Two Men Win $8 Million for Wrongful Conviction by Two Men Win $8 Million for Wrongful Conviction Two Chicago men who spent more than 12 years in prison for a rape and murder they did not commit will receive $4 million each from the city. In 1988 Larry Ollins and …

Over $750,000 Awarded in California Wrongful Conviction by Over $750,000 Awarded in California Wrongful Conviction A California state compensation board recently awarded $756,900 to a man who wrongly spent nearly 21 years in prison for the death of his girlfriend’s child, now believed to have been an accident. The amount, …

$2,225 Awarded for 3 Months Wrongful Segregation by $2,225 Awarded for 3 Months Wrongful Segregation A New York state prisoner who claimed he was wrongfully kept in segregation for 89 days was awarded $2,225 by a New York Court of Claims judge in May 2012. The amount represented $25.00 for …

Oregon Wrongful Imprisonment Time-Bar Dismissal Reversed by Oregon Wrongful Imprisonment Time-Bar Dismissal Reversed On March 26, 2014, the Oregon Court of Appeals held that if service ...

Oregon Prisoners Must Attach Evidence to Petitions for Post-Conviction Release by Oregon Prisoners Must Attach Evidence to Petitions for Post-Conviction Release On June 12, 2014, the En Banc Oregon Supreme Court held that a post-conviction relief (PCR) petitioner must attach an affidavit or other evidence, supporting every element of every …

$250,000 Awarded in Legal Malpractice Case by $250,000 Awarded in Legal Malpractice Case A New York federal judge upheld a magistrate's report and recommendation and awarded $250,000 to a man who said he wrongly spent 25 days in a mental hospital and his lawyer failed to file the necessary paperwork …

First Circuit Vacates Massachusetts Prisoner’s $325,956.36 Damages, Attorney Fee Award by Matthew Clarke First Circuit Vacates Massachusetts Prisoner’s $325,956.36 Damages, Attorney Fee Award by Mark Wilson On September 24, 2014, the First Circuit Court of Appeals held that Massachusetts prison officials were entitled to qualified immunity for segregating a pretrial …

Exonerated Colorado Prisoner Receives $1.2 Million under New Compensation Law by Joe Watson Exonerated Colorado Prisoner Receives $1.2 Million under New Compensation Law by Joe Watson A man who spent over 17 years in prison for a murder he didn’t commit became the first Colorado prisoner to receive damages from …

Ninth Circuit Upholds $106,000 in Damages Plus Attorney Fees for Withheld Evidence by Mark Wilson Ninth Circuit Upholds $106,000 in Damages Plus Attorney Fees for Withheld Evidence by Mark Wilson The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld a $106,000 damage award and over $348,300 in attorney fees and costs …

Tribble v. Greene et al, DC, Complaint, wrongful conviction imprisonment, 2015 Case 1:15-cv-00710-GK Document 1 Filed 05/08/15 Page 1 of 43 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA SANTAE A. TRIBBLE, 210 Oakwood St., S.E, Unit 206 Washington, D.C. 20032 Plaintiff, v. Detective RAYMOND JEFFREY GREENE, …

Moody and Pulido v. Tatum, US, BiO Petition for a Writ of Certiorari, overdetention wrongful imprisonment, 2015 No. 14-1020 In the Supreme Court of the United States STEVEN MOODY AND ROBERT PULIDO ...

Jauch v. Choctaw County, MS, Complaint, Held Without Seeing Judge, 2015 Case: 1:15-cv-00075-SA-RP Doc #: 1 Filed: 04/21/15 1 of 10 PageID #: 1 INTHEUNITEDSTATESDISTRICTCOURT FORTHENORTHERNDISTRICTOFMISSISSIPPI ABERDEENDIVISION JESSICAJAUCH PLAINTIFF 1:15cv75-SA-SAA NO. VERSUS CHOCTAWCOUNTYand CLOYDHALFORD,InHis IndividualCapacity DEFENDANTS JURYTRIALDEMANDED COMPLAINT Thisisacivilactiontorecoveractual,compensatoryandpunitivedamagesfor theDefendants’deprivationsofMs.Jauch’sconstitutionalrighttocounselandtobe informedofthechargesagainstherpursuanttotheSixthAmendment,therighttobail pursuanttotheEighthAmendment,andtherighttolibertypursuanttotheDue ProcessClauseoftheFourteenthAmendment.Theseconstitutionaldeprivationsbythe Defendantsaremadeactionablepursuantto42U.S.C.§1983.Thefollowingaverments supportthiscivilaction: (Parties) 1.ThePlaintiff,JessicaJauchisanadultresidentcitizenofRankinCounty, Mississippi. 2.TheDefendantChoctawCountyisapoliticalsubdivisionoftheStateof Mississippi.ChoctawCountymaybeservedwithprocessbyserviceuponitsChancery …

Diaz v. City of New York, NY, Settlement, false arrest imprisonement, 2015 Case 1:14-cv-05126-JGK Document 14 Filed 03/30/15 Page 1 of 4 I.INITED STATES DISTRICT COTJRT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK -------x JOHNNY DIAZ, Plaintiff, STIPULATION OF StrTTLEMENT 14 Civ. -agalnsr- sl26 (JGK) THE CITY OF NEW YORK; POLICE DETECTIVE …

Greene v. City of New York, NY, Order, False Arrest Wrongful Conviction, 2015 Case 1:08-cv-00243-AMD-CLP Document 228-1 Filed 03/27/15 Page 1 of 2 PageID #: 2976 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK -----------------------------------------------------------------X CY GREENE, 08 Civ. 243(RJD)(CLP) Plaintiff, -againstORDER CITY OF NEW YORK, et al., Defendants …

Greene v. City of New York, NY, Writ of Habeus Corpus, False Arrest Wrongful Conviction, 2015 Case 1:08-cv-00243-AMD-CLP Document 228-2 Filed 03/27/15 Page 1 of 2 PageID #: 2978 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK -----------------------------------------------------------------X CY GREENE, 08 Civ. 243(RJD)(CLP) Plaintiff, -againstCITY OF NEW YORK, et …

Exonerated Texas Prisoner’s Ex-Wife Not Entitled to Compensation by Matthew Clarke Exonerated Texas Prisoner’s Ex-Wife Not Entitled to Compensation by Matt Clarke In a May 12, 2014 opinion, a Texas Court of Appeals held that the former wife of a prisoner who spent over 24 years in prison was not …

Navarro v. Federal Bureau of Prisons, NM, Complaint, False Imprisonment, 2015 Case 1:15-cv-00156 Document 1 Filed 02/23/15 Page 1 of 11 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEW MEXICO MICHAEL NAVARRO, Plaintiffs, v. Civ. No. _____ _ DEMAND FOR JURY TRIAL FEDERAL BUREAU OF PRISONS, JEFF …

Herman v. Owney, IL, Complaint, Wrongful Incarceration Rape, 2015 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT, LAW DIVISION -- ,_.;, JOHN HERMAN, Plaintiff, v. APRIL M. OWNEY, 'Defendant ) ) ) ) ) ) ) c::> -n No.: f'"l \..J 201.sL001m5 CALEND,AR/~-OOM C. DEBBOLI and complaining of …

for wrongful imprisonment by plaintiff, Santae Tribble, who was convicted of felony murder and related charges, imprisoned, and later released and determined to be actually innocent based in part on the results ...

Second Circuit: Brady Claim Not Barred by Heck by Mark Wilson Second Circuit: Brady Claim Not Barred by Heck by Mark Wilson The en banc Second Circuit Court of Appeals has held that a Brady claim is not Heck-barred when a defendant’s conviction is vacated but he subsequently pleads guilty …