CIVIL FILINGS: Kanawha County

April 5
Sonny Owens vs. United Parcel Services (UPS); Unknown United Parcel Service Driver; West Virginia Division of Corrections; and William Fox, warden of St. Mary's Correctional Center
PA- pro se; J- Carrie Webster
* On May 4, 2011, a UPS truck entered the St. Mary's Correctional Center's yard to make a delivery to the medical unit. Owens claims the UPS driver drove recklessly and with excessive speed and struck him with the vehicle. Owens is seeking compensatory damages in the amount of $410,000 and punitive damages in the amount of $1,220,000.
Case number: 12-C-608

April 16
Danielle Marie Norris vs. C.O. Joshua Fixx, individually and in his official capacity as an employee/agent of the West Virginia Regional Jail Authority; the West Virginia Regional Jail Authority; the West Virginia Division of Corrections; and John Doe
PA- Charles S. Trump IV; J- Tod J. Kaufman
* Norris was incarcerated at the Eastern Regional Jail. She claims Fixx sexually harassed, assaulted and abused her. Norris is seeking compensatory and punitive damages.
Case number: 12-C-663

April 17
Linda Bohanna vs. Daily Gazette Company
PA- Kevin B. Burgess; J- Charles E. King
* On April 18, 2011, the defendant published an article titled "I Want Family to Mean Something" about Junora Walton, a purported owner and operator of Walton & Breckenridge Chapel of Faith Funeral Home. The article referenced the September 1984 fire in which Bohanna's four young children died, but, Bohanna claims the article incorrectly said that she was not home the night of the fire and was out at a club with friends when she was actually home and was badly injured when she tried to rescue her children. Bohanna is seeking compensatory and punitive damages.
Case number: 12-C-670

April 18
Deborah Bagby vs. Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics
PA- Todd S. Bailess, Joy B. Mega; J- James C. Stucky
* Bagby worked for the defendant from January 2002 until her discharge on Feb. 15. She claims the defendant failed to pay her final wages within 72 hours of being discharged. Bagby is seeking compensatory and punitive damages with pre- and post-judgment interest.
Case number: 12-C-675

April 19
Tabitha Gardner vs. C.O. Wenn, individually and in his official capacity as an employee/agent of the West Virginia Regional Jail Authority; the West Virginia Regional Jail Authority; and John Doe
PA- Kerry A. Nessel, Timothy P. Rosinsky; J- Charles E. King
* Gardner was incarcerated at the Western Regional Jail. She claims Wenn sexually harassed, assaulted and abused her. Gardner is seeking compensatory and punitive damages.
Case number: 12-C-680

Danielle Thornton vs. C.O. Jeremy Dillon, individually and in his official capacity as an employee/agent of the West Virginia Regional Jail Authority; the West Virginia Regional Jail Authority; and John Doe
PA- Kerry A. Nessel, Timothy P. Rosinsky; J- Charles E. King
* Thornton was incarcerated at the Southern Regional Jail. She claims Dillon sexually harassed, assaulted and abused her. Thornton is seeking compensatory and punitive damages.
Case number: 12-C-681

Rachel Farley vs. C.O. Fredricks and C.O. Sams, individually and in their official capacity as employees/agents of the West Virginia Division of Corrections; the West Virginia Division of Corrections; and John Doe
PA- Kerry A. Nessel, Timothy P. Rosinsky; J- Tod J. Kaufman
* Farley was incarcerated at the Lakin Correctional Center. She claims Fredricks and Sams sexually harassed, assaulted and abused her. Farley is seeking compensatory and punitive damages.
Case number: 12-C-682

Robin Ward vs. C.O. Cochran and C.O. Rees, individually and in their official capacity as employees/agents of the West Virginia Division of Corrections; the West Virginia Division of Corrections; and John Doe
PA- Kerry A. Nessel, Timothy P. Rosinsky; J- Tod J. Kaufman
* Ward was incarcerated at the Lakin Correctional Center. She claims Cochran and Rees sexually harassed, assaulted and abused her. Ward is seeking compensatory and punitive damages.
Case number: 12-C-683

Stephanie Zavala vs. C.O. Duane Lipinsky, individually and in his official capacity as an employee/agent of the West Virginia Regional Jail Authority; the West Virginia Regional Jail Authority; and John Doe
PA- Kerry A. Nessel, Timothy P. Rosinsky; J- Louis H. Bloom
* Zavala was incarcerated at the Potomac Highland Regional Jail. She claims Lipinsky sexually harassed, assaulted and abused her. Zavala is seeking compensatory and punitive damages.
Case number: 12-C-684

Autumn Bailey vs. C.O. Ricketts, individually and in his official capacity as an employee/agent of the West Virginia Regional Jail Authority; the West Virginia Regional Jail Authority; and John Doe
PA- Kerry A. Nessel, Timothy P. Rosinsky; J- Carrie Webster
* Bailey was incarcerated at the North Central Regional Jail. She claims Ricketts sexually harassed, assaulted and abused her. Bailey is seeking compensatory and punitive damages.
Case number: 12-C-685

Penny Connard vs. C.O. Cochran and C.O. Rees, individually and in their official capacity as employees/agents of the West Virginia Regional Jail Authority; the West Virginia Regional Jail Authority; and John Doe
PA- Kerry A. Nessel, Timothy P. Rosinsky; J- Jennifer Bailey
* Connard was incarcerated at the Lakin Correctional Center. She claims Cochran and Rees sexually harassed, assaulted and abused her. Connard is seeking compensatory and punitive damages.
Case number: 12-C-686

Natasha Davis vs. C.O. Gerald Walls, individually and in his official capacity as an employee/agent of the West Virginia Regional Jail Authority; C.O. Jason Hall, individually and in his official capacity as an employee/agent of the West Virginia Regional Jail Authority; the West Virginia Regional Jail Authority; and John Doe
PA- Kerry A. Nessel, Timothy P. Rosinsky; J- James C. Stucky
* Davis was incarcerated at the South Central Regional Jail. She claims Walls and Hall sexually harassed, assaulted and abused her. Davis is seeking compensatory and punitive damages.
Case number: 12-C-687

Juanita Glover vs. Greg Hefner, individually and in his official capacity as an employee/agent of the West Virginia Regional Jail Authority; the West Virginia Regional Jail Authority; and John Doe
PA- Kerry A. Nessel, Timothy P. Rosinsky; J- Paul Zakaib Jr.
* Glover was incarcerated at the North Central Regional Jail. She claims Hefner sexually harassed, assaulted and abused her. Glover is seeking compensatory and punitive damages.
Case number: 12-C-688

Sara Roseberry vs. C.O. Napier, individually and in his official capacity as an employee/agent of the West Virginia Regional Jail Authority; the West Virginia Regional Jail Authority; and John Doe
PA- Kerry A. Nessel, Timothy P. Rosinsky; J- Charles E. King
* Roseberry was incarcerated at the Western Regional Jail. She claims Napier sexually harassed, assaulted and abused her. Roseberry is seeking compensatory and punitive damages.
Case number: 12-C-689

Tracy Jividen vs. C.O. Anderson, individually and in his official capacity as an employee/agent of the West Virginia Division of Corrections; the West Virginia Division of Corrections; and John Doe
PA- Kerry A. Nessel, Timothy P. Rosinsky; J- Carrie Webster
* Jividen was under the care of the Huntington Work Release program. She claims Anderson sexually harassed, assaulted and abused her. Jividen is seeking compensatory and punitive damages.
Case number: 12-C-690

Brandy Mackey vs. C.O. Sams, individually and in his official capacity as an employee/agent of the West Virginia Regional Jail Authority; the West Virginia Regional Jail Authority; and John Doe
PA- Kerry A. Nessel, Timothy P. Rosinsky; J- Charles E. King
* Mackey was incarcerated at the North Central Regional Jail. She claims Sams sexually harassed, assaulted and abused her. Mackey is seeking compensatory and punitive damages.
Case number: 12-C-691

Ryan McKown vs. C.O. Lafferty, individually and in his official capacity as an employee/agent of the West Virginia Division of Corrections; the West Virginia Division of Corrections and John Doe
PA- Kerry A. Nessel, Timothy P. Rosinsky; J- Jennifer Bailey
* Mackey was under the care of the Beckley Work Release program. She claims Lafferty sexually harassed, assaulted and abused her. McKown is seeking compensatory and punitive damages.
Case number: 12-C-692

David Michael Eaton Jr. vs. the City of St. Albans and the St. Albans Municipal Utility Commission
PA- Stephen P. Swisher; J- Charles E. King
* On April 23, 2010, the defendants caused or allowed a dangerous condition to exist on its city streets which caused Eaton injuries. Eaton is seeking compensatory damages in the amount of $50,000 with pre-judgment interest.
Case number: 12-C-695

April 20
Ray B. Woods Jr. and Thomas Conner III vs. Calvin Washington, individually and as the Grand Master of and as a member and agent of the Most Worshipful Prince Hall Grant Lodge of West Virginia F & A.M., Inc.; Eugene Burney, individually and as Deputy Grant Master and as a member and agent of the Most Worshipful Prince Hall Grant Lodge of West Virginia F & A.M., Inc.; and the Most Worshipful Prince Hall Grant Lodge of West Virginia F & A.M., Inc.
PA- Rico R. Moore; J- Charles E. King
* On Dec. 2, 2011, Woods and Conner were suspended for "unmasonic conduct" by the defendants. They claim the defendants refused to define what "unmasonic conduct" had occurred. Despite multiple attempts to resolve the matter, the defendants have failed to respond to the attempts. Woods and Conner are seeking compensatory and punitive damages.
Case number: 12-C-710