Hundley et al v. Brookhart et al

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Case overview

Case Number:

3:21-cv-03026

Court:

Illinois Central

Nature of Suit:

Civil Rights: Jobs

Judge:

Colleen R. Lawless

  1. December 08, 2025

    7th Circ. Mulls Vagueness Of Ill. DOC's Use-Of-Force Rule

    A Seventh Circuit judge said Monday that it wasn't the court's job to determine if three fired prison guards violated their employer's use-of-force rule during their violent encounter with a prisoner, and that the court's review was limited to whether the Illinois Department of Corrections imposed an unconstitutionally vague policy.

  2. January 21, 2021

    Ill. Jail Guards Claim Bias Was Behind Their Firing

    A trio of jail guards says being white men was the real reason they were fired by prison administrators following a violent encounter with an inmate, according to a bias suit in Illinois federal court.