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Improper Classification that Resulted in Seattle Jail Beating Settles for $37,500
Washington State’s King County Jail settled a claim that a prisoner was beaten severely by another prisoner due to improper classification for $37,500.
While at the Jail on August 2, 2003, Ian Kennedy Lennox was beaten by Carlos Martell Balcinde. The beating occurred without any provocation by Lennox, who was serving a sentence for a misdemeanor.
Balcinde was a convicted felon with a propensity for violence. Despite that, he was improperly classified in a trustee tank area with non-violent prisoners. As a result of the beating, Lennox suffered a head injury, shoulder injury, lower back injury and pain in general. He required surgery for the back injury and anticipated shoulder surgery.
Lennox, represented by counsel, filed a negligence and constitutional tort action in state court. On August 15, 2008, Lennox accepted $37,500 to settle the matter. He was represented by Seattle Attorney Charles S. Hamilton, III.
See Lennox v. King County, King County Superior Court, Case No: 06-2-37205-1. The documents related to this case are on PLN’s website.
While at the Jail on August 2, 2003, Ian Kennedy Lennox was beaten by Carlos Martell Balcinde. The beating occurred without any provocation by Lennox, who was serving a sentence for a misdemeanor.
Balcinde was a convicted felon with a propensity for violence. Despite that, he was improperly classified in a trustee tank area with non-violent prisoners. As a result of the beating, Lennox suffered a head injury, shoulder injury, lower back injury and pain in general. He required surgery for the back injury and anticipated shoulder surgery.
Lennox, represented by counsel, filed a negligence and constitutional tort action in state court. On August 15, 2008, Lennox accepted $37,500 to settle the matter. He was represented by Seattle Attorney Charles S. Hamilton, III.
See Lennox v. King County, King County Superior Court, Case No: 06-2-37205-1. The documents related to this case are on PLN’s website.
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Related legal case
Lennox v. King County
| Year | 2008 |
|---|---|
| Cite | King County Superior Court, Case No: 06-2-37205-1 |
| Level | State Trial Court |
| Conclusion | Settlement |
| Damages | 37,500.00 |
| Injunction Status | N/A |