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$35,000 For 14 Months Of Unlawful Imprisonment

Article • May 15, 2007

Filed under: Sentencing, Wrongful Imprisonment

$35,000 For 14 Months Of Unlawful Imprisonment by In February 1993, Jaramie Womack committed a burglary in Wyoming. In July of that same year, Mr. Womack committed a robbery in Washington. He was sentenced to 3 to 6 years for the Wyoming offense and was extradited to Washington, where he …

$2,000 For Erroneous Washington Parole Drug Test Result

Article • May 15, 2007

Filed under: Searches, Drug Testing, Wrongful Imprisonment, Parole Conditions

$2,000 For Erroneous Washington Parole Drug Test Result by On May 1, 1995, John Lizee was arrested for a community supervision violation by his community corrections officer and confined at the Airway Heights Corrections Center, in Spokane, Washington, until May 4, 1995. Mr. Lizee's arrest and confinement was based on …

$50,000 For 8 Months Of Unlawful Imprisonment by Washington DOC

Article • May 15, 2007

Filed under: Sentencing, Wrongful Imprisonment

$50,000 For 8 Months Of Unlawful Imprisonment by Washington DOC by On August 5, 1981, Joel Perry was sentenced to concurrent terms of 5 and 10 years in prison for various felonies. These terms of confinement were suspended, and Mr. Perry was placed on probation. Mr. Perry's suspended sentence was …

$1,500 For Illegally Extending Term of Community Supervision

Article • May 15, 2007

Filed under: Sentencing, Parole, Wrongful Imprisonment

$1,500 For Illegally Extending Term of Community Supervision by On May 8, 1992, Raymond Mullins was sentenced to one year of community placement for a felony conviction and to one year of probation for a misdemeanor conviction. These sentences were imposed concurrently. On July 30, 1992, Mr. Mullins' probation was …

$7,000 For 20 Days Of Unlawful Imprisonment

Article • May 15, 2007

Filed under: Sentencing, Parole, Wrongful Imprisonment

$7,000 For 20 Days Of Unlawful Imprisonment by Robert Bergen was serving a ten-year prison sentence for assault and indecent liberties. His good time release date was scheduled as February 18, 1981. Five months prior to this date, Mr. Bergen received a prison disciplinary infraction. He was found not guilty …

Illinois Man Awarded $750,000 for 15 Days Wrongful Imprisonment

Article • May 15, 2007

Filed under: Sentencing, Wrongful Imprisonment, False Arrest

Illinois Man Awarded $750,000 for 15 Days Wrongful Imprisonment by On November 25, 2003, a federal jury in Chicago, Illinois, awarded $750,000 to a man who was wrongfully imprisoned for 15 ...

CA Officials Immune from False Arrest Suits

Article • May 15, 2007

Filed under: Res Judicata, Sentencing, Parole, Wrongful Imprisonment, Sovereign Immunity, False Arrest

CA Officials Immune from False Arrest Suits by In June of 2002, Lenin Perez-Torres was arrested by federal agents and taken to the Los Angeles County Jail for parole violations. Unfortunately he was the wrong man. After 25 days jailers caught the mistake and released him. He joined a federal …

Restrained Juvenile Prisoner Settles Injury Claim For $1,000

Article • May 15, 2007

Filed under: Restraints, Wrongful Imprisonment, Juveniles

Restrained Juvenile Prisoner Settles Injury Claim For $1,000 by After filing suit in August 1997, a juvenile female prisoner who suffered emotional distress and facial bruising while being forcibly restrained by personnel at the Marygrove Residential Treatment Facility settled her claim for $1,000. The girl had alleged in her suit, …

State Court Ruling on Good Time Calculating Creates Liberty Interest

Article • May 15, 2007

Filed under: Liberty Interests, Sentencing, Good Time, Wrongful Imprisonment

State Court Ruling on Good Time Calculating Creates Liberty Interest by The defendants failed to credit the plaintiff properly for good time, even though they had obtained a decision in prior litigation with him stating the correct way of calculating it. As a result he spent six extra months in …

Release of DNA Evidence Must Be Brought As Habeas

Article • May 15, 2007

Filed under: Searches, DNA Testing/Samples, Habeas Corpus, Wrongful Imprisonment

Release of DNA Evidence Must Be Brought As Habeas by The plaintiff sued to obtain the release of biological evidence for DNA testing, alleging it would be exculpatory as to his criminal conviction. His suit was, in effect, a challenge to the validity of his criminal conviction that must be …

Second Circuit Discusses Damages for Loss of Liberty, Mental and Emotional Injury

Article • May 15, 2007

Filed under: Physical Injury Rule, Civil Procedure, Damages, Jury Instructions, Wrongful Imprisonment, False Arrest

Second Circuit Discusses Damages for Loss of Liberty, Mental and Emotional Injury by Second Circuit Discusses Damages for Loss of Liberty, Mental and Emotional Injury The plaintiff was involuntarily detained and hospitalized. He prevailed both on his Fourth Amendment claims for unlawful seizure and his state law claims for false …

Restivo v. Nassau County, NY, Amended Complaint, Wrongful Conviction, 2007

Brief • April 23, 2007

Filed under: Prosecutor/Attorney General Misconduct, Wrongful Conviction, Wrongful Imprisonment

for lack of evidence. 114. Mr. Restivo and Mr. Halstead's arrests, indictments, prosecutions, convictions, and almost eighteen years of wrongful imprisonment would not have occurred in the absence ...

California State Prisoner Wins $21,800 for 250 Days Excess Incarceration

Article • April 15, 2007 • from PLN April, 2007

Filed under: Civil Procedure, Damages, Good Time, Wrongful Imprisonment

California State Prisoner Wins $21,800 for 250 Days Excess Incarceration by On July 5, 2006, a jury awarded $21,800 to a California state prisoner after the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) miscalculated his good time/work time credits on his twelve year sentence. Jorge Gallegos, a Mexican national, was …

Maryland Man Awarded $6.4 Million For False Imprisonment, Police Misconduct

Article • March 15, 2007 • from PLN March, 2007

Filed under: Police Misconduct, Searches, DNA Testing/Samples, Wrongful Imprisonment, Municipal Liability, False Arrest

Maryland Man Awarded $6.4 Million For False Imprisonment, Police Misconduct by Michael Rigby On August 30, 2006, a jury in Prince George?s County, Maryland, awarded $6.4 million to a man who was wrongfully imprisoned for the brutal rape and murder of his wife. During trial the jury heard compelling evidence …

Cristini v. Warren, MI, Complaint, Wrongful Conviction, 2007

Brief • March 15, 2007

Filed under: Wrongful Conviction, Wrongful Imprisonment

Cristini v. Warren, MI, Complaint, Wrongful Conviction, 2007 2:07-cv-11141-DML-VMM Doc # 1 Filed 03/15/07 Pg 1 of 44 Pg ID 1 llNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN MICHAEL LOUIS CRISTINI, Plaintiff, vs. THE CITY OF WARREN, 'I'IIE POLICE DEPARTMENT OF THE CITY OF WARREN, 'I'IIE COUNTY OF MACOMB …

District of Columbia Jail Pays $14 Million For Over-Detentions and Strip Searches

Article • October 15, 2006 • from PLN October, 2006

Filed under: Jail Misconduct, Searches, Strip Searches, Arrestee Searches, Databases, Overcrowding, Damages, Settlements, Wrongful Imprisonment

District of Columbia Jail Pays $14 Million For Over-Detentions and Strip Searches by Bob Williams While denying a pattern and practice of over-detentions and strip searches, the District of Columbia (the District) has agreed to pay $12 million to settle a class-action lawsuit plus an additional $2 million in additional …

Corley v Davis, CA, Order re disposal docs after notification of settlement, wrongful imprisonment, 2006

Brief • June 25, 2006

Filed under: Wrongful Imprisonment

Corley v Davis, CA, Order re disposal docs after notification of settlement, wrongful imprisonment, 2006 ase 2:03-cv-01447-LKK-DAD Document 86 Filed 08/25/2006 Page 1 of 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 ...

Los Angeles County Jail Continues To Over-Incarcerate

Article • May 15, 2006 • from PLN May, 2006

Filed under: Sentencing, Wrongful Imprisonment

Los Angeles County Jail Continues To Over-Incarcerate by John Dannenberg by John E. Dannenberg After paying $27 million (up to $5,000 per plaintiff) to settle class action lawsuits in 1991 for failing to timely release prisoners from county jail (see PLN, Jan. 2003, p.14), Los Angeles (L.A.) County is still …

No Qualified Immunity on Toothpaste, Inhaler & Ventilation Claims

Article • April 15, 2006 • from PLN April, 2006

Filed under: Medication, Dental Care, Ventilation, Hygiene Supplies, Appeals, Wrongful Imprisonment, Immunity/Liability, Qualified Immunity

No Qualified Immunity on Toothpaste, Inhaler & Ventilation Claims by The Seventh Circuit Court Of Appeals upheld a district courts denial of qualified immunity to jail officials on claims of denial of toothpaste, withholding asthma inhaler and inadequate ventilation. In 1984, two Indiana men disappeared. Neither the men nor their …

Dallas Fake Drug Cases Settle For Millions, Jury Awards Damages

Article • March 15, 2006 • from PLN March, 2006

Filed under: Wrongful Conviction, Wrongful Imprisonment, Police, False Arrest

Dallas Fake Drug Cases Settle For Millions, Jury Awards Damages by by Michael Rigby In 2001, police officers in Dallas, Texas, made 33 arrests in what has since become known as the fake drug scandal." The victims were all charged with possessing cocaine, based on supposedly positive field tests of …