Llamas v. DuPage County, IL, Complaint, Excessive Force, 2016 Case: 1:16-cv-09501 Document #: 1 Filed: 10/05/16 Page 1 of 4 PageID #:1 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION CHRYSTIL LLAMAS, ) ) Plaintiff, ) No. 16-cv-9501 ) vs. ) Judge ) Magistrate Judge DUPAGE …
Chicago Police Detective Accused of Brutality Used Similar Techniques at Guantanamo by Derek Gilna In an ironic twist of fate, a former Chicago police detective accused of acts of brutality against suspects in police custody has been cited for using similar tactics at the U.S. military prison in Guantanamo Bay, …
Seventh Circuit: Jailhouse Lawyer’s Help No Reason to Deny Appointment of Counsel by Gary Hunter The U.S. Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals has reversed a lower court ruling that denied appointment of counsel to a prisoner because he received legal help from another prisoner. Ladell Henderson had a fifth grade …
Drastic Sentence Reduction for Mentally Ill Former Tamms Prisoner by Matthew Clarke When Anthony Gay, then-19 years old, was sentenced by an Illinois court for a 1993 probation violation and strong arm robbery that netted a hat and a dollar bill, he was sent to prison for 7 years. But …
Illinois: Exonerated Prisoner Calls $80,000 Award a Travesty, Retrial Ordered by Gary Hunter Nathson E. Fields spent 18 years in prison due to a conveniently “lost” file that would have cleared him. Fields was a member of the El Rukn street gang when he was convicted of a double homicide …
Ellis v. Pfister, IL, Complaint and Jury Demand - Prison Death at Pontiac Correctional Center, 2016 Case: 1:16-cv-09449 Document #: 1 Filed: 10/03/16 Page 1 of 17 PageID #:1 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS, EASTERN DIVISION PHYLLIS ELLIS, as Administrator of the Estate …
Hoffman v. DuPage County, IL, Complaint, Medical Neglect, 2018 Case: 1:16-cv-09411 Document #: 1 Filed: 09/30/16 Page 1 of 11 PageID #:1 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS, EASTERN DIVISION RENEE HOFFMAN, Plaintiff, v. DUPAGE COUNTY, ILLINOIS, SHERIFF ZARUBA, individually and in his official …
Nieves v. Wexford, IL, Complaint, Medical Neglect, 2016 Case: 1:16-cv-01063 Document#: 18 Filed: 09/29/16 Page 1 of 19 PagelD #:150 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION Hector Nieves ) ) ) ) Plaintiff, 16CV1063 ) v. Wexford Health Sources, Inc. Dr. Parthasarathi …
Walker v. White, Amended complaint, wrongful conviction case, 2016 <p>Amended complaint filed in Walker v. White - wrongful conviction suit filed on behalf of Jermaine Walker in Illinois federal court.</p> Case: 1:16-cv-07024 Document #: 24 Filed: 09/26/16 Page 1 of 38 PageID #:119 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR …
Benitez v. City of Chicago, IL, Complaint, False Arrest, 2016 Case: 1:16-cv-09244 Document #: 1 Filed: 09/26/16 Page 1 of 9 PageID #:1 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION ALMA BENITEZ, Plaintiff, vs. CITY OF CHICAGO, Defendant. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) …
Reyes v. Atchison, IL, Merit Review, Solitary Confinement, 2016 Case 3:16-cv-00826-NJR-DGW Document 6 Filed 09/26/16 Page 1 of 13 Page ID #83 IN THE UNITEDSTATES DISTRICTCOURT FOR THE SOUTHERNDISTRICTOF ILLINOIS JAIRO REYES, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) vs. } Case No. 16-cv-0826-NJR ) ILLINOISDEPARTMENTOF CORRECTIONS, MICHAELP. ATCHISON, SALVADORGODINEZ, RICHARD HARRINGTON, …
Global Tel Link v. Federal Communications Commission and United States of America, DC, Amicus Brief for States of MN, IL, MA, NM, NY, WA, and DC, Telephone Contact During Incarceration, 2016 USCA Case #15-1461 Document #1636355 Filed: 09/19/2016 Page 1 of 27 NOT YET SCHEDULED FOR ORAL ARGUMENT No. 15-1461 …
Morris v. Lashbrook, IL, Merit Review, Medical Neglect, 2016 Case 3:16-cv-00924-NJR-DGW Document 10 Filed 09/19/16 Page 1 of 10 Page ID #206 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS WARREN MORRIS, # B-77336, Plaintiff, vs. JACQUELINE LASHBROOK, BETSEY SPILLER, CHRISTINE BROWN, MICHAEL D. SCOTT, and …
U.S. v. Brown, IL, Exhibits to Motions, Racially Selective Law Enforcement, 2016 WARNING: AT LEAST ONE DOCUMENT COULD NOT BE INCLUDED! You were not billed for these documents. Please see below. Document Number Document Description Pages Document Error Document Main document 69 DOCUMENT COULD NOT BE RETRIEVED! However, it may …
Strong v. Tessmann, IL, Amended Complaint, Wrongful Conviction, 2016 Case: 1:16-cv-04885 Document #: 112 Filed: 09/07/16 Page 1 of 38 PageID #:274 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION JASON STRONG, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) ) LUCIAN TESSMANN, WILLIAM VALKO, …
BOP Settles Sexual Orientation and Reprisal Discrimination Claims by Christopher Zoukis The Bureau of Prisons settled multiple claims of discrimination brought by an employee in July 2001. Kimberly Ann Chermock filed a discrimination claim with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) alleging discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation at …
BOP Settles Religious and Gender Discrimination Claim for $1,000 by Christopher Zoukis The Bureau of Prisons settled an Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) claim of religious and gender discrimination for $1,000.00 in March 2003. The complaint, brought by senior prison guard Wallace L. Austin, alleged discrimination by the staff at …
Hollingsworth v. IDOC, IL, Complaint, Medical Neglect, 2016 Case: 1:15-cv-01595 Document #: 53 Filed: 09/06/16 Page 1 of 10 PageID #:142 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION ARTERO HOLLINGSWORTH, Plaintiff, v. ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, LOGAN CORRECTIONAL CENTER, SHERIDAN CORRECTIONAL CENTER, WEXFORD MEDICAL CORPORATION, …
Family Connections Bill Signed into Law in Illinois by Carrie Wilkinson Illinois Governor Bruce V. Rauner signed HB 6200, the Family Connections Bill, into law on August 22, 2016. Under the provisions of that legislation, domestic prison phone rates within the Illinois Department of Corrections (IDOC) and Department of Juvenile …
Sexual Assault Victim Awarded $1.5 Million in Lawsuit against Illinois Prison Guard by Christopher Zoukis A longtime Illinois Department of Corrections (IDOC) guard was ordered to pay $1.5 million to a female prisoner he had raped, though he did not face criminal charges for the assault. Timothy Ware, 40, a …
