District Columbia DC Jail Strip Search Class Action Settlement of Barnes v. District of Columbia Lawsuit

If you were released from the District Columbia Jail | DC Jail, the DC Correctional Treatment Facility or any other facility operated by the District Columbia Department of Corrections DOC and were strip searched after you were ordered or entitled to release from jail or were not released by midnight of the day when you became entitled to release from jail, you may be entitled to benefits from the District Columbia DC Jail Strip Search Class Action Settlement.

District of Columbia, whose agency, the DC Department of Corrections operates the DC Jail and other facilities where inmates are incarcerated (“District of Columbia” or “DC” or “Defendant”) has reportedly agreed to a settlement of a class action lawsuit against the District of Columbia in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia (styled as Barnes et al v. United States District Court for the District of Columbia, Case No. 06-0315) alleging, among other things, that the District of Columbia’s Department of Corrections DOC kept certain inmates incarcerated past the time they were supposed to be released from jail or subjected inmates to a strip search after they had been to court and were entitled to release because of their court appearance, according to the District Columbia DC Jail Strip Search Class Action Settlement notice.

The District Columbia DC Jail Strip Search settlement class reportedly includes, unless otherwise excluded, all persons who were incarcerated in the D.C. Jail, the DC Correctional Treatment Facility, or any other facility operated by the DC Department of Corrections, at any time from September 1, 2005 to July 31, 2013 and who were not released by midnight on the date they were entitled to be released from jail or were taken to court from a DOC facility, were ordered released by the court or otherwise became entitled to release as a result of the court appearance, and were strip searched prior to being released.

Under the District Columbia DC Jail Strip Search Class Action Lawsuit Settlement, DC will reportedly make available a $6.2 million settlement fund to be paid to the settlement class members, to pay for class counsel’s attorneys fees and expenses, to pay for the costs of administering the settlement, and to pay various other costs.  DC Jail Strip Search settlement class members who seek payment must file Proof of Claim and Release Forms postmarked or received by the Administrator no later than April 11, 2014.

DC Jail Strip Search class members who were unlawfully strip searched reportedly are eligible to recover up to $1000, while class members who were overdetained are eligible to recover up to $370.00 for the first day they were overdetained and up to $250 per day for each additional full day of overdetention.

For additional information about the District Columbia DC Jail Strip Search Class Action Lawsuit Settlement, class members can write to Barnes Class Administrator c/o Gilardi & Co. LLC P.O. BOX 8060 San Rafael, CA 94912-8060, can call (877) 258-3743, email barnesvdcsettlement@classactmail.com or visit the Barnes v. District of Columbia settlement website at www.gilardi.com/barnesvdcsettlement.com.

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