On March 30, 2023, Judge Colin Bruce denied a plaintiff’s motion to reconsider his decision to grant summary judgment in favor of two officers who were working at the time for the Vermilion County Metropolitan Enforcement Group (VMEG). In that case, a man had walked up to a residence in the middle of the day…
Read MoreOn March 27, 2023, Judge Sue Myerscough granted summary judgment on a Kankakee County inmate’s claim that the conditions of his confinement did not meet constitutional standards. Previously, the court had granted summary judgment on most of the inmate’s varied claims but had sought additional briefing on one claim raised by the inmate—that he had…
Read MoreJerome Combs Detention Center’s Chief of Corrections, Chad Kolitwenzew, was sued for a federal conditions of confinement claim in which the plaintiff claimed that the facility was insufficient because it lacked outdoor recreation time and windows, supplies of soap and toilet paper would exhaust, and he contracted COVID-19 because of purportedly insufficient protocols. Chief Kolitwenzew…
Read MoreJury trials are rare these days. Jury wins for police officers accused of excessive force are rarer still—especially in the Chicago area. But HCB attorneys achieved just such a few weeks ago. The suit arose from an incident nearly six years ago. City of Joliet police officers were dispatched to an apartment complex for a…
Read MoreOn February 7, 2023, Federal Judge Colin Bruce granted summary judgment in favor of Kankakee County and numerous County officials. The County and its officials were sued last year by an inmate who was claiming that he did not receive medical care during a brief (11 day) stint in the County Jail in February 2022. …
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