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Los Angeles County Settles Lawsuit over Jail Prisoner’s Suicide for $1.7 Million

Article • September 4, 2018 • from PLN September, 2018

Filed under: Settlements, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness), Suicides, 42 U.S. Code § 1983, civil action for deprivation of rights

a $1.7 million settlement in a lawsuit brought by the family of a man who committed suicide at the Twin Towers Correctional Facility (TTCF). Eric Loberg, 48, displayed signs of acute psychosis when he ...

Family of Man Shot and Killed by San Bernardino Police Agrees to $575,000 Settlement

Article • June 16, 2018

Filed under: Settlements, Police, Excessive Force (Police), Fourth Amendment, rights, Fourteenth Amendment, rights

Family of Man Shot and Killed by San Bernardino Police Agrees to $575,000 Settlement by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis The city of San Bernardino, California, along with two of its ...

Federal Civil Rights Suit for California Jail Beating Settles for $100,000

Article • June 7, 2018 • from PLN June, 2018

Filed under: Staff-Prisoner Assault, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Settlements

, California, filed a federal lawsuit against the county and numerous deputies and jail employees over an unprovoked beating and other civil rights violations. The complaint, filed in the Eastern District ...

The People v. Solorio, CA, Appeal Brief, First Degree Murder, 2017

Brief • November 16, 2017

Filed under: Wrongful Death, Excessive Force (Wrongful Death), Jury Deliberations, Firearms, Dysfunctional Jury

threatening behavior in the four months before his death. Ramos's toxicology results indicated that at the time of his death, he had methamphetamine and amphetamine in his bloodstream. After the verdict ...

Lyon v. ICE, CA, Notice of Proposed Settlement, Immigrant Detention, 2016

Brief • September 26, 2016

Filed under: Settlements, Immigration

Lyon v. ICE, CA, Notice of Proposed Settlement, Immigrant Detention, 2016 NOTICE OF PROPOSED SETTLEMENT REGARDING TELEPHONE ACCESS IN IMMIGRATION DETENTION LYON, ET AL. V. U.S. IMMIGRATION ...

Sassman v. Brown, CA, Executed Settlement Agreement, CDCR, 2016

Brief • February 25, 2016

Filed under: Settlements, Prison Litigation Reform Act (PLRA)

Sassman v. Brown, CA, Executed Settlement Agreement, CDCR, 2016 EXHIBIT A 15-17052 IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT WILLIAM A. SASSMAN, Plaintiff, v. EDMUND G. BROWN JR ...

$270,000 Settlement in False Arrest and Excessive Force by Los Angeles Deputies

Article • January 6, 2016

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

$270,000 Settlement in False Arrest and Excessive Force by Los Angeles Deputies by Los Angeles County paid $270,000 to settle a lawsuit that alleged sheriff’s deputies unlawfully ...

Cook v. City of Baldwin Park, CA, Settlement, False Arrest and Imprisonment, 2015

Brief • December 17, 2015

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

Cook v. City of Baldwin Park, CA, Settlement, False Arrest and Imprisonment, 2015 RELEASE IN FULL OF ALL CLAIMS KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: That I, Paul Cook, being of lawful age greater than ...

ACC Baeza Letter to OGA WA re Leo Montesinos, et al. v. County of LA sheriff auto accident 2015

Brief • November 5, 2015

Filed under: Settlements, Police

: Authorize settlement ofthe matter entitled Leo Montesinos, et al. v. County of Los Angeles, et al., Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. BC 527381 in the amount of$350,000, and instruct the Auditor-Controller ...

Successful Defense of Consent Decree Merits Award of Untimely Attorney Fees

Article • July 7, 2015 • from PLN July, 2015

Filed under: Attorney Fee Awards, Settlements, Consent Decrees

Successful Defense of Consent Decree Merits Award of Untimely Attorney Fees by David Reutter Successful Defense of Consent Decree Merits Award of Untimely Attorney Fees by David Reutter On September 8, 2014, a California federal district court awarded $7,826.60 in fees and costs to the attorneys and certified law students …

$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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

California Prison Settles Prisoner’s Excessive Force Suit for $15,000

Article • January 15, 2011 • from PLN January, 2011

Filed under: Retaliation, Retaliation for Filing Grievances, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Pepper Spray/Tear Gas, Burning, Settlements

California Prison Settles Prisoner’s Excessive Force Suit for $15,000 by On January 28, 2010, California prisoner Garrison S. Johnson, proceeding pro se, signed a settlement agreement ...

San Francisco Settles Wrongful Incarceration Cases for $7.5 Million

Article • July 15, 2010 • from PLN July, 2010

Filed under: Police Misconduct, Prosecutor/Attorney General Misconduct, Malicious Prosecution, Settlements, Wrongful Conviction, Wrongful Imprisonment, Immunity/Liability, Qualified Immunity

– a $2.9 million settlement for almost 13 years of wrongful incarceration. Goff and his co-plaintiff, John “J.J.” Tennison, had filed complaints under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 that alleged numerous Brady violations ...

Topless Protesters Get $150,000 Settlement

Article • July 15, 2010

Filed under: Organizing, Protests, Settlements, False Arrest

Topless Protesters Get $150,000 Settlement by On October 29, 2008, the California Highway Patrol (CHP) agreed to settle a false arrest suit for $150,000. The suit, filed by Sheba Love ...

$2,750 Settlement in California Prisoner’s Denial of Exercise Claim

Article • June 15, 2010 • from PLN June, 2010

Filed under: Retaliation for Filing Grievances, Conditions of Confinement, Exercise, Summary Judgment, Settlements

claim for denial of exercise. The May 7, 2008 settlement came in a lawsuit filed by prisoner Terrell Curry. In his third amended complaint, Curry alleged that seven guards at Salinas Valley State Prison ...

Sacramento County Agrees to Pay $7,500 after Prisoner Fell from Bunk

Article • May 15, 2010

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

Sacramento County Agrees to Pay $7,500 after Prisoner Fell from Bunk by On August 30, 2005, the County of Sacramento agreed to pay $7,500 to a prisoner who fell from his bunk while at the Sacramento County Main Jail (SCMJ). The prisoner claimed deliberate indifference to his safety. Peter Heines …

Sacramento County Agrees to Pay $100,000 to Settle Inadequate Medical Care Suit

Article • May 15, 2010

Filed under: Medical, Systemic Medical Neglect, Settlements

Sacramento County Agrees to Pay $100,000 to Settle Inadequate Medical Care Suit by On July 12, 2007, Sacramento County agreed to pay $100,000 to settle a suit that alleged Sacramento County Main Jail (SCMJ) staff provided deliberately indifferent medical care. Ricky Kirk cut his hand during a domestic dispute at …