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 …
Hunger Strike, Ceiling Collapse, Lawsuit Spotlight Deteriorating Conditions at Women’s Prison in Illinois by Brian Dolinar, Panagioti Tsolkas by Brian Dolinar and Panagioti Tsolkas "I’ve been incarcerated since the age of 18, I grew up in the penal system,” shares Mishunda Davis. “I went from the Cook County jail, to …
Brzowski v. Sigler, IL, Court Order, Wrongful Imprisonment, 2021 Case: 1:17-cv-09339 Document #: 205 Filed: 09/21/21 Page 1 of 21 PageID #:3955 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION WALTER BRZOWSKI, Plaintiff, vs. BRENDA SIGLER, Defendant. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) …
Turner v. City of Chicago, IL, Settlement, Unlawful Search & Seizure, 2021 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION DOMINIQUE TURNER, et al, ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) Plaintiffs, vs. CITY OF CHICAGO, et al, Defendants. Case No. 21-cv-704 Honorable Thomas M. Durkin …
Watson v. City of Chicago, IL, Settlement, False Arrest, 2021 DocuSign Envelope ID: 254553F6-25B1-4003-B483-9E75173F8F14 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS, EASTERN DIVISION TIFFINY WATSON, as Mother and Next Friend of A.W., a Minor, ): ) ) Plaintiff, ) v. ) ) The CITY OF CHICAGO, Illinois, …
Thomas v. City of Chicago, IL, Settlement, Excessive Force Against Protestors, 2021 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION MARKEL THOMAS, Plaintiff, V. CITY OF CHICAGO, ET AL., Defendants. ) ) Case No. 21 C 421 ) ) Judge Sara Ellis ) ) …
News in Brief by Alabama: A former guard at the Mobile Metro Jail was scheduled to be arraigned on May 19, 2021, after being indicted for his role in an alleged scheme to smuggle cellphones into the Alabama lockup in exchange for bribes. According to a report by local TV …
Seventh Circuit: PLRA Mandates Dismissal for Deceit on IFP Application by David Reutter by David M. Reutter The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals held that when a prisoner deliberately misrepresents their financial status when seeking in forma pauperis (IFP)status, the Prison Litigation Reform Act (PLRA) requires dismissal. In another case …
HRDC Sues Illinois DOC Under FOIA, Again, for GTL Contract Details by Chuck Sharman by Chuck Sharman On August 18, 2021, a lawsuit was filed in the circuit court for Cook County in Chicago, Illinois by the Human Rights Defense Center (HRDC), the publisher of Prison Legal News (PLN) and …
Illinois Prison Guard Charged for Assaulting a Prisoner by On Monday, October 5, 2020, prison guard Chris Koziol allegedly severely assaulted an unnamed prisoner at the Stateville Correctional Center in Crest Hill, Illinois. The assault was investigated by the Illinois State Police’s (ISP) Division of Internal Investigation (DII). On May …
Serrano v. Guevara, IL, Settlement, Wrongful Conviction, 2021 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION ARMANDO SERRANO ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) ) vs. ) ) ) REYNALDO GUEVARA, ERNEST ) HALVORSEN, EDWARD MINGEY, ) MATTHEW COGHLAN, JOHN DILLON, the ) CITY OF …
Cano v Truemper IL Settlement 2021 Information Sheet for Case Number Official Case# Case# 18-50080 18-CV-50080 IDOC# Pl <.. .1tiffs: Opposing Counsel: Institutions: Cano, Taylor #Y20503 v. Truemper, et al. Defendants: 6/20/18 Date Served Status Recei ved Filed Case Name closed 8/ 2/ 18 Class Action D On App eal …
HRDC v. IDOC, IL, Complaint, FOIA, 2021 Hearing Date: 12/16/2021 9:30 AM - 9:30 AM Courtroom Number: 2301 Location: District 1 Court Cook County, IL FILED DATE: 8/17/2021 4:27 PM 2021CH04102 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT, CHANCERY DIVISION HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENSE CENTER, Plaintiff, v. ILLINOIS …
