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 …
DOJ Finds No Wrongdoing After Prisoner Dies Due to Grossly Inadequate Medical Care by Brandon Sample Prison officials at the Federal Correctional Institution in Pekin, Illinois, a medium-security facility, were the subject of an FBI investigation related to a prisoner who died in agony after being denied medical care. Adam …
Illinois DOC Sued to Accommodate Hearing Impaired Prisoners by A class-action lawsuit filed on May 4, 2011 is challenging the failure of the Illinois Department of Corrections (IDOC) to provide assistance to prisoners who are deaf or hard of hearing. The complaint, filed in federal court, alleges violations of the …
Jones v. Aguinaldo, IL, Complaint, Medical Neglect, 2011 Case: 1:10-cv-00313 Document #: 45 Filed: 11/21/11 Page 1 of 7 PageID #:232 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION KEDRON JONES, JR., Plaintiff, v. EVARISTO AGUINALDO, PARTHA GHOSH, LIPING ZHANG, AND WEXFORD HEALTH SOURCES, …
$200,000 Jury Award in Illinois False Arrest, Malicious Prosecution Suit by An Illinois state jury awarded $200,000 in a malicious prosecution suit brought by Rodolfo Rivera. While he was at a social gathering around midnight on June 24, 2006, other people arrived in the area looking for trouble. Someone called …
Courts Cannot Order Federal Prisoners to Participate in IFRP by A federal criminal defendant cannot be ordered to participate in the Bureau of Prisons’ (BOP) Inmate Financial Responsibility Program (IFRP) as part of his or her sentence, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit held on June 11, …
Incapacitation Good Cause for Untimely Exhaustion Under PLRA by The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals has held that physical incapacitation constitutes good cause for failure to exhaust administrative remedies within the time frame set by prison officials. As such remedies are not “available” within the meaning of the Prison Litigation …
Class Certification of Dental Claims against Cook County Denied by U.S. District Judge Harry D. Leinenweber denied class certification to a group of current and former pretrial detainees suing the Cook County Jail for inadequate dental care. Vincent Smith and several other current and former Cook County pretrial detainees sued …
District Court Did Not Impermissibly Delegate the Setting of Fine Payments to the BOP by A district court’s failure to set a fine repayment schedule does not impermissibly delegate the task to the Bureau of Prisons (BOP), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit held May 12, 2008. …
