(In a 2006 article) Cosgrove said many of the guards have kept quiet for fear of retaliation. He said he was willing to come forward because he's retiring soon. "Correctional officers are pretty courageous people to do the job they do," he said, "but they're afraid to use their First Amendment rights. They're afraid to speak. We're walking around on eggs."
Ironically Cosgrove had a prior hearing before Hearing Officer Bill Kockenmeister in which Kockenmeister ruled in favor of the State and against Cosgrove. Kockenmeister is a state employee. The Nevada State Prison is a state entity. No conflict of interest there, huh?
The jury disagreed with Kockenmeister and delivered a unanimous decision in favor of Cosgrove and gave him every last dollar that his attorney, Jeff Dickerson, asked for.
Kockenmeister is the same hearing officer who was suspended due to misconduct in my hearing. An objective jury delivers justice. Imagine that...
Here is the article from the Reno Gazette Journal.
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