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Article • September 15, 2023 • from PLN September, 2023
Calls for California Sheriff’s Department Oversight After Jail Deaths, $30,000 Settlement for Botched Traffic Stop by By January 7, 2023, after the second death in the county jail in just over 10 weeks, a grassroots nonprofit calling for civilian oversight of the San Mateo County Sheriff’s Department (SMSD) had rounded …
Brief • July 21, 2023
Filed under: Traffic stop, Traffic Stops
Shaw v. Jones, KS, Memo and Order to Show Cause, Unlawful Traffic Stop, 2023 Case 6:19-cv-01343-KHV Document 539 Filed 07/21/23 Page 1 of 79 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF KANSAS BLAINE FRANKLIN SHAW et al., ) ) Plaintiffs, ) ) v. ) ) HERMAN JONES, …
Article • October 27, 2022
South Florida Prison Guard Arrested for Flashing DOC Badge and Making Traffic Stop at Gunpoint by Jo Ellen Nott by Jo Ellen Nott On October 3, 2022, a Florida Department of Corrections (DOC) guard was arrested after a road rage incident in which he allegedly flashed his DOC badge and …
Alabama Court Allows Lawsuit Over Indigent Traffic Offenders Jailed for Not Paying Fines by David Reutter by David M. Reutter An Alabama federal district court allowed portions of a lawsuit to move forward that sought damages from the City of Montgomery (the City) and Judicial Correction Services, Inc. (JCS). The …
Article • July 1, 2018
False Arrest of Florida Attorney by Fort Lauderdale Police Results in $600,000 Verdict by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis Samuel Yeboah, who was arrested after he requested to observe a roadside sobriety test being performed on his client, was awarded $600,000 against the City of Fort Lauderdale for false arrest …
State of Ohio v. Banks-Harvey, OH, Opinion, Warrantless Retrieval of an Arrestee's Personal Effects, 2018 [Until this opinion appears in the Ohio Official Reports advance sheets, it may be cited as State v. Banks-Harvey, Slip Opinion No. 2018-Ohio-201.] NOTICE This slip opinion is subject to formal revision before it is …
Article • May 9, 2018
Florida Man Arrested After He Flipped Off Pittsburgh Cop; Settles First Amendment Claim for $50,000 by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis David Hackbart, a Tampa, Florida, resident, agreed to a $50,000 settlement with the city of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and a Pittsburgh police officer, after being cited for disorderly conduct when …
Racially Motivated Traffic Stop and Arrest by Texas Police Leads to Settlement by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis     After police in Brownsville, Texas, arrested a man for drunk driving and running a red light when tests showed that he was not intoxicated, the man sued for racially motivated …
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 …
U.S. v. Rodriguez-Escalera, IL, Opinion, Intent to Distribute Drugs, 2018 In the United States Court of Appeals For the Seventh Circuit ____________________ No. 17-2334 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. MARIO A. RODRIGUEZ-ESCALERA, Defendant-Appellee. ____________________ Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois. No. 16-CR-30114-SMY …
U.S. v. Bowman, NC, Opinion, Traffic Stop, 2018 PUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT No. 16-4848 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff – Appellee, v. BRIAN BOWMAN, Defendant – Appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina, at Asheville. Martin …
State of South Dakota v. Lar, SD, Opinion, Forced Urine Sample without Consent or a Warrant, 2018 #27951-r-DG 2018 S.D. 18 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA, **** Plaintiff and Appellee, v. HI TA LAR, Defendant and Appellant. **** APPEAL FROM THE …
Brief • January 10, 2018
Jones v. State of Texas, TX, Opinion, Ineffective Assistance of Counsel, 2018 IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TEXAS NO. WR-59,823-07 EX PARTE JAMES DOUGLAS JONES, Applicant ON APPLICATION FOR A WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS CAUSE NUMBER 2003-197D IN THE 421ST DISTRICT COURT FROM CALDWELL COUNTY Per curiam. Y …
Serrano v. Superior Court of Los Angeles County, CA, Appeal Brief, Distribution of Drugs, 2017 Filed 10/30/17 CERTIFIED FOR PUBLICATION IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT DIVISION ONE MANUEL SERRANO, Petitioner, v. B282975 (Los Angeles County Super. Ct. No. PA087902) THE SUPERIOR COURT …
State of Kansas v. Gray, KS, Appeal Brief, Traffic Stop, 2017 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF KANSAS No. 112,035 STATE OF KANSAS, Appellee, v. MARCUS GRAY, Appellant. SYLLABUS BY THE COURT 1. K.S.A. 22-3216(1), which permits a defendant aggrieved by an unlawful search and seizure to move …
Brief • March 20, 2017
Martinez v. Hain, IL, Settlement, Suspicionless Search & Seizure, 2017 SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND GENERAL RELEASE America Martinez, Rodolfo Tapia and Ismael Jaimes-Meza v. Sgt. Hain, et al., ND IL Case No. 16 CV 2237 This Settlement Agreement and General Release ("Agreement") is made by and between America Martinez, Rodolfo Tapia, …
Brief • February 13, 2017
Flora v. SW IA Narcotics Enforcement Task Team, IA, Order, Traffic Stop and Seizure, 2017 Case 1:16-cv-00002-JEG-SBJ Document 50 Filed 02/13/17 Page 1 of 30 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF IOWA WESTERN DIVISION PHILLIP ANTHONY FLORA, Plaintiff, v. SOUTHWEST IOWA NARCOTICS ENFORCEMENT TASK TEAM, BRIAN MILLER, …
Brief • November 23, 2016
Marsh v. Hain, IL, Settlement, Suspicionless Search & Seizure, 2016 SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND GENERAL RELEASE Floyd Marsh v. Sgt. Hain, et al., ND IL Case No. 16 CV 2220 This Settlement Agreement and General Release ("Agreement") is made by and between Floyd Marsh ("Plaintiff') and the County of Kane, on …
Brief • October 24, 2016
Chang v. County of Santa Clara, CA, Amended Judgment, Excessive Force, 2016 Case 5:15-cv-02502-RMW Document 163 Filed 10/24/16 Page 1 of 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN JOSE DIVISION 8 9 10 11 SHIOW-HUEY CHANG, Case No. 5:15-cv-02502-RMW United …
Brief • August 11, 2016
Knickerbocker v. City of Colville, WA, Order Denying Def's Motion for for Summary Judgement, Police Sexual Misconduct, 2016 Case 2:15-cv-00019-RMP Document 64 Filed 08/11/16 1 2 3 4 5 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON 6 7 8 TIFFANY KNICKERBOCKER, a single person; DARCY BODY, a single person, …
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