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$12.5 Million Settlement Over Invasive Strip and Body Cavity Searches of NYC Jail Visitors

Article • June 1, 2022 • from PLN June, 2022

Filed under: Visitor Searches, Settlements

$12.5 Million Settlement Over Invasive Strip and Body Cavity Searches of NYC Jail Visitors by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On November 29, 2021, the federal court for the Southern District ...

$650,000 Jury Verdict Upheld in NY Prisoner’s Excessive-Force Claim; Motion for Fees Denied Due to Contingency Agreement

Article • January 1, 2022 • from PLN January, 2022

Filed under: Attorney Fee Awards, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Settlements, False Statements, Testimony or Documents

not result in a verdict or settlement for plaintiff.” The court denied the motion in its entirety as granting would give Diederich a “windfall” and work to disadvantage Anderson. See ...

$2 Million Settlement in Lawsuit Over N.Y. Prisoner Denied Emergency Eye Surgery Until She Went Blind

Article • January 1, 2021 • from PLN January, 2021

Filed under: Blind Prisoners, Failure to Treat, Settlements

$2 Million Settlement in Lawsuit Over N.Y. Prisoner Denied Emergency Eye Surgery Until She Went Blind by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On August 10, 2020, the U.S. signed off on a settlement ...

$5.9 Million Settlement in Death of Transgender Prisoner at New York’s Rikers Island

Article • December 1, 2020 • from PLN December, 2020

Filed under: Settlements, Failure to Protect (Transgender)

$5.9 Million Settlement in Death of Transgender Prisoner at New York’s Rikers Island by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke In August 2020, New York City agreed to settle a lawsuit over the death ...

Tioga County, New York Police Informant Paid $50,000 to Settle False Arrest Claims

Article • September 1, 2020 • from PLN September, 2020

Filed under: Informants, Settlements, False Arrest

false arrest claims brought by an informant they charged with conspiring to kill an Assistant District Attorney (ADA), the settlement agreement and court records show. In March 2014, Russell D. Towner ...

$2.8 Million Settlement in New York Pretrial Detainee’s Suicide

Article • September 1, 2020 • from PLN September, 2020

Filed under: Settlements, Suicides, Pretrial Detention and Detainees

$2.8 Million Settlement in New York Pretrial Detainee’s Suicide by David Reutter by David M. Reutter New York’s Suffolk County Legislature agreed on September 26, 2019 to pay $2.8 ...

Judge Awards $273,246 Payment to New York Prisoner Beaten by Guard

Article • August 1, 2020 • from PLN August, 2020

Filed under: Guard Brutality/Beatings, Settlements

Sing Correctional Facility prisoner who alleged a guard brutally beat him and lied about the incident. The civil rights action was brought on May 3, 2017, by prisoner Morgan Greenburger. His complaint ...

$12.5 Million to Settle Class Action Suit Over Strip Searches of NYC Jail Visitors

Article • August 1, 2020 • from PLN October, 2018

Filed under: Strip Searches, Visitor Searches, Settlements, Class Actions

. In addition, officers who have been the subject of complaints may be prevented from working visitation areas in the future. “Invasive strip searches that violate protocol have plagued the city for decades ...

New York: $655,000 Award after State Found 100% Responsible for Prisoner Assault

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

Filed under: Misconduct/Corruption, Guard Misconduct, Excessive Force, Settlements

New York: $655,000 Award after State Found 100% Responsible for Prisoner Assault by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney A New York Court of Claims held the state was 100% responsible for a prisoner-on-prisoner assault that resulted in severe injuries, and awarded $655,000 in damages. Perez Aughtry, 37, testified that around …

New York County Pays $35,000 to Settle Retaliation Claim Against Sheriff

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

Filed under: Retaliation, Retaliation against Staff, Settlements

New York County Pays $35,000 to Settle Retaliation Claim Against Sheriff by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell Officials in Rensselaer County, New York approved a settlement on January 8 ...

Female Prisoner Wore Wire to Take Down Rikers Island Guards, Wins $425,000 Settlement

Article • March 6, 2019 • from PLN March, 2019

Filed under: Sexual Assault, Staff-Prisoner Assault, Settlements

Female Prisoner Wore Wire to Take Down Rikers Island Guards, Wins $425,000 Settlement by Rick Anderson by Rick Anderson A female prisoner in New York who wore a wire to help bust three Rikers ...

Rikers Island Beat Down Suit Settles for $165,000, but Victim Won’t See a Penny

Article • September 2, 2018 • from PLN September, 2018

Filed under: Guard Brutality/Beatings, Settlements, Seizure of Prisoner Funds

for $165,000, but won’t receive any of the settlement funds. That’s because Genao is currently jailed on a completely unrelated matter – he is accused of shooting his estranged wife to death ...

$50,000 Settlement for New York Female Prisoner Fondled by Physician's Assistant

Article • June 20, 2018

Filed under: Sexual Assault, Staff-Staff Assault, Dental Care, Eighth Amendment, Settlements, First Amendment, rights, Fourth Amendment, rights, Fourteenth Amendment, rights, Fifth Amendment

$50,000 Settlement for New York Female Prisoner Fondled by Physician's Assistant by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis Tunisia Ivory, a female prisoner at Riverhead Correctional ...

New York Issues New Solitary Confinement Rules for Local Jails Amid Lawsuits, $5 Million Settlement

Article • May 7, 2018 • from PLN May, 2018

Filed under: Settlements, Control Units/SHU/Solitary Confinement

New York Issues New Solitary Confinement Rules for Local Jails Amid Lawsuits, $5 Million Settlement by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis On October 17, 2017, the New York Commission ...

Spinelli v. City of New York et al, NY, Amended Complaint, Rikers, Sexual Abuse, 2018

Brief • April 23, 2018

Filed under: Sexual Assault, Eighth Amendment, Complaints, Fourteenth Amendment, rights, Fifth Amendment, 42 U.S. Code § 1983, civil action for deprivation of rights

Spinelli v. City of New York et al, NY, Amended Complaint, Rikers, Sexual Abuse, 2018 Case 1:17-cv-07680-JPO Document 34 Filed 05/03/18 Page 1 of 19 Case 1:17-cv-07680-JPO Document 34 Filed 05/03/18 ...

Thompson v. United States, NY, Order, Settlement Information, 2016

Brief • June 21, 2016

Filed under: Settlements

Thompson v. United States, NY, Order, Settlement Information, 2016 Case 1:13-cv-01837-RLM Document 59 Filed 06/21/16 Page 1 of 1 PageID #: 547 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF NEW ...

Wiley v. Kirkpatrick, Settlement Order, Edits, 2016

Brief • March 30, 2016

Filed under: Settlements

Wiley v. Kirkpatrick, Settlement Order, Edits, 2016 Case 6:07-cv-06484-MAT-HBS Document 148 Filed 03/30/16 Page 1 of 6 Case 6:07-cv-06484-MAT-HBS Document 148 Filed 03/30/16 Page 2 of 6 Case 6:07 ...

State Law Requires New York Officials to Pay Interest for Defaulting on Federal Settlement

Article • October 14, 2015

Filed under: Settlements, Interest, False Arrest

State Law Requires New York Officials to Pay Interest for Defaulting on Federal Settlement by State Law Requires New York Officials to Pay Interest for Defaulting on Federal Settlement ...

Reed v. City of New York, NY, Settlement Agreement, False Arrest, 2014

Brief • December 10, 2014

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

, to the New YOl'kCity Human Resources Administration("HRA") in considerationof HRA's partial non-assertionof its Medicaidlien against the proceeds of this settlement, mul it is J'urthcr STIPULATED AND A/:RE!W ...

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 ...