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$12 Million for Former California Prisoner 
Exonerated After 17 Years
Article • July 15, 2025 • from PLN July, 2025
Filed under: Wrongful Conviction, Wrongful Imprisonment, Coercive Interrogations
Attorney Jeff Rosen opened a reinvestigation, eventually joining a habeas corpus petition filed for the prisoner. In 2019, after 17 years of wrongful imprisonment, Rubalcalva was freed and obtained a finding ...
Coley v. City of Simi Valley, CA, Complaint, Wrongful Conviction, 2018
Brief • September 25, 2019
Filed under: Medical, Wrongful Imprisonment
Coley v. City of Simi Valley, CA, Complaint, Wrongful Conviction, 2018 Second Amended CLAIM FOR DAMAGE TO PERSON OR PROPERTY 1 rr&1u NG s TAMP REsR~'t y rrll of('I\:2 ·'i [, 'i •P.age INSTRUCTIONS 2. 3 4 5 6 7 ALLEY \ H 2018 SEP 25 At1 II =OS Claims …
Coley v. City of Simi Valley, CA, Settlement, Wrongful Conviction, 2018
Brief • October 17, 2018
Filed under: Medical, Wrongful Imprisonment, Federal Tort Claims Act
Coley v. City of Simi Valley, CA, Settlement, Wrongful Conviction, 2018 THE UNDERSIGNED PARTIES HAVE READ THE FOREGOING AND FULLY UNDERSTAND AND AGREE TO THE TERMS SET FORTH ABOVE. Dated:_______________ By: Craig Coley Dated:_______________ By: On Behalf of CITY OF SIMI VALLEY APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CONTENT: Dated:_______________ Kaye, …
$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 ...
$10,000 Settlement for California Man Unlawfully Detained by ICE
Article • September 13, 2017
Filed under: Wrongful Imprisonment, Immigration
$10,000 Settlement for California Man Unlawfully Detained by ICE by Lonnie Burton by Lonnie Burton On October 1, 2013, U.S. District Judge Samuel Conti, sitting in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, San Francisco Division, signed a stipulated order dismissing a lawsuit filed by a man …
O'Connell v. Los Angeles County, CA, Settlement, 2017
Brief • 2017
Filed under: Failure to Treat, Conditions of Confinement, Wrongful Conviction, Wrongful Imprisonment
O'Connell v. Los Angeles County, CA, Settlement, 2017 SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND RELEASE OF ALL CLAIMS This Settlement Agreement and Release of All Claims (hereinafter “Agreement”) is made and entered by and between Plaintiffs Frank O’ Connell and Nicholas O’Connell (hereinafter referred to as “Plaintiffs”), on the one hand, and Defendant …
Cones v. County of Los Angeles, CA, Order Granting Motion for New Trial, Arrest for Attempted Murder, 2016
Brief • September 28, 2016
Filed under: Gang Policies, Shootings, New Trial Motions, Wrongful Conviction, Wrongful Imprisonment, Police, False Arrest, Arrest Warrants, 42 U.S. Code § 1983, civil action for deprivation of rights
Cones v. County of Los Angeles, CA, Order Granting Motion for New Trial, Arrest for Attempted Murder, 2016 Case 2:14-cv-08281-PSG-PLA Document 180 Filed 09/28/16 Page 1 of 16 Page ID #:3080 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA CIVIL MINUTES - GENERAL Case No. CV 14-8281 PSG (PLAx) Title …
Criminal Injustice - A Cost Analysis of Wrongful Convictions, Errors and Failed Prosecutions in California, UCLA Berkeley Law, 2015
Publication • May 26, 2016
Filed under: Police Misconduct, Prosecutor/Attorney General Misconduct, Wrongful Conviction, Wrongful Imprisonment, False Arrest
Criminal Injustice - A Cost Analysis of Wrongful Convictions, Errors and Failed Prosecutions in California, UCLA Berkeley Law, 2015 C R I M I N INJU$TICE AL INTRODUCTION A COST ANALYSIS OF WRONGFUL CONVICTIONS, ERRORS, AND FAILED PROSECUTIONS IN CALIFORNIA’S CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM The Chief Justice Earl Warren Institute on …
Ninth Circuit: Improper ICE Detainer Constitutes Article III Injury
Article • April 1, 2016 • from PLN April, 2016
Filed under: Wrongful Imprisonment, Immigration
Ninth Circuit: Improper ICE Detainer Constitutes Article III Injury by Mark Wilson The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a district court’s dismissal of a false imprisonment suit based upon an improper immigration detainer, as the district court incorrectly held that it lacked Article III standing. In June 2007, Bernardo …
Cook v. City of Baldwin Park, CA, Settlement, False Arrest and Imprisonment, 2015
Brief • December 17, 2015
Filed under: Civil Procedure, Settlements, Sentencing, Wrongful Imprisonment, False Arrest
Cook v. City of Baldwin Park, CA, Settlement, False Arrest and Imprisonment, 2015 RELEASE IN FULL OF ALL CLAIMS KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: That I, Paul Cook, being of lawful age greater than eighteen years, for and in consideration of the sum of sixty-seven thousand and five hundred …
Federal Ruling Allows Wrongly Convicted Man to Sue the Los Angeles Police Department
Article • October 27, 2015
Filed under: Wrongful Conviction, Wrongful Imprisonment, Police
Federal Ruling Allows Wrongly Convicted Man to Sue the Los Angeles Police Department by Federal Ruling Allows Wrongly Convicted Man to Sue the Los Angeles Police Department Harold C. Hall, wrongfully convicted in 1985 for double-murder, spent 19 years in prison. He was arrested for committing a robbery, unrelated to …
Cook v. City of Baldwin Park, CA, Complaint, false arrest wrongful imprisonment, 2015
Brief • June 3, 2015
Filed under: Wrongful Imprisonment, False Arrest
Cook v. City of Baldwin Park, CA, Complaint, false arrest wrongful imprisonment, 2015 Case 2:15-cv-04163 Document 1 Filed 06/03/15 Page 1 of 12 Page ID #:1 CAROL A. SOBEL, SBN 84483 NICHOLAS ...
Over $750,000 Awarded in California Wrongful Conviction
Article • May 24, 2015
Filed under: Wrongful Conviction, Wrongful Imprisonment
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, …
Ninth Circuit Upholds $106,000 in Damages Plus Attorney Fees for Withheld Evidence
Article • May 6, 2015 • from PLN May, 2015
Filed under: Police Misconduct, Prosecutor/Attorney General Misconduct, Wrongful Imprisonment
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 …
CA Man Receives $720,000 Settlement for 11 Years False Imprisonment
Article • January 12, 2015
Filed under: Wrongful Conviction, Wrongful Imprisonment
CA Man Receives $720,000 Settlement for 11 Years False Imprisonment by CA Man Receives $720,000 Settlement for 11 Years False Imprisonment A Los Angeles man who spent more than a decade in prison for three murders and a rape he didn't commit will receive $720,000 to settle his lawsuit against …
California Man Awarded $18 Million for False Arrest, Malicious Prosecution
Article • January 11, 2015
Filed under: Prosecutor/Attorney General Misconduct, Wrongful Imprisonment, False Arrest
California Man Awarded $18 Million for False Arrest, Malicious Prosecution by California Man Awarded $18 Million for False Arrest, Malicious Prosecution In 2002 Raul Ramirez was arrested and charged with kidnapping and assault after a 16-year-old female student was abducted at gunpoint. The girl escaped when the perpetrator demanded that …
Prosecutorial Misconduct: Taking the Justice Out of Criminal Justice
Article • November 8, 2014 • from PLN November, 2014
Filed under: Government Misconduct, Prosecutor/Attorney General Misconduct, Criminal Prosecution, Attorney Misconduct, Attorneys General, Prosecutors, Wrongful Conviction, Wrongful Imprisonment, Prosecutorial Immunity, Criminal Procedure
Prosecutorial Misconduct: Taking the Justice Out of Criminal Justice by Christopher Zoukis Prosecutorial Misconduct: Taking the Justice Out of Criminal Justice by Christopher Zoukis The prosecutor has more control over life, liberty, and reputation than any other person in America. His discretion is tremendous.... While the prosecutor at his best …
Lisker v. Los Angeles, CA, Appeal Brief, Wrongful Conviction, 2014
Brief • August 11, 2014
Filed under: Prosecutor/Attorney General Misconduct, Wrongful Conviction, Wrongful Imprisonment
Lisker v. Los Angeles, CA, Appeal Brief, Wrongful Conviction, 2014 Case: 13-55374 08/11/2014 ID: 9201014 DktEntry: 23-1 Page: 1 of 72 U.S. COURT OF APPEALS DOCKET 13-55374 UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT BRUCE LISKER, Plaintiff and Appellee vs. CITY OF LOS ANGELES, ANDREW MONSUE and HOWARD …
Register v. City of Los Angeles, CA, Complaint, wrongful conviction imprisonment, 2014
Brief • June 3, 2014
Filed under: Police Misconduct, Wrongful Conviction, Wrongful Imprisonment
Register v. City of Los Angeles, CA, Complaint, wrongful conviction imprisonment, 2014 Case 2:14-cv-04568-JAK-JC Document 1 Filed 06/13/14 Page 1 of 45 Page ID #:1 1 KEVIN LAHUE, State Bar No. 237556 2 klahue@kmbllaw.com 3 KAYE, MCLANE, BEDNARSKI & LITT, LLP 4 234 East Colorado Boulevard, Suite 230 5 Pasadena, …
O'Connell v. Smith, CA, Complaint, Wrongful Murder Conviction, 2013
Brief • April 23, 2013
Filed under: Failure to Treat, Conditions of Confinement, Wrongful Conviction, Wrongful Imprisonment
O'Connell v. Smith, CA, Complaint, Wrongful Murder Conviction, 2013 Case 2:13-cv-01905-MWF-PJW Document 7 Filed 04/23/13 Page 1 of 34 Page ID #:77 Case 2:13-cv-01905-MWF-PJW Document 7 Filed 04/23/13 Page 2 of 34 Page ID #:78 Case 2:13-cv-01905-MWF-PJW Document 7 Filed 04/23/13 Page 3 of 34 Page ID #:79 Case 2:13-cv-01905-MWF-PJW …
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