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UPDATE 7:
- This class action settlement is paying out $451 in a second round of payments.
UPDATE 6:
- Readers reported this settlement paying out more than $400 as of Jan. 26, 2022.
- Congratulations to everyone who filed a claim and got PAID!
UPDATE 5:
- The settlement will become effective Nov. 3, 2021.
- First payments are expected to be issued in two to three months.
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UPDATE 4:
- According to the settlement website, the Supreme Court petition will not be decided until October 2021 or later.
- Settlement payments will remain on hold until the petition for review is resolved.
UPDATE 3:
- On May 13, 2021, an objector filed a petition seeking review of the settlement by the U.S. Supreme Court.
- The settlement will not become effective until after the review request is decided.
- Top Class Actions will continue to provide case updates as they become available.
UPDATE 2:
- On Sept. 10, 2020, an appeal to the L.A. Womenโs Jail Strip Search Class Action Settlement was filed.
- Claims will not be paid until all appeals are exhausted.ย
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UPDATE:
- The L.A. Womenโs Jail Strip Search Class Action Settlement was granted final approval Aug. 11, 2020.
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The County of Los Angeles has agreed to pay a total of $53 million to settle class action allegations that women inmates were subject to degrading strip searches while entering or returning to the Century Regional Detention Facility in Lynwood, Calif.
The settlement represents the largest payout in the countyโs history.
The Lynwood strip search settlement website notes that Class Members include those who were subjected to a strip search in a group outside of the bus garage while entering or returning from the Los Angeles Sheriffโs Department Lynwood Jail between March 5, 2008 and Jan. 31, 2015.ย
Lead plaintiffs claimed that thousands of inmates were subjected to unnecessary and violating strip searches. Plaintiff Jessica Almaraz alleged that she was strip searched a total of five times during her time at the Sheriff Departmentโs Century Regional Detention Facility.
According to the female inmates, women were often strip searched in groups. They say that they were forced to take off their clothes and be invasively strip searched in front of other women. Allegedly, deputies degraded them and yelled profanity during these searches.
The plaintiffs claim that this treatment violated their Fourth Amendment rights.
Eligible Class Members will be able to receive at least $200 for one strip search, while those who experienced numerous strip searches are likely to end up with thousands of dollars.
Inmates must complete and return a Claim Form to receive monetary recovery. According to the strip search class action, qualifying individuals should have received a Claim Form in the mail. Class Members may also compete a Claim Form online.ย
Class Members can exclude themselves from the settlement, or object to it by June 4, 2020. Those who excluded themselves from the settlement retain their right to pursue independent litigation over the strip searches, but waive their rights to claim benefits from this settlement.
Former inmates who do nothing will receive no benefits, and waive their rights to pursue independent litigation.ย
Class Members can also attend the final approval hearing on July 20, 2020, in which a judge will decide whether or not the settlement will be approved.
Whoโs Eligible
Individuals who were subjected to a strip search in a group outside of the bus garage while entering or returning from the Los Angeles Sheriffโs Department Lynwood Jail between March 5, 2008 and Jan. 31, 2015.ย
Potential Award
At least $200 and up to thousands of dollars.
No Class Member who files a claim will receive less than $200 (for one search under the least bad conditions). Persons with the highest number of searches โ up to 50 โ will likely receive thousands of dollars.
Proof of Purchase
N/A
Claim Form
NOTE:ย If you do not qualify for this settlement do NOT file a claim.
Remember: you are submitting your claimย under penalty of perjury. You are also harming other eligible Class Members by submitting a fraudulent claim. If youโre unsure if you qualify, pleaseย read the FAQ section of the Settlement Administratorโs website to ensure you meet all standards (Top Class Actions is notย a Settlement Administrator). If you donโt qualify for this settlement, check out our database of otherย open class action settlementsย you may be eligible for.
Claim Form Deadline
6/4/2020
Case Name
Mary Amador, et al. v. Sheriff Leroy D. Baca, et al., Case No. 2:10-cv-01649-SVW-JEM, in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
Final Hearing
7/20/2020
Settlement Website
Claims Administrator
Lynwood Strip Search Settlement
c/o JND Legal Administration
PO Box 91070
Seattle, WA 98111
[email protected]
1-855-233-1237
Class Counsel
Barrett S. Litt
Lindsay Battles
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DONALD COOK ATTORNEY AT LAW
Colleen Flynn
LAW OFFICES OF COLLEEN FLYNN
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330 thoughts onL.A. Womenโs Jail Strip Search Class Action Settlement
โฆโBump it up ladiesโฆโ ..,โThere should be nothing in your vaginas at this timeโฆโ โฆ โ And if you have a large stomach LIFT IT !! โฆโ โฆโWhen I say, take one step from the wall, bend over, spread your vaginas and coughโฆDO IT NOW!!โฆโ these commands being screamed at us . yes, outside, yes in the bus staging areas, yes for the male deputies to see . Iโm affected by those degrading strip searches .
What about how they made us take everything off while facing a wall, Then once completely naked they made us turn around and face each other with hands to the side while they walked behind us and made us turn around one by one to bend over and cough ?? humiliation and emotional pain.
I agree with this 110%
This is b.s I dont understand why that person is trying to fight or argue with high power pros
..Now we have to wait longer for the $$
Agrer
I know that if people can get a stimulus check as fast as they are we should have been paid
I totally agree!!! Total BS
The damn girl that appealed isnโt a class member she excluded herself, We all have to wait for that shhhhh ainโt this some shhhhโฆshould of never opened her mouth!!
I think sheโs trying to fight for us to have more money. Thatโs what I gathered from her info
Yeah but is it worth it it not likely she will win and all this could cause the lawyers for more money for all this extra trouble and also it would take lots more time to start over negotiating money and in these hard times we need the money thats sure not some iffy longer process
I agree with you, well said.
I agree with iffy
Check out judging justice on Facebook for update really she is the one who filled the appeal
Is there any updates? When will we receive our money?
I donโt think of they money anymore , thanks to that girl she made it a longer waitโฆshe ainโt going to win shhhh
I was in there in 2008 handcuffed and shackled with several woman having to use the restroom and everyone watching getting naked in front of tons of woman and having to open our legs and and called names by these woman called Officers. I was given small clothes that did not even fit and told then you should lose weight fat ass and to make what they gave me work, they also gave me size 10 shoes when i wear a 7 1/2 worse experience ever.
So i was in there 31 times striped searched what i like to know will i ever see the money when it is given or will ssi take it from me and leave me with nonthing ? Like they do with back pay from ssi when you get it for child support
Amy updates
Hello my name is Jessica Flores my birthday is 12 770 I was waiting for my settlement I read on it as the city was sent out on November 2nd why didnโt receive it went to my husbandโs daughterโs house and they kept it she did or he did my husband Rodger Montoya yes thatโs him and I would like you to give hold of me so we can talk about this more Iโm so tired of this you know he didnโt return it to me he has it and heโs not giving it to me I donโt know if you already cashed you know you know thatโs fraud for reals and I would like to press charges against him no you to pick up the pick it up they said if I called that you send me another one but you still need to check that s*** down and track him down Iโll give you more information on him as soon as you call me thank you I really donโt think that is very kind what is doing what he has done to me so besides the point I would be very much appreciate if you get a hold of me as soon as possible thank you very much Iโm broke right now I have no money and Etc I just Iโm actually homeless and Iโve been waiting for my money thank you very much my number my phone number is 626 46915 01 sincerely thank you Jessica Flores
They havenโt sent out any checks yet in September 2020 someone appeal the approval until itโs resolved all money is on hold
Even though I was locked up in 2009. The treatment from most deputyโs at Lynwood is very cruel. They talk down to you,trying to actually break you into provoking you so that they would have a reason to slam you to the ground with 5 or more deputies stomping and kicking you. These deputies are inexperienced, under trained or taught to be brutal people, one or the other or both. I was there for a simple warrant(non-felony) and the way another human being treated me,a human being was uncalled for and outraged and inhumane. Funny thing about some deputies, I have seen them again on the streets. Shopping ,doing what they normally do and I have approached them without them realizing that we met in Lynwood,(except I was on the other side of the bars).
When I tell them where we met,You should see their faces and watch them run. You was Billy Bad Ass and now youโre a freaking wimp.With a badge and badge brothers and sisters your chest has an S on it. But without them . WOW! Totally Different People.