Wallace v. Lamb, IL, Complaint, 2019 Case 3:17-cv-00487-NJR-GCS Document 61 Filed 03/07/19 Page 1 of 8 Page ID #163 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS GREGORY WALLACE, #R 18196, Plaintiff, vs. NICHOLAS LAMB, LT. MATTHEW MC CARTHY, LT. EARL DIXON, and LT. JOHN BACH, …
Long-Term Illinois Prisoners Rarely Released by State Parole Board by Rick Anderson by Rick Anderson The more a certain group of Illinois prisoners age behind bars, the less likely they are to be released, according to a study released last year by the non-partisan, not-for-profit group Injustice Watch. The study, …
Seventh Circuit Vacates, Remands Punitive Damages Award Against Wexford by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals has remanded a prisoner’s lawsuit against Wexford Health Sources, Inc., the healthcare provider for Illinois’ Department of Corrections, for either a reduced punitive damages award or a new trial …
Closed Since 2013, Tamms Prison Now “Rampant” with Mold by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke As previously reported in PLN, the Illinois Department of Corrections (DOC) closed the Tamms Correctional Center as part of a cost-cutting consolidation of state prisons pushed by then-Governor Pat Quinn in 2013. [See: PLN, June …
Two Transgender Prisoners Transferred to Women’s Prison by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke In a rare move, in December 2018 the Illinois Department of Corrections (IDOC) transferred a pre-operative male-to-female transgender prisoner from a men’s prison to a women’s facility in order to conform with the prisoner’s gender identity. …
Seventh Circuit Excuses Exhaustion Requirement for Spanish-Speaking Prisoner by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals has reversed the dismissal of an Illinois state prisoner’s 42 U.S.C. § 1983 suit for failure to exhaust administrative remedies as required by the Prison Litigation Reform Act (PLRA), based …
Illinois DOC Permanently Enjoined From Neglecting Prisoners’ Mental Health by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna On October 30, 2018, a federal judge entered a permanent injunction that enjoined the Illinois Department of Corrections (IDOC) from violating the Eighth Amendment and Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) with respect to mental health …
Sims v. Pfister, IL, Amended Complaint, Medical Neglect, 2019 Case: 1:18-cv-03842 Document#: 26 Filed: 03/04/19 Page 1 of 14 PagelD #:251 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS - EASTERN DMSION BLANTON SIMS, Plaintiff, v. SHERWIN MILES, RANDY PFISTER, JEREMIAH DALY, TROY JOHNSON, MARLENE HENZE, GHALIAH OBAISI, …
Varela v. Kontagiannis, IL, Amended Complaint, Medical Neglect, 2019 Case: 1:18-cv-06818 Document #: 17 Filed: 02/28/19 Page 1 of 9 PageID #:50 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION VINCENT VARELA ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) ) LAKE COUNTY CORRECTIONAL OFFICER …
Cooper v. City of Chicago, IL, Settlement, Excessive Force, 2019 IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SEVENTH CIRCUIT GARY COOPER, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. ) ) ) ) Case No.: 18-3019 ) CITY OF CHICAGO, KATHLEEN A. CLYNE,) KEN A. JA, KA THY L. SCHNEIDER, ) VASILIOS H. PAPADOPOULOS, …
Sutton v. Nicholson, IL, Merit Review, Failure to Protect, 2019 A TR UE:,.G0P-¥,t\ TTEST 1 THOMi~{t?})~R • J1:,,~LERK By.fs( ;/•,QEL U.S. DJSTRl~, ll~fST IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR,~,. "•~ j z NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS \n1 ~ DarrylJ. Sutton(B-19389), ) ) V, ·. 1:;1, ,Sf,} • Case No. …
Howard v. City of Chicago, IL, Complaint, False Arrest, 2019 Case: 1:19-cv-01281 Document #: 1 Filed: 02/20/19 Page 1 of 13 PageID #:1 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION LAURENTIO HOWARD, as father and next friend of D.H., a minor, Plaintiff, vs. CITY OF …
Brown v. Obaisi, IL, Settlement, Medical Neglect, 2019 6783 MRS/PJS/CMS UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION DAVID BROWN, Plaintiff, vs. ) ) ) ) ) No. 15 CV 07006 ) DR. OBAISI, et al. Defendants. ) ) Honorable Manish S. Shah ) CONFIDENTIAL SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND …
Stoces v. Obaisi, IL, Settlement, Medical Neglect, 2019 RELEASE OF ALL CLAIMS AND INDEMNITY AGREEMENT AS TO A LAWSUIT BEARING THE CAUSE NUMBER 3:15-cv-00277-GCS The undersigned, Robert Stoces, (hereinafter "Plaintiff'' or "Claimant") being of lawful age, for the sole consideration of $75,000.00 (Seventy Five Thousand Dollars), receipt of which is …
Illinois Calculates the High Costs of Recidivism by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon The state of Illinois seems to be getting serious about downsizing its prison population and reducing the number of offenders who return to prison after being paroled. Governor Bruce Rauner created a task force in 2015, the …
Illinois DOC Settles Lawsuit Filed by Deaf, Hard of Hearing Prisoners by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna The Illinois Department of Corrections (IDOC) has settled a class-action suit brought by deaf and hard of hearing prisoners who said they were denied sign-language interpreters for what was called “high-stakes interactions” with …
New Trial on Causation Required in Illinois Jail Detainee’s Suicide by David M. Reutter by David M. Reutter The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals held on August 10, 2018 that an Illinois federal district court erred in granting judgment as a matter of law on the issue of causation in …
Thompson v. IDOC, IL, Complaint, Sexual Harassment, 2019 Case: 1:19-cv-00722 Document#: 1 Filed: 02/04/19 Page 1 of 12 PagelD #:1 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DMSION MS. KESHA THOMPSON, ) ) Plaintiff, ~ ) ) ) 19-C-00722 No. _ _ _ _ …
Harvey v. Duncan, IL, Settlement, Medical Neglect, 2019 GENERAL RELEASE OF ALL CLAIMS In full and complete consideration of the payment by Coverys Specialty Insurance Company of the sum of Two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($2,500.00), the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, I, Bryant Harvey, Jr. (the …
Gill v. Curran, IL, Amended Complaint, ADA Compliance, 2019 Case: 1:18-cv-07891 Document#: 14 Filed: 01/28/19 Page 1 of 22 Page ID #:82 IN THE UNITEDSTATES DISTRICTCOURT NORTHERNDISTRICTOF ILLINOIS EASTERNDIVISION ADAM GILL, ) ) Plaintiff, vs. MARK CURRAN, JOHN lDLEBURG, LAKE COUNTY EMPLOYEFJAGENT D. HOLLINGSWORTH (#1348), TARYN WEILER, MITESHKUMAR MODI, ALLA …
