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Richard v. Sedgwick County Board of County Commissioners, KS, et al, Settlement Agreement, 2014

Brief • March 18, 2014

Filed under: Settlements, Filing Fees

Richard v. Sedgwick County Board of County Commissioners, KS, et al, Settlement Agreement, 2014 SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT This Settlement Agreement ("agreement") is made and entered into by and between ...

Redacted Settlement Agreements, NJ

Brief • November 12, 2013

Filed under: Settlements, Juveniles

Redacted Settlement Agreements, NJ RELEASY AM) SlrITLAMENT AC: REIM om. mmiItR ,. r M ENF MREMINT lmomiimmmomm igs entered twn ommw aMM!IM thereinafter "PlaintillY) and NIM JERSEY ILIVENIT WI ...

Kelly v. Wengler, ID, Motion to Extend Settlement Agreement, CCA Failure to Protect, 2013

Brief • September 12, 2013

Filed under: Failure to Protect (General), Settlements

Kelly v. Wengler, ID, Motion to Extend Settlement Agreement, CCA Failure to Protect, 2013 Case 1:11-cv-00185-EJL Document 74 Filed 09/12/13 Page 1 of 2 Stephen L. Pevar AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES ...

Elliot v. City of New York, NY, Order Awarding Interest on Settlement, False Arrest, 2013

Brief • July 10, 2013

Filed under: Settlements, Interest, False Arrest

Elliot v. City of New York, NY, Order Awarding Interest on Settlement, False Arrest, 2013 Case 1:11-cv-07291-RWS Document 15 Filed 07/10/13 Page 1 of 9 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN ...

Williams v Figueroa, OK, Settlement, Civil Rights, 2013

Brief • April 1, 2013

Filed under: Settlements

Williams v Figueroa, OK, Settlement, Civil Rights, 2013 SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND RELEASE 1. This Settlement Agreement and Release is made and entered into this 29th day of April, 2013 ...

Blakely v. Kershaw County Sheriff's Office, SC, Order Approving Settlement, Wrongful Death Due to Excessive Force by Police, 2013

Brief • March 22, 2013

Filed under: Police Misconduct, Settlements, Wrongful Death, Police--Excessive Force, Excessive Force (Wrongful Death), Police, Excessive Force (Police)

Blakely v. Kershaw County Sheriff's Office, SC, Order Approving Settlement, Wrongful Death Due to Excessive Force by Police, 2013 Blakely v. Kershaw County Sheriff's Office et al Doc. 138 ...

PLN Settles Public Records Suit Against PHS in Vermont, Obtains Settlement Payout Information

Article • December 15, 2012 • from PLN December, 2012

Filed under: Prison Health Services, Medical, Medication, Private Contractors, Malpractice, Settlements, Disclosure of Records, Medical Neglect/Malpractice, PLN Litigation

PLN Settles Public Records Suit Against PHS in Vermont, Obtains Settlement Payout Information by Alex Friedmann On February 21, 2012, Prison Legal News settled a public records lawsuit filed ...

$15,700 Plus Boombox to Settle California Prisoner’s Excessive Force Claim

Article • November 15, 2012 • from PLN November, 2012

Filed under: Guard Brutality/Beatings, Civil Procedure, Settlements

. Duncan, U.S.D.C. (N.D. Cal.), Case No. 3:05-cv-02775-WHA. Washington later filed a motion seeking to enforce the settlement, as CDCR officials would not give him a boombox or let him buy one and have ...

PLN Public Records Suit Reveals Litigation Payouts for District of Columbia DOC

Article • May 15, 2012 • from PLN May, 2012

Filed under: Guard Misconduct, DOC/BOP misconduct, Crime/Demographics, Statistics/Trends, Damages, Settlements, Freedom of Information Act, PLN Litigation

of lawsuits or claims. Such records included the complaint and verdict sheet, settlement agreement or release “in each case where the District of Columbia Department of Corrections paid more than $1,000.00 ...

California: State Settles Prisoner’s Lawsuit for $10,000, then Delays Payment

Article • April 15, 2012 • from PLN April, 2012

Filed under: Skeletal Injury, Civil Procedure, Settlements, Premises Liability

, alleging that officials at CSP-Lancaster had violated his rights under the Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments. In exchange for agreeing to voluntarily dismiss his complaint pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil ...

Brown v. City of New York, Order on Interest on Settlement, False Arrest, 2012

Brief • February 27, 2012

Filed under: Settlements, Interest, False Arrest

Brown v. City of New York, Order on Interest on Settlement, False Arrest, 2012 Case 1:09-cv-01809-RJD-MDG Document 46 Filed 02/27/12 Page 1 of 1 PageID #: 212 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN ...

$72,000 in Attorney Fees and Costs Awarded in Montana FOIA Action

Article • November 15, 2011

Filed under: Attorney Fee Awards, Settlements, Consent Decrees, Federal Statutory Law, Freedom of Information Act

litigation, the parties settled the matter. Following settlement, Wildlands moved for attorneys’ fees and costs. Relying on the Open Government Act of 2007, Wildlands argued that it had “substantially ...

Former Orange County Jail Detainee Paid $750,000 to Settle Guard Tasering Suit

Article • March 15, 2011 • from PLN March, 2011

Filed under: Excessive Force, Stun Guns/Tasers, Settlements

to internal records from the sheriff’s department, Fleuret was intoxicated and uncooperative at the time of the incident. The county did not admit fault when agreeing to the settlement. See: Fleuret v. County ...

$6,000 Settlement in D.C. Youth Prisoner’s Stabbing

Article • March 15, 2011

Filed under: Classification, Staffing, Settlements, Failure to Protect (Juveniles), Juvenile Prisons

$6,000 Settlement in D.C. Youth Prisoner’s Stabbing by The District of Columbia (D.C.) paid $6,000 to settle the negligence suit of prisoner Jeremiah Lester for injuries incurred from being ...

Massachusetts: Wrongful Conviction Suit Settled for $3.25 Million

Article • March 15, 2011 • from PLN March, 2011

Filed under: Police Misconduct, Searches, DNA Testing/Samples, Settlements, Wrongful Conviction

for the city, said that lawyers for both parties had “engaged in long and thoughtful deliberations,” and that both sides were “satisfied” with the settlement. “There are five victims in this case,” said Frank C ...

$100,000 Settlement in Nebraska Jail Prisoner Suicide Suit

Article • March 15, 2011 • from PLN March, 2011

Filed under: Civil Procedure, Settlements, Suicides

$100,000 Settlement in Nebraska Jail Prisoner Suicide Suit by Sheridan County, Nebraska has agreed to pay $100,000 to the estate of a prisoner who committed suicide while at the Sheridan ...

New York City Pays $9.9 Million to Settle Wrongful Conviction Suit

Article • February 15, 2011 • from PLN February, 2011

Filed under: Police Misconduct, Malicious Prosecution, Settlements, Sentencing, Wrongful Conviction, Wrongful Imprisonment, False Arrest

Police Department.” According to Gibbs’ complaint, since his arrest in 1986 for murdering a prostitute he had “consistently maintained his innocence, worked tirelessly throughout his wrongful ...

$33 Million Settlement in New York City Jails Strip Search Class-Action

Article • February 15, 2011 • from PLN February, 2011

Filed under: Searches, Strip Searches, Arrestee Searches, Settlements

$33 Million Settlement in New York City Jails Strip Search Class-Action by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On March 16, 2010, New York City agreed to settle a long-standing class-action ...

Florida Woman Settles Lawsuit Against Sheriff’s Officers for $67,500 After Arrest While in Premature Labor

Article • February 15, 2011 • from PLN February, 2011

Filed under: OB/GYN, Settlements, Police, False Arrest, Excessive Force (Police)

allegedly running a red light on her way to the St. Vincent’s Medical Center emergency room in Jacksonville, Florida when she was in premature labor, accepted a settlement in her lawsuit instead of going ...

California Wrongful Conviction Lawsuit Settled for $7.95 Million

Article • February 15, 2011 • from PLN February, 2011

Filed under: Police Misconduct, Prosecutor/Attorney General Misconduct, Malicious Prosecution, Informants, Settlements, Sentencing, Wrongful Imprisonment

of Long Beach reached a settlement; the county and the District Attorney’s office had been dismissed previously on immunity grounds. Barry Litt, a long-time civil rights attorney in Los Angeles who joined ...