney Fees Award Improper in Civil Rights Action by The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, in an issue of first impression, held the “double recovery of costs other attorney fees is just as impermissible as double recovery of attorney fees.”  The holding came in a case involving …
Brief • July 19, 2016
Zavala v. City of Hopkins, MN, Settlement Agreement, Wrong Name Wrongful Arrest, 2016 GENERAL RELEASE The undersigned, Bartolo Torres Zavala, for the sole consideration of Sixty Seven Thousand, Five Hundred and 00/100 Dollars ($67 ,500.00) paid to him, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, does release and forever discharge …
Estate of Kevin Brown v. Lambert, et al., CA, third amended complaint, wrongful death, 2020 Case 3:15-cv-01583-DMS-WVG Document 31 Filed 06/08/16 Page 1 of 56 1 2 3 4 5 6 EUGENE G. IREDALE: SBN 75292 JULIA YOO: SBN 231163 GRACE JUN, SBN 287973 IREDALE & YOO, APC 105 West …
Publication • 2016
Florida's Top Juvenile Civil Citation Efforts, dewey & associates, 2016 Stepping Up Florida s Top Juvenile Civil Citation Efforts Advocating the Importance of Civil Citation Programs While Recognizing Those That Do It Best Highlighted counties represent the top-performers in this year s Stepping Up Study (see page 7) 2016 Study …
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