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Brief • January 9, 2024
USA v. Franklin County, PA, Complaint, Discrimination-ADA, 2024 Case 1:24-cv-00034-CCC Document 1 Filed 01/09/24 Page 1 of 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA ) UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) ) FRANKLIN COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA ) o/a ) FRANKLIN COUNTY JAIL, …
Article • March 28, 2022
Seventh Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Failure to Protect Claim Premised on Nearly Deaf Guard Not Responding to Prisoner’s Cries for Help by Sam Rutherford By Sam Rutherford On February 5, 2022, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit affirmed the summary judgment dismissal of a pretrial detainee’s federal …
Jensen v. County of Solano, CA, Complaint, Disability Discrimination, 2019 5 George F. Camerlengo, State Bar No. 50232 Kathryn T. Camerlengo, State Bar No. 305042 GRAY •DUFFY, LLP 210 B Twin Dolphin Drive Redwood City, California 94065 Telephone: (650) 365-7343 Facsimile: (650) 365-6225 Email: gcamerlengo@grayduffylaw.com kcamerlengo@grayduffylaw.com 6 Attorneys for Plaintiff …
Jensen v. County of Solano, CA, Settlement, Disability Discrimination, 2019 RELEASE OFCLAIMS 1. Release In consideration.of full and timelyperformanceof all the terms and conditionsherein, KarenJensen r'Jensen" or the 11the undersigned"hereinafter],on behalfof hersel~ her heirs, successorsand assigns,hereby releasesand foreverdischargesThe Countyof Solano,a political subdivisionof the St.ateof California,it! officers,directors,heirs,successors,agents, representativeijend employees,includingbut not limited …
Eighth Circuit Upholds Dismissal of Nebraska Guard’s Sex, Disability and Age Discrimination Claims by Mark Wilson by Mark Wilson  The United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit upheld the dismissal of a Nebraska prison guard’s sex, disability and age discrimination claims. Linda L. Faulkner was hired as a …
Denver Pays $100,000 to Settle DOJ Suit Over Failure to Accommodate Diabetic Deputy by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On May 15, 2018, the City and County of Denver, Colorado agreed to pay $100,000 to an unidentified deputy sheriff who was fired from his position at the Denver County jail …
Texas Jail Administrator Receives $115,000 Settlement for Wrongful Termination by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis A 46-year-old county jail administrator agreed to a $115,000 settlement with Gray County, Texas, after her employment was ended because of a prolonged medical absence.      Shelly McCarn had been employed with Gray County for …
Jones v. LaPorte County Sheriff's Dept, IN, Settlement, Disabilities Discrimination, 2017 1200/6629 JOINT AND MUTUAL RELEASE OF ALL CLAIMS The parties to this Joint and Mutual Release of All Claims are as follows: Michael A. Jones, individually and for his heirs, executors, administrators or assigns (herein referred to as ''RELEASOR'') …
Article • April 26, 2017
BOP Pays $31,491 for Biased EEOC Investigation by The Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) was ordered to pay $31,491 in an Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) complaint. The complaint was filed by Sheila R. Hendley, a former corrections officer at the Federal Prison Camp in El Paso, Texas.  Hendley claimed …
Department of Justice Opposes Finding of Racial Discrimination against BOP by Donald Ernest Thompson, who is black, was a correctional supervisor (GS-11 Lieutenant) at FCI Englewood in Littleton, Colorado when he was made Disturbance Control Team Leader. Two white members of the team objected to his appointment, claiming he had …
Joyce v. County of Lackawanna, PA, Settlement, Retaliation for Overtime Disabilities, 2017 PITTSTON SCRANTON 9 N. Main St., Suite 4 Pittston, PA 18640 116 N. Washington Ave., Suite 2E Scranton, PA 18503 (570) 602-3560 FA:x:: (570) 602-3561 www.joycecarmody.com PHONE: JOSEPH J. JOYCE, III EMAIL: JJJ(i((JOYCECARMODY.COM March 3, 2017 VIA E-MAIL …
$94,000 Settlement over New York Jail Discriminating Against Pregnant Guard by A U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) lawsuit brought against Niagara County, New York, over employment discrimination against a pregnant county jail guard drove the county's litigation expenses to a new record high in 2015. In addition to paying the …
Bureau of Prisons Pays $145,000 to Settle Handicap Discrimination Lawsuit by Lonnie Burton The Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP), through the United States Attorney General's Office, agreed to pay a total of $145,000 to settle a 1998 lawsuit brought by a BOP employee who alleged she was discriminated against on …
BOP Settles Race and Disability Discrimination Lawsuit for $30,000 by Christopher Zoukis The Bureau of Prisons settled a race and disability discrimination claim brought by an employee in October 2001 for $30,000.00. The employee, Moses Manual Linen, was a lieutenant at Federal Correctional Institution Marianna, Florida when he was allegedly …
BOP Settles Handicapped Discrimination Lawsuit for $65,000 by Christopher Zoukis The Bureau of Prisons settled a claim of discrimination on the basis of handicap brought by former employee Terry L. Ryckman in January 2001. Ryckman was employed by the Bureau as a prison guard at United States Penitentiary Florence, Colorado …
BOP Loses Disability Discrimination Suit Filed by Prison Guard by Christopher Zoukis The Bureau of Prisons has been found to have discriminated against a prison guard on the basis of physical disability. Keith E. Beck, a GS-7 prison guard at Federal Correctional Institution Terminal Island, California, filed a complaint with …
Article • August 19, 2016
$2,500 Paid to Disabled Vietnam Vet to Settle Discrimination Complaint Stemming From His Job as a Federal Prison Guard by Lonnie Burton James Vaughn and the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) entered into a settlement agreement in July 2001 to settle a discrimination complaint brought by the Vietnam veteran. The …
Article • August 12, 2016
BOP Settles Dyslexia Discrimination Complaints for $2,000 by In 1997, Douglas Lewis Urness was working as a GS-11, Step 4 Drug Treatment Counselor for the BOP in Yankton, South Dakota, when his supervisors allegedly discriminated against him due to his dyslexia. The discrimination took the form of supervisors allegedly complaining …
Article • August 12, 2016
BOP Reverses Termination of Disabled Guard in Settlement by Steven Dacey was a tenured Senior Officer (GS-07) at the BOP Federal Medical Center Devens in Ayer, MA, earning $41,000 a year when he was terminated on April 4, 2003. The reason for his termination was that he had not reported …
Article • August 1, 2016
BOP Settles Guards Firing by Allowing Disability Retirement by The federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) agreed to modify the date of a decision letter to allow a terminated guard to seek disability retirement to settle a complaint with the Merit Systems Protection Board. Edward E. Wolfe was a guard at …
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