OCEAN CITY — Although the terms have not been disclosed, a settlement has been reached in a seven-year-old-police brutality lawsuit stemming from a brawl in the beach.
In July 2016, Dalima Palmer of Dumfries, Va. filed suit seeking $1 million in damages in U.S. District Court against the Ocean City police officer who allegedly tackled her to the ground while she was nine-months pregnant. While in custody, Palmer went into labor and had to be transported to the hospital where her infant was delivered via C-section, allegedly because of her rough treatment by police during the altercation.
For seven years, the case slogged through U.S. District Court and along the way, many of the original defendants were dismissed from the case including the sheriff’s office, the MSP and the unnamed John Does. By the time the case reached the settlement phase, only the Town of Ocean City, the initial Ocean City officer and the chief remained as defendants.
Following a settlement conference last Thursday before a U.S. District Court Magistrate, the case was dismissed after a settlement had been reached between the parties. As is often the case, the terms of the settlement have not been made public and the parties often agree to not disclose the terms of settlement.
OCPD is pathetic. Half of the force in summer months are college kids with a handful of weeks of training.
So, basically the tax payers are paying for the settlement but they aren’t allowed to know how much they are paying. What region of Russia is O.C. located in?comrade.
Yep. Guy no longer around but the same ol same ol remains….and this cost more than the settlement or initial asking price.
These A.A.’s, Jamaicans or whatever they were, were the ones at fault and starting $hit! If the Ocean City town clowns accepted that settlement then Shame on THEM! Vote them out!