City of Chicago Settles Police Brutality Suit by The City of Chicago as employer of Police Officers Bolin, Fryerson, Crouch, Percy, and other officers who took part in an unjustified beating of a witness to a likewise unjustified arrest, settled in June 2012 the resultant suit for $100,000. Plaintiff LaMonte …
Markadonatos v. Village Woolridge, IL, Pltf. Reply Brief, Jail Booking Fees, 2013 Case: 12-2619 Document: 37 Filed: 05/10/2013 Pages: 32 No. 12-2619 _____________________________________________________________________________ IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SEVENTH CIRCUIT _____________________________________________________________________________ JERRY G. MARKADONATOS, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. VILLAGE …
Woodson v. Quinn, IL, Complaint, Medical Neglect, 2013 Case 3:13-cv-00240-GCS Document 6 Filed 05/06/13 Page 1 of 51 Page ID #118 IN THE UNITED STATES DIST RICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DIST RICT OF ILLI NOI S DWAYNE M. WOODSON, #N- 1039 2 Plai nt iff, ) ) ) ) …
Childress v. Ashby, IL, Amended Complaint, Paraplegic Catheter Access, 2013 3:13-cv-03074-EIL # 14 Page 1 of 23 E-FILED Friday, 19 April, 2013 12:04:06 PM Clerk, U.S. District Court, ILCD UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT F'OR THE CEN'rRAL DISRICT OF ILLINOIS NOTICE OF FILING CRAIG A. CHILDRESS ff, vs. MOTION FOR LEAVE …
Seventh Circuit Reverses Dismissal of Case Challenging Conditions in Illinois Jail where Mentally Ill Prisoner Died by David Reutter Seventh Circuit Reverses Dismissal of Case Challenging Conditions in Illinois Jail where Mentally Ill Prisoner Died On March 20, 2012, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a district court’s grant …
Illinois: Scathing Study on Solitary Buried by Politics by Adam Klasfeld by Adam Klasfeld, Courthouse News Reeling from the criticism of its last effort at prison reform, Illinois buried its study of the ineffectiveness of long-term solitary confinement. As Gov. Pat Quinn struggled to hold onto the seat he acquired …
Seventh Circuit: Cost Bond Improper Tool to Address Prisoner’s Frivolous Filings by On May 30, 2012, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals reversed an Illinois federal district court’s order that imposed a cost bond on an indigent prisoner which the court knew he could not afford, holding that such an …
$1,008 in Damages Awarded to Illinois State Prisoner by A federal jury awarded Gregory J. Turley, an Illinois state prisoner, $1,008 in compensatory and punitive damages for the retaliatory actions of two guards. Turley sued guards Julie Marry and Robert Gales, and Warden Roger Cowan for retaliation. In May 200, …
Forcible Cutting of Illinois Prisoner’s Dreadlocks Found Unconstitutional by The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals has held that an Illinois prison guard violated the First Amendment rights of a prisoner by ordering his dreadlocks to be forcibly shorn. The appellate court further held the guard was not entitled to qualified …
7th Circuit: Reasonable Attorney Fees Not Properly Reduced Due to Existence of Contingent Fee Agreement by After successfully representing Danielle Pickett in a Title VII retaliation suit against her employer, Sheridan Health Care Center, Ernest T. Rossiello & Associates, P.C. sought to recover reasonable attorney fees, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. …
US 7th Circuit Affirms Judgment for Defense in "Tawdry Tale" by US 7th Circuit Affirms Judgment for Defense in "Tawdry Tale" The United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit affirmed in April 2012 the decision of the U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois, granting summary …
US Court of Appeals Dismisses Freed Prisoner's §1983 Claim by US Court of Appeals Dismisses Freed Prisoner's §1983 Claim The United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit affirmed in December 2011 the district court’s dismissal of an Illinois prisoner’s civil rights claim against three police officers and three …
US Court of Appeals Remands FOIA Suit for Dismissal by The United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit remanded in May 2012 a state Freedom of Information Act suit that pitted the Chicago Tribune against the University of Illinois for action by the state court. The court directed …
Volunteering Information to an Inmate Informant Does Not Require Miranda Warning by Tavares Hunt, a prisoner in the Cook County Jail (Illinois), became a suspect in the murder of Shakir Beckley. Mycal Davis, another prisoner, volunteered to become an informant and elicit incriminating information concerning the homicide. Wearing a wire, …
Cook County Jail Agrees to Improvements by Brandon Sample It took a federal lawsuit by the United States Department of Justice to get Cook County to finally agree to remedy decades of inadequate conditions at its infamous Cook County Jail (CCJ). The sweeping deal between Cook County and the Justice …
Probationary State Employee Legally Terminated by Seventh Circuit of Appeals denied First Amendment retaliatory claim and violation of procedural due process rights. Samone Redd, a probationary employee with the Cook County Department of Correction, witnessed an argument outside of a Chicago residence and rode with Detective Doughty to locate the …
Dumelle v. Village of Hanover Park, IL, Settlement Order, Recording Police Constitutional, 2013 Case: 1:13-cv-01575 Document #: 29 Filed: 04/08/13 Page 1 of 2 PageID #:126 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION KRISTOFER DUMELLE, Plaintiff, v. VILLAGE OF HANOVER PARK, ET AL., Defendants. ) ) ) …
Markadonatos v. Village Woolridge, IL, Dfdt. Appeal Brief, Jail Booking Fees, 2013 Case: 12-2619 Document: 30 Filed: 04/05/2013 Pages: 44 No. 12-2619 In the United States Court of Appeals For The Seventh Circuit Jerry G. Markadonatos, on behalf of himself and all other similarly situated, Plaintiff-Appellant, vs. Village of Woodridge, …
Taylor v. Wexford, IL, Complaint, Medical Neglect, 2013 Case: 1:11-cv-07386 Document #: 114 Filed: 03/19/13 Page 1 of 21 PageID #:813 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION JOHN E. TAYLOR, JR., Plaintiff, vs. WEXFORD HEALTH SOURCES, INC., WENDY FOXON–OLSON, ROYCE BROWN–REED, ESTER …
NACDL Wins Appeal for Eyewitness Identification Data by Brandon Sample In 2006, when Illinois officials released results from a study comparing the effectiveness of traditional eyewitness identification with other methods, the results created an uproar. The study, commissioned by the Illinois General Assembly, found the "traditional" line-up method of identification …
