Habeas Relief Unavailable for Civil Rights Violations by The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit (7th Circuit) has affirmed a District Court’s dismissal of a prisoner’s habeas action because it presented only civil rights claims. In March of 2001, Steven Glaus began hepatitis C (hep C) treatment at …
Mentally Ill Federal Prisoner Denied Due Process in Disciplinary Hearing without Adequate Assistance by In 1974, a federal prisoner in Marion, Illinois named William Ross was found guilty of using narcotics and possessing a knife by a disciplinary committee. At the time, he was mentally unable to present a defense, …
City of Chicago Sanctioned for Obstructing Discovery in Case of Wrongful Murder Prosecution by In October 2012, the City of Chicago was sanctioned for obstructing the discovery process in a case alleging that city police officials unconstitutionally brought a murder prosecution against a man they had reason to believe was …
Seventh Circuit Remands Illinois Prisoner's Hernia Case for New Trial by The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals held on August 10, 2012 that a district court's jury instructions concerning deliberate indifference in a prisoner's lawsuit were misleading and prejudicial, and therefore required a new trial. In November 2004, Illinois River …
Seventh Circuit Remands Case Concerning Treatment of Prisoner's Hemorrhoids by On July 23, 2012, after expediting a prisoner's appeal, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals ordered the district court to likewise act promptly following remand. The appellate court said such action was necessary because the plaintiff was experiencing "excruciating pain" …
Seventh Circuit: Health Hazard without Physical Injury Can State a Claim by On September 27, 2012, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the dismissal of a prisoner's lawsuit, but noted that seemingly de minimis harm from a vermin infestation may state a cognizable claim. Illinois prisoner Calvin Thomas filed …
Seventh Circuit Asks Illinois Supreme Court to Interpret "Frivolous" Litigation Statute by Seventh Circuit Asks Illinois Supreme Court to Interpret "Frivolous" Litigation Statute In an August 29, 2012 decision, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals asked the Illinois Supreme Court to interpret a state law that authorizes the revocation of …
Hernandez v. Cook County, IL, Ptf's Motion to Reverse SJ, Political Based Retaliation Against Jail Guards, 2013 Case: 1:07-cv-00855 Document #: 386 Filed: 08/05/13 Page 1 of 16 PageID #:5802 THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION IVAN HERNANDEZ, ROBERTO RODRIGUEZ, BILL JONES, GENE …
Boyd v. Godinez, IL, Class Cert. Memo, Overcrowding and Inhumane Conditions, 2013 Case 3:12-cv-00704-JPG-PMF Document 34 Filed 08/01/13 Page 1 of 20 Page ID #155 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS BENTON DIVISION MICHAEL BOYD, PAUL LEE and KENDRICK PEARSON, on behalf of themselves …
Boyd v. Godinez, IL, Motion for Class Cert., Overcrowding and Inhumane Conditions, 2013 Case 3:12-cv-00704-JPG-PMF Document 33 Filed 08/01/13 Page 1 of 4 Page ID #151 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS BENTON DIVISION MICHAEL BOYD, PAUL LEE and KENDRICK PEARSON, on behalf of …
Fields v. Wharrie, IL, Appeals Brief, Wrongful Conviction, 2013 Case: 13-1195 Document: 17 Filed: 07/26/2013 Pages: 28 NO. 13-1195 IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SEVENTH CIRCUIT _____________________________________________________ NATHSON FIELDS, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. LARRY WHARRIE AND DAVID KELLEY, Defendants-Appellants. _____________________________________________________ Appeal from the United States District Court for …
Seventh Circuit Reverses Dismissal of Illinois Prisoner's Lawsuit Related to Shooting by The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals has held that a lower court erred in dismissing an Illinois prisoner's excessive force, deliberate indifference and retaliation claims. On May 16, 2009, an unidentified Stateville Correctional Center guard fired two rounds …
Illinois: Conditions Lawsuit Filed by Civilly Confined Sex Offenders Dismissed by Derek Gilna Civilly committed sex offenders confined pursuant to Illinois' Sexually Violent Persons Commitment Act, 725 ILCS 207/1-99, filed suit in federal court in 2007 under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, challenging the conditions of their confinement at the Rushville …
Neely v. Randle, IL, Complaint, Medical Neglect, 2013 Case: 1:12-cv-02231 Document #: 110 Filed: 06/20/13 Page 1 of 33 PageID #:449 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS, EASTERN DIVISION JUAN NEELY, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) ) MICHAEL P. RANDLE, FORMER DIRECTOR …
Solidarity and Solitary: When Unions Clash with Prison Reform by James Ridgeway by James Ridgeway and Jean Casella On January 4, 2013, Tamms supermax in southern Illinois officially closed its doors. The prison, where some men had been in solitary confinement for more than a decade, had become notorious for …
TransCor May Face Punitive Damages for Prisoner's Death by Christopher Zoukis TransCor America, LLC, a for-profit prisoner transportation company and subsidiary of Corrections Corporation of America, may be held liable for punitive damages if it is found responsible for the death of a prisoner who died while being transported in …
Winston v. O'Brien, IL, Atty Fee Order, Police Brutality, 2013 Case: 1:10-cv-08218 Document #: 117 Filed: 06/13/13 Page 1 of 10 PageID #:1786 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION ROBERT L. WINSTON, Plaintiff, v. OFFICER O’BRIEN, Chicago Police Dept Star #10634, OFFICER …
Vinning-El v. Evans, IL, Settlement, Religious Diet, 2013 KIRK~ANP&E~L!S LLP PAGE IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EAST ST. LOUIS DIVISION Mondrea Vinning-EI, #863459, ) ) Plaintiff, Case No. OS·cv-570-DRH l ~ VS, John D. Evans, et al., Defendants. Hon. David R. Herndon ) …
Ewing v. Doe, IL, Settlement, Medical Neglect, 2013 RELEASE OF ALL CLAIMS In consideration of the payment to the undersigned of Sl,000.00 ( ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS AND NO CENTS), the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged. the undersigned, being of lawful age, does hereby release and forever discharge, Partha Ghosh, …
