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Brief • February 7, 2022
Filed under: Censorship
HRDC v. Will County State's Attorney's Office, IL, Complaint,Censorship, 2022 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE TWELFTH JUDICIAL WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENSE CENTER, Plaintiff, v. WILL COUNTY STATE’S ATTORNEY’S OFFICE, Defendant. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) Andrea Lynn Chasteen Will County Circuit Clerk …
Article • February 1, 2022 • from PLN February, 2022
Another Death by Taser in Sangamon County, Illinois Jail by Jayson Hawkins by Jayson Hawkins Many issues surrounding criminal justice and law enforcement have been up for debate in recent years, yet the jury is back on the question of Tasers used on people in custody. The weapon has been …
Article • February 1, 2022 • from PLN February, 2022
‘Disconnect’ Between Illinois Prisoner’s Grievance and Complaint Results In Failure to Exhaust by Jacob Barrett Seventh Circuit Also Rules Internal Investigation Does Not Toll Exhaustion by Jacob Barrett A June 16, 2021, ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit highlights the importance for prisoners who file …
Article • February 1, 2022 • from PLN February, 2022
Filed under: News in Brief
News in Brief by Alabama: According to Birmingham Real-Time News, a kidnapper was recaptured after being erroneously released from jail in Jefferson County, Alabama, on December 17, 2021. The prisoner, Matthew Burke, 35, was apprehended during a traffic stop after being released from the Jefferson County Jail on Dec. 11 …
Seventh Circuit: No Case for Loss of Eye from Medical Neglect Because of Lack of Expert Testimony by Jacob Barrett by Jacob Barrett A recent ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit highlights the importance of producing expert testimony to refute assertions made by defendant health …
Article • February 1, 2022 • from PLN February, 2022
Seventh Circuit Grudgingly Affirms Summary Judgment in Illinois’ Prisoner’s Suicide Lawsuit by Dale Chappell But Highlights Negligence of DOC and Wexford Health Staff by Dale Chappell Hinting that “another area of law” may provide relief, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit on August 9, 2021, affirmed summary …
Article • February 1, 2022 • from PLN February, 2022
$90,000 Paid by Illinois County to Prisoner Tasered by Two Guards He Wasn’t Resisting by David Reutter by David M. Reutter After guards at the Lake County Jail (LCJ) in Illinois were sued for using excessive force by tasering an unresisting prisoner, the parties reached a settlement for $90,000 on …
Transgender Women in Illinois DOC Secure Injunction with Special Monitor by Casey Bastian by Casey J. Bastian Transgender women imprisoned in the Illinois Department of Corrections (DOC) notched another victory in their legal battle for gender dysphoria treatment on December 13, 2021, when the U.S. District Court for the Southern …
Brief • January 13, 2022
Filed under: Failure to Treat
Ollison v. Wexford Health Sources, Inc, IL, Settlement, Denial of Medical Care, 2022 GENERAL RELEASE OF ALL CLAIMS In full and complete consideration of the payment by - of the sum of three million dollars and no cents ($3,000,000.00) in the form of a check payable to "Irene K. Dymkar, …
Article • January 1, 2022 • from PLN January, 2022
New Illinois Law Allows Early Release for a Few Eligible Offenders by Casey Bastian by Casey J. Bastian In August 2021, Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker (D) signed House Bill 3665 into law, allowing for the early release of certain prisoners housed in the Illinois Department of Corrections (DOC) who are …
Article • January 1, 2022 • from PLN January, 2022
Seventh Circuit Holds Dismissal of Lawsuit Removed to Federal Court Cannot Count as PLRA “Strike” by On December 22, 2020, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit held that when a lawsuit is removed to federal court from state court and then dismissed for failure to state a …
Article • January 1, 2022 • from PLN January, 2022
Filed under: COVID-19, Pardons/Clemency
Covid-19 Pandemic Bumps Still Anemic Clemency Numbers by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, health and penology experts have urged state and federal governments to depopulate their prison systems. State governors remain under increasing pressure to use their executive clemency powers to achieve this …
Brief • December 30, 2021
Rodesky v. Pfister, IL, Complaint, Medical Neglect, 2021 1:15-cv-01002-JEH # 168 Page 1 of 15 E-FILED Thursday, 30 December, 2021 10:11:18 AM Clerk, U.S. District Court, ILCD United States District Court For the Central District of Illinois Anthony Rodesky, Plaintiff. v. Randy Pfister, in his individual and official capacity as …
Brief • December 16, 2021
Rodesky v. Wexford, IL, Settlement, Medical Neglect, 2021 GENERAL RELEASE OF ALL CLAIMS AND INDEMNITY AGREEMENT The undersigned, Anthony Rodesky, (hereinafter "Plaintiff') being of lawful age for the sole consideration of TWENTY THOUSAND DOLLARS ($20,000.00) and a mutual release of all taxable court costs and fees to Plaintiff in hand …
Brief • December 16, 2021
Rodesky v. Pfister, IL, Settlement, Medical Neglect, 2021 GENERAL RELEASE OF ALL CLAIMS AND INDEMNITY AGREEMENT The undersigned, Anthony Rodesky, (hereinafter "Plaintiff') being of lawful age for the sole consideration of TWENTY THOUSAND DOLLARS ($20,000.00) and a mutual release of all taxable court costs and fees to Plaintiff in hand …
Brief • December 6, 2021
McHenry County v. Raoul, IL, Order, Way Forward Act, 2021 Case: 3:21-cv-50341 Document #: 41 Filed: 12/06/21 Page 1 of 8 PageID #:439 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS WESTERN DIVISION McHenry County, et al., vs. Plaintiff, Kwame Raoul, Defendant. ) ) ) ) …
Rodesky v. Wexford, IL, Jury Verdict, Medical Neglect, 2021 1:15-cv-01002-JEH # 161 Page 1 of 2 E-FILED Saturday, 04 December, 2021 09:09:43 AM Clerk, U.S. District Court, ILCD JURY VERDICT FORM 1. We, the jury, find as follows on Plaintiffs Eighth Amen dment claim against Randy Pfister: (Place an 11X …
Brief • December 4, 2021
Rodesky v. Pfister, IL, Verdict Form, Medical Neglect, 2021 1:15-cv-01002-JEH # 161 Page 1 of 2 E-FILED Saturday, 04 December, 2021 09:09:43 AM Clerk, U.S. District Court, ILCD JURY VERDICT FORM 1. We, the jury, find as follows on Plain tiffs Eighth Amen dment claim against Randy Pfiste r: (Place …
Article • December 1, 2021 • from PLN December, 2021
Filed under: News in Brief
News in Brief by Alabama: A 20-year-old guard at the Lauderdale County Detention Center in Florence, Alabama, was arrested on October 29, 2021, on charges that he attempted to smuggle methamphetamine into the jail. According to a report by Huntsville TV station WHNT, the guard, Matthew Moran, faces one count …
Filing • November 18, 2021
Human Rights Defense Center v. Cook County, IL, Complaint, Public Records, 2021 Hearing Date: 3/24/2022 10:00 AM - 10:00 AM Courtroom Number: 2601 Location: District 1 Court Cook County, IL FILED DATE: 11/18/2021 12:48 PM 2021CH05850 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT, CHANCERY DIVISION HUMAN RIGHTS …
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