7th Circuit Dismisses Inadequate Police Protection Suit against City of Chicago by The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed the judgment of the district court judge which dismissed a lawsuit alleging discrimination against the City of Chicago for failing "to have adequate policies in place for the protection of …
Illinois: Prisoner Who Commits Disciplinary Infraction May Also Be Prosecuted In Court by In November 2011, the Illinois Court of Appeal held that a single unlawful act by a state prisoner may give rise to both disciplinary and criminal charges. In August 2000, Anthony Gay, a prisoner at Pontiac Correctional …
Illinois DOC Control Unit Case Certified as Class Action by An Illinois federal court certified a suit related to prisoner confinement in an Illinois Department of Corrections (IDOC) maximum security unit as a class action. Thirty-two past and present prisoners of the Tamms Correctional Center (Tamms) maximum security unit brought …
Illinois Supreme Court Upholds County Probation Departments' "Sanction" Alternative by Illinois Supreme Court Upholds County Probation Departments' "Sanction" Alternative In a consolidated appeal of cases from Cook County and Livingston County in the State of Illinois, the Illinois Supreme Court has recognized the power of a county probation department to …
Police Misconduct Costs Chicago Taxpayers Millions of Dollars by In December 2011, the Chicago City Council Finance Committee approved payments of more than $3 million to settle two lawsuits arising from the deaths of individuals held in custody by the Chicago Police Department. The Committee also approved payments totaling $850,000 …
Seventh Circuit Upholds Dismissal of Police Excessive Force and Supervisory Liability Suit Brought by Veteran Illinois Prison Guard by The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the dismissal of excessive force claims against an Illinois police chief. Illinois Department of Corrections guard David Backes is a veteran of the Persian …
Woodman v. Garcia, IL, Complaint, unreasonable strip search of minor, 2012 Case: 1:12-cv-09695 Document #: 1 Filed: 12/05/12 Page 1 of 6 PageID #:1 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION ANTHONY WOODMAN, on behalf of minor, J.W., Plaintiff, v. KEVIN GARCIA, STAR #4890, CHARLES …
Cianfaglione v. Rogers et al, IL, Opinion, qualified immunity unreasonable strip search, 2012 2:10-cv-02170-MPM-DGB # 37 Page 1 of 17 E-FILED Friday, 11 May, 2012 12:13:00 PM Clerk, U.S. District Court, ILCD UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS URBANA DIVISION ANGELINA CIANFAGLIONE, Plaintiff, v. TERRY ROGERS, DEE BURGIN, …
Dobbs v. Greene, IL, Complaint, False Arrest, 2012 Case: 1:12-cv-01121 Document #: 13 Filed: 04/24/12 Page 1 of 13 PageID #:53 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION WILLIAM DOBBS, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) ) DUPAGE COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPUTY ) …
Illinois Governor Signs Bill Banning Death Penalty, Commutes All Death Sentences by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On March 9, 2011, Illinois Governor Pat Quinn signed legislation banning the death penalty for state crimes in Illinois. He also commuted the sentences of the state’s 15 death row prisoners to life …
Murderer Registry Becomes Law in Illinois by Joe Watson For ex-prisoners hoping for a fresh start upon their release, the slope is becoming increasingly slippery. A bill signed by Illinois Governor Pat Quinn on July 21, 2011 has established the state’s first registry for convicted murderers. Also known as “Andrea’s …
Vinson v Walsh IL Complaint 2012 2:12-cv-02099-HAB-DGB # 1 Page 1 of 11 E-FILED Friday, 23 March, 2012 05:17:16 PM Clerk, U.S. District Court, ILCD UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS URBANA DIVISION BRENT VINSON & BRANDY VINSON, Husband & Wife, and BRANDY VINSON, Mother & Next Friend …
Gevas v. Wexford, IL, Complaint, Medical Neglect, 2012 J, RECE IVED Case: 1:12-cv-01297 Document #: 63 Filed: 03/16/12 Page 1 of 37 PageID #:277 FILE01D 2 ~ UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS THOMASG BRUTON BRUTON URT . G S A M O EASTERN DIVISION H …
Workers’ Comp Claims by Illinois Prison Guards Under Investigation by David Reutter Illinois taxpayers have shelled out over $10 million to settle workers’ compensation claims filed by employees at the Menard Correctional Center (MCC), mainly related to repetitive trauma injuries. However, a study concluded that the job duties guards are …
Cianfaglione v. Rogers et al, IL, Plf Res to Def Mot for SJ, qualified immunity unreasonable strip search, 2012 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE CENTRAL DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS URBANA DIVISION ANGELINA CIANFAGLIONE, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) vs. ) ) TERRY ROGERS in his individual capacity, ) …
Medrano v. County of Kane, IL, Settlement, Excessive Force, 2012 02/15/2012 14:50 FAK 847468Q145 CAMIC JOHNSON ~ 002/004 SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND GENERAL &ELEASE This Settlement Agreement and General Release 'A eement" ' en Miguel Medrano ("Plaintiff'), residing at and the County of Kane, on behalf of itself and all of …
Motion to Dismiss Prisoner’s Soy Diet Suit Denied by A federal district court in Illinois has issued a case management order concerning the Defendant’s motion to dismiss a suit filed against prison dietary products. The ongoing case concerns the Illinois Department of Corrections’ use of soy products as a main …
BOP Fails to Prove Non-Exhaustion Following Pavey Hearing by Mark Wilson On June 7, 2011, an Illinois U.S. District Court held that federal prison officials had failed to satisfy their burden of proving a prisoner did not exhaust administrative remedies before bringing suit. Chad Alan Hicks was confined at the …
Illinois Prison Wages Cannot be Attached to Satisfy Incarceration Costs by David Reutter On June 16, 2011, the Illinois Supreme Court held that prison officials may not seize the wages a prisoner earns to satisfy the cost of incarceration. The Court’s unanimous ruling also vacated a judgment of more than …
Prisoner Bike Repair Program Benefits St. Louis Kids by A recent joint project of the United States Penitentiary in Marion, Illinois and St. Louis BicycleWORKS is helping to provide bikes to St. Louis-area children. Under the program, prisoners at USP Marion are refurbishing old bicycles and donating them to children …
