Civil Rights Archives | Smolen & Roytman

January 29, 2020

Video shows Ottawa Jail staff mock Terral Ellis as he begs for help. Days later he was dead.

The following article was originally published in The Washington Post. To see the surveillance video and read the full article, please visit: https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/01/29/terrall-ellis-jail-death-video/ Jail staff mocked a sick man as ...

November 14, 2019

Elliott Williams’ Family to get $10 Million for his Death in Jail

This week, The New York Times and The Washington Post, covered the horrific story of Elliott Williams. Eight years after Mr. Williams’ torturous death, Tulsa County agreed this week to ...

November 13, 2019

Tulsa County agrees to pay $10M to settle jail death suit

The following article is from The Washington Post regarding the lawsuit of the death of Elliott Williams. County agrees to pay $10M to settle Oklahoma jail death suit Officials have ...

October 11, 2019

$4 Million Verdict Awarded to Motorcyclist Beaten by Undersheriff

On October 4, 2019, a federal jury awarded a $4 million verdict to a motorcyclist who says he was standing still with his hands raised when he was beaten by ...

August 25, 2019

$3.2 Million Settlement Reached in Carter County Jail Case

The Manos’ estate, represented by Dan Smolen and Smolen & Roytman attorneys, reached a $3.2 million settlement for the death of Michael Manos in the Carter County jail after he ...

May 7, 2019

Oklahoma City Police Officer Opens Fire on Teen

A recent video shows Oklahoma officer, Sgt. Kyle Holcomb opening fire on 14-yr old, Lorenzo Clerkly, Jr. on March 10. Lorenzo was playing with friends at an abandoned house with ...

April 19, 2016

Elliott Williams’ Torturous Jail Treatment & Death

This week, the horrific treatment of Elliott Williams gained national media attention five years after his torturous death. On Saturday, October 22, 2011, 37-year-old Elliott Williams sustained a debilitating spinal ...

March 29, 2016

Glanz Civil Rights Violations Cases

There are still 21 open Civil Rights Violations Cases against Stanley Glanz Earlier this month a federal jury found former Tulsa County sheriff Stanley Glanz liable for creating an environment in the ...

March 4, 2016

Jury Awards Plaintiff in Tulsa Jail Civil Rights Case

After eight days and more than nine hours of deliberation, the five-man, two-woman federal jury found former Tulsa County sheriff, Stanley Glanz, guilty for creating an environment in the Tulsa County Jail that violated ...

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