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“Third Time Is Not the Charm” For Texas Jailers Barred by PLRA from Enforcing Prior Settlement Agreement Against Prisoner in New Suit

Article • May 1, 2024 • from PLN May, 2024

Filed under: Jail Specific, PLRA, Settlements, Attorney Calls, Civil Settlement - Effect of, Prison Litigation Reform Act (PLRA), Wiretaps/Wiretap Evidence

“Third Time Is Not the Charm” For Texas Jailers Barred by PLRA from Enforcing Prior Settlement Agreement Against Prisoner in New Suit by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On January 12, 2024 ...

$325,000 to Detainee Assaulted at East Texas Jail, 90 Days to Former Deputy Who Beat Him While Restrained in Wheelchair

Article • April 1, 2022 • from PLN April, 2022

Filed under: Guard Brutality/Beatings, Restraints, Settlements

sheriff’s deputy in Harrison County, Texas, was sentenced for savagely beating a restrained detainee at the county jail, an assault which had already cost the County a $325,000 settlement the year ...

$1 Million Settlement in Lawsuit Over Texas Jail Prisoner’s Death

Article • February 6, 2019 • from PLN February, 2019

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

$1 Million Settlement in Lawsuit Over Texas Jail Prisoner’s Death by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke A federal civil rights lawsuit brought by the family of a Texas prisoner who died after ...

Rodriguez, et al. v. Mach, et al., TX, class action complaint, driver's license suspension scheme, 2018

Brief • December 5, 2018

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

Rodriguez, et al. v. Mach, et al., TX, class action complaint, driver's license suspension scheme, 2018 Case 5:18-cv-01265 Document 1 Filed 12/05/18 Page 1 of 66 THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT ...

Mother of Prisoner Who Died at Texarkana Jail Challenges $200,000 Settlement; Nurse Pleads Guilty

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

Filed under: LaSalle Management Company, Diabetes, Failure to Treat, Settlements

Mother of Prisoner Who Died at Texarkana Jail Challenges $200,000 Settlement; Nurse Pleads Guilty by Matthew Clarke by Matthew Clarke On November 11, 2017, notice of a $200,000 settlement ...

Cole et al. v. Collier, TX, Settlement Agreement-Release, ADA-Rehabilitation Act Violation, 2018

Brief • January 1, 2018

Filed under: Rehabilitation/Recidivism, Settlements, Americans with Disabilities Act

Cole et al. v. Collier, TX, Settlement Agreement-Release, ADA-Rehabilitation Act Violation, 2018 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS HOUSTON DIVISION KEITH COLE, JACKIE BRANNUM ...

GEO Group Settles $47.5 Million Texas Prisoner Wrongful Death Suit

Article • September 15, 2010 • from PLN September, 2010

Filed under: GEO Group/Wackenhut, Civil Procedure, Settlements, Failure to Protect (Wrongful Death)

already resulted in a jury verdict of $47.5 million – one of the largest prisoner wrongful death awards in the nation. Gregorio de la Rosa, Jr., 33, was incarcerated at a private prison in Willacy County ...

Texas Youth Commission Pays $625,000 to Settle Abuse Suit

Article • August 15, 2010 • from PLN August, 2010

Filed under: Staff-Prisoner Assault, Prisoner-Prisoner Assault, Legality of Rules, Settlements, Wrongful Imprisonment, Mental Health, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness), Failure to Protect (Juveniles), Juvenile Prisons

of the settlement for $150,000, $105,000 and $25,000, respectively. The case was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas, and named thirty-eight individual defendants. Joseph Galloway, 20 ...

Dallas County Jail Settles Three Medical-Related Suits for $795,000

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

Filed under: Systemic Medical Neglect, Failure to Treat, Settlements, Medical Neglect/Malpractice, Mental Health

for [] prisoners.” On April 16, 2009, following a three-day trial, a federal jury rendered a verdict in Duvall’s favor. The U.S. District Court issued judgment against the defendants on April 21, noting that both ...

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 ...

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 ...

GEO Group Prison Squalor Drives Idaho Prisoner to Suicide: $100,000 Settlement

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

Filed under: Private Prisons, GEO Group/Wackenhut, Contractor Misconduct, Totality of Conditions, Settlements, Suicides

GEO Group Prison Squalor Drives Idaho Prisoner to Suicide: $100,000 Settlement by On September 13, 2009, the Idaho Department of Corrections (IDOC) reached a settlement with the parents ...

TDCJ Pays $95,000 to Settle Discrimination Suit

Article • December 15, 2009

Filed under: Attorney Fee Awards, Civil Procedure, Damages, Settlements, Costs, Employee Litigation, Age Discrimination

, as well as costs totaling $15,475.62. In exchange, Connelly agreed to dismiss with prejudice her age discrimination complaint and release and indemnify TDCJ from any and all future litigation that may ...

TDCJ Pays $267,000 to Settle Discrimination Claim

Article • December 15, 2009

Filed under: Staff-Staff Harassment, Supervisor-Staff Harassment, Gender Discrimination -- Women, Racial Discrimination, Gender Discrimination -- Men, Attorneys, Attorney Fee Awards, Damages, Settlements, Costs, Title VII, Employee Litigation, Disabled Employees, Age Discrimination

TDCJ Pays $267,000 to Settle Discrimination Claim by On September 15, 2005, the TDCJ agreed to pay a total of $267,500 to Melissa Roberts to settle a complaint she filed with the U.S. Equal ...

TDCJ Settles Race Discrimination Suit Following Denial of Sovereign Immunity

Article • December 15, 2009

Filed under: Discrimination, Racial Discrimination, Summary Judgment, Settlements, Sovereign Immunity, Employee Litigation

(TDCJ) after a district court denied a motion for summary judgment and another for sovereign immunity in a race discrimination suit. The original complaint was filed pursuant to the Texas Commission ...

TDCJ Guards Denied Qualified Immunity in Failure to Protect Case

Article • December 15, 2009

Filed under: Failure to Protect (General), Attorney Fee Awards, Civil Procedure, Damages, Settlements, Qualified Immunity, Sovereign Immunity

by Texas prisoner Eugene Cantu. The original complaint was filed July 3, 2000 pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 alleging he was subjected to cruel and unusual punishment when guards failed to protect him from ...

Texas Prison Slaves No Savings for Direct Marketing Firm; Data Mining Results in $ 15 Million Settle

Article • July 15, 2006 • from PLN July, 2006

Filed under: Prison Industries, Prison Labor, Crime/Demographics, Databases, Damages, Settlements

Results in $ 15 Million Settlement Fund by Michael Rigby A class action lawsuit involving thousands of women who received threatening letters from prisoners employed to process data for a private company ...

GEO Buys CSC After Settling $38.8 Million Judgment in Texas Boot Camp Death

Article • June 15, 2006 • from PLN June, 2006

Filed under: Private Prisons, Esmor/CSC, GEO Group/Wackenhut, Financing, Settlements, Medical Neglect/Malpractice

the settlement. The rest will be made up by the companys liability insurers--Northland Insurance Company and AIGwhich had initially balked at paying the award. A Texas jury had found CSC and Knyvett Reyes ...