ORDER REONA J. DALY , Magistrate Judge . This matter is before the Court on the Bill of Costs (Doc. 80) filed by Defendants Moldenhauer, Butalid, and Caldwell. Plaintiff filed an objection (Doc. 82). The Court ordered Plaintiff to supplement his objection with a current trust fund account statement and Plaintiff filed a supplemental objection with a current trust fund account statement attached (Doc. 84). Background Plaintiff Deon Davis is an inmate in the Illinois Department of...
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER NANCY J. ROSENSTENGEL , Chief District Judge . On February 11, 2020, Plaintiffs filed a response to Defendants' report on compliance with the Court's preliminary injunction order. (Doc. 207). Plaintiffs argue that Defendants have not taken meaningful steps to comply with the order and the proposed steps offered by Defendants are insufficient and vague. ( Id. at p. 2). They also ask the Court to order the parties to meet and confer on a list of potential experts,...
ORDER REONA J. DALY , Magistrate Judge . Plaintiff Keiahty Jones, an inmate in the custody of the Illinois Department of Corrections ("IDOC"), filed this lawsuit pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 1983 alleging his constitutional rights were violated while he was incarcerated at Lawrence Correctional Center ("Lawrence"). Generally, Plaintiff alleges he was forced to perform job duties that he was not physically able to complete due to back spasms and, as a result, he fell and suffered injuries to his...
JUDGMENT J. PHIL GILBERT , District Judge . The Court having been advised by counsel for the parties that the above action has been settled; IT IS HEREBY ORDERED AND ADJUDGED that this case is dismissed with prejudice and without costs.
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER NANCY J. ROSENSTENGEL , Chief District Judge . This matter is before the Court on the cross-motions for summary judgment filed by Defendant Portfolio Recovery Associates, LLC ("PRA") (Doc. 36) and Plaintiff Edward Hagood (Doc. 46), the parties' Stipulation to certain facts (Doc. 33), PRA's Motion to Exclude Plaintiff's Expert Witness (Doc. 39), and Hagood's Motion to Strike portions of PRA's summary judgment evidence (Doc. 50). For the reasons set forth below, PRA's...
JUDGMENT J. PHIL GILBERT , District Judge . This matter having come before the Court, the issues having been heard, and the Court having rendered a decision, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED AND ADJUDGED that judgment is entered in favor of defendant Lindsey Owings and against plaintiff Jim Burgett on Count 1, a First Amendment retaliation claim against Owings for issuing Burgett 21 tickets, including 18 "risk relevant" tickets, because he complained about her public disclosure of private...
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER J. PHIL GILBERT , District Judge . This matter comes before the Court on the Report and Recommendation ("Report") (Doc. 59) of Magistrate Judge Reona J. Daly who, after holding a hearing on November 12, 2019, recommends granting defendant Dr. Lindsey Owings's motion for summary judgment (Doc. 25) and dismissing plaintiff Jim Burgett's claim against her for failure to exhaust administrative remedies. Magistrate Judge Daly further recommends finding as moot Owings's...
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER NANCY J. ROSENSTENGEL , Chief District Judge . Plaintiff Marlon Watford, an inmate in the Illinois Department of Corrections ("IDOC"), filed this case alleging deprivation of his constitutional rights pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 1983. Watford claims that Defendants have violated his religious rights protected by the First and Fourteenth Amendment and the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act by depriving him of the Id-ul-Fitr feast, the opportunity to...
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER REONA J. DALY , Magistrate Judge . This matter is before the Court on the Motion for Litigation Costs (Doc. 57) filed by Plaintiff. Defendant, Department of Justice, filed a response (Doc. 58). Background Plaintiff, William White, filed this FOIA action seeking an order compelling the Executive Office of United States Attorneys ("EOUSA") and the Federal Bureau of Investigation ("FBI") to produce voluminous records. Specifically, Plaintiff sought from EOUSA records...
JUDGMENT J. PHIL GILBERT , District Judge . This matter having come before the Court and the parties having stipulated to dismissal, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED AND ADJUDGED that the claims against Defendant Collinsville Community Unit School District No. 10 are DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE.
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER NANCY J. ROSENSTENGEL , Chief District Judge . This matter is before the Court on a Report and Recommendation of United States Magistrate Judge Gilbert Sison (Doc. 58), which recommends that the Motions for Summary Judgment for Failure to Exhaust Administrative Remedies filed by Defendants Dr. Alfonso David, Karen Smoot, and Jeffrey Dennison be denied. Furthermore, pursuant to Plaintiff Torre Williams's request to remove Defendant Smoot from the case, it is also...
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER NANCY J. ROSENSTENGEL , Chief District Judge . This matter is before the Court on a motion for sanctions (Doc. 128) filed by Defendants. Defendants argue that Plaintiffs have asserted frivolous claims in their Second Amended Complaint (Class Action) (Doc. 53) in violation of Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 11. Plaintiffs have filed a response (Doc. 129) in opposition to the motion. Their response also requests that defense counsel Clayton Ankney be sanctioned because...
ORDER AND JUDGMENT OF DEFAULT STACI M. YANDLE , District Judge . This matter is before the Court on Plaintiffs' Motion for Entry of Default Judgment (Doc. 23). Plaintiffs filed the instant action against Defendant E. A. Masonry, Inc. on August 10, 2018, alleging violations of the Employment Retirement Security Act of 1974 ("ERISA"), 29 U.S.C. 1131, et seq. (Doc. 1). Defendant was served with a copy of the summons and Complaint on August 27, 2018 (Doc. 6). Thus, Defendant's responsive...
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER GILBERT C. SISON , Magistrate Judge . Plaintiff M. Roberta Fuller brings claims under Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act ("ADA"), Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act ("ADEA"), and the Illinois Human Rights Act ("IHRA"). Fuller alleges that Defendants Belleville Area Community College District No. 522, Belleville Area Community College District No. 522 Board of Trustees, and Southwestern Illinois College ("...
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER STACI M. YANDLE , District Judge . Plaintiff Catherine Alexander filed this action against Defendants Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc., 2K Games, Inc., 2K Sports Inc., World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc., Visual Concepts Entertainment, Yuke's Co., Ltd., and Yukes LA, Inc., asserting copyright infringement pursuant to 17 U.S.C. 501. The case is now before the Court for consideration of the Motion to Dismiss filed by Defendants 2K Games, 2K Sports, Take-Two, Visual...
JUDGMENT J. PHIL GILBERT , District Judge . This matter having come before the Court and Plaintiff Kenya Yvonnia Collins having failed to prosecute, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED AND ADJUDGED that the claims against Defendant Commissioner of Social Security are DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE.
JUDGMENT J. PHIL GILBERT , District Judge . This matter having come before the Court and Plaintiff Stacy Alexander having failed to prosecute, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED AND ADJUDGED that the claims against Defendant Commissioner of Social Security are DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE.
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER NANCY J. ROSENSTENGEL , Chief District Judge . This matter is before the Court on a motion for summary judgment filed by Defendants Dr. Venerio Santos, Jessica Knebel, and Wexford Health Sources, Inc. (Docs. 101, 102). Plaintiff Troy Smith has filed a response (Doc. 105) in opposition to the motion. Defendants have filed a reply (Doc. 106). Defendant Lisa Krebs has also filed a motion for summary judgment (Doc. 112), but Smith failed to file a response to that motion....
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER NANCY J. ROSENSTENGEL , Chief District Judge . Pending before the Court are several motions filed by Plaintiff Calvin Merritte and Defendants. Specifically, Merritte has filed a Motion to Show Cause and/or Motion for Relief from Judgment (Doc. 166), Motion for Court Order (Doc. 173), Motion for Free Court Records (Doc. 175), Motion for Discovery (Doc. 176), Supplemental Motion for Order to Show Cause and Relief from Judgment (Doc. 177), and a Motion for Preliminary...
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER NANCY J. ROSENSTENGEL , Chief District Judge . Pending before the Court is a Motion for Summary Judgment filed by Defendant John Trost (Doc. 119) and a Motion for Summary Judgment filed by Defendants Sylvia Butler, Richard Harris, Frank Eovaldi, Christopher McClure, Michael Laminak, Brandon Anthony, Tracy Harrington, Virgil Smith, and Tonya Smith (Doc. 126). For the reasons set forth below, the Court grants in part and denies in part both motions. BACKGROUND Lisle,...
