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Encinias v. Central New Mexico Correctional Facility, et al., NM, Settlement Agreement (State), Wrongful Death (Medical), 2022

Brief • March 29, 2022

Filed under: Centurion, Medical Neglect/Malpractice

Encinias v. Central New Mexico Correctional Facility, et al., NM, Settlement Agreement (State), Wrongful Death (Medical), 2022 Centurion 002984 RELEASE IN FULL AND SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT THIS RELEASE IN FULL AND SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT is executed this -2:ii" Ma..v--c.\'.:\ day of 2022, by Trini Encinias, as personal representative of the Estate of …

Quintana v. Santa Fe Board of County Commissioners, NM, Settlement, Wrongful Death, 2022

Brief • March 1, 2022

Filed under: Wrongful Death

Quintana v. Santa Fe Board of County Commissioners, NM, Settlement, Wrongful Death, 2022 RELEASE IN FULL AND INDEMNIFYING AGREEMENT 1. For that consideration specifically set forth in subparngraphs (A) through (C) of Paragraph 2 of this Instrument and no other consideration, Rosa Quintana, individually and as PeTsonal Representative of the …

News in Brief

Article • February 15, 2022 • from CLN March, 2022

Filed under: News in Brief

News in Brief by Alabama: On December 21, 2021, two former police officers in West Blocton, Alabama, were arrested and charged with sexual assault. According to WBRC, a news station serving Birmingham, the Tuscaloosa Police Department announced that the former officers, Craig Baird Arnold, 49, and Brian Keith Whatley, 50, …

Miera v. Centurion Correctional Healthcare of New Mexico, LLC, et al., NM, Settlement Agreement, Medical Malpractice, 2022

Brief • February 8, 2022

Filed under: Centurion, Malpractice

Miera v. Centurion Correctional Healthcare of New Mexico, LLC, et al., NM, Settlement Agreement, Medical Malpractice, 2022 Centurion 003106 RELEASE IN FULL AND SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT THIS RELEASE IN FULL AND SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT is executed this f; rt-. 2022, by Gabriel Miera. RECITALS A. Gabriel filed Complaints against Centurion Correctional Healthcare …

Baker v. Jimenez, et al., NM, Complaint, Wrongful Death (Medical), 2022

Brief • January 31, 2022

Filed under: Centurion, Medical Neglect/Malpractice

Baker v. Jimenez, et al., NM, Complaint, Wrongful Death (Medical), 2022 Case 2:22-cv-00071 Document 1 Filed 01/31/22 Page 1 of 10 Centurion 002572 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEW MEXICO ADAM BAKER, as personal representative to the estate of EUGENE GONZALES, Plaintiff, v. No. ELAINE …

News in Brief

Article • January 15, 2022 • from CLN February, 2022

Filed under: News in Brief

News in Brief by Arizona: The family of a homeless and mentally ill man who died after being restrained by Phoenix cops in 2017 will get $5 million from the city, after a 7-2 city council vote in favor of the payment on November 17, 2021, according to a report …

Miera v. Centurion Correctional Healthcare of New Mexico, LLC, et al., NM, Complaint (Federal), Medical Malpractice, 2022

Brief • January 3, 2022

Filed under: Centurion, Malpractice

Miera v. Centurion Correctional Healthcare of New Mexico, LLC, et al., NM, Complaint (Federal), Medical Malpractice, 2022 Case 1:21-cv-01227-KWR-SMV Document 2 Filed 01/03/22 Page 1 of 47 Centurion 002347 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEW MEXICO GABRIEL MIERA, 21-CV-01227-KWR-SMV Plaintiff, - against CENTURION CORRECTIONAL HEALTHCARE …

Mathis v. Centurion Correctional Healthcare of New Mexico, LLC, et al., NM, Amended Complaint, Wrongful Death (Medical), 2021

Brief • December 14, 2021

Filed under: Centurion, Medical Neglect/Malpractice

Mathis v. Centurion Correctional Healthcare of New Mexico, LLC, et al., NM, Amended Complaint, Wrongful Death (Medical), 2021 Centurion 002260 STATE OF NEW MEXICO COUNTY OF SANTA FE FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT FILED 1st JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT Santa Fe County 12/14/2021 1:53 PM KATHLEEN VIGIL CLERK OF THE COURT Marquel …

New Mexico Abolishes Qualified Immunity

Article • November 15, 2021 • from CLN December, 2021

Filed under: Qualified Immunity

New Mexico Abolishes Qualified Immunity by Michael Fortino, Ph.D by Michael Fortino, Ph.D. Although many states across the nation continue to harbor and protect their employees from liability lawsuits—even in cases where the civil servant proved negligent or acted with reckless disregard—some, more progressive states, have taken the lead on …

S.M. v. Centurion Correctional Healthcare of New Mexico, LLC, et al., NM, Settlement Agreement, Medical Malpractice, 2021

Brief • September 24, 2021

Filed under: Centurion, Malpractice

S.M. v. Centurion Correctional Healthcare of New Mexico, LLC, et al., NM, Settlement Agreement, Medical Malpractice, 2021 Centurion 003119 RELEASE IN FULL AND SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT THIS RELEASE IN FULL AND SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT ("Agreement") is executed this 2'/--fl.day of &piemlaev: 2021, by Stephanie Montano, a single person. RECITALS A. Stephanie Montano …

Padilla v. Centurion Correctional Healthcare of New Mexico, LLC, et al., NM, Complaint, Medical Malpractice, 2021

Brief • September 1, 2021

Filed under: Centurion, Malpractice

Padilla v. Centurion Correctional Healthcare of New Mexico, LLC, et al., NM, Complaint, Medical Malpractice, 2021 Centurion 002098 FILED 1st JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT Santa Fe County 9/1/2021 7:11 PM KATHLEEN VIGIL CLERK OF THE COURT Johnny Enriquez-Lujan STATE OF NEW MEXICO COUNTY OF SANTA FE FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT €ttttse …

New Mexico Supreme Court: Constitutional Error to Accept Plea Without Assistance of Counsel

Article • August 15, 2021 • from CLN September, 2021

Filed under: Consequences of Plea

New Mexico Supreme Court: Constitutional Error to Accept Plea Without Assistance of Counsel by David Reutter by David M. Reutter The Supreme Court of New Mexico held that a magistrate court committed constitutional error by accepting a defendant’s plea of no contest without the assistance of counsel. The Court said …

$10.3 Million Verdict Against City of Albuquerque in Man's Wrongful Death by Cop Shooting

Article • August 13, 2021

Filed under: Settlements, Police--Excessive Force

$10.3 Million Verdict Against City of Albuquerque in Man's Wrongful Death by Cop Shooting by David Reutter By David M. Reutter   A New Mexico state court jury awarded $10,342,558 to the Estate of Kenneth Ellis, III. The jury found that Albuquerque police officer Brett Lampiris-Tremba used excessive force in …

$7,500 Settlement for Arrest Without Probable Cause

Article • August 13, 2021

Filed under: Settlements, False Arrest, Probable/Proximate Cause

$7,500 Settlement for Arrest Without Probable Cause by David Reutter by David M. Reutter The City of Albuquerque, New Mexico, paid $7,500 to settle a lawsuit alleging police officers illegally seized, assaulted, arrested, and maliciously prosecuted Robert Alderete. His lawsuit also alleged the officers illegally searched his vehicle. Alderete entered …

$5,000 Settlement for Prisoner Subjected to Pepper Spray for Requesting Medication

Article • August 13, 2021

Filed under: GEO Group/Wackenhut, Pepper Spray/Tear Gas, Settlements

$5,000 Settlement for Prisoner Subjected to Pepper Spray for Requesting Medication by David Reutter by David M. Reutter The GEO Group paid $5,000 to settle a lawsuit alleging violations of the Fourth and Eighth Amendments. Gabriel H. Grado was released on August 4, 2015, from New Mexico's Mental Health Treatment Center …

$100,000 Settlement for Excessive Force During Chase of Unarmed Man

Article • August 10, 2021

Filed under: Excessive Force (Police), Police Chases

$100,000 Settlement for Excessive Force During Chase of Unarmed Man by David Reutter by David M. Reutter The City of Farmington, New Mexico, paid $100,000 to settle a lawsuit alleging a police officer chasing an unarmed man used excessive force by shooting him three times. Michael Chavez was in a …

$22,500 Settlement in Excessive Force for Killing Dog

Article • August 9, 2021

Filed under: Wrongful Death, Excessive Force (Police)

$22,500 Settlement in Excessive Force for Killing Dog by David Reutter by David M. Reutter New Mexico's Albuquerque Police Department paid $22,500 to settle a lawsuit alleging officers acted illegally in shooting a citizen's dog. Officers responded to a 911 call on October 19, 2009, from a woman who refused …

HRDC v. Centurion Correctional Healthcare, et al., NM, Complaint, Public Records, 2021

Filing • July 22, 2021

Filed under: Complaints, Public Records, PLN Litigation, Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)

HRDC v. Centurion Correctional Healthcare, et al., NM, Complaint, Public Records, 2021 FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT STATE OF NEW MEXICO COUNTY OF SANTA FE Human Rights Defense Center, Plaintiff, v. No. __________________ Centurion Correctional Healthcare of New Mexico, LLC, The New Mexico Corrections Department, Kevin L. Nault, in his official …

Sedillo v. New Mexico Corrections Dept., et al., NM, Amended Complaint, Medical Malpractice, 2021

Brief • July 13, 2021

Filed under: Centurion, Malpractice

Sedillo v. New Mexico Corrections Dept., et al., NM, Amended Complaint, Medical Malpractice, 2021 1:20-cv-01019-KWR-LF CenturionCase 002022 Document 46 Filed 07/13/21 Page 1 of 35 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEW MEXICO ADRIAN SEDILLO, Plaintiff, Cause No. 1:20-CV-1019 KWR-LF v. NEW MEXICO CORRECTIONS DEPARTMENT; THE …

Mora-Solis v. Centurion Correctional Healthcare of New Mexico, LLC, et al., NM, Settlement Agreement, Medical Malpractice, 2021

Brief • July 12, 2021

Filed under: Centurion, Malpractice

Mora-Solis v. Centurion Correctional Healthcare of New Mexico, LLC, et al., NM, Settlement Agreement, Medical Malpractice, 2021 Centurion 003132 RELEASE IN FULL AND SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT THIS RELEASE IN FULL AND SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT ("Agreement") 1s executed this /2_ day of 3 "-hf 2021, by Dominick Mora-Solis, and his wife, Amber Mora-Solis. …