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Williams v. Godinez, IL, Complaint, Medical Neglect, 2014

Brief • March 7, 2014

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

Williams v. Godinez, IL, Complaint, Medical Neglect, 2014 Case: 1:13-cv-08797 Document #: 15 Filed: 03/07/14 Page 1 of 15 PageID #:393 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION FREDDIE LEE WILLIAMS, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) ) DIRECTOR OF I.D.O.C. S.A. …

Britt v. Anderson et al, IL, Order - City of Chicago, police unlawful seizure of photos, 2014

Brief • February 28, 2014

Filed under: Police Misconduct, Photographing, First Amendment

Britt v. Anderson et al, IL, Order - City of Chicago, police unlawful seizure of photos, 2014 Britt v. Anderson et al Doc. 19 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION LEMIA BRITT, Plaintiff, v. OFFICER JEROME L. ANDERSON, Star No. 3712, a …

Throgmorton v. Hulett, IL, Complaint, Strip Search, 2014

Brief • February 17, 2014

Filed under: Strip Searches

Throgmorton v. Hulett, IL, Complaint, Strip Search, 2014 3:12-cv-03087-JEH # 73 Filed: 02/17/14 Page 1 of 19 E-FILED Monday, 17 February, 2014 04:21:28 PM Clerk, U.S. District Court, ILCD IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS, SPRINGFIELD DIVISION BEVERLY THROGMORTON, DELORES HENRY, PATRICIA PHILLIPS, and JACQUELINE HEGWOOD, …

Reflections on the No More Jails Campaign in Champaign County, Illinois

Article • February 15, 2014 • from PLN February, 2014

Filed under: Racial Discrimination, Organizing, Lobbying, Protests

Reflections on the No More Jails Campaign in Champaign County, Illinois by James Kilgore When we began our campaign to stop jail construction in Champaign County, Illinois in early 2012, I thought we were doomed. The grand plan to spend $20 million on this project seemed like a done deal. …

Cebertowicz v. Godinez, IL, Merit Review, Religious Worship, 2014

Brief • February 14, 2014

Filed under: Religious Diet, Religious Practices, Religious Freedom/Worship

Cebertowicz v. Godinez, IL, Merit Review, Religious Worship, 2014 1:13-cv-01579-MMM-JAG # 10 Page 1 of 3 E-FILED Friday. 1.:1 February 2014 01 :41.30 PrA Clerk, U S District Coun. ILCD U>-:ITED STA TES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF ILUNOIS KENNETH CEBERTOWICZ. Plaintiff, l 3-l 579 vs. SAL VA.DOR GODINEZ, et.al., …

Ruiz-Cortez v. City of Chicago, IL, Complaint, False Prosecution, 2014

Brief • February 13, 2014

Filed under: False Arrest, False Statements, Testimony or Documents, False Arrrest/Malicious Prosecution

Ruiz-Cortez v. City of Chicago, IL, Complaint, False Prosecution, 2014 Case: 1:11-cv-01420 Document #: 131 Filed: 02/13/14 Page 1 of 19 PageID #:581 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION REFUGIO RUIZ-CORTEZ, Plaintiff, Case No. 11-cv-01420 Hon. Harry D. Leinenweber v. CITY OF …

Markadonatos v. Village Woolridge, IL, Opinion, Jail Booking Fees, 2014

Brief • January 28, 2014

Filed under: Booking Fees

Markadonatos v. Village Woolridge, IL, Opinion, Jail Booking Fees, 2014 In the United States Court of Appeals For the Seventh Circuit No. 12-2619 JERRY G. MARKADONATOS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. VILLAGE OF WOODRIDGE, Defendant-Appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division. No. 11-CV-7006 — …

Davidson v Walsh IL Settlement Med Neglect

Brief • January 17, 2014

Filed under: Systemic Medical Neglect, Drug/Alcohol Withdrawal, Failure to Treat, Jail Specific

Davidson v Walsh IL Settlement Med Neglect b~Cl()-TSl3l/ 'C-lf f32S (£) 05590-T5134 KEF FULL AND FINAL RELEASE OF ALL CLAIMS TO INCLUDE ALL FEES. COSTS AND EXPENSES FOR THE SOLE AND ONLY CONSIDERATION of Three Thousand Dollars ($3,000.00) paid by and on behalf of Defendant DANIEL WALSH, Individually and in …

Hidden Agenda Fuels Challenge to Pivotal Death Penalty Case

Article • January 15, 2014 • from PLN January, 2014

Filed under: Attorneys, Attorney Misconduct, Wrongful Conviction, Death Penalty, Death Row, TV/Movies

Hidden Agenda Fuels Challenge to Pivotal Death Penalty Case by David Protess Anthony Porter, the exonerated death row prisoner whose jubilant release from prison in February 1999 was the catalyst for abolishing the death penalty in Illinois, is back in the news after living in relative obscurity for years. A …

Religious Diet Qualified Immunity Test Outlined by Seventh Circuit

Article • January 15, 2014 • from PLN January, 2014

Filed under: RLUIPA, Qualified Immunity, Religious Freedom, Religious Diet

Religious Diet Qualified Immunity Test Outlined by Seventh Circuit by The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals has held that when determining whether a prison official is entitled to qualified immunity for refusing a prisoner’s request for a religious diet, the district court must determine whether the official used the tenets …

Seventh Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Prisoner's Law Library Access Claim

Article • January 15, 2014 • from PLN January, 2014

Filed under: Court Access, Law Library Access/Adequacy

Seventh Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Prisoner's Law Library Access Claim by Derek Gilna Illinois state prisoner Brian Burd filed a 42 U.S.C. § 1983 complaint for damages in 2010, alleging that officials at the Sheridan Correctional Center had denied him reasonable access to the facility’s law library; consequently, he was …

Davis v. Moroney, IL, Merit Review, Excessive Force, 2014

Brief • January 13, 2014

Filed under: Retaliation for Filing Grievances, Excessive Force, Guard Brutality/Beatings

Davis v. Moroney, IL, Merit Review, Excessive Force, 2014 1:13-cv-01462-SLD-JAG # 6 Page 1 of 4 E-FILED Monday. 13 January 2014 04:08:58 PM C:erk. U.S. District Court, ILCD 1 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS PEORIA DIVISION MICHAEL DA VIS, Plaintiff, vs. DONALD MORONEY, et al., Defendants. ) …

Mallett v. Kasper, IL, Complaint, excessive force dog shooting, 2014

Brief • January 9, 2014

Filed under: Police Misconduct, Police Searches, Shootings, Dogs, Excessive Force (Police)

Mallett v. Kasper, IL, Complaint, excessive force dog shooting, 2014 Case: 1:14-cv-00153 Document #: 1 Filed: 01/09/14 Page 1 of 7 PageID #:1 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION FERNANDO MALLETT and DARNELL MALLETT, Plaintiffs, v. DANIEL KASPER, Star #3019, BRIAN NUNES, Star #19570, …

Smentek v. Sheriff of Cook County, IL, Discovery Order, Jail Dental Care, 2013

Brief • December 19, 2013

Filed under: Dental Care

Smentek v. Sheriff of Cook County, IL, Discovery Order, Jail Dental Care, 2013 Case: 1:09-cv-00529 Document #: 233 Filed: 12/19/13 Page 1 of 13 PageID #:3189 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION JOHN SMENTEK, et al., Plaintiffs, v. SHERIFF OF COOK COUNTY and COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS, …

Franklin v. Hardy, IL, Complaint, Transgender Medical Rights, 2013

Brief • December 19, 2013

Filed under: Wexford Health Services, Systemic Medical Neglect, Transgender, Transgender Medical Procedures, Discrimination (Transgender), Failure to Protect (Transgender)

Franklin v. Hardy, IL, Complaint, Transgender Medical Rights, 2013 Case: 1:12-cv-02970 Document #: 125 Filed: 12/19/13 Page 1 of 24 PageID #:477 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION In the Matter of Jose Franklin also known as Monica Franklin Plaintiff, Case Number: 12 CV …

Etheredge v. City of Chicago, IL, Complaint, Excessive Force, 2013

Brief • December 16, 2013

Filed under: Injury -- Misc., Excessive Force, Shootings, False Statements, Testimony or Documents, Negligence/Reckless Endangerment

Etheredge v. City of Chicago, IL, Complaint, Excessive Force, 2013 ·: } ''.c- ' \ IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, I.tLlNO\~; COUNTY DEPARTMENT-LAW DIVISIOtf:> ... \: -~ TARANCE T. ETHEREDGE III, .. Plaintiff, V. CITY OF CHICAGO, a municipal corporation and MARK HEINZEL star #17399, an individual, JOSEPH …

Clingingsmith v. Ballard, IL, Settlement, Medical Neglect, 2013

Brief • December 10, 2013

Filed under: Wexford Health Services, Systemic Medical Neglect, Skeletal Injury, Failure to Treat, Failure to Protect (General)

Clingingsmith v. Ballard, IL, Settlement, Medical Neglect, 2013 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE CENTRAL DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS ROCK ISLAND DIVISION CHRISTOPHER CLINGINGSMITH, Plaintiff, v. STEVEN J. BALLARD, DR. W. RANKIN, M.D., JANE DOE, ERIC LINDLEY, LT. LYDON, MR. RYAN, JOHN DOE, CARL CLARK, RYAN RIVERA, JOHN MCCALL, BRIAN FAIRCHILD, …

Williams v. Zaruba, IL, Complaint, Employment Retaliation, 2013

Brief • November 21, 2013

Filed under: Retaliation for Organizing, Employee Litigation, Employment - Termination

Williams v. Zaruba, IL, Complaint, Employment Retaliation, 2013 Case: 1:13-cv-08422 Document #: 1 Filed: 11/21/13 Page 1 of 23 PageID #:1 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION JAMES WILLIAMS, JOSEPH DELGIUDICE, STJEPAN JOSIC, MARK WOLENBERG, ERIC KOTY, GUY DECASTRIS, and THOMAS WEISER Plaintiffs, v. SHERIFF JOHN …

Court Baffled by BOP's Steel-toe Boot Requirement for Prisoners

Article • November 15, 2013 • from PLN November, 2013

Filed under: Crime/Demographics, Criminal Prosecution, Clothing

Court Baffled by BOP's Steel-toe Boot Requirement for Prisoners by Derek Gilna In reviewing the appeal of federal prisoner York Wilson, convicted by a jury of “assault resulting in serious bodily injury,” the Seventh Circuit criticized the Bureau of Prisons’ (BOP) policy that requires most prisoners to wear steel-toe boots. …

Pepin v. City of Chicago, IL, Complaint, Unlawful Search & Seizure, 2013

Brief • November 4, 2013

Filed under: Search and Seizure, Involuntary

Pepin v. City of Chicago, IL, Complaint, Unlawful Search & Seizure, 2013 Case: 1:13-cv-07908 Document #: 1 Filed: 11/04/13 Page 1 of 10 PageID #:1 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS, EASTERN DIVISION URSULA PEPIN, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) vs. ) ) ) ) ) The CITY …