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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 …

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 …

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 ...

Los Angeles County Agrees to Pay $150,000 to Settle Vehicular Collision Claim

Article • May 15, 2010

Filed under: Police Misconduct, Skeletal Injury, Conditions of Confinement, Transportation, Settlements

Los Angeles County Agrees to Pay $150,000 to Settle Vehicular Collision Claim by On December 29, 2009, the County of Los Angeles agreed to pay $150,000 to a man who was injured during a vehicle wreck with an LA County Sheriff’s deputy. On April 26, 2006, Arnulfo Prado was hit …

Sacramento County Agrees to Pay $25,000 after Jail Failed to Give Prisoner Immunosuppressant Medication

Article • May 15, 2010

Filed under: Medical, Medication, Systemic Medical Neglect, Transplants, Liver, Settlements

Sacramento County Agrees to Pay $25,000 after Jail Failed to Give Prisoner Immunosuppressant Medication by On January 14, 2005, the County of Sacramento agreed to settle a suit for $25,000 for alleged negligence by Sacramento County Main Jail (SCMJ) staff in providing a prisoner with her medication. Prior to Tabitha …

California Prisoner Settles Medical Suit for $35,000

Article • March 15, 2010 • from PLN March, 2010

Filed under: ENT, Failure to Treat, Civil Procedure, Summary Judgment, Damages, Settlements, Supervisory Liability

California Prisoner Settles Medical Suit for $35,000 by Eighteen months after surviving a motion for summary judgment, California prisoner William Milton agreed to a settlement of $35,000 ...

$950,000 Settlement for California Prisoner Rendered Quadriplegic

Article • January 15, 2010 • from PLN January, 2010

Filed under: Misconduct/Corruption, Guard Misconduct, Medical Misconduct, Skeletal Injury, Failure to Treat, Damages, Settlements

$950,000 Settlement for California Prisoner Rendered Quadriplegic by In February 2008, the California Department of Corrections (DOC) settled a lawsuit by a prisoner who had been allegedly ...

$2.4 Million Settlement in Children’s Death Caused by California Jail Guard’s Driving

Article • January 15, 2010 • from PLN January, 2010

Filed under: Misconduct/Corruption, Guard Misconduct, Damages, Settlements, Municipal Liability, Premises Liability

$2.4 Million Settlement in Children’s Death Caused by California Jail Guard’s Driving by A $2.4 million settlement has been reached in a lawsuit involving three children being killed ...

Los Angeles County Jail Agrees To Pay $900,000 to Settle Lawsuit over Inadequate Medical Care

Article • January 15, 2010 • from PLN January, 2010

Filed under: Misconduct/Corruption, Medical Misconduct, Podiatry, Amputations, Failure to Treat, Malpractice, Damages, Settlements, Municipal Liability

staff took too long in processing the results from his culture. LA County agreed to settle the case for $900,000. In addition, as a result of the settlement, LA County instituted a pol-icy requiring ...

Marin County Agrees to Pay $300,000 to Prisoner Severely Injured After Being Denied Psych Meds

Article • July 15, 2009

Filed under: Medication, Conditions of Confinement, Failure to Protect (General), Jail Specific, Attorney Fee Awards, Damages, Settlements, Costs, Municipal Liability, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness)

to the Jacob Neitzel Special Needs Trust. Neitzel was represented by Cal J. Potter of the Potter Law Offices, Las Vegas, NV. See: Neitzel v. County of Marin, USDC, N.D. Cal., No. 3:05-cv-03128-JL. The complaint ...

$45,000 Awarded to Muslim Woman Forced to Remove Headscarf at California Jail

Article • May 15, 2009

Filed under: Damages, Settlements, Federal Statutory Law, RLUIPA, Municipal Liability, Religious Grooming, Religious Practices, Religious Property

$45,000 Awarded to Muslim Woman Forced to Remove Headscarf at California Jail by On October 8, 2008, the County of San Bernadino and Sheriff Gary Penrod agreed to settle a lawsuit alleging violations of the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act of 2000 (RLUIPA) and the First Amendment. Jameelah …

$300,000 for Family of Prisoner who Bled to Death Waiting on Ambulance

Article • May 15, 2009

Filed under: OB/GYN, Misdiagnosis, Failure to Treat, Damages, Settlements, Immunity/Liability, Municipal Liability, Medical Neglect/Malpractice, Mothers in Prison

$300,000 for Family of Prisoner who Bled to Death Waiting on Ambulance by The County of San Bernardino has settled a lawsuit brought by the estate of a woman who bled to death due to an undiagnosed pregnancy condition while waiting on an ambulance. Luan Morales started hemorrhaging while at …

Los Angeles County Pays $850,000 in Shooting Death of Suspect

Article • April 15, 2009

Filed under: Crime/Demographics, Crime, Damages, Settlements, Police--Excessive Force, Excessive Force (Police), Police Chases

after a pursuit. The County denies that police acted improperly, but entered into the settlement to avoid the cost of further litigation and a possible jury verdict greater than the settlement. When ...

$250,000 Settlement After LA Sheriff's Bullet Hits Innocent Bystander

Article • February 15, 2009

Filed under: Civil Procedure, Settlements, Excessive Force (Police)

concluded that, although no wrongdoing on the part of the deputies occurred, it was likely that a jury verdict could have exceeded the settlement agreement amount. A Force Review Briefing and Summary ...

PLN Attorneys Awarded $137,672 for Post-Settlement Work in CDCR Censorship Case

Article • December 15, 2008 • from PLN December, 2008

Filed under: Attorney Fee Awards, Settlements, Injunctions, Consent Decrees, Mail, Publications/Books, PLN Litigation

and the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) that had resolved PLN’s complaint of illegal censorship at some CDCR prisons. The December 12, 2006 settlement required CDCR to purchase ...

Jewel v. National Security Agency, et. al., CA, Complaint, Jury Demand, Illegal Surveillance, 2008.pdf

Brief • September 18, 2008

Filed under: Complaints, Class Notice, Administrative Procedures Act (Federal), Telephone Monitoring, Internet, First Amendment, rights, Fourth Amendment, rights, Police State-Surveillance

Jewel v. National Security Agency, et. al., CA, Complaint, Jury Demand, Illegal Surveillance, 2008.pdf 1 1. Plaintiffs, on behalf of themselves and a class of similarly situated persons, bring ...

$25.5 Million Awarded in California County Jail Strip Search Suit

Article • June 15, 2008 • from PLN June, 2008

Filed under: Searches, Strip Searches, Arrestee Searches, Attorney Fee Awards, Settlements

and former prisoners. The end of the period coincided with the County’s voluntary cessation of the strip search policy after the lawsuit was filed. The settlement administrator received 20,353 timely claim ...