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Houston v. Nickolson, IL, Settlement, Conditions of Confinement, 2020

Brief • September 24, 2020

Filed under: Eighth Amendment, Vermin, Infestations of vermin, Deliberate Indifference

Houston v. Nickolson, IL, Settlement, Conditions of Confinement, 2020 Information Sheet for Case Number Official Case# Case# 19-3894 19-CV-3894 Plaintiffs: Houston, Lemuel #B88647 v. Nicholson, et al. IDOC# Defendants: Received Filed Case Name 7/ 3/19 Date Served 7/ 18/ 19 Status closed Class Action On Appeal □ n .Spc~ars Opposing …

Barrows v. Larry, IL, Settlement, Failure to Treat, 2020

Brief • September 24, 2020

Filed under: Wexford Health Services, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness), Inadequate Health Care Facilities, Deliberate Indifference

Barrows v. Larry, IL, Settlement, Failure to Treat, 2020 Information Sheet for Case Number Official Case# Case# 16-7882 16-CV-7882 Opposing Counsel: Institutions: Barrows, Henry #B82577 v. Larry, et al. IDOC# Plaintiffs: Filed Case Name Defendants: 09/1/16 Date Served Received 03/20/17 Status closed Class Action On Appeal .... Spears L Pro …

Alvarez v. DuPage County Sheriff, IL, Settlement,EEOC, 2020

Brief • September 23, 2020

Filed under: Employment - Termination

Alvarez v. DuPage County Sheriff, IL, Settlement,EEOC, 2020 REL• ASE AND S , 'fTLEMENT A REEMENT THIS RELEASE AND SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT (hereinafter, "AGREEMENT'') is made by and between Lissette Alvarez (hereinafter, "ALVAREZ"), Terry Heady of Law Office of Terry Heady (hereinafter, "HEADY"), Alvarez's attomey, and DUPAGE COUNY SHERIFF James Mendrick …

Horshaw v. Mayo, IL, Settlement, Failure to Protect, 2020

Brief • September 8, 2020

Filed under: Prison Gangs, Skeletal Injury, Brain Injury, Failure to Protect (General)

Horshaw v. Mayo, IL, Settlement, Failure to Protect, 2020 Information Sheet for Case Number Official Case# Case# 14-248 SD 14-CV-248 Harshaw, Kirk #M21693 v. Mayo, et al. IDOC# Plaintiffs: Filed Case Name Defendants: 11/17/14 Date Served Received Status 12/1/14 closed Class Action On Appeal Spears Opposing Counsel: Institutions: 0 Pro …

Island v. McClain, IL, Settlement, Unlawful Search & Seizure, 2020

Brief • September 8, 2020

Filed under: False Arrest, Search and Seizure, No-Knock Warrants, False Statements or Testimony, Home Search

Island v. McClain, IL, Settlement, Unlawful Search & Seizure, 2020 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION JAMELL ISLAND, TREZELLE ISLAND, and JANELL ISLAND, Plaintiffs, v. ) ) 19 C 1831 ) No. ) ) District Judge Rebecca R. Pallmeyer ) ) CITY …

Abdullah v. Wexford, IL, Settlement, Medical Neglect, 2020

Brief • September 4, 2020

Filed under: Wexford Health Services, Systemic Medical Neglect, Failure to Treat, Inadequate Health Care Facilities

Abdullah v. Wexford, IL, Settlement, Medical Neglect, 2020 Information Sheet for Case Number ____ _________________________________________ ,. ,., 16-920 16-CV-920 Opposin(I Counsel: Abdullah, Salik #C82430 v. IDOC, et al. IDOC# Plaintiffs: Filed Case Name Official Case# Case# Defendants: Received 8/16/16 Pro Se L.1 Class Action On Appeal [] Spears [ .J …

News in Brief

Article • September 1, 2020 • from PLN September, 2020

Filed under: News in Brief

News in Brief by California:In June 2020, California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) commuted 21 state prisoners’ sentences, a dozen of them were for murder convictions, patch.com reported. Seven were committed when the prisoner was 22 or younger. Half of the prisoners are now 59 or older. One commutation went to …

Disabled Detainee at Cook County Jail Wins Class Certification in Lawsuit

Article • September 1, 2020 • from PLN September, 2020

Filed under: Disabled Prisoners, Class Certification

Disabled Detainee at Cook County Jail Wins Class Certification in Lawsuit by David Reutter by David M. Reutter On April 9, 2020, Preston Bennett, a disabled prisoner at the Cook County Jail (CCJ) in Chicago, won class-action certification to represent all of the jail’s disabled prisoners housed in its Division …

Richard v. Pfister, et al., IL, opinion and order, prisoner denied medical and other services, 2020

Brief • September 1, 2020

Filed under: Eighth Amendment, Exercise, Transportation, Americans with Disabilities Act, Rehabilitation Act, Qualified Immunity, Control Units/SHU/Solitary Confinement

Richard v. Pfister, et al., IL, opinion and order, prisoner denied medical and other services, 2020 Case: 1:17-cv-04677 Document #: 141 Filed: 09/01/20 Page 1 of 17 PageID #:1931 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION WILLIAM H. RICHARD, Plaintiff, No. 17 C 4677 v. …

Sutton v. Nicholson, IL, Settlement, Failure to Protect, 2020

Brief • August 28, 2020

Filed under: Retaliation for Filing Grievances, Failure to Protect (General), Deliberate Indifference

Sutton v. Nicholson, IL, Settlement, Failure to Protect, 2020 Information Sheet for Case Number Official Case # Case# 18-CV-8054 18-8054 Sutton, Darryl #B19389 v. Nicholson, et al. Plaintiffs: Opposing Counsel: Institutions: IDOC# Filed Received 02/22/19 02/27/19 Case Name Defendants: Date Served Status closed D Class Action On Appeal D Spears …

Dorn v. Myers, IL, Settlement, False Arrest, 2020

Brief • August 21, 2020

Filed under: False Arrest, Search and Seizure, Probable/Proximate Cause, False Statements, Testimony or Documents

Dorn v. Myers, IL, Settlement, False Arrest, 2020 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION TYRONE DORN Plaintiff, V. ASA MYERS, STAR NO. 3377, MANE MARAVIC, STAR NO. 18441, and THE CITY OF CHICAGO, a mllllicipal corporation, Defendants. ) ) ) ) ) …

Williams v. IDOC, IL, Settlement, Failure to Protect, 2020

Brief • August 21, 2020

Filed under: Failure to Protect (General), Negligence/Reckless Endangerment, Deliberate Indifference

Williams v. IDOC, IL, Settlement, Failure to Protect, 2020 Information Sheet for Case Number Case# Official Case# 18-2129 18-CV-2129-NJR Williams, Travis #B67417 v. IDOC, et al. IDOC# Plaintiffs: Filed Case Name Defendants: Received 11/29/18 Date Served Status 2/26/19 closed Class Action On Appeal Spears .. Opposing Counsel: Institutions: Pro Se …

Anderson v. Pfister, IL, Settlement, Conditions of Confinement, 2020

Brief • August 17, 2020

Filed under: Conditions of Confinement, Food, Eighth Amendment, Ventilation, Vermin, Infestations of vermin

Anderson v. Pfister, IL, Settlement, Conditions of Confinement, 2020 Information Sheet for Case Number Official Case# Case# 18-627 18-CV-627 Anderson, Leroy #N34141 v. Pfister, et al. IDOC# Plaintiffs: Filed Received 06/1/18 1/26/18 Case Name Defendants: Date Served Status closed Class Action On Appeal Spears Opposing Counsel: Institutions: Pro Se Issues: …

Rodesky v. Wexford, IL, Complaint, Medical Neglect, 2020

Brief • August 12, 2020

Filed under: Wexford Health Services, Medication, Systemic Medical Neglect, Injury -- Misc., Diabetes, Failure to Treat

Rodesky v. Wexford, IL, Complaint, Medical Neglect, 2020 1:15-cv-01002-JEH # 112 Page 1 of 17 E-FILED Wednesday, 12 August, 2020 04:58:08 PM Clerk, U.S. District Court, ILCD United States District Court For the Central District of Illinois Anthony Rodesky, Plaintiff. v. Wexford Health Source, Incorporated; Dr. Marvin Powers, in his …

Rico v. Butler, IL, Settlment, Failure to Protect Informant, 2020

Brief • August 7, 2020

Filed under: Retaliation for Filing Grievances, Eighth Amendment, Informants (Failure to Protect), Deliberate Indifference

Rico v. Butler, IL, Settlment, Failure to Protect Informant, 2020 Information Sheet for Case Number Official Case# Case# 16-877 SD 16-CV-877 Case Name Rico, Miguel #M34394 v. Butler, et al. Defendants: Plaintiffs: Filed 10/17/16 Date Served Status Received 11/15/16 closed Class Action On Appeal Spears Opposing Counsel: Institutions: Pro Se …

Brzowski v. Sigler, IL, Judgment, Wrongful Imprisonment, 2020

Brief • August 6, 2020

Filed under: Conditions of Confinement, Wrongful Imprisonment, Cruel and Unusual Punishment, False Imprisonment, Emotional Distress

Brzowski v. Sigler, IL, Judgment, Wrongful Imprisonment, 2020 1:17-cv-09339 ILND 450 (Rev.Case: 04/29/2016) Judgment in a Civil Document Action #: 169 Filed: 08/06/20 Page 1 of 1 PageID #:2900 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS Walter Brzowski Plaintiff(s), Case No. 17 C 9339 Judge …

Milliner v. City of Chicago, IL, Settlement, Wrongful Death, 2020

Brief • August 4, 2020

Filed under: Shootings, Police--Excessive Force, False Statements, Testimony or Documents, Conspiracies, Attempts, Solicitations

Milliner v. City of Chicago, IL, Settlement, Wrongful Death, 2020 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION ESTATE OF MARTICE MILLINER, Deceased, by Khadija Farmer, Administrator, ) Plaintiff, VS. ) ) ) ) ) Case No. 16 C 7064 Judge: Robert Gettleman ) …

Navar v. City of Chicago, IL, Complaint, Excessive Force, 2020

Brief • August 3, 2020

Filed under: Protests, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Excessive Force (Police), Fourth Amendment, rights

Navar v. City of Chicago, IL, Complaint, Excessive Force, 2020 Case: 1:20-cv-04526 Document #: 1 Filed: 08/03/20 Page 1 of 5 PageID #:1 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION YARITSSA NAVAR, ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) Plaintiff, vs. …

Seventh Circuit: Totality of the Circumstances Must be Considered to Show “Policy or Custom” by Government Agency Caused Injury for Monell Claim

Article • August 1, 2020 • from PLN August, 2020

Filed under: Policy versus Practice, Monell Claims

Seventh Circuit: Totality of the Circumstances Must be Considered to Show “Policy or Custom” by Government Agency Caused Injury for Monell Claim by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit held on February 19, 2020, that a totality of the circumstances must be …

Former Prisoners Are Running for Office In 2020

Article • August 1, 2020 • from PLN August, 2020

Filed under: Prison Reform, Restrictions, discrimination, Voting Rights

Former Prisoners Are Running for Office In 2020 by Daniel A. Rosen by Daniel A. Rosen When those who have been incarcerated run for office, they can speak with authority about prison reform. They bring credibility that others simply can’t. In 2020, more ex-inmates than ever are coming out of …