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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 …
Ferguson v. Short, MO, Judgment, Wrongful Conviction, 2017
Brief • July 11, 2017
Filed under: Police Misconduct, Wrongful Conviction, Wrongful Imprisonment
Ferguson v. Short, MO, Judgment, Wrongful Conviction, 2017 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI RYAN FERGUSON, Plaintiff, v. ) ) ) ) ) Case No. 14-04062-CV-C-NKL ) JOHN SHORT, et al., Defendants. ) ) ) JUDGMENT IN A CIVIL CASE ___ Jury Verdict. This …
One Extra Day in Prison Not Cognizable in Suit
Article • November 3, 2015
Filed under: Wrongful Imprisonment, Overdetention
One Extra Day in Prison Not Cognizable in Suit by One Extra Day in Prison Not Cognizable in Suit The U.S. District Court for the Eighth Circuit upheld a decision of a Missouri federal district court, affirming summary judgment against a former prisoner who had alleged he was improperly incarcerated …
Ferguson v. Short, MO, Amended Complaint, Wrongful Conviction, 2014
Brief • August 27, 2014
Filed under: Police Misconduct, Wrongful Conviction, Wrongful Imprisonment
Ferguson v. Short, MO, Amended Complaint, Wrongful Conviction, 2014 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI, CENTRAL DIVISION RYAN FERGUSON, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) ) JOHN SHORT, Detective – Columbia, Missouri Police ) Department, in his individual capacity, ) ) JEFF NICHOLS, …
Allen v. City of St. Louis, MO, Complaint, Wrongful Conviction, 2014
Brief • August 12, 2014
Filed under: Misconduct/Corruption, Police Misconduct, Wrongful Conviction, Wrongful Imprisonment
Allen v. City of St. Louis, MO, Complaint, Wrongful Conviction, 2014 Case: 4:14-cv-01398-RWS Doc. #: 1 Filed: 08/12/14 Page: 1 of 57 PageID #: 1 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI EASTERN DIVISION GEORGE ALLEN JR., ) ) and ) LONZETTA TAYLOR, ) Plaintiffs, ) ) Case No …
Jones v. City of St. Louis, MO, Settlement Agreement, Mistaken Identity, 2013
Brief • November 25, 2013
Filed under: Wrongful Imprisonment
Jones v. City of St. Louis, MO, Settlement Agreement, Mistaken Identity, 2013 SETTLEMENT AND CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENT REGARDING TRAVIS JONES V. FRANCIS SLAY f:T AL., 4:12-CV-01220 ERW This Settlement and Confidentiality Agreement (the "Agreement"), made this A/(J<.k-4• :':L. 2013, by and among Tra;is S. Jones ("Jones"), the City of St. Louis, …
Missouri County Ordered to Present Civil Detainees Before Court within 27 Hours; $75,000 Damages Settlement
Article • December 15, 2012 • from PLN December, 2012
Filed under: Prompt Hearings, Wrongful Imprisonment, Family, Family Law
Missouri County Ordered to Present Civil Detainees Before Court within 27 Hours; $75,000 Damages Settlement by A Missouri federal district court has entered a consent decree in a class-action lawsuit that prohibits county officials from holding people detained for more than 27 hours, excluding weekends and holidays, on a civil …
Jones v. City of St. Louis, MO, Complaint, Mistaken Identity, 2012
Brief • September 6, 2012
Filed under: Wrongful Imprisonment
Jones v. City of St. Louis, MO, Complaint, Mistaken Identity, 2012 Case: 4:12-cv-01220-ERW Doc. #: 27 Filed: 09/06/12 Page: 1 of 18 PageID #: 204 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI EASTERN DIVISION TRAVIS JONES, Plaintiff v. CITY OF ST. LOUIS Serve: Francis Slay, Jr. 1200 …
Missouri DOC Ordered to Pay Ex-Prisoner $10,600 for Wrongful Imprisonment
Article • May 15, 2009
Filed under: Misconduct/Corruption, DOC/BOP misconduct, Damages, Wrongful Imprisonment
Missouri DOC Ordered to Pay Ex-Prisoner $10,600 for Wrongful Imprisonment by On May 20, 2005, a federal jury in Eastern Missouri awarded ex-prisoner, Daryl Davis, $10,600 after corrections ...
Eighth Circuit Holds Failure of U.S. Parole Commission to Hold Early Termination Hearing Does Not Make Custody Illegal
Article • April 15, 2009
Filed under: Sentencing, Parole, Habeas Corpus, Wrongful Imprisonment, U.S. Sentencing Guidelines
Eighth Circuit Holds Failure of U.S. Parole Commission to Hold Early Termination Hearing Does Not Make Custody Illegal by The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals has held that 18 U.S.C. sec. 4211(c)(1) creates only a right to an early parole termination hearing, not a right to release in the absence …
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, …
No Qualified Immunity from 57-Day Illegal Confinement
Article • December 15, 2005 • from PLN December, 2005
Filed under: Sentencing, Wrongful Imprisonment, Qualified Immunity, Municipal Liability
No Qualified Immunity from 57-Day Illegal Confinement by The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals held that several prison officials were not entitled to qualified immunity for their roles in confining a prisoner 57 days beyond his ordered release. In December, 1977, Daryl Davis was convicted of theft under Missouri law. …
Pardon Satisfies Heck
Article • June 15, 1999 • from PLN June, 1999
Filed under: Sentencing, Wrongful Imprisonment, Pardons/Clemency
Pardon Satisfies Heck by The court of appeals for the Eighth circuit held that a governor's pardon invalidates a criminal conviction in order to permit a 42 U.S.C. 1983 claim for damages to proceed. Johnny Wilson, a mentally retarded Missourian, pleaded guilty to a murder he did not commit in …
Prison Officials Liable for Holding Inmate Past Release Date
Article • May 15, 1993 • from PLN May, 1993
Filed under: Sentencing, Good Time, Habeas Corpus, Wrongful Imprisonment, Probation, Qualified Immunity
Prison Officials Liable for Holding Inmate Past Release Date by Gentry Slone is a Missouri state prisoner. He was sentenced to prison and once in prison his sentencing judge suspended Slone's sentence, effective December 21, 1989, and placed him on probation. The state did not appeal the judges order which …