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It is worse than that - he got nothing. > After Watson was freed, he sued the government for false imprisonment and won an $82,500 judgment. Then a federal app
by imrehg 8y ago
It is worse than that - he got nothing.
> After Watson was freed, he sued the government for false imprisonment and won an $82,500 judgment. Then a federal appeals court took it away, ruling that while Watson was in detention he missed the two-year deadline to file his claim.
- archgoon 8y agoYou are correct. The $20,000 sum comes from a different individual who was only imprisoned for 4 days.
- UncleEntity 8y ago> ...ruling that while Watson was in detention he missed the two-year deadline to file his claim. Kafka would be proud methinks...
- rgbrenner 8y agoIf you want to read the reasoning behind it, this is the appeals ruling: https://www.courthousenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/Watson2nd.pdf https://www.courthousenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/Wa...