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HRDC Obtains Settlement, $16,000 in Fees and Costs, Against BOP in FOIA Case

Article • January 8, 2020 • from PLN January, 2020

Filed under: Settlements, PLN Litigation

of Prison Legal News, entered into a settlement agreement in a public records case involving the federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP). The settlement stemmed from a May 2018 complaint filed against the BOP under ...

Colorado Prisoner Dies as Nurse Watches Videotape; $2.45 Million Settlement

Article • December 10, 2019 • from PLN December, 2019

Filed under: Misconduct/Corruption, Medical Misconduct, Settlements, Wrongful Death, Medical Neglect/Malpractice

Colorado Prisoner Dies as Nurse Watches Videotape; $2.45 Million Settlement by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon In September 2019, the final signature of an Arapahoe County, Colorado official ...

York County, Pennsylvania Reaches $550,000 Settlement in Lawsuit Involving Woman Murdered by Ex-Boyfriend

Article • October 25, 2019

Filed under: Settlements, Sentencing, Wrongful Death

York County, Pennsylvania Reaches $550,000 Settlement in Lawsuit Involving Woman Murdered by Ex-Boyfriend by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney According to a report released on July 23 ...

$2 Million Settlement in Lawsuit Over California Jail Prisoner’s Suicide

Article • October 7, 2019 • from PLN October, 2019

Filed under: Jail Specific, Settlements, Suicides

$2 Million Settlement in Lawsuit Over California Jail Prisoner’s Suicide by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke In March 2019, Kern County, California agreed to pay $2 million to settle a lawsuit ...

Former Hawaii Prisoner’s Sexual Assault Lawsuit Settles for Paltry $10,000

Article • October 7, 2019 • from PLN October, 2019

Filed under: Sexual Assault, Settlements

. When the state’s Eleventh Amendment defense succeeded, he and his client decided to accept a nominal settlement offer of $10,000 in April 2019. Under the unjust circumstances of the case, Breiner ...

California Prisoner Wins $365,000 Settlement for Assault by Jail Guards

Article • October 7, 2019 • from PLN October, 2019

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

California Prisoner Wins $365,000 Settlement for Assault by Jail Guards by Scott Grammer by Scott Grammer On April 18, 2016, Rikki Martinez, 39, was a pretrial detainee at the Elmwood ...

Cook County, Illinois to Pay $1.7 Million for Former Marine’s Suicide in Jail

Article • October 7, 2019 • from PLN October, 2019

Filed under: Settlements, Suicides

notably, they also documented his two suicide attempts – the most recent being the previous day. Lynch was assigned to a “psych tier,” where, pursuant to a settlement agreement ...

Family of California Prisoner Who Committed Suicide Settles Suit for $595,000

Article • October 4, 2019 • from PLN October, 2019

Filed under: Settlements, Mental Health, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness), Suicides

the end of his life, Jason ‘wanted out’ as he could no longer tolerate his illness and the side effects of the medication he took to control it.” According to the complaint, Nishimoto had ...

$157,000 Settlement in Michigan DOC Employee Discrimination Case

Article • October 4, 2019 • from PLN October, 2019

Filed under: Gender Discrimination -- Women, Settlements, Employee Litigation

$157,000 Settlement in Michigan DOC Employee Discrimination Case by David M. Reutter by David M. Reutter The Michigan Department of Corrections (MDOC) agreed to pay $157,500 to settle ...

Humphrey v. Stored Value Cards, OH, Amended Order, Attorney Fees, 2019

Brief • October 1, 2019

Filed under: Attorney Fee Awards, Settlements

., Case No. 1:18-cv-01050 (the “Civil Action”) and Defendants have entered into a Stipulation of Settlement, filed on September 20, 2019 (the “Stipulation”), after lengthy arms-length settlement discussions ...

Humphrey v. Stored Value Cards, OH, Motion, Approve Settlement, 2019

Brief • September 20, 2019

Filed under: Attorney Fee Awards, Settlements

Humphrey v. Stored Value Cards, OH, Motion, Approve Settlement, 2019 Case: 1:18-cv-01050-JG Doc #: 97 Filed: 09/20/19 1 of 15. PageID #: 1532 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO ...

Humphrey v. Stored Value Cards, OH, Settlement, Conditions of Settlement, 2019.

Brief • September 20, 2019

Filed under: Settlements, Class Actions

Humphrey v. Stored Value Cards, OH, Settlement, Conditions of Settlement, 2019. Case: 1:18-cv-01050-JG Doc #: 97-1 Filed: 09/20/19 1 of 25. PageID #: 1547 EXHIBIT 1 Case: 1:18-cv-01050-JG Doc #: 97 ...

Humphrey v. Stored Value Cards, OH, Order, Administering Settlement, 2019

Brief • September 20, 2019

Filed under: Settlements

Humphrey v. Stored Value Cards, OH, Order, Administering Settlement, 2019 Case: 1:18-cv-01050-JG Doc #: 97-3 Filed: 09/20/19 1 of 5. PageID #: 1584 EXHIBIT B Case: 1:18-cv-01050-JG Doc #: 97-3 ...

Humpfrey v. Stored Value Cards, OH, Evidence, Pre-Paid Debit Card Settlement, 2019

Brief • September 20, 2019

Filed under: Attorney Client, Settlements

were excessive and that cardholders did not consent to receive their funds on a pre-paid debit card or to pay fees to Defendants. The amended complaint in the lawsuit is posted on the Settlement website ...

Huff et al. v. CoreCivic, Inc. and Securus, KS, Settlement Approval Hearing, Attorney Client Calls Taped, 2019

Brief • September 13, 2019

Filed under: Attorney Fee Awards, Attorney Client, Prisoner Privileges, Settlements, Class Certification, First Amendment, rights

Huff et al. v. CoreCivic, Inc. and Securus, KS, Settlement Approval Hearing, Attorney Client Calls Taped, 2019 Case 2:17-cv-02320-JAR-JPO Document 144 Filed 09/13/19 Page 1 of 1 CLERK’S COURTROOM ...

Settlement in Class-Action Suit Over SMU Conditions at Georgia Prison

Article • September 9, 2019 • from PLN September, 2019

Filed under: Conditions of Confinement, Settlements

a settlement class and resolve the injunctive and declaratory claims in the complaint. The case challenged conditions in the SMU and procedures that kept prisoners there. It alleged that solitary confinement ...

Mississippi County Pays $27,500 to Settle Lawsuit by Prisoner “Jumped” by Other Prisoners

Article • September 9, 2019 • from PLN September, 2019

Filed under: Sex Offender Registration, Injury -- Misc., Settlements

of complaints by prisoners’ families about conditions at the facility. This “willful ignorance,” Nelson claimed, demonstrated an “obvious disregard to inmate safety.” In November ...

Jackson, Mississippi Pays $300,000 to Settle Jail Wrongful Death Suit

Article • September 9, 2019 • from PLN September, 2019

Filed under: Jail Specific, Settlements, Wrongful Death

” for his condition violated his constitutional rights, the complaint said. Mallard’s family asked for “at least $500,000” in the lawsuit, plus other damages under state law. &ldquo ...

Cops, Guards Beat Mentally Ill Arrestee to Death as Jail Nurse Watches; $5 Million Settlement

Article • August 6, 2019 • from PLN August, 2019

Filed under: Guard Brutality/Beatings, Settlements, Wrongful Death, Excessive Force (Wrongful Death), Mental Health, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness)

Cops, Guards Beat Mentally Ill Arrestee to Death as Jail Nurse Watches; $5 Million Settlement by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon It is estimated that around 20 percent of prisoners have a serious ...

$100,000 Settlement for Suicide of Mentally Ill Prisoner Repeatedly Raped

Article • August 6, 2019 • from PLN August, 2019

Filed under: Sexual Assault, Settlements, Mental Health, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness), Suicides

$100,000 Settlement for Suicide of Mentally Ill Prisoner Repeatedly Raped by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney On February 27, 2019, the State of Hawaii and a prison medical contractor agreed ...