Summary Judgment for Illinois Jail Nurse Reversed in Wrongful Death Suit by Brandon Sample The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit reversed a grant of summary judgment in favor of a nurse at Illinois’ Peoria County Jail (PCJ) who was accused of providing deliberately indifferent medical care to …
Illinois Guard’s Wrongful Termination Suit Dismissed; Guard Terminated for Sex with Prisoners by The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a lower court’s dismissal of a Black Illinois guard’s wrongful termination action. In March or April 2003, Nicole Burns, a female detainee at the Cook County, Illinois jail reported that …
Illinois Guard Terminated for Sex with Prisoners; Wrongful Termination Suit Dismissed by The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a lower court’s dismissal of an Illinois African-American guard’s wrongful termination action. In March or April 2003, Nicole Burns, a female detainee at the Cook County, Illinois jail reported that guards …
Criticism of a PLRA IFP Provisions by Judge Issued in Order by A frustrated U.S. District Judge Milton Shadur issued critical comments about the Prison Litigation Reform Acts (PLRA) filing fee assessment/collection procedures on March 16, 2010. The order came in a 42U.S.C. §1983 suit by Maurice Sanders. Sanders was …
Mrdak v. Sood, IL, Complaint, Medical Neglect, 2011 Case: 1:11-cv-01745 Document #: 1 Filed: 03/14/11 Page 1 of 21 PageID #:1 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION STAR MRDAK, as next friend of JOSEPH SCHAEFER, Plaintiff, No. ________________ vs. KUL BIR SOOD, …
Transexual Prisoner Management Directive Cook County IL ISSUANCE DATE EFFECTIVE DATE NO. 21 MAR 11 64.5.43.0 COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS INTERAGENCY DIRECTIVE SUBJECT 07 MAR 11 DISTRIBUTION MANAGEMENT OF INMATES WITH GENDER IDENTITY DISORDER G RELATED DIRECTIVES I. RESCINDS AMENDS PURPOSE This Interagency Directive establishes guidelines and procedures for housing, clothing, …
Illinois Supermax Placement Procedures Unconstitutional by David Reutter by David M. Reutter An Illinois federal district court has held that existing Illinois Department of Corrections (IDOC) procedures for placing prisoners at the Tamms Correctional Center (Tamms) are inadequate to protect the liberty interest of IDOC prisoners to avoid confinement at …
Seventh Circuit Holds That A Prisoner’s Verbal Complaints About Racist Guards May Be Protected Speech by Retaliation for verbally complaining about a prison guard who hung a noose where prisoners could see it, the Seventh Circuit has held, may constitute an infringement of a prisoner’s First Amendment free speech rights. …
Federal Prisoner’s Death at FCI Pekin Triggers FBI Investigation by Derek Gilna The November 13, 2009 death of Adam Montoya, a prisoner at the Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) in Pekin, Illinois, resulted in an investigation by the FBI. The Associated Press (AP) reported that “an autopsy concluded that the 36-year-old …
Seventh Circuit Reverses Summary Judgment for Guard in Illinois Jail Taser Case by The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit reversed a grant of summary judgment for a guard who Tasered a federal pre-sentencing detainee at the Jerome Combs Detention Center in Kankakee County, Illinois. The prisoner alleged …
United States v. Cook County, IL, Prisoner Release Order, Inhumane Jail Conditions & Overcrowding, 2011 Case: 1:10-cv-02946 Document #: 62 Filed: 01/11/11 Page 1 of 7 PageID #:1094 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS, EASTERN DIVISION ________________ UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ) No. 10 C 2946 …
Fox v Peters, IL, Complaint, Withhold Seizure Medication Permanent Damage, 2010 Case: Case:1:09-cv-05453 1:09-cv-05453Document Document#:#:106-1 109 Filed: Filed:12/23/10 12/17/10Page Page11ofof25 25PageID PageID#:627 #:600 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS, EASTERN DIVISION RAY A. FOX, by and through his Guardian, ROSE FOX, ) ) ) …
Wexford Pays $300,000 in Illinois Prisoner’s Death by Wexford Health Services paid $300,000 last year to settle a lawsuit regarding the wrongful death of an Illinois prisoner who died in June 2003 after suffering an asthma attack. The complaint alleged Wexford failed to properly train and supervise its medical staff …
Taser Timeout by Kelly Virella In 2005, the sheriff of Kankakee County, Illinois discovered the alchemy necessary to turn the financial burden of operating jails into a financial boon. He rented to other agencies—including Cook County Jail—as many of his 668 beds as possible. Running a jail—particularly, leasing the beds—is …
Illinois Eliminates Computer, Business Classes for Prisoners by Illinois prison officials are eliminating computer education classes for prisoners, and the rationale for the decision to end the classes varies. The computer program operated at 11 state prisons, with around 900 prisoners participating in the last round of classes. It was …
Three Top Illinois DOC Officials Sacked; Director Resigns by On March 11, 2010, the administration of Illinois Governor Pat Quinn announced the firing of three top Illinois Department of Corrections (DOC) officials who were close to DOC director Michael Randle. “As of today, executive assistant to the director Sergio Molina, …
Suit Filed Against Use of Rapiscan on Detention Facility Visitor by David Reutter by David M. Reutter In partially denying state officials’ motion for summary judgment, an Illinois federal district court discussed the constitutional parameters involved in the use of a Rapiscan Secure 1000 device, which uses “back-scatter” X-ray technology …
Munson v. Kimble, IL, Complaint, Medical Neglect, 2010 Case 3:10-cv-00051-MJR-SCW Document 21 Filed 11/08/10 Page 1 of 6 Page ID #162 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS JAMES MUNSON, Plaintiff, vs. MICHAEL KIMBLE, D.M.D., SERVE: 101 S. 2ih Street Mount Vernon, IL 62864 Defendant. …
Fields v. City of Chicago, IL, Amended Complaint, Wrongful Conviction, 2010 Case: 1:10-cv-01168 Document #: 105 Filed: 10/27/10 Page 1 of 37 PageID #:646 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION NATHSON E. FIELDS, Plaintiff, ) ) ) v. ) ) CITY OF CHICAGO; ) COUNTY OF …
Wells v Bureau County Sheriff, IL, Order to Dismiss, wrongful death cell-check policy, 2010 1:08-cv-01128-MMM -JAG # 63 Page 1 of 5 E-FILED Wednesday, 06 October, 2010 02:46:59 PM Clerk, U.S. District Court, ILCD UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS ESTATE OF AUSTIN L. WELLS, Deceased, by JERRY …
