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Matute v. Wathen, IL, Settlement, Medical Malpractice, 2019

Brief • November 15, 2019

Filed under: Dental Care, Malpractice, Liver, Jail Specific, Inadequate Health Care Facilities

Matute v. Wathen, IL, Settlement, Medical Malpractice, 2019 Edwin Matute v. David Wathen et.al. 17 CV 2556 Judge Mathew Kennelly GENERALRELEASEOF ALLCLAIMS This General Release of All Claims ("Release") arises out of litigation in the Federal District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, as shown by the caption above. …

Woods v. Fahy, IL, Complaint, Conditions of Confinement, 2019

Brief • November 15, 2019

Filed under: Wexford Health Services, Failure to Treat, Conditions of Confinement, Toxic Fumes/Chemicals, Inadequate Health Care Facilities

Woods v. Fahy, IL, Complaint, Conditions of Confinement, 2019 Case: 1:18-cv-02168 Document#: 32 Filed: 01/15/19 Page 1 of 8 PagelD #:141 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DMSION TERRANCE WOODS (B-15395), Plaintiff, ) ) ) ) v. TIMOTHY J. FAHY, O.D., WALTER NICHOLSON, DEBBIE KNAUER, …

Psarologos v. City of Chicago, IL, Complaint, Excessive Force, 2019

Brief • November 7, 2019

Filed under: Guard Brutality/Beatings, False Arrest, False Statements, Testimony or Documents, False Arrrest/Malicious Prosecution, Fabrication of Evidence

Psarologos v. City of Chicago, IL, Complaint, Excessive Force, 2019 Case: 1:19-cv-07400 Document #: 1 Filed: 11/07/19 Page 1 of 13 PageID #:1 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS, EASTERN DIVISION SPIROS PSAROLOGOS, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) vs. ) ) The CITY OF CHICAGO, a …

Doe v. City of Chicago, IL, Complaint, Sexual Assault of a Minor, 2019

Brief • November 7, 2019

Filed under: Assault by Police, Harassment by Police, Guard Misconduct, Sexual Abuse of a Minor

Doe v. City of Chicago, IL, Complaint, Sexual Assault of a Minor, 2019 Case: 1:19-cv-07375 Document #: 1 Filed: 11/07/19 Page 1 of 18 PageID #:1 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION ) JANE DOE, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) ) JURY …

Seventh Circuit: Failure to Provide Medical Accommodation is Deliberate Indifference

Article • November 6, 2019 • from PLN November, 2019

Filed under: Medical

Seventh Circuit: Failure to Provide Medical Accommodation is Deliberate Indifference by Kevin Bliss by Kevin Bliss The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals held in a June 26, 2019 ruling that sufficient evidence existed for a reasonable juror to conclude that prisoner LeRoy Palmer’s congenital deformity constituted a serious medical condition, …

Three Deaths in Three Days at Illinois Prison Spur Calls for Greater Transparency

Article • November 6, 2019 • from PLN November, 2019

Filed under: Drug/Alcohol Withdrawal, Suicides

Three Deaths in Three Days at Illinois Prison Spur Calls for Greater Transparency by Chad Marks by Chad Marks In September 2018, three prisoners died on three consecutive days at the Menard Correctional Center in Illinois. Kevin Curtis, 31, who was on suicide watch, died on September 5. The next …

No Fourth Amendment Violation for Abusive Group Strip Search of Female Prisoners

Article • November 6, 2019 • from PLN November, 2019

Filed under: Strip Searches, Fourth Amendment, rights

No Fourth Amendment Violation for Abusive Group Strip Search of Female Prisoners by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon On July 16, 2019, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals, in a two-to-one ruling, affirmed a district court’s dismissal of a Fourth Amendment claim prior to a jury trial, at which the …

Brisco v. Stinar, IL, Complaint, False Arrest & Imprisonment, 2019

Brief • November 1, 2019

Filed under: Wrongful Imprisonment, False Arrest, False Statements, Testimony or Documents, False Statements/Perjury, False Imprisonment

Brisco v. Stinar, IL, Complaint, False Arrest & Imprisonment, 2019 Case: 1:19-cv-07233 Document #: 1 Filed: 11/01/19 Page 1 of 5 PageID #:1 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION CORNEL BRISCO Plaintiff, vs. CHICAGO POLICE OFFICERS VINCENT STINAR, STAR NO. 4017 LENNY PIERRI, STAR …

Taylor v. Pfister, IL, Settlement, Failure to Protect, 2019

Brief • October 25, 2019

Filed under: Prison Gangs, Injury -- Misc., Failure to Protect (General)

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Anderson v. Doe, IL, Complaint, Wrongful Death, 2019

Brief • October 23, 2019

Filed under: Guard Brutality/Beatings, Excessive Force (Wrongful Death), Negligence/Reckless Endangerment

Anderson v. Doe, IL, Complaint, Wrongful Death, 2019 Case: 1:19-cv-06952 Document #: 1 Filed: 10/23/19 Page 1 of 4 PageID #:1 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION CHARNITA ANDERSON, on her own ) behalf and as Special Administrator of the ) Estate of CURTIS …

Ottman v. DuPage County, IL, Settlement, Medical Neglect, 2019

Brief • October 22, 2019

Filed under: Systemic Medical Neglect, Skeletal Injury, Failure to Treat, Jail Specific, Deliberate Indifference

Ottman v. DuPage County, IL, Settlement, Medical Neglect, 2019 IN THE UNITEDSTATESDISTRICTCOURT FOR THE NORTHERNDISTRICTOF ILLINOIS EASTERNDIVISION FAWZIA. OTTMAN(R-47719), Plaintiff, v, DUPAGECOUNTY,DUPAGECOUNTY SHERIFFJAMESMENDRICK,in his official capacity,JOHN ZARUBA,in his individual capacity,LISA ZEGAR,ALMAM. MARTIJA, M.D.,EVARISTOP. AGUINALDO,J.R., M.D., GERARDOC. GUZMAN,M.D.,AND COLIN CANTWELL,in his official and individual capacity, Defendants. ) ) ) ) ) …

Vitucci v. Nudi, IL, Settlement, False Arrest, 2019

Brief • October 21, 2019

Filed under: False Arrest, Probable/Proximate Cause, False Imprisonment

Vitucci v. Nudi, IL, Settlement, False Arrest, 2019 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS-EASTERN DIVISION REBECCA VITUCCI, Plaintiff, V. Case No. 19 CV 2205 MICHAEL NUDI, ERIC CARSTENSEN, ER!C Judge Matthew F. Kennelly KAECHELE, and the COUNTY OF LAKE, Defendants. RELEASE This Release arises …

Golden v. Meister, IL, Settlement, Retaliation and Failure to Protect, 2019

Brief • October 21, 2019

Filed under: Guard Misconduct, Retaliation, Failure to Protect (General)

Golden v. Meister, IL, Settlement, Retaliation and Failure to Protect, 2019 Information Sheet for Case Number Case# Official Case # 19-1241 Filed Case Name Received Status closed 19-CV-1241-CSB-EIL Golden,Demetrius #M38038 v. Meister, et al. 07/16/19 08/12/19 IDOC# Plaintiffs: Opposing Counsel: Institutions: Defendants: Date Served Class Action D On Appeal D …

Carter v. Lamb, IL, Settlement, Conditions of Confinment, 2019

Brief • October 17, 2019

Filed under: Conditions of Confinement, Plumbing, Sanitation

Carter v. Lamb, IL, Settlement, Conditions of Confinment, 2019 17-3351 11-CV-3351 Carter, Jonathan #R17412 v. Lamb, et al. Plaintiffs: IDOC# 7/27/18 Date Served 1/24/19 Class Action closed STA TE OF ILLINOIS - DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS-LEGAL SERVICES SETTLEMENT CASE CLOSURE FORM Atty FEIN#: Pint SS#: 01:pc:lticn: Q Q ~-: lnp.mctin Ri6ol …

Campbell v. Tejeda, IL, Settlement, 8th Amendment, 2019

Brief • October 17, 2019

Filed under: Eighth Amendment

Campbell v. Tejeda, IL, Settlement, 8th Amendment, 2019 Information Sheet for Case Number Official Case# 17-5454 17-CV-5454 .-... Case Name Filed Campbell, Ronald #A91769 v. Tejeda, et al. xx/xx/xx Received xx/xx/xx I. closed ~'" ••,_-"' I ;.-:: ~I -------P-la_i_n-ti-ff-s:_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _D_e_fe_n_d_a_n-ts_:_ _ _ _D_a_te-S-er_v_e_d_ …

Soto v. Tilden, IL, Settlement, Medical Neglect, 2019

Brief • October 15, 2019

Filed under: Wexford Health Services, Systemic Medical Neglect, Pain, Failure to Treat, Deliberate Indifference

Soto v. Tilden, IL, Settlement, Medical Neglect, 2019 GENERAL RELEASE OF ALL CLAIMS In ful) and complete consideration of the payment by Coverys Specialty Insurance Company of the sum of three thousand five hundred Dollars ($3500.00) the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, I, Oscar Soto, (the "Releasor''), …

Illinois Supreme Court: Prisoner’s Rights to Due Process Not Violated

Article • October 14, 2019

Filed under: Disciplinary Hearings, Witnesses (Disciplinary Hearings)

Illinois Supreme Court: Prisoner’s Rights to Due Process Not Violated by Aaron P. Fillmore, as a prisoner at the Lawrence Correctional Center in Illinois, was cited for violating rules related to being involved in a “Security Threat Group or Unauthorized Organizational Activity." Guards contended that Fillmore assumed an active leadership …

Judge Calls Prison Guard ‘Feckless Coward’ Yet Still Grants Him Immunity in Lawsuit

Article • October 13, 2019

Filed under: Sexual Assault, Qualified Immunity

Judge Calls Prison Guard ‘Feckless Coward’ Yet Still Grants Him Immunity in Lawsuit by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell  A jail guard who ran and hid when a prisoner he was watching grabbed his gun and terrorized a hospital was a “feckless coward,” the U.S. Court of Appeals for the …

Illinois Prisoner Loses Medical Indifference and Malpractice Claims

Article • October 13, 2019

Filed under: Medical, Stroke, Failure to Treat, Eighth Amendment, 42 U.S. Code § 1983, civil action for deprivation of rights

Illinois Prisoner Loses Medical Indifference and Malpractice Claims by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon  On September 16, 2019, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuitissued an opinion affirming a district court’s summary judgment against Dennis Davis on his medical indifference and malpractice suit against prison doctor Francis Kayira. Davis …

Henry v. Wexford, IL, Settlement, Medical Neglect, 2019

Brief • October 9, 2019

Filed under: Systemic Medical Neglect, Pain, Failure to Treat

Henry v. Wexford, IL, Settlement, Medical Neglect, 2019 14-3213 ND Doc Staff: 14-CV-3213 Henry, Lewis #A50173 v. Wexford, et al. 8/8/14 9/29/14 closed STA TE O F ILLINOIS - DEPART MENT O F CORRECTIONS-LEGAL SE RVICES SETTI.,EMENT CASE CLOSURE FORM '\kl/\<~ Case Name ·. ·J •. \)J-?..A~ ¼:_\\') , ~ …