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 …
Seventh Circuit Affirms Summary Judgment to Defendants in Prisoner’s Wrongful Death Case by Lonnie Burton by Lonnie Burton On October 17, 2016, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a district court’s order granting summary judgment in favor of the warden and a private health care provider in a case …
Arnold v. Butler, IL, Merit Review, Failure to Protect, 2017 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS SEAN ARNOLD, #87516, Plaintiff, vs. KIMBERLY BUTLER, S.A. GODINEZ, TERRI ANDERSON, SHERRY BENTON, MHOF, ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, WEXFORD HEALTH SERVICES INC., JOHN DOE 1, and JOHN DOE2, …
Padilla v. Perez, IL, Settlement, Failure to Protect & Medical Neglect, 2017 SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND GENERAL RELEASE George Padilla v. Patrick Perez, et al. ND IL Case No. 15 CV 5862 This Settlement Agreement and General Release ("Agreement") is made by and between George Padilla ("Plaintiff') and Patrick B. Perez, …
Montanez v. Trost, IL, Complaint, Medical Neglect, 2017 Case 3:15-cv-01397-NJR-MAB Document 67 Filed 06/16/17 Page 1 of 12 Page ID #492 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS CARLOS A. MONTANEZ, #B46636, Plaintiff, v. DR. JOHN TROST, GAIL WALLS, KIMBERLY BUTLER, TODD BROOKS, And WEXFORD HEALTH SOURCES, …
Johnson v. Pfister, IL, Merit Review, Conditions of Confinement 2017 1:17-cv-01174-SLD # 9 Page 1 of 3 E-FILED UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS HENRY JOHNSON, Plaintiff, V. ) ) ) ) ) RANDY PFISTER et al., Defendants. Friday, 16 June, 2017 03:36:03 PM Clerk, U.S. District Court, …
Corona v. Todd, IL, Settlement, Failure to Protect, 2017 Settlement Agreement and Mutual Release This Settlement Agreement and Mutual Release ("Agreement" or "Release") is made by and among Plaintiff Manual Corona ("Corona" or "Plaintiff') and Defendants Mark Curran, Jr., Howard Todd, and the County of Lake (together, "Defendants"), hereinafter collectively …
Murray v. Sood, IL, Merit Review, Medical Neglect, 2020 4:17-cv-04029-JEH # 12 Page 1 of 8 E-FILED Thursday, 15 June, 2017 03:34:02 PM Clerk, U.S. District Court, ILCD UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE CENTRAL DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS TAVARUS MURRAY, ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) Plaintiff, v. …
Cobb v. Fitch, IL, Settlement, Medical Neglect, 2017 Settlement Agreement and Mutual Release This Settlement Agreement and Mutual Release ("Release") is made by and among Plaintiff Murry L. Cobb ("Cobb" or "Plaintiff') and named Defendants Scoti Fitch, Deputy Chief Theodore Uchiek (together, "Defendants,") and, in addition, the named Defendants current …
