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Former Illinois Prison Director Convicted and Fined by Former Director of the Illinois Department of Corrections Donald Snyder was sentenced, on July 30, 2008, to two years in federal prison for accepting $50,000 in bribes from lobbyists. Snyder tried to minimize the damage by admitting his guilt and turning state’s …
$678,505.67 Settlement After Federal Prisoner Dies From Misdiagnosed Cancer by Illinois State resident and executor of her deceased husband's estate, Mary Norton, brought a federal tort action against the United States in 1996. She claimed that her husband James Norton, died due to negligence and medical malpractice. The court awarded …
$1.8 Million Award After Illinois Federal Prisoner's Suicide; Award Reversed On Appeal by Illinois State resident Karen Johnson brought a federal tort and 42 U.S.C. sec. 1983 action against the United States in 1996 after her husband Robert committed suicide in a federal prison. The court awarded her $1.8 million. …
Federal Prisoner Pays $150 filing Fee; Settles $303.10 Suit For $260 by Illinois federal prisoner Marcus Millender brought a federal tort action against the United States in 2000 after prison personnel allowed the fraudulent use of his commissary card, placed him in segregation and transferred him to another prison. The …
Article • March 15, 2009
$500 Settlement After Illinois Federal Prisoner Food Poisoned by Wisconsin federal prisoner Charles Anderson brought a federal tort action against the United States in 1998 for being food poisoned at the United States Penitentiary (USP) in Marion, Illinois, in 1997. The $2,500 suit settled for less than $500 in 1999 …
Federal Prisoner Beaten For Refusing To Testify Against Another Prisoner by Minnesota federal prisoner Allan Parmelee brought a 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action against federal guards and marshals in 1993 for excessive force and due process violations after being needlessly beaten for allegedly failing to testify against a prisoner. The …
Brief • March 6, 2009
Filed under: Staff-Prisoner Assault
Surratt v. Walker, IL, Plaintiff's First Interrogatories, Guard Sexual Assault, 2009 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE CENTRAL DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS PEORIA DIVISION BRANDY SURRATT, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) ) ROGER WALKER, DEBBIE DENNING, ) MARY SIGLER, PAMELA HARRIS, ) DEBBIE WINTERS, GRANT OGBURN ) LYNN HODGES …
Article • February 15, 2009
$11,000 Settlement For Failure To Treat Federal Prisoner's Hepatitis "C" Virus by Illinois federal prisoner Louis Sheptin brought a combined federal tort and Bivens action against the United States in 2000 for the failure to treat and disclose to him that he was infected with Hepatitis "C." The $10 million …
Class Action Disability Discrimination Suit Certified Against Cook County Jail in Illinois by Class Action Disability Discrimination Suit Certified Against Cook County Jail in Illinois On March 26, 2008, U.S. District Court Judge Elaine E. Bucklo certified a class action lawsuit against the Cook County Department of Corrections (CCDC) alleging …
Article • February 15, 2009 • from PLN February, 2009
Denial of Allocution Right on Supervised Release Resentencing Requires Remand by Denial of Allocution Right on Supervised Release Resentencing Requires Remand The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals has reversed a federal prisoner’s sentence because an Illinois federal district court denied his right to allocution upon revocation of his supervised release …
Cook County Jail Conditions Unconstitutional, Charges Department of Justice by David Reutter Cook County Jail Conditions Unconstitutional, Charges Department of Justice by David M. Reutter On July 11, 2008, the U.S. Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division issued a letter to officials at Illinois’ Cook County Jail (CCJ) which found …
Article • January 15, 2009
Illinois Prisoner Awarded Attorney Fees After Egregious DOC Records Denial by Bob Williams By: Bob Williams Illinois State prisoner William Callinan appealed a court denial for the award of attorney fees and costs after successfully litigating against records denial and excessive copying fees by the State Department of Corrections (DOC) …
Illinois War Veteran Awarded Over $2 Million For Malicious Prosecution by Illinois resident and retired Marine Timothy Finwall brought a 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action against the City of Chicago, two of its detectives and resident Mary Boswell for illegal, unethical and malicious prosecution. He was framed in 2001 for …
Article • January 15, 2009
Denial of Counsel in Civil Case Prejudicial; Court Outlines Standard for Appointment by by David M. Reutter In an en banc decision, the Seventh Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals set standards for a district court to consider when a pro se litigant in a civil case requests appointment of counsel. …
Article • December 15, 2008 • from PLN December, 2008
$4.45 Million Verdict in Meningitis Death of Cook County Jail Prisoner by David Reutter $4.45 Million Verdict in Meningitis Death of Cook County Jail Prisoner by David M. Reutter An Illinois federal jury awarded $4.45 million to the mother of a prisoner who died at the Cook County Jail. The …
Article • December 15, 2008 • from PLN December, 2008
Filed under: Civil Procedure, Complaints
Seventh Circuit: Delayed Medical Care Because Doctor Attended New Year’s Party Constitutes Deliberate Indifference by The Seventh Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals has upheld a prisoner’s Eighth Amendment complaint of deliberate indifference to his serious medical condition when he alleged that the prison doctor called to treat his injuries chose …
Illinois Federal Jury Awards Record $15.5 Million in False Arrest Case by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On December 20, 2007, an Illinois federal jury awarded a record amount in a civil rights case for false arrest – $15.5 million. The damage award was against the sheriff of Will County, …
Article • November 15, 2008 • from PLN November, 2008
Former Illinois Prison Watchdog Group Executive Acquitted of Bribing Prison Officials by Former Illinois Prison Watchdog Group Executive Acquitted of Bribing Prison Officials On May 7, 2008, a federal judge acquitted Michael J. Mahoney, former executive director of a prison watchdog organization, of involvement in the payment of $20,000 in …
Martinez v. Garcia, IL, Complaint, Medical Neglect, 2008 Case: 1:08-cv-02601 Document #: 47 Filed: 11/07/08 Page 1 of 19 PageID #:336 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION JOHN MARTINEZ, Case No.: 08CV2601 Plaintiff, Judge Shadur Magistrate Judge Cole V. TAMMY GARCIA, DR. PARTHASARATHI GHOSH, DR. LATANYA …
Brief • October 30, 2008
Brandon v. Advanced Correctional Healthcare, IL, Expert Report of Scott, Jail Suicide, 2008 1:06-cv-01316-JAG # 190-41 Page 1 of 11 E-FILED Thursday, 31 December, 2009 01:34:32 PM Clerk, U.S. District Court, ILCD Exhibit 38 1:06-cv-01316-JAG # 190-41 Page 2 of 11 Exhibit 38 1:06-cv-01316-JAG # 190-41 Page 3 of 11 …
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