On December 20th, 2016, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the public censure of a plaintiff’s lawyer who sued a Winnebago County Assistant State’s Attorney, for making frivolous arguments regarding the prosecutor’s absolute immunity from suit. See Foreman v. Wadsworth, et al., No. 15-3096, 2016 U.S. App. LEXIS 22598 (7th Cir. Dec. 20, 2016)….
Read MoreOn December 30th, the Illinois Supreme Court decided an important Public Safety Employee Benefits Act (“PSEBA”) case that distinguishes between the effect of a “line of duty disability” under Section 4-110 and an “occupational disability” under Section 4-110.1 of the Pension Code. In Bremer v. City of Rockford, 2016 IL 119889, the Illinois Supreme Court…
Read MoreIllinois passed the Illinois Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Pilot Act, 410 ILCS 130/1, et seq., in 2014. Section 30 of the Act expressly prohibits possessing or using cannabis in a correctional facility, even with a valid medical marijuana card. 410 ILCS 130/30. The Act also provides limited immunity to correctional staff who take actions…
Read MoreJudge Colin S. Bruce in the Central District of Illinois granted summary judgment in favor of the Kankakee County Animal Control Director in Polk v. Boudreau, Case No. 15-cv-2160 (C.D. Ill. Dec. 12, 2016). Several horses were seized by Department personnel for running-at-large in unincorporated Kankakee County. The purported owner of the horses sued, alleging…
Read MoreSummary judgment was granted in favor of the Sheriff, the Chief of Corrections and jail staff in Lipsey v. U.S.A., et al., No. 12-cv-2100 (C.D. Ill. Dec. 12, 2016). The case was brought by a disabled minor, J.L., who was injured when her mother delivered while in federal custody at the Jerome Combs Detention Center…
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