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PRISON CONDITIONS
Ross v. Gossett

3:15-cv-00309 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois

Filed Date: March 19, 2015

Case Ongoing

On March 19, 2015, an Illinois prisoner filed this class-action lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois, under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and state law against numerous members of the Illinois Department of Corrections (IDOC) tactical team “Orange Crush,” the wardens at Illinois River, Menard, Big Muddy River, and Lawrence Correctional Centers, and other IDOC officials. The plaintiff, represented by Loevy & Loevy and the Uptown People's Law Center, sought injunctive relie…
JUVENILE INSTITUTION
Golbert v. Smith

1:23-cv-00300 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois

Filed Date: Jan. 19, 2023

Case Ongoing

This is a case about minors in state care held in juvenile detention centers despite a judge having ordered their release. On January 19, 2023 the Cook County Public Guardian, on behalf of nine children with disabilities who were residing in juvenile detention despite their ordered release, filed this putative class action lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. The plaintiffs sued the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS), as well as the a…
JAIL CONDITIONS
Henry v. Hulett

3:12-cv-03087 | U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois

Filed Date: March 20, 2012

Case Ongoing

On March 31, 2011, female prisoners at an Illinois women’s prison were strip searched as part of a training exercise for new guards. Several of the prisoners filed this putative class action in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois. The plaintiffs sued the Illinois Department of Corrections, Lincoln Correctional Center, and Logan Correctional Center under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. Represented by civil rights attorneys Loevy a…
CRIMINAL JUSTICE (OTHER)
Giroir v. Leblanc

3:21-cv-00108 | U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana

Filed Date: Feb. 19, 2021

Case Ongoing

This is a case about the Louisiana Department of Public Safety & Corrections consistently over-detaining thousands of incarcerated people per year for nearly the past ten years. On February 19, 2021, an incarcerated person in DOC’s custody filed this lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana. The plaintiff sued the Louisiana Department of Public Safety & Corrections and the Secretary of the Louisiana Department of Public Safety & Corrections under 42 U.S.C. § 1983.…
POLICING
CODING IN PROCESS
Kalven v. City of Chicago

09-CH-51396 | Illinois state trial court

Filed Date: Dec. 22, 2009

Closed Date: Aug. 12, 2014

The plaintiff in this case sued the City of Chicago (“the City”), the Chicago Police Department (“CPD”), and CPD Superintendent Jody Weis in Illinois state court under the Illinois Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”). The complaint was filed December 22, 2009, in which the plaintiff alleged that the defendants refused to produce public records regarding charges of official misconduct against Chicago police officers and the City’s investigation of those charges. The plaintiff accordingly request…
PRISON CONDITIONS
Money v. Pritzker

1:20-cv-02093 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois

Filed Date: April 2, 2020

Closed Date: July 1, 2021

COVID-19 Summary: This is a class action brought on behalf of prisoners in the Illinois Department of Corrections seeking various types of relief in light of COVID-19. The plaintiffs alleged that as people in groups who are particularly vulnerable to the virus, they were exposed to a heightened risk of COVID-19. On April 10, the judge denied the plaintiffs' request for a temporary restraining order and a preliminary injunction. The plaintiffs filed an amended complaint on May 20. The parties re…
PRISON CONDITIONS
Money v. Jeffreys

1:20-cv-02094 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois

Filed Date: April 2, 2020

Closed Date: July 1, 2021

COVID-19 Summary: This is a representative habeas action filed by prisoners of the Illinois Department of Corrections, seeking various forms of relief for six subclasses of prisoners in light of COVID-19. The plaintiffs alleged that they were particularly vulnerable to the virus, either due to medical conditions or their age. The petitioners were denied habeas relief on April 10. On July 8, a pro se intervenor filed a motion for emergency relief. On September 25, the parties submitted a status …
PRISON CONDITIONS
Dobbey v. Weilding

1:13-cv-01068 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois

Filed Date: Feb. 8, 2013

Case Ongoing

COVID-19 Summary: The plaintiffs, a class of prisoners housed at Stateville Correctional Center, asked the court to temporarily appoint an expert to oversee the Illinois Department of Correction's (IDOC) response to the COVID-19 pandemic at Stateville. The court denied the motion on April 13, 2020. This case was originally filed in 2013. The original plaintiff, Lester Dobbey, was an inmate in the custody of the Illinois Department of Corrections in the Stateville Correctional Center. On Februar…
CRIMINAL JUSTICE (OTHER)
Humphrey v. LeBlanc

3:20-cv-00233 | U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana

Filed Date: April 15, 2020

Case Ongoing

This case challenges Louisiana's alleged practice of detaining prisoners longer than necessary after those prisoners receive "time-served" sentences. On April 15, 2020, three former prisoners filed this class action lawsuit in the U.S. District Court in the Middle District of Louisiana. Represented by the civil rights firm Loevy & Loevy, local counsel, and the Promise of Justice Initiative, a public interest group, plaintiffs sued the Secretary of the Louisiana Department of Public Safety and C…
NATIONAL SECURITY
Leopold v. U.S. Department of Justice

1:19-cv-01278 | U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia

Filed Date: May 2, 2019

Case Ongoing

On May 2, 2019, Buzzfeed News and one of its reporters filed a complaint under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia against the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the FBI. The complaint stated that the plaintiffs had filed an initial FOIA request with the DOJ on March 21, 2019 seeking the following information on an expedited timeline:Copies of any and all records, which includes but is not limited to FBI 302s, emails, memos, letters, c…