Strong v. Tessmann, IL, Settlement, Wrongful Conviction, 2017 Resolution 17 - A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF A SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND MUTUAL RELEASE OF THE LITIGATION ENTITLED JASON STRONG V. TESSMANN ET AL. CASE NO. 16 CV 4885 WHEREAS, the Village of Barrington Hills (hereinafter the “Village”) is a named …
Bakke v. Case, IL, Complaint, False Arrest, 2017 Case: 1:17-cv-06118 Document #: 1 Filed: 08/22/17 Page 1 of 6 PageID #:1 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION BRIDGET BAKKE ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) ) LT. CASE (Star #317), OFFICER ) BREZINSKI …
$500,000 Settlement for Shackled IL Man Thrown from County Jail Transport Van by Joe Watson by Joe Watson A man who was shackled, handcuffed, and in custody when he was thrown out of a moving, Jefferson County, Illinois transport van was awarded $500,000 in July 2008 after his estate settled …
$255,000 Jury Award for Man Beaten by IL Jail Guards After Judge Grants Remittitur by Joe Watson by Joe Watson Donald Martin, Jr., had been awarded $780,000 in compensatory and punitive damages by a federal jury in July 2008 after he’d sued Cook County, Ill., Sheriff Michael Sheahan and the …
$2,500 Settlement for Chicago Man Injured by Tight Shackles by Joe Watson by Joe Watson Markus Durden-Bey accepted a $2,500 settlement from the City of Chicago in July 2008 after alleging that, during his arrest by Chicago Police for drug possession on Feb. 20, 2007, he suffered numbness, swelling, and …
Seventh Circuit: Two-month Delay in Ordering Biopsy Not Deliberate Indifference by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis The Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit ruled on October 12, 2016 that a two-month delay in ordering a biopsy of a prisoner’s potentially cancerous masses did not constitute deliberate indifference to his …
Seventh Circuit: Medical Deliberate Indifference Case Remanded, Loses at Trial by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis In August 2015, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a district court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of prison officials accused of being deliberately indifferent to a prisoner’s serious medical needs, and …
Illinois: Prison Guards Sued for Fatally Beating, Suffocating Prisoner by Lonnie Burton by Lonnie Burton On October 4, 2015, Illinois State prison guards identified only as officers Boland, Bufford and Deal beat prisoner Terrance Jenkins to death at the Pontiac Correctional Center while he was restrained, and suffocated him by …
Illinois Prisoner Fatally Shot after Standoff; Hostages File Lawsuit by On May 13, 2017, police shot and killed Kane County jail prisoner Tywon M. Salters at the Delnor Hospital in Geneva after he took first one and then another nurse hostage while recovering from surgery. The nurses filed suit against …
Harris v. Spiller, IL, Merit Review, Failure to Protect, 2017 Case 3:17-cv-00642-DRH-DGW Document 7 Filed 07/28/17 Page 1 of 11 Page ID #39 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS RAY HARRIS, # M-21142, Plaintiff, v. No. 3:17-cv-00642-DRH BETSY SPILLER, MAJOR D. MALCOLM, BART LIND, …
Blakely v. Obaisi, IL, Complaint, Medical Neglect, 2017 Case: 1:14-cv-01114 Document #: 130 Filed: 07/25/17 Page 1 of 9 PageID #:423 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHEASTERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION CARROLL BLAKEY, Plaintiff, v. SALEH OBAISI, M.D., IMHOTEP CARTER, M.D., PARTHASARATHI GHOSH, M.D., and WEXFORD …
Friends-Smiley v. City of Chicago, IL, Settlement, Unlawful Search & Seizure, 2017 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT O.F ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION DENESE FRIENDS-SMJLEY, on behalfof herself and as Mother and Next Friend of R.S., JADA SMJLEY, MICHEAUX CORBETT, and TERESA RUSH, as Mother and Next …
COPA-Summary Report of Investigation-Dec 2005 CIVILIAN OFFICE OF POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY LOG #1087742 SUMMARY REPORT OF INVESTIGATION Date of Incident: December 11, 2005 Time of Incident: 12:12 pm Location of Incident: 511 East Browning Avenue, Chicago, IL 60653 Date of IPRA Notification:1 July 17, 2017 BACKGROUND & SYNOPSIS OF INVESTIGATION Former …
Heard v. Kramer, IL, Settlement, Failure to Protect, 2018 SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND GENERAL RELEASE BOBBY J. HEARD v. KRAMER, LEWIS, CONKLIN AND DAVIS ND IL Case No. 17 CV 3435 AND BOBBY J. HEARD v. ROBINSON ND IL Case No. 17 CV 5461 This Settlement Agreement and General Release ("Agreement") …
Illinois Pays $450,000 to Prisoner Who was Raped, Punished for Reporting It by Lonnie Burton by Lonnie Burton An Illinois State prisoner who was raped agreed to settle his lawsuit against Illinois Department of Corrections (IDOC) officials who punished him for reporting the sexual assault. The $450,000 payout was one …
Illinois Prisoner Wins Federal Civil Rights Suit over Mail Censorship by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna Kevin A. Williams, a state prisoner at the Pontiac Correctional Center in Illinois, was serving a 65-year sentence for murder. While at Pontiac he ordered a copy of his victim’s death certificate, but prison …
Seventh Circuit Reinstates Illinois Prisoner’s Religious Rights Suit by Lonnie Burton by Lonnie Burton On October 17, 2016, the Seventh Circuit granted the appeal of an Illinois state prisoner who had sued for violations of his religious rights. The appellate court held that a previous claim he had filed in …
Seventh Circuit Reverses Dismissal of Civil Rights Suit against Cook County Jail by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna Kevin Dixon was a pretrial detainee at the Cook County Jail in Chicago, Illinois when he was diagnosed with a paratracheal mass. Unfortunately, according to the Seventh Circuit, medical personnel at the …
Illinois High Court Upholds Sex Offender Requirements Struck Down in Other States by Lonnie Burton by Lonnie Burton On October 20, 2016, the Illinios Supreme Court declared constitutional a law that requires convicted sex offenders to report their email addresses, Internet identities and related online data to law enforcement officials. …
Illinois Supreme Court: No Appointed State Expert in SDPA Recovery Proceeding by On May 19, 2016, the Supreme Court of Illinois held the state could not use a handpicked expert witness to give testimony in a recovery proceeding under the Sexually Dangerous Persons Act (SDPA). James E. Grant was convicted …
