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Article • December 19, 2017
$36,203 Jury Award in California Excessive Force Case by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis A federal jury awarded a South Lake Tahoe man $36,203 in a lawsuit alleging the use of excessive force by South Lake Tahoe police. The jury award came in on March 7, 2007, after a four-day trial. …
Article • December 19, 2017
Filed under: False Arrest
$36,000 Settles Palm Beach False Arrest by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis A lawsuit brought by the fiancé of a Ft. Lauderdale, Florida cop against a Palm Beach County detective settled for $36,000 on January 10, 2007.The case involved a series of thefts committed by Steven Hipsher while he was …
Article • December 19, 2017 • from CLN January, 2018
Eighth Circuit Reverses Summary Judgment on Ferguson Protestor’s Excessive Force Claim by Mark Wilson by Mark Wilson The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit reversed summary judgment in favor of four police officers on an excessive force claim while arresting protestors of the Michael Brown police shooting death. …
Article • December 19, 2017
Texas Police Officer Still Has His Job After Multiple Excessive Force Settlements by In most jobs when an employee continues the same pattern of unacceptable behavior three times, he or she is immediately terminated. However, that is not the case for an officer with the Austin Police Department in Texas. …
Article • December 19, 2017 • from CLN January, 2018
Filed under: Juveniles, Police
New California Law Safeguards Minors’ Rights When in Police Custody by On October 11, 2017, California Governor Jerry Brown signed into law much-needed protection for minors who are targeted by police for questioning. Senate Bill 395 requires that minors 15 years of age or younger consult with a lawyer in …
Article • December 19, 2017 • from CLN January, 2018
What Do You Get for Kicking Handcuffed Suspects? Promoted and $130,000 Annual Pension for Life by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna In most jobs, if you kick a defenseless person multiple times and attempt to cover it up, you will not only get fired, but will probably also get arrested …
Article • December 19, 2017
Retired Police Officer Receives 28-Year Sentence for Drive-By Shooting by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis A retired police officer from Hercules, California has been sentenced to 28 years in prison for attempting to murder his estranged wife in a 2015 drive-by shooting. John Goodner was accused of stalking and harassing …
Eighth Circuit Reverses Summary Judgment in Deadly Excessive Force Claim Because Reasonableness of Officers’ Actions Not Conclusively Established by David Reutter by David Reutter The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit reversed the grant of summary judgment on an excessive force claim in which police officers shot a …
Article • December 19, 2017 • from CLN January, 2018
DOJ Ends Unconstitutional Investigative Holds by Louisiana Police by David Reutter by David M. Reutter The U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) determined that two Louisiana police agencies utilized unconstitutional “investigative holds.” The practice was used by the Evangeline Parish Sheriff’s Office (“EPSO”) and the Ville Platte Police Department (“VPPD”) to …
Article • December 14, 2017
Filed under: War on Terror, Terrorism, FBI
D.C. Circuit Holds Bivens Not Available for Extraterritorial Incidents by On October 23, 2015, the Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit held that a man who had been detained, interrogated and tortured for four months in three African countries by and with the consent of FBI agents could not …
Brief • December 13, 2017
Castro v. McFadden, AZ, Police Forces Marijuana Ingestion, Settlement, City Council Agenda, 2017 PHOENIX CITY COUNCIL FORMAL AGENDA WELCOME! Thank you for participating in the process of representative local government. We welcome your interest and hope you and your neighbors will often attend Phoenix City Council meetings. Democracy cannot endure …
Article • December 11, 2017
Oregon Sheriff Faces Excessive Force Criminal Investigation by The Oregon attorney general has opened a criminal investigation of a county sheriff for punching a handcuffed suspect, and several other incidents of excessive force. In July, 2015, Oregon Department of Justice (DOJ) investigators interviewed several Klamath County sheriff's deputies about several …
Article • December 7, 2017
Expert Opinions Sufficient to Dispute Material Facts for Denial of Summary Judgment by David Reutter By David Reutter A Michigan federal district court held that an Eaton County, Michigan Sheriff's sergeant had "arguable probable cause" to stop and detain a motorist for flashing his high beams at him as they …
Article • December 7, 2017
$67,500 Settlement in Case of Mistaken Identity in Minnesota by Lonnie Burton by Lonnie Burton On July 19, 2016, the city of Hopkins, Minnesota, finalized a settlement agreement in which it agreed to pay a man who was falsely arrested and charged with a sex offense a total of $67,500. …
Article • December 7, 2017
Filed under: Police Misconduct, Police
Unlawful Ban on Trooper's Speech Outside His Official Duties Not Entitled to Qualified Immunity by David Reutter by David Reutter The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeal held that a Nevada Highway Patrol (NHP) policy prohibiting all of its K9 handlers and line employees from discussing its K9 program with any …
Article • December 7, 2017
$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 …
Article • December 7, 2017
$151,000 Malicious Prosecution Award Upheld by Pennsylvania Appellate Court by Christopher Zoukis by Chris Zoukis A three judge panel of the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania has upheld a Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas finding that Detective Linda Blowes was liable for the tort of malicious prosecution to the tune …
Article • December 1, 2017
$100,000 Settlement in Atlanta False Arrest and Imprisonment by Christopher Zoukis By Christopher Zoukis A Georgia woman who claimed that she was wrongfully arrested and jailed settled her claims against the City of Atlanta for $100,000 in August 2013. Teresa Culpepper, 48, called 911 on August 21, 2011 to report …
Brief • November 22, 2017
Filed under: FBI
Pa.. v. Chmiel, hair analysis evidence, opinion, 2017 [J-21-2017] IN THE SUPREME COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA EASTERN DISTRICT SAYLOR, C.J., BAER, TODD, DONOHUE, DOUGHERTY, WECHT, MUNDY, JJ. COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, Appellee v. DAVID CHMIEL, Appellant : : : : : : : : : : : No. 726 CAP Appeal from …
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