C.H. V. State of Washington, Wa, Settlement Agreement, Sexual Abuse, 2021 (Christy) SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND RELEASE OF CLAIM CH, et. al. v. State o_fWashington Dep 't ofSocial & Health Services, et al. Pierce County Cause No. 18-2-12594-0 FOR AND INCONSIDERATION of the sum ofF01ty-Five Thousand and Noll 00 Dollars ($45,000.00), …
News in Brief by California: Five Southern California cops were placed on leave in June 2021 after a video surfaced showing them attacking suspects, according to reports by the Washington Post. On June 10, 2021, four Glendale police officers went on paid leave while an investigation was opened into their response to …
News in Brief by Alabama: An Alabama state trooper arrested on April 27, 2021 for sexually abusing a child had been fired from the FBI for sexual misconduct before he was ever hired in Alabama, fooling the state Law Enforcment Agency (ALEA) with a letter of recommendation that was apparently …
Reducing Restrictive Housing Use in Washington State, 2021 REDUCING RESTRICTIVE HOUSING USE IN WASHINGTON STATE RESULTS FROM THE 2016-2020 STUDY “UNDERSTANDING AND REPLICATING WASHINGTON STATE’S SEGREGATION REDUCTION PROGRAMS,” CONTRACT NO. K11273 Keramet Reiter, JD, PhD With: Kelsie Chesnut, PhD; Gabriela Gonzalez, MA; Justin Strong, MA; Rebecca Tublitz, MPP; Dallas Augustine, …
Office of the Corrections Ombuds, WA, Systemic Report - Mental Health Access & Services, 2021 OFFICE OF THE CORRECTIONS OMBUDS Systemic Report: Mental Health Access & Services Elisabeth Kingsbury, JD, OCO Policy Director June 2021 The Office of the Corrections Ombuds (OCO) is established in Chapter 43.06C RCW. Duties of …
Washington Office of Corrections Ombuds Investigation of Delayed Cancer Diagnosis and Management 2021 OCO INVESTIGATION OF DELAYED CANCER DIAGNOSIS & MANAGEMENT CONDUCTED BY PATRICIA H. DAVID MD MSPH CCHP, DIRECTOR OF PATIENT SAFETY AND PERFORMANCE REVIEW SUMMARY OF CONCERN The Office of the Corrections Ombuds (OCO) previously conducted two investigations …
Washington Supreme Court Reaffirms Workman’s Lesser Included Offense Test and Clarifies Confusion in its Application by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney The Supreme Court of Washington reaffirmed that State v. Workman, 584 P.2d 382 (Wash. 1978), provides the appropriate test in determining whether a defendant is entitled to a lesser …
Washington Supreme Court Announces State’s Strict-Liability Drug Possession Law Is Unconstitutional by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney In a case of first impression, the Supreme Court of Washington held that the state’s strict-liability drug possession law, codified at RCW 69.50.4013(1), is unconstitutional. Shannon Blake was arrested in connection with an …
C.H. V. State of Washington, WA, Complaint, Sexual Abuse, 2021 E-FILED IN COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE PIERCE COUNTY, WASHINGTON April 23 2021 3:09 PM 1 2 3 4 Darrell Cochran Pfau, Cochran, Vertetis & Amala, PLLC 909 A Street, Suite 700 Tacoma, WA 98402 (253) 777-0799 darrell@pcvalaw.com KEVIN STOCK Kevin M. …
Rogers v. DCYF, WA, Complaint, Strip Search, 2021 Case 3:21-cv-05248-RAJ-MLP Document 1 Filed 04/06/21 Page 1 of 23 1 2 3 4 5 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON AT TACOMA 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 MICHAEL ROGERS, …
Washington Supreme Court Announces Misconduct of Petitioner’s Own Counsel Can Be Basis for Equitable Tolling in Habeas Proceeding by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney In a case of first impression in the Supreme Court of Washington, the Court, sitting en banc, adopted the federal standard enunciated in Lawrence v. Florida, …
News in Brief by California: Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Deputy Sukhdeep Gill, 27, was arrested in January 2021 for faking his own shooting and alleging he’d been a victim in a drive-by shooting while on patrol, according to thefreethoughtproject.com. He was charged with felony vandalism and falsely reporting a crime, …
Lindsey v. Nolan, WA, Complaint, Sexual Assault of Incarcerated Inmate, 2021 Case 3:21-cv-05078-BJR Document 1 Filed 01/29/21 Page 1 of 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON AT TACOMA 7 8 9 JOSIAH LINDSEY, an individual, Plaintiff, 10 11 12 No. COMPLAINT …
Predator or Patsy? Long Sentences for Those Caught in Victimless Child Sex Stings by The internet age has brought a whole range of problems to go along with the marvels of convenience and efficiency. One of these problems stems from the “connectivity” so often touted as a benefit of social …
Washington Supreme Court: Prosecutor’s War on Drugs Comments Denies Fair Trial by David Reutter by David M. Reutter The Supreme Court of Washington held a prosecutor committed flagrant and ill-intentioned misconduct by framing a defendant’s prosecution as representative of the war on drugs. The Court’s opinion was issued in an …
HRDC v. Uttecht; et. al., WA, Complaint, 2020 Case 4:20-cv-05242 1 2 3 ECF No. 1 filed 12/09/20 PageID.1 Page 1 of 46 Jesse Wing MacDonald Hoague & Bayless 705 Second Avenue, Suite 1500 Seattle, Washington 98104-1745 206-622-1604 4 5 6 7 8 9 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT …
Washington Supreme Court Announces Prohibition Against Blanket Shackling Policies at Pretrial Proceedings by Anthony Accurso by Anthony Accurso The Supreme Court of Washington issued a ruling that both clarified the standards governing the use of shackles during all court appearances and criticized the adoption of blanket policies for shackling without …
$90,042.12 Awarded in Fees and Costs in Seattle Terry Stop Case by Mark Wilson by Mark Wilson On August 4, 2011, a federal court in Washington state granted attorneys’ fees and costs on a Plaintiff’s Terry stop verdict. Yet the court reduced the $418,000 fee award request to just $90,042.12 …
News in Brief by Alaska: Police here can fly over property but they “cannot use cameras and drones for aerial searches of property without a warrant,” the Alaska Court of Appeals ruled. “The ruling stems from a 2012 case in which Alaska State Troopers received a tip about marijuana being …
