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$111,000 Settlement for Wrongfully Incarcerated Ohio Prisoner
Article • March 6, 2018 • from PLN March, 2018
Filed under: Wrongful Conviction, Wrongful Imprisonment
$111,000 Settlement for Wrongfully Incarcerated Ohio Prisoner by On June 12, 2017, the Ohio Controlling Board voted to settle a wrongful incarceration suit brought by a man whom prosecutors had called a “major supplier” of cocaine, after a judge ignored the reversal of his conviction by an appellate court and …
In re Watford, VA, Opinion, Evidence, 2018
Brief • March 1, 2018
Filed under: DNA Testing/Samples, Wrongful Imprisonment, Innocence Protection Act
In re Watford, VA, Opinion, Evidence, 2018 PRESENT: All the Justices IN RE: ROY L. WATFORD, III Record No. 161187 OPINION BY JUSTICE CLEO E. POWELL March 1, 2018 UPON A PETITION FOR A WRIT OF ACTUAL INNOCENCE Roy L. Watford, III, (“Watford”) petitions this Court to grant a writ …
North Carolina Brothers Settle Lawsuit Over 31 Years of Wrongful Imprisonment
Article • January 31, 2018 • from PLN February, 2018
Filed under: Wrongful Imprisonment
North Carolina Brothers Settle Lawsuit Over 31 Years of Wrongful Imprisonment by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On April 11, 2017, two North Carolina brothers who had been wrongfully convicted ...
Canada to Apologize, Pay $10.5 Million to Former Guantanamo Detainee
Article • January 31, 2018 • from PLN February, 2018
Filed under: War on Terror, Wrongful Imprisonment, Immigration
Canada to Apologize, Pay $10.5 Million to Former Guantanamo Detainee by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis The Canadian government has agreed to pay $10.5 million to Omar Khadr, a Canadian citizen who was held at the U.S. military prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba as an enemy combatant for over a …
Brzowski v. Sigler, 7th Circuit, Court Order, Improper Sentencing, 2017
Brief • December 28, 2017
Filed under: Sentencing, Wrongful Imprisonment, Control Units/SHU/Solitary Confinement, False Imprisonment
Brzowski v. Sigler, 7th Circuit, Court Order, Improper Sentencing, 2017 Case: 1:17-cv-09339C!ocument#: 1-1 Filed: 12/28/17Page 1 of 1 PagelD#:11 Case:16-2107 Document:16 Filed:0lJ12/2017 Pages:l .3llnften jhttes drourtof 1\ppettls , For the Seventh Circuit ~hicago, Illinois 60604 January 12,2017 Before ILANADIAMONDROVNER,CircuitJudge No.16-2107 WALTERJ.BRZOWSKI, Petitio11er-Appelln11t, Appeal from the United States District Court for …
Brzowski v. Sigler, IL, Complaint, Wrongful Imprisonment, 2017
Brief • December 28, 2017
Filed under: Conditions of Confinement, Wrongful Imprisonment, Cruel and Unusual Punishment, False Imprisonment, Emotional Distress
Brzowski v. Sigler, IL, Complaint, Wrongful Imprisonment, 2017 Case: 1:17-cv-09339 Document #: 1 Filed: 12/28/17 Page 1 of 10 PageID #:1 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT ...
A NY Supreme Court Certifies for Persons Held on ICE Detainers Past Scheduled Release.
Article • December 26, 2017
Filed under: Wrongful Imprisonment, Overdetention, Immigration
A NY Supreme Court Certifies for Persons Held on ICE Detainers Past Scheduled Release. by A New York Supreme Court certified a class in a lawsuit alleging the New York Department of Corrections (DOC) falsely imprisoned over 9,000 persons with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detainers. The class consists …
$315,00 to Louisiana Man Imprisoned, Deported
Article • December 22, 2017
Filed under: Wrongful Imprisonment, Immigration
$315,00 to Louisiana Man Imprisoned, Deported by Lonnie Burton by Lonnie Burton In 2015 the United States government agreed to settle a lawsuit filed by a Mexican national who had been a U.S. citizen for six years before Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials rounded him up, threw him in …
$320,000 Settlement in Wrongful Imprisonment Case
Article • December 19, 2017
Filed under: Police Misconduct, Wrongful Conviction, Wrongful Imprisonment
$320,000 Settlement in Wrongful Imprisonment Case by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis A federal lawsuit alleging wrongful arrest and imprisonment by the LAPD settled for $320,000 ...
Sixth Circuit Affirms Summary Judgment Dismissal in Lawsuit Filed by Man Wrongfully Convicted of Arson, Murder
Article • December 13, 2017
Filed under: Wrongful Conviction, Wrongful Imprisonment
Sixth Circuit Affirms Summary Judgment Dismissal in Lawsuit Filed by Man Wrongfully Convicted of Arson, Murder by On September 1, 2016, the Sixth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals affirmed a district court order dismissing most of a lawsuit filed by a man who spent 26 years in prison for an …
Seventh Circuit: Falsely Accused Man, Conviction Expunged, Cannot Sue Anonymously
Article • December 12, 2017
Filed under: Wrongful Conviction, Wrongful Imprisonment
Seventh Circuit: Falsely Accused Man, Conviction Expunged, Cannot Sue Anonymously by Christopher Zoukis By Christopher Zoukis The United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit has ruled that a man who was falsely accused of a crime and later had his record expunged cannot sue for malicious prosecution anonymously. …
Man Wrongly Imprisoned on Death Row for 28 Years May Sue Ohio
Article • December 11, 2017
Filed under: Wrongful Conviction, Wrongful Imprisonment, Death Row
theory of the case. In 1993, Johnson filed a wrongful imprisonment lawsuit from death row. It was dismissed because Johnson was unable to prove his innocence. In 2008, the actual murderer confessed ...
Congress Exempts from Taxation Awards to Wrongfully Convicted
Article • December 11, 2017
Filed under: Wrongful Conviction, Wrongful Imprisonment, Money/Property, Restitution
Congress Exempts from Taxation Awards to Wrongfully Convicted by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna Congress has passed the wrongful Conviction Tax Act of 2015 with votes from both sides of the aisle, exempting the damage awarded granted the wrongfully convicted from federal tax liability.   According to the Innocence Project, a …
$82,500 Damages to Detained American, Federal Judge Blasts ICE
Article • December 7, 2017
Filed under: Wrongful Imprisonment, Immigration, False Arrest
$82,500 Damages to Detained American, Federal Judge Blasts ICE by Christopher Zoukis By Christopher Zoukis In a scathing opinion, Judge Jack B. Weinstein, Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York, awarded a wrongfully detained American citizen $82,500 in damages for false arrest …
Chicago Man Exonerated of Murder Awarded $13 Million after 22 Years in Prison
Article • December 5, 2017 • from PLN December, 2017
Filed under: Wrongful Conviction, Wrongful Imprisonment, Pardons/Clemency
Chicago Man Exonerated of Murder Awarded $13 Million after 22 Years in Prison by Lonnie Burton by Lonnie Burton Following a trial that began on March 6, 2017, a federal jury awarded a former prisoner more than $13 million after he sued the City of Chicago, seven police officers and …
Nevada: Woman Freed After 35 Years Sues for Wrongful Murder Conviction
Article • November 30, 2017
Filed under: Wrongful Conviction, Wrongful Imprisonment
Nevada: Woman Freed After 35 Years Sues for Wrongful Murder Conviction by Lonnie Burton by Lonnie Burton Homophobic police officers in Reno, Nevada framed a mentally ill woman for a murder she did not commit by labeling her a lesbian, withholding evidence and coercing a confession from her, her attorneys …
Allen v. City of St. Louis, MO, Settlement, Wrongful Conviction, 2017
Brief • November 24, 2017
Filed under: Misconduct/Corruption, Wrongful Conviction, Wrongful Imprisonment, Mental Health, Police, False Arrest
Allen v. City of St. Louis, MO, Settlement, Wrongful Conviction, 2017 Release and Settlement Agreement The parties to this Release and Settlement Agreement ("Agreement") are Plaintiffs Elfrieda Allen, in her capacity as Personal Representative of the Estate of George Allen, Jr., and Lonzetta Taylor (collectively, "Plaintiffs"), and the City of …
Kluppelberg v. Burge, IL, Release and Settlement Agreement, Wrongful Imprisonment, 2017
Brief • October 27, 2017
Filed under: Police Misconduct, Excessive Force, Wrongful Conviction, Wrongful Imprisonment, False Arrest, Excessive Force (Police)
Kluppelberg v. Burge, IL, Release and Settlement Agreement, Wrongful Imprisonment, 2017 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION JAMES KLUPPELBERG ...
Thornton v. Hendry County, et al., FL, Complaint, Wrongful Arrest, 2017
Brief • October 11, 2017
Filed under: Racial Discrimination, Malicious Prosecution, Wrongful Imprisonment, Federal Tort Claims Act, Staff Training, False Arrest, Fourth Amendment, rights, 42 U.S. Code § 1983, civil action for deprivation of rights
Thornton v. Hendry County, et al., FL, Complaint, Wrongful Arrest, 2017
Illegal 24-Day ICE Detention Nets Lawful Permanent Resident $99,000 Settlement
Article • September 13, 2017
Filed under: Wrongful Imprisonment, Immigration
Illegal 24-Day ICE Detention Nets Lawful Permanent Resident $99,000 Settlement by Lonnie Burton by Lonnie Burton In 2008 a lawsuit filed by a Mexican citizen who had obtained lawful permanent resident status in the United States and was later detained while trying to return to the U.S. from Mexico was …
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