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Richardson v. Dunn, IL, Complaint, Medical Neglect, 2015

Brief • November 25, 2015

Filed under: Wexford Health Services, Systemic Medical Neglect, Pain, Vision, Failure to Treat, Deliberate Indifference

Richardson v. Dunn, IL, Complaint, Medical Neglect, 2015 Case: 1:15-cv-04838 Document #: 19 Filed: 11/25/15 Page 1 of 16 PageID #:33 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION ARNESS RICHARDSON (N-98615), ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) ) DR. JASON DUNN, DR. GEORGE NISTA, ) DR. …

Smith v. Dart, IL, Settlement, 2015

Brief • November 23, 2015

Smith v. Dart, IL, Settlement, 2015 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION DONALD A. SMITH, ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) Plaintiff, vs. THOMAS DART, in his official capacity as Sheriff of Cook County, Defendant. No. 13 CV 5034 Honorable Judge Amy …

Lacy v. Dart, IL, Memo Opinion and Order, Wheelchairs, 2015

Brief • November 19, 2015

Filed under: Disabled Prisoners, Americans with Disabilities Act

Lacy v. Dart, IL, Memo Opinion and Order, Wheelchairs, 2015 Case: 1:14-cv-06259 Document #: 218 Filed: 11/19/15 Page 1 of 11 PageID #:6835 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION JOHNATHAN LACY, KENNETH FARRIS, MARQUIS BOWERS, MAURICE BOSTON, KEVIN DAWSON, individually and for …

Dabbs v Fenoglio, IL, Settlement, Medical Neglect, 2015

Brief • November 19, 2015

Filed under: Wexford Health Services, Systemic Medical Neglect, Pain, Skeletal Injury, Failure to Treat, Deliberate Indifference

Dabbs v Fenoglio, IL, Settlement, Medical Neglect, 2015 RELEASE OF ALL CLAIMS AND INDEMNITY AGREEMENT The undersigned, Charles Dabbs, hereinafter "Plaintiff," being of lawful age, for the sole consideration of $13,500 (thilteen-thousand five-hundred dollars and NO/IOOs), made payable to Lewis Rice LLC , does hereby and for his heirs, executors, …

Illinois’ Federal Court Holds Awarded Attorneys’ Fees Proportionate to Success in Suit against Police Officer; Chicago Free from Liability

Article • November 18, 2015

Filed under: Attorney Fee Awards

Illinois’ Federal Court Holds Awarded Attorneys’ Fees Proportionate to Success in Suit against Police Officer; Chicago Free from Liability by Illinois’ Federal Court Holds Awarded Attorneys’ Fees Proportionate to Success in Suit against Police Officer; Chicago Free from Liability The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit has affirmed …

Illinois’ Federal Court Holds Awarded Attorneys’ Fees Proportionate to Success in Suit against Police Officer; Chicago Free from Liability

Article • November 17, 2015

Filed under: Police Misconduct, Attorney Fee Awards

Illinois’ Federal Court Holds Awarded Attorneys’ Fees Proportionate to Success in Suit against Police Officer; Chicago Free from Liability by Illinois’ Federal Court Holds Awarded Attorneys’ Fees Proportionate to Success in Suit against Police Officer; Chicago Free from Liability The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit has affirmed …

Fields v City of Chicago, IL, Amended Complaint, wrongful death police car chase, 2009

Brief • November 13, 2015

Filed under: Accidents, Police Chases

Fields v City of Chicago, IL, Amended Complaint, wrongful death police car chase, 2009 E-Notice 2009-L-002962 CALENDAR: Q To: Elizabeth Nicole Mazur elizabethm@loevy.com NOTICE OF ELECTRONIC FILING IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS FIELDS JONDALYN M vs. BURGOS ANGEL L 2009-L-002962 The transmission was received on 11/13/2015 at …

Illinois Sues Prisoner for Cost of Incarceration

Article • November 6, 2015

Filed under: Seizure of Prisoner Funds, Prisoner Property

Illinois Sues Prisoner for Cost of Incarceration by Illinois Sues Prisoner for Cost of Incarceration In February 2013, the state of Illinois sued a prisoner to recover the cost of keeping him locked up for 15 months. The suit was filed after the state learned that the prisoner received an …

Smith v. State of Illinois, IL, Opinion, shakedown loss of inmate property, 2015

Brief • November 4, 2015

Filed under: Cell Searches, Prison/Common Area Searches, Prisoner Property

Smith v. State of Illinois, IL, Opinion, shakedown loss of inmate property, 2015 IN THE COUIRT OF CLAIMS OFTHE I FILED STATE OF ILLINOIS COURT Of CUMMS NOV 0 4 Z015 MATTHEW SMITH. #B-86629 S^taiyotSttttMd Ex-Oifielo QwkCwrt of CliInB Claimant, Case No. 15-CC-0807 V. STATE OF ILLINOIS, V Respondent. ) …

Seventh Circuit Upholds False Imprisonment and Deliberate Indifference Dismissal

Article • November 3, 2015

Filed under: Wrongful Imprisonment, Wrongful Release, Overdetention

Seventh Circuit Upholds False Imprisonment and Deliberate Indifference Dismissal by Seventh Circuit Upholds False Imprisonment and Deliberate Indifference Dismissal On September 4, 2014, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the dismissal of an Illinois prisoner’s false imprisonment suit, because he was not unlawfully detained. Sex offender David Armato was …

Norwood v. Obaisi, IL, Complaint, Medical Neglect, 2015

Brief • October 30, 2015

Filed under: Wexford Health Services, Systemic Medical Neglect, Pain, Skeletal Injury, Failure to Treat, Deliberate Indifference

Norwood v. Obaisi, IL, Complaint, Medical Neglect, 2015 Case: 1:14-cv-07059 Document #: 41 Filed: 10/30/15 Page 1 of 10 PageID #:168 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION KELVIN NORWOOD, ) ) Plaintiff, ) No: 14-cv-7059 v. ) ) Judge Charles R. Norgle …

Foster v. Wexford, IL, Complaint, Medical Neglect, 2015

Brief • October 29, 2015

Filed under: Wexford Health Services, Systemic Medical Neglect, Pain, Hernias, Failure to Treat, Deliberate Indifference

Foster v. Wexford, IL, Complaint, Medical Neglect, 2015 Case: 1:15-cv-01929 Document #: 28 Filed: 10/29/15 Page 1 of 7 PageID #:89 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS TONY FOSTER Plaintiff, Case Number 15-cv-1929 v. Judge Virginia M. Kendall WEXFORD HEALTH SOURCES, INC., SALEH OBAISI, M.D., and TERRY WILLIAMS, …

Federal Court Abused Discretion in Denying Wrongful Death Claim with Prejudice

Article • October 27, 2015

Filed under: Diabetes, Jail Specific, Diversity Jurisdiction, Supervisory Liability, Medical Neglect/Malpractice

Federal Court Abused Discretion in Denying Wrongful Death Claim with Prejudice by Federal Court Abused Discretion in Denying Wrongful Death Claim with Prejudice The Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit has affirmed a lower court’s dismissal of deliberate indifference claims against a sheriff and health care provider for a …

$25 Million Awarded to Innocent Illinois Prisoner Incarcerated for 16 Years

Article • October 27, 2015

Filed under: Wrongful Conviction, Wrongful Imprisonment

$25 Million Awarded to Innocent Illinois Prisoner Incarcerated for 16 Years by $25 Million Awarded to Innocent Illinois Prisoner Incarcerated for 16 Years In January 2012, a jury in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois awarded plaintiff Thaddeus Jimenez $25,000,000 after prevailing in his civil rights. …

Mauldin v. Obaisi, IL, Complaint, Medical Neglect, 2015

Brief • October 27, 2015

Filed under: Wexford Health Services, Medication, Systemic Medical Neglect, Pain, Skeletal Injury, Failure to Treat, Deliberate Indifference

Mauldin v. Obaisi, IL, Complaint, Medical Neglect, 2015 Case: 1:15-cv-02106 Document #: 81 Filed: 10/27/15 Page 1 of 31 PageID #:469 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS, EASTERN DIVISION ANDRE MAULDIN, Plaintiff, v. SALEH OBAISI; IMHOTEP CARTER; WEXFORD HEALTH SOURCES, INC.; TARRY WILLIAMS; MICHAEL …

Toxic Traps: Environmental Hazards Threaten Two Federal Supermax Prisons

Article • October 26, 2015 • from PLN November, 2015

Filed under: Environmental Law, National Environmental Policy Act

Toxic Traps: Environmental Hazards Threaten Two Federal Supermax Prisons by Laura Cepero Toxic Traps: Environmental Hazards Threaten Two Federal Supermax Prisons by Laura Cepero A Solitary Watch investigation into the sites of the federal government’s two “supermax” facilities – the first open for two decades, the second slated to open soon …

Seventh Circuit Vacates Unduly Restrictive Supervised Release Conditions

Article • October 26, 2015 • from PLN November, 2015

Filed under: U.S. Sentencing Guidelines, Parole Conditions

Seventh Circuit Vacates Unduly Restrictive Supervised Release Conditions by Derek Gilna Seventh Circuit Vacates Unduly Restrictive Supervised Release Conditions by Derek Gilna In a consolidated case involving post-release restrictions imposed on federal defendants, the Seventh Circuit struck down those portions of a district court’s judgment it deemed beyond the scope …

Ware v. Lake County Sheriff's Office, IL, Complaint, Employment Discrimination, 2015

Brief • October 22, 2015

Filed under: Discrimination, Racial Discrimination, Retaliation, Employee Litigation

Ware v. Lake County Sheriff's Office, IL, Complaint, Employment Discrimination, 2015 Case: 1:15-cv-09379 Document#: 1 Filed: 10/22/15 Page 1 of 11 PagelD #:1 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION LANCE WARE, Plaintiff, V. LAKE COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE Defendant. ) ) ) ) …

Prison Legal News v. County of Kane, IL, Complaint, Kane County Jail Censorship, 2015

Filing • October 19, 2015

Filed under: PLN Litigation, Censorship

Prison Legal News v. County of Kane, IL, Complaint, Kane County Jail Censorship, 2015 Case: 1:15-cv-09250 Document #: 1 Filed: 10/19/15 Page 1 of 14 PageID #:1 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS PRISON LEGAL NEWS, a project of the HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENSE CENTER, …

Rice v. Wexford, IL, Amended Complaint, Medical Neglect, 2015

Brief • October 19, 2015

Filed under: Wexford Health Services, Medication, Cardiovascular, Failure to Treat, Jail Specific, Deliberate Indifference

Rice v. Wexford, IL, Amended Complaint, Medical Neglect, 2015 AO 440 (Rev. 05/00) Summons in a Ci,·il Action UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTI-JERNDISTRICT OF ILLINOIS SUMMONS IN A CIVIL CASE Craig D. Rice, Plaintiff CASE NUMBER: V. WEXFORD HEALTH SOURCES, INC., ERIC MIZUNO, THOMAS HASSEN, PATRICIA QUICK, THEODORE UCHIEK, and …