Welfare Retaliation Suit Reinstated

Loaded on April 15, 2001 published in Verdict1 April, 2001, page 28

Filed under: Work Release, Retaliation, Retaliation for Litigating, Notice of Rules, Damages, Settlements, Seizure of Prisoner Funds. Location: New York.

Walter Friedl, a New York state prisoner, filed a §1983 action complaining that New York City and State officials had improperly revoked his work release program and reincarcerated him because he applied for welfare benefits. The City of New York settled for $20,000 while the district court granted the state's ...

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