Queens Couple Receives $10,000 Settlement after False Arrest and Property Confiscation by NYPD by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis Michael and Alisha Drepaul agreed to a $10,000 settlement with the city of New York in response to Mr. Drepaul’s false arrest and prosecution, and the police confiscation of $9,800 worth …
Perkins v. Wexford, IL, Complaint, Medical Neglect, 2018 .Case: 1:15-cv-06188 Document#: 117 Filed: 07/19/18 Page 1 of 25 PagelD #:842 IN THE UNITED ST ATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION AL VIN PERKINS JR., ) ) Plaintiff, ) No. 15-cv-06188 ) ) v. Honorable Gary …
Nelson v. Curran, IL, Complaint, Workers Compensation, 2018 FILED 7/16/2018 7:00 PM ERIN CARTWRIGHT WEINSTEIN Clerk of the Circuit Court WINTER IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE NINETEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCurfke County, Illinois LAKE COUNTY, WAUKEGAN ILLINOIS MICHAEL NELSON, Plaintiff, v. No. 18L557 SHERIFF MARK C. CURRAN, AND THE COUNTY OF …
Houston v. Pietrusiewicz, IL, Settlement, False Arrest, 2018 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION CHRISTOPHER HOU STON, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) V. Case No. 17 CV 6728 ) ) OFFICER PJETRUS IEWICZ (Star #12734),) OFFICER SULLIVAN (Star # 18436), ) OFFICER …
$1.25M Settlement for Chicago Man Coerced into Confessing to Rape and Murder by Christopher Zoukis Harold Hill, who was coerced into confessing to a rape and murder, and freed from prison when DNA evidence exonerated him nearly 13 years later, settled with the Chicago Police Department for $1,250,000. Attorney's fees …
$9 Million Settlement for Illinois Man Wrongly Imprisoned for Murder by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke In October 2017, a $9 million settlement was reached in a lawsuit brought by an Illinois man who spent 15 years in prison for a murder he didn’t commit. The suit alleged law enforcement …
Richard v. Pfister, IL, Amended Complaint, Denial of Medical Care, 2018 Case: 1:17-cv-04677 Document #: 44 Filed: 07/06/18 Page 1 of 10 PageID #:157 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION WILLIAM H. RICHARD, Plaintiff, No. 17 C 4677 v. Hon. Judge Thomas M. Durkin …
Shields v. City of Chicago, IL, Settlement, False Arrest & Excessive Force, 2018 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION Alan Shields, Plaintiff, v. City of Chicago, Robert Bandola, Shane Coleman, Michael McAuliffe, Patrick Josephs, Wayne Wiberg, Jacob Wojtaczka, and Raul Nava, ) ) ) …
Sangster v. City of Chicago, IL, Settlement, False Arrest, 2021 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION JULIUS SANGSTER, Plaintiff, V. CITY OF CHICAGO, and BILL CARO, Defendants. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) Case No. 17 C 6291 Judge …
Illinois: $380,000 Settlement in Lawsuit Over Jail Prisoner Assaulted by Other Prisoners by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On April 23, 2017, Cook County, Illinois paid $380,000 to settle a lawsuit brought by a woman using the pseudonym “Jane Doe,” who alleged she was repeatedly beaten and sexually assaulted by …
U.S. Supreme Court: Prevailing Prisoners Must Pay 25 Percent of Damage Awards Towards Attorney Fees by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna On February 21, 2018, the U.S. Supreme Court held, in a 5-4 decision, that when a prisoner wins a monetary judgment in a federal lawsuit and is entitled to …
Human Rights Defense Center Files Censorship Suit Against Illinois DOC by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna The Human Rights Defense Center (HRDC), the parent organization and publisher of Prison Legal News, filed suit in federal court in Chicago on February 13, 2018, arguing the Illinois Department of Corrections (IDOC) had …
Gaston v. Ghosh, et al., IL, amici curiae brief, private correctional healthcare malfeasance, 2018 No. 17-3618, 18-1281 UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SEVENTH CIRCUIT JAMES GASTON Plaintiff-Appellant, v. PARTHASARATHI GHOSH, et al., Defendants-Appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois Case No. …
Blakely v. Obaisi, IL, Settlement, Medical Neglect, 2018 038254/01245/MHW/JAP RELEASE AND SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT This Release and Settlement Agreement (the “Agreement”) is made and entered into by and between Plaintiff, CARROLL BLAKEY, (“Plaintiff”) and WEXFORD HEALTH SOURCES, INC. (“Wexford”), who are referred to collectively as the “Parties”. 1. In consideration for …
Simmons v. City of Chicago, IL, Settlement, Excessive Force, 2018 IN THE UNlTF:D STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF lLLlNOIS EASTERN DlVISION ) ) ) ) Plaintiffs, ) ) ) v. ) THE CITY OF Cl UCAGO; CHJCAGO POLICE ) OFFJCERS ANTHONY M. BABICZ (Star 12652); ) ARETHA …
Martin v. Stineson, IL, Merit Review, Failure to Protect, 2018 Case 3:18-cv-01159-SMY-RJD Document 8 Filed 06/22/18 Page 1 of 9 Page ID #57 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS FRANK MARTIN, #MS2427, Plaintiff, vs. ) ) ) ) ) Case No. 18-cv-1159-SMY ) WARDEN …
$1.25 Million Settlement for Chicago Man Coerced into Confessing to Rape and Murder by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis Harold Hill, who was coerced into confessing to a rape and murder, and freed from prison when DNA evidence exonerated him nearly 13 years later, settled with the Chicago Police Department …
Gardner v. City of Chicago, IL, Complaint, Excessive Force, 2018 Case: 1:18-cv-04251 Document #: 1 Filed: 06/19/18 Page 1 of 6 PageID #:1 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS, EASTERN DIVISION TRAVON GARDNER and TREONIA GARDNER, Plaintiff, v. The CITY OF CHICAGO, Illinois, a municipal corporation …
Johnson v. Cox, IL, Settlement, False Arrest, 2018 IN THE UNITED STA TES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION GREGORY JOHNSON, Plaintiff, vs. CHICAGO POLICE OFFICER BRYAN COX, Star No. 19328, CHICAGO POLICE OFFICER ROCCO PRUGAR, St.iir No. 15445; CHICAGO POLICE OFFICER DAVID SALGADO, Star No. …
Andrews v. Rauner, IL, Response in Opposition to Motion for Dismissal of Counts 2 and 3, Failure to Treat Mental Health, 2018 1:18-cv-01101-SEM-TSH # 21 Page 1 of 12 E-FILED Monday, 18 June, 2018 11:48:22 PM Clerk, U.S. District Court, ILCD IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF …
