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, …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
HRDC v. Cook County State's Attorney, IL, Complaint, Public Records Request, 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 …
$8.6 Million Award Against Wexford for Deliberate Indifference to Prisoner’s Kidney Cancer by An Illinois prisoner was awarded $11 million by a federal jury in a lawsuit alleging doctors with Wexford Health Sources, Inc. (Wexford), were deliberately indifferent to his serious medical needs by failing to treat his kidney cancer. …
$731,000 Jury Award to Illinois DOC Prisoner Held 23 Months Beyond Release Date, Over $210k in Fees Awarded As Well by David Reutter by David M. Reutter An Illinois federal district court found that a prison records clerk deprived a former prisoner of his liberty and caused him to serve …
Prisoner Voting Population Grows as Illinois Bill Extends Polling Sites to County Jails by The push to restrict voting rights and limit access to polling locations has gained momentum in the past several months. Advancing the false claims of excessive fraud and a rigged election by former President Donald Trump, …
Prison Officials Actions to Correct Inhumane Cell Conditions Merit Judgement in Their Favor by The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed an Illinois district court’s summary judgment dismissal of a prisoner’s claim that he was subjected to inhumane conditions and denial of medical care. The Court’s ruling found that the …
Bolden v. City of Chicago, IL, Minute Entry Re Jury Verdict, Wrongful Conviction, 2021 Case: 1:17-cv-00417 Document #: 615 Filed: 10/29/21 Page 1 of 1 PageID #:16702 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE Northern District of Illinois − CM/ECF LIVE, Ver 6.3.3 Eastern Division Eddie L. Bolden, et al. Plaintiff, …
Lippert v. Jeffreys, IL, Health Care Monitor - 4th Report, Covid Response, 2021 Case: 1:10-cv-04603 Document #: 1463 Filed: 10/20/21 Page 1 of 244 PageID #:21620 Health Care Monitor 4th Report Lippert v. Jeffreys September 16, 2021 Prepared by Lippert Monitor Dr. John Raba Monitor’s Consultants Michael Puisis, D.O. Ronald …
Court Grants Class Certification for Illinois Prisoners in Restrictive Housing Lawsuit by Keith Sanders by Keith Sanders On June 14, 2021, United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois granted Plaintiffs’ motion for class certification while granting in part and denying in part Defendant’s motion to Supplement. The …
