BRETT COOK

Brett Cook actually had his head caved in within 15 minutes of being released into the population at the facility that he was transferred to - which is best known for its Aryan gangs and to where the Warden and Major at his previous facility threatened to transfer him if he persisted in complaining about Jewish programs being canceled. There’s no doubt in anyone’s mind that the Major was in collusion with the perpetrators, but proving it is another thing.

The following is the report made by TX into the activities leading up to and following the murder of Brett Cook.

U.S. DISTRICT COURT, SO. DIST. OF TEXAS
HOUSTON DIVISION
H-95-69 - JUDGE VANESSA GILMORE

REYNALDO LOPEZ
RAMON SOLANAS
CARL DAVIS
PHILLIP RAY ROBINSON
ROBERT WHITE
MICAHEL CAINE

vs.

WAYNE SCOTT
JERRY GROOM
DOUGLAS DRELKE
EARL FOX

42USC 1983/Retaliation for Exercise of Religion - Plaintiffs were inmates at the Wallace Pack Unit in Navasota, Texas. Wayne Scott is the Executive Director of the Department of Criminal Justice, Jerry Groom the head of the Chaplaincy Department , Douglas Drelke was the Warden as Wallace Pack, and Earl Fox was the Building Major at Wallace Pack.

Plaintiffs, all Jewish, claimed they were not allowed to have Kosher food, wear a Star of David, etc. On 1-10-95 they filed a pro se suit seeking to practice their religion freely. Beginning shortly after filing suit, plaintiffs alleged they were retaliated against.

Reynaldo Lopez, who typed the lawsuit, had the same typewriter confiscated within days of the suit being filed and was thrown into solitary confinement. Before the lawsuit, he had worked as a teacher’s aide but was sent to the hoe-squad after the suit was filed.

Reynaldo Lopez and Ramon Solanas , before the lawsuit, had each resided in two or three different cells. After the lawsuit, they were shuffled around over 13 times in the same period of time.

Ramon Solanas had no major disciplinary cases before the lawsuit. Within the few months after the lawsuit was filed, he was written up four times; each case was graded as “major” by Earl Fox. The offenses included such things as having jalapenos without permission. As a result Solanas’ release date was pushed forward over a year.

In April of 1995, plaintiffs were given lay-in passes for Passover. Earl Fox called the inmates together, told them they would nevertheless have to work, and made anti-Semitic remarks. Brett Cook, one of the Jews at the meeting and a plaintiff in the 1-10-95 lawsuit, questioned Fox’s authority to cancel the passes. He was shortly transferred to Amarillo where he suffered a mortal blow to the head the day he arrived. The coroner’s report was entered into evidence.

Carl Davis was allegedly told by Fox that if Fox’s name appeared on any lawsuit, Davis would be shipped off to a “hard farm”. The day after the retaliation suit was filed, (6/95), Davis was transferred.

Phillip Ray Robinson complained of anti-Semitic remarks by Fox. In addition, Robinson went to his bunk shortly after Brett Cook had been killed and found a magazine opened up to a picture of a swastika and a gun. The subscription indicated it was Earl Fox’s. He also found a religious tract on his bunk which said “The Time is Coming!” The magazine, (with subscription label), was entered into evidence. Defendants argued Robinson stole it from the trash.

VERDICT OR DISPOSITION
Week of 12/15/97

Michael Cain was dismissed from the lawsuit.

All claims against Jerry Groom and Wayne Scott were dismissed.

Jury found Robert White did not prove his case.

After three days of trial, the jury found RETALIATION and awarded the following:

REYNALDO LOPEZ
$1,000 from Fox - actual damages
$0 from Drelke - actual and punitive
$2,000 from Fox - punitive

RAMON SOLANAS
$500 from Fox - actual damages
$0 from Drelke - actual damages
$2,000 from Fox - punitive
$1 from Drelke - punitive

CARL DAVIS
$100 from Fox - actual damages
$1 from Drelke - actual damages
$2,000 from Fox - punitive
$1,000 from Drelke - punitive

PHILLIP RAY ROBINSON
$1,000 from Fox - actual damages
$0 from Drelke - actual damages
$4,000 from Fox - punitive

$13,602 Total Award

Settled past judgement for $34,102 without judgment being entered.

Ramon Solanas’ disciplinary actions are to be expunged from his record and he is to be released from prison.

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