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TDCJ Pays $10,000 to Settle Sexual Harassment Suit

Article • May 15, 2010

Filed under: Staff-Staff Harassment, Retaliation, Retaliation against Staff, Settlements, Title VII, Employee Litigation

TDCJ Pays $10,000 to Settle Sexual Harassment Suit by On April 28, 2004, Texas Prison guard Patricia Jane Eads signed a settlement agreement with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice ...

TDCJ Pays $50,000 to Settle Racial Discrimination Suit

Article • May 15, 2010

Filed under: Racial Discrimination, Settlements, Guards/Staff, Employee Litigation

, 2002, represented by the Law Office of Jo Miller of Conroe, Texas, James filed a complaint seeking damages in excess of $3.6 million. However, on May 12, 2004, TDCJ paid James and his attorney a total ...

TDCJ Pays $1500 to Settle Prison Rape Case

Article • May 15, 2010

Filed under: Prisoner-Prisoner Assault, Conditions of Confinement, Failure to Protect (General), Settlements

. In a Settlement Agreement signed by the Plaintiff on December 24, 2007, Jiminez agreed to dismiss with prejudice all claims against one of the guards in return for a $1500 payment, which included attorney's fees ...

Sacramento County Settles Prisoner Abuse Suit for $1,000

Article • May 15, 2010

Filed under: Excessive Force, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Settlements

Sacramento County Settles Prisoner Abuse Suit for $1,000 by On September 18, 2006, the County of Sacramento, California settled a lawsuit brought by a prisoner who was allegedly assaulted by the deputy escorting him from court. George E. Cross, a California state prisoner, was being escorted from court by Deputy …

TDCJ Settles Racial Discrimination Case for $10,000

Article • May 15, 2010

Filed under: Racial Discrimination, Settlements, Guards/Staff, Employee Litigation

, and paying Spears $2,019.30. As a condition of the settlement, TDCJ was required to reinstate Spears as a CO II guard at the Segovia Unit and allow him to advance to CO IV after 36 months. He may be promoted ...

Sacramento County Agrees to Pay $1,000 to Settle Claim of False Imprisonment

Article • May 15, 2010

Filed under: Civil Procedure, Settlements, Wrongful Imprisonment

Sacramento County Agrees to Pay $1,000 to Settle Claim of False Imprisonment by On December 22, 2005, the County of Sacramento agreed to pay $1,000 to settle a claim by a man who was erroneously held seven days beyond his sentence. Don Daniel was scheduled to be released from RCCC …

Sacramento County Agrees to Pay $2,219.01 to Settle False Imprisonment Claim

Article • May 15, 2010

Filed under: Civil Procedure, Settlements, Wrongful Imprisonment, False Arrest

Sacramento County Agrees to Pay $2,219.01 to Settle False Imprisonment Claim by Brandon Sample By Brandon Sample On June 7, 2004, the County of Sacramento agreed to pay $2,219.01 to settle a false imprisonment claim by a man who was arrested while attempting to visit a prisoner at the Sacramento …

Sacramento County Agrees to Pay $7,500 to Settle Slip and Fall Claim

Article • May 15, 2010

Filed under: Toilets, Water, Civil Procedure, Settlements, Premises Liability

Sacramento County Agrees to Pay $7,500 to Settle Slip and Fall Claim by On July 29, 2002, the County of Sacramento agreed to pay a woman $7,500 who slipped and fell while attempting to use the toilet the Sacramento Main Jail. Denise Gilliatt was moved into a cell that jail …

Pierce County, Washington Pays $1,500 for Vehicle Damage

Article • May 15, 2010

Filed under: Transportation, Civil Procedure, Settlements

Pierce County, Washington Pays $1,500 for Vehicle Damage by Washington State’s Pierce County paid $1,500 for vehicle damage caused by a county prisoner transport vehicle. On April 8, 2008 Robert B. Smith IV was stopped with traffic in the city of Tacoma. Guard Mitchell Andreasen, who was driving a Pierce …

Washington Prisoner Paid $19,000 for Partial Loss of Toe

Article • May 15, 2010

Filed under: Work, Workplace Injury, Work Conditions/Safety, Amputations, Settlements

Washington Prisoner Paid $19,000 for Partial Loss of Toe by On September 14, 2007, the state of Washington paid $19,000 to settle with a prisoner who had a portion of his toe cut off while ...

Washington Pays $12,000 for Slip on Ice at Probation Office

Article • May 15, 2010

Filed under: Civil Procedure, Settlements, Premises Liability

Washington Pays $12,000 for Slip on Ice at Probation Office by On December 17, 2008, the state of Washington paid $12,000 to settle a lawsuit filed by a woman who slipped on an iced-over puddle and fell onto the parking lot of a probation office in Marysville, Washington. As a …

Washington DOC Agrees to Pay $1,000 to Prisoner Burned During Medical Test.

Article • May 15, 2010

Filed under: Skin, Malpractice, Burning, Civil Procedure, Settlements

$1,000 in settlement without suit. See: In Re Billups, Claim # 31059725. ...

Sacramento County Agrees to Pay $500 to Settle Tort Claim

Article • May 15, 2010

Filed under: Skeletal Injury, Excessive Force, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Settlements

by a guard at the Sacramento County Main Jail. The terms of the settlement require the County to pay the prisoner $500, and waive $4,502.04 the prisoner owed the county. Ell Jones alleged that a guard ...

$50,000 Settlement in California Guard’s Employment Discrimination, Retaliation Lawsuit

Article • May 15, 2010

Filed under: Sexual Harassment, Staff-Staff Harassment, Retaliation for Litigating, Whistleblowing, Settlements, Employee Litigation

$50,000 Settlement in California Guard’s Employment Discrimination, Retaliation Lawsuit by The California Department of Corrections paid $50,000 to settle the lawsuit of James Young ...

Washington State Settles Prisoner's Personal Injury Claim for $20,000

Article • May 15, 2010

Filed under: Disabled Prisoners, Retaliatory Segregation, Pain, Skeletal Injury, Muscular, Food, Civil Procedure, Settlements, Premises Liability

Washington State Settles Prisoner's Personal Injury Claim for $20,000 by On January 8, 2007, the State of Washington settled for $20,000 a personal injury claim brought by a state prisoner. Michael Humburgs, a Washington State state prisoner, was incarcerated at the Larch Mountain Corrections Center when he injured his ankle. …

Washington State Settles Wrongful Imprisonment Claim for $5,000

Article • May 15, 2010

Filed under: Settlements, Sentencing, Wrongful Imprisonment

Washington State Settles Wrongful Imprisonment Claim for $5,000 by On November 16, 2006, the State of Washington settled a wrongful imprisonment claim against the Department of Corrections (DOC) for $5,000. Mario Garcia was convicted of burglary and assault and sentenced to 21 months imprisonment and 9-18 months of supervised release. …

Washington State Pays $1,200 for Property Damage Incurred in Botched Arrest Warrant

Article • May 15, 2010

Filed under: Settlements, Police, Property, Arrest Warrants

Washington State Pays $1,200 for Property Damage Incurred in Botched Arrest Warrant by On February 12, 2007, Vancouver, Washington resident Nathan Miller filed a claim alleging Washington DOC was responsible for property damages he incurred the previous month. DOC supervisor, Scott Wilcox, was serving a warrant at Mr. Miller's address …

$3,000 Settlement on DC Prisoner’s Medical Negligence Suit

Article • May 15, 2010

Filed under: Medical Misconduct, Systemic Medical Neglect, Civil Procedure, Settlements

. His complaint alleged that due to improper medical care he had contracted staphylococcus aureus and providencia stuartii. Davis accepted settlement on November 5, 2007, acting pro se. See: Davis v ...

City of Salem Settles §1983 Suit for $105,000

Article • May 15, 2010

Filed under: Systemic Medical Neglect, Blood, Excessive Force, Restraints, Settlements, Family Law, False Arrest

City of Salem Settles §1983 Suit for $105,000 by City of Salem Settles §1983 Suit for $105,000 The City of Salem, Oregon has agreed to settle a civil rights suit that raised a variety of different claims surrounding the arrest and detention of a family and their children. On February …

NY City Settles ADA/RA Suit for $400,000

Article • May 15, 2010

Filed under: Disabled Prisoners, Transportation, Civil Procedure, Settlements, Americans with Disabilities Act, Rehabilitation Act

Island. According to Devin Sayers’ complaint, guards did not secure his wheelchair to the floor of the van that was used to take him to Rikers Island. As a result, Sayer’s wheelchair flipped back while ...