In Miranda v. County of Lake, No. 17-1603 (7th Cir. Aug. 10, 2018), the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals adopted a standard of “objective reasonableness” in assessing federal civil rights claims brought by pretrial detainees based on the adequacy of medical care in local jails. The Eighth Amendment’s Cruel and Unusual Punishment Clause governs denial-of-medical-care claims…
Read MoreThe Honorable John Robert Blakey in the Northern District of Illinois granted a motion to dismiss in favor of two detectives and one commander of the Romeoville Police Department in DaJuan Key v. Masterson, al. Case No. 15-cv-9266 (N.D. Ill. August 14, 2018). Plaintiff, DaJuan Key, originally alleged that the search of his hotel room…
Read MoreWorld Outreach Center, a Christian religious organization, purchased former YMCA building in Chicago. The YMCW had operated as a legal non-conforming use as a community center and 168 single room occupancy units. According to City ordinance, the legal non-conforming use status ran with the land, and World Outreach only had to apply for licenses to…
Read MoreThe media typically seizes on the most sensational or politically controversial aspects of a court decision, but shrewd risk management requires looking beyond headlines. “Hot-button” cases often impact scenarios far removed from political controversy. The Seventh Circuit’s recent decision in Mitchell v. Kallas fits that description. The facts are simple. Plaintiff Mitchell was an inmate…
Read MoreThe Seventh Circuit issued an opinion on July 10, 2018, which affirmed a grant of summary judgment in favor of all defendants, correctional officers Tobek, Meehan, and Mayo, in Giles v. Tobek, Case No. 17-1707. Plaintiff Giles was a federal pretrial detainee at the Jerome Combs Detention Center in Kankakee, Illinois. He was housed on…
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