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USA v. Prince, IL, Memo Opinion and Order, Felon in Possession of Firearm, 2023

Brief • November 2, 2023

Filed under: Possession or Use of Firearms, Firearms

USA v. Prince, IL, Memo Opinion and Order, Felon in Possession of Firearm, 2023 Case: 1:22-cr-00240 Document #: 73 Filed: 11/02/23 Page 1 of 22 PageID #:576 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff, v. GLEN PRINCE, Defendant. …

News in Brief

Article • November 1, 2023 • from CLN November, 2023

Filed under: News in Brief

News in Brief by Alabama: According to The New York Times, the most notable sack and fumble of the Jefferson County high school football game on September 14, 2023, came after the game ended and the police were in the process of clearing the stadium. In the tradition of historically …

Kyles v. Beaugard, IL, Judgment, Retaliation, 2023

Brief • August 21, 2023

Filed under: Retaliation, Retaliation for Filing Grievances, Retaliatory Segregation, Failure to Protect (General)

Kyles v. Beaugard, IL, Judgment, Retaliation, 2023 ILND 45o<Refan~oti>1,-§.ilgMe.Q~ij~~i1Q_ggiment #: 601 Filed: 08/21/23 Pa~e 1 of 2 PagelD #:20871 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS Timothy Kyles, Plaintiff(s), Case No. 1: 15-cv-08895 Judge Steven C. Seeger v. Fred Beaugard, et al., Defendant(s); · .. …

News in Brief

Article • August 1, 2023 • from CLN August, 2023

Filed under: News in Brief

News in Brief by California: The District Attorney for Los Angeles County, George Gascón, announced that a police officer in San Fernando was charged with theft. CBS News reported that the officer, Jeffrey King, 37, was handed charges on June 6, 2023, of misdemeanor petty theft, felony extortion, and felony …

Seventh Circuit: Postconviction Relief Petition Still Pending in Illinois Court 20 Years After Filing Entitles Petitioner to Seek Federal Habeas Relief Without First Exhausting State Remedies

Article • August 1, 2023 • from CLN August, 2023

Filed under: Habeas Corpus, Exhaustion of Remedies, Grounds for Relief

Seventh Circuit: Postconviction Relief Petition Still Pending in Illinois Court 20 Years After Filing Entitles Petitioner to Seek Federal Habeas Relief Without First Exhausting State Remedies by Richard Resch by Richard Resch The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit held that because petitioner’s Illinois postconviction relief petition had …

Snowden v. Henning, IL, Opinion, Excessive Force, 2023

Brief • June 27, 2023

Filed under: Excessive Force, Excessive Force (Police)

Snowden v. Henning, IL, Opinion, Excessive Force, 2023 In the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit ____________________ No. 21-1463 DONALD V. SNOWDEN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. JEREMY HENNING, Defendant-Appellee. ____________________ Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois. No. 3:19-cv-01322-JPG — J. Phil Gilbert, …

Staake v. Illinois DOC, IL, Settlement, FOIA Violation, 2023

Brief • June 20, 2023

Filed under: Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)

Staake v. Illinois DOC, IL, Settlement, FOIA Violation, 2023 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT SANGAMON COUNTY, ILLINOIS JARED M. STAAKE, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) No. 2018-MR-710 2022-MR-129 ) vs. ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, Defendant. ) ) ) ) ) SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND GENERAL RELEASE This …

Washington v. Boudreau, IL, Memo of Law, Wrongful Conviction, 2023

Brief • 2023

Filed under: Wrongful Conviction

Washington v. Boudreau, IL, Memo of Law, Wrongful Conviction, 2023 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION WAYNE WASHINGTON, ) ) Plaintiff, ) Case No. 16 CV 1893 ) v. ) Honorable John Kness ) Magistrate Judge Maria Valdez KENNETH BOUDREAU, et al., ) ) …

Fear and Silence-How Culture, Policy, and the Win at All Costs Mentality Allows Police Testilying to Thrive, Jan. 2023

Publication • 2023

Filed under: False Statements/Perjury

Fear and Silence-How Culture, Policy, and the Win at All Costs Mentality Allows Police Testilying to Thrive, Jan. 2023 R A E F AND E C N E L I S HOW CULTURE, POLICY, AND THE "WIN AT ALL COSTS" MENTALITY ALLOWS POLICE TESTILYING TO THRIVE Chicago Appleseed Center for …

News in Brief

Article • April 15, 2023 • from CLN May, 2023

Filed under: News in Brief

News in Brief by News in Brief Alabama: It was announced by the Madison County Sheriff’s Office on Feb. 20, 2023, that a police officer in Madison was arrested, accused of sexual misconduct. AL.com and WHNT in northern Alabama reported that the officer, Kevin Walter, 35, was arrested on Feb. …

Seventh Circuit: District Court’s Failure to Address Nonfrivolous Argument Raised in First Step Act Motion Constitutes Procedural Error in Violation of Concepcion

Article • April 15, 2023 • from CLN May, 2023

Filed under: Frivolous Litigation (PLRA), First Step Act, Procedural Default/Error

Seventh Circuit: District Court’s Failure to Address Nonfrivolous Argument Raised in First Step Act Motion Constitutes Procedural Error in Violation of Concepcion by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit ruled that when deciding a motion for a sentence reduction under § 404 …

Doe v. MacLeod, IL, Opinion, Sexual Abuse, 2023

Brief • March 29, 2023

Filed under: Federally Protected Rights

Doe v. MacLeod, IL, Opinion, Sexual Abuse, 2023 3:18-cv-03191-SEM-KLM # 187 Page 1 of 64 E-FILED Wednesday, 29 March, 2023 09:09:46 AM Clerk, U.S. District Court, ILCD IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE CENTRAL DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS SPRINGFIELD DIVISION JANE DOE, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) …

Chicago Pays $40 Million Per Year to Private Firms to Defend Police Violence Cases

Article • March 5, 2023

Filed under: Settlements, Excessive Force (Police)

Chicago Pays $40 Million Per Year to Private Firms to Defend Police Violence Cases by Jo Ellen Nott by Jo Ellen Nott Police misconduct is costing the city of Chicago nearly $40 million a year in outside legal fees. Although the city has its own in-house counsel to handle legal …

IL EPA-Violation Notice-Western IL Correctional Center

Publication • February 27, 2023

Filed under: Water

IL EPA-Violation Notice-Western IL Correctional Center ILLINOIS ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 1021 NORTH GRANO AVENUE EAST, P.O. Box 19276, SPRINGFIELD, ILllNOIS 62794-9276 · (217} 782-3397 JB PRITIKER, GOVERNOR JOHN J. KIM, DIRECTOR 217/785-0561 February 27, 2023 CERTIFIED MAIL# 7011 1150 0001 0857 1842 RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED Western IL Correctional Center c/o …

IL EPA-Violation Notice-Taylorville Correctional Center

Publication • February 21, 2023

Filed under: Water

IL EPA-Violation Notice-Taylorville Correctional Center ILLINOIS ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 1021 NORTH GRAND AVENUE EAST, P.O. Box 19276, SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS 62794•9276 • (217) 782·3397 JB PRlnKER, GOVERNOR JOHN J, KIM, DIRECTOR 217/785-0561 February 21, 2023 CERTIFIED MAIL #7011 1150 0001 0857 1378 RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED Taylorville Correctional Center Melinda Eddy, Warden …

IL EPA-Violation Notice-Graham Correctional Center

Publication • February 21, 2023

Filed under: Water

IL EPA-Violation Notice-Graham Correctional Center ILLINOIS ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 1021 NORTH GRAND AVENUE EAST, P.O. Box 19276, SPRINGFIELD, llllNOIS 62794-9276 · (217) 782-3397 JOHN J. KIM, DIRECTOR JB PRlnKER, GOVERNOR 21 71785-0561 February 21, 2023 CERTIFIED MAIL# 7021 2720 0000 2345 0397 RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED Graham Correctional Center c/o Glen …

Madeline Mendoza Exonerated After Wrongful Conviction for Murder Engineered by Disgraced Former Chicago PD Detective Reynaldo Guevara

Article • February 19, 2023

Filed under: Police Misconduct, Wrongful Conviction, Actual Innocence/Claim of Innocence

Madeline Mendoza Exonerated After Wrongful Conviction for Murder Engineered by Disgraced Former Chicago PD Detective Reynaldo Guevara by Jo Ellen Nott by Jo Ellen Nott In January 2023, a Cook County Illinois judge vacated the wrongful conviction of Madeline Mendoza who served 17 years in prison for a murder she …

Illinois Town Will Pay $12 Million to Family After SWAT Officer Shot 12-Year-Old in Kneecap While Sitting on Bed With Hands Up

Article • February 19, 2023

Filed under: Police Misconduct, Shootings, Settlements, Juveniles

Illinois Town Will Pay $12 Million to Family After SWAT Officer Shot 12-Year-Old in Kneecap While Sitting on Bed With Hands Up by Jo Ellen Nott by Jo Ellen Nott In early February of 2023, Al Holfeld, Jr., lawyer for Crystal Worship and her son Amir, announced that their federal …

News in Brief

Article • February 15, 2023 • from CLN March, 2023

Filed under: News in Brief

News in Brief by Alabama: The DOJ Civil Rights Division announced on Oct. 21, 2022, that a former sheriff’s deputy in Dallas County was charged with kidnapping and sexually assaulting a woman in the middle of the day on Jan. 30, 2020. The Miami Herald reported that the then-active deputy, …

Seventh Circuit: Defendant Entitled to Present Entrapment Defense Where ‘Some Evidence’ Exists of Government Inducement and Lack of Predisposition to Commit Crime

Article • February 15, 2023 • from CLN March, 2023

Filed under: Government Deception and Trickery, Evidence - Failure to Disclose

Seventh Circuit: Defendant Entitled to Present Entrapment Defense Where ‘Some Evidence’ Exists of Government Inducement and Lack of Predisposition to Commit Crime by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit held that Robert Shawn Anderson was entitled to present his entrapment defense to …