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209 F. Supp. 2d 950 · District Court, C.D. Illinois · Jun 27, 2002
as a decision ‘involving] an unreasonable application of ... clearly established Federal law.’ ” Williams, 529 U.S. at 407-08 , 120 S.Ct. 1495 . … However, Ward bases his claim on clearly established federal law as determined by the Supreme Court. Therefore, Respondent’s reliance on Teague’s prohibition of “new rules” is misplaced. Teague v.
Cited 3 timesPublishedDistrict Court, C.D. Illinois · Jun 24, 2019
Accordingly, in order to effectively claim absolute legislative immunity, this Court must look at whether the actions undertaken by Barnes and Wasson qualify as legitimate legislative activity and whether they were acting … The Seventh Circuit has held that an employer who fired an employee after she exposed corrupt practices was not immune from retaliatory discharge under the Tort Immunity Act, because the employer failed to establish that
Cited 0 timesUnknownDistrict Court, C.D. Illinois · Jan 24, 2024
are entitled to qualified immunity. … Qualified Immunity The Court has found that Defendants’ conduct did not violate Plaintiff’s Eighth and Fourteenth Amendment rights.
Cited 0 timesUnknownLathan v. State of Illinois Department of Public Health
District Court, C.D. Illinois · Sep 8, 2025
Lathan was “qualified” for the position as Immunization Section Chief in the Division of Infectious Disease and completed her contract. … Lathan also admits that “[t]he warehouse was primarily medications/immunizations and record documents for the Immunization Section, and the funds used to pay for the warehouse came from the Immunization Section’s budget
Cited 0 timesUnknown735 F. Supp. 1377 · District Court, C.D. Illinois · Apr 24, 1990
Clearly the allegations contained in Count I do not implicate any of the rights guaranteed by the fifth amendment. … In light of this statute and the explication of the doctrine of qualified immunity in Harlow v.
Cited 3 timesPublishedDistrict Court, C.D. Illinois · Mar 3, 2023
Plaintiff believes this delay establishes a constitutional violation. B. … Additionally, officers responsible for an inmate’s continued detention until residential housing can be established are entitled to qualified immunity.
Cited 0 timesUnknownDistrict Court, C.D. Illinois · Mar 31, 2026
Defendants also argue they are immune from several state law claims under the Local Governmental and Governmental Tort Immunity Act (“TIA”). 735 ILCS 5/2-619(a)(9). … Finally, Defendants claim immunity under Sections 2-201 and 2-109 of the TIA.
Cited 0 timesUnknownUnited States Ex Rel. Perales v. St. Margaret's Hospital
243 F. Supp. 2d 843 · District Court, C.D. Illinois · Feb 7, 2003
Perona could not qualify as physician recruitment because Dr. Perona did not start working for SMH until April 1996. … Perona and SMH clearly states that the term of the agreement shall be from September 1, 1994, through August 31, 1998, and was signed by Dr. Perona on September 27, 1994.
Cited 11 timesPublished201 F. Supp. 2d 906 · District Court, C.D. Illinois · May 1, 2002
. § 1B1.3 provides: Offenses that do not qualify as part of a common scheme or plan may nonetheless qualify as part of the same course of conduct if they are sufficiently connected or related to each other as to warrant the … Thus, Rhodes clearly had access or authority over others’ valuable things. See United States v.
Cited 2 timesPublished152 B.R. 252 · District Court, C.D. Illinois · Mar 26, 1993
(M & S), which established ERISA qualified profit-sharing and pension plans (PLANS). … Furthermore, the Debtor was clearly aware that the Trustee was liquidating all assets of the estate.
Cited 1 timesPublishedAnnoreno v. Sheriff of Kankakee County
823 F. Supp. 2d 860 · District Court, C.D. Illinois · Oct 4, 2011
On June 17, 2010, Defendants filed an Answer (# 9) and alleged an affirmative defense of qualified immunity to the Plaintiffs Complaint. … Therefore, these undisputed facts clearly indicate that Plaintiff failed to follow the JCDC’s administrative rules for inmate grievances.
Cited 0 timesPublishedHamlyn v. Rock Island County Metropolitan Mass Transit District
964 F. Supp. 272 · District Court, C.D. Illinois · Apr 29, 1997
The application form explicitly states: “WHO DOES NOT QUALIFY: [] Applicants whose sole disability is [] AIDS.” … Plaintiff cites to three cases to support his argument that a stigma which causes psychological injury is sufficient to establish irreparable harm and an inadequate remedy at law.
Cited 1 timesPublishedIllinois Ex Rel. Hartigan v. Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line Co.
730 F. Supp. 826 · District Court, C.D. Illinois · Jan 16, 1990
However, all of these established points beg the question. … Panhandle asserts that its conduct was immune under both standards. The courts do not generally favor implied antitrust immunities.
Cited 9 timesPublishedKauffman v. Petersen Health Care VII, LLC
996 F. Supp. 2d 693 · District Court, C.D. Illinois · Nov 4, 2013
To establish that she is a “qualified individual with a disability,” Plaintiff “must establish not only that she *700 has a disability within the meaning of the ADA, but also that she is qualified for the job, i.e., that … “An ADA plaintiff can establish discrimination by showing the employer failed to accommodate the employee, but she first must establish that she is a qualified individual with a disability.” Majors, 714 F.3d at 535 .
Cited 0 timesPublishedDistrict Court, C.D. Illinois · Mar 31, 2025
Vill. of Tinley Park, 2024 IL App (1st) 230139, 68, the Illinois Appellate Court noted that although individuals making reports to the ARDC enjoy absolute immunity from state law tort liability, the same immunity … Likewise, in the instant case, although the Private Detective Act immunizes board members from conduct under state law, it cannot immunize them from allegations of federal civil rights violations.
Cited 0 timesUnknown472 F. Supp. 998 · District Court, C.D. Illinois · May 15, 1979
This decision appears to be clearly within Dalehite’s bounds of discretion which is entitled to immunity. … Having established a duty, and breach, the Court must next turn to the issue of causation.
Cited 25 timesPublishedDistrict Court, C.D. Illinois · Dec 18, 2023
Plaintiff names the Illinois Department of Human Services (“IDHS”) as the sole Defendant, but the IDHS does not qualify as a “person” within the meaning of the Civil Rights Act and is not subject to a Section 1983 suit. … July 26, 2002) (dismissing § 1983 claim against the IDHS due to the “well-established principle that states and state agencies enjoy immunity from suit in federal courts under the Eleventh Amendment.”).
Cited 0 timesUnknownBarrett v. Illinois Department of Corrections
958 F. Supp. 2d 984 · District Court, C.D. Illinois · Jul 26, 2013
Regarding the Ethics Act claim, IDOC argued that the claim was barred by Eleventh Amendment immunity. (# 5) Plaintiff conceded as much. (# 9). … [ejmployees seeking relief under the entitlement theory must therefore establish that the employer’s violation caused them harm.” Edgar v. JAC Products, Inc., 443 F.3d 501, 507-08 (6th Cir.2006), citing Ragsdale.
Cited 3 timesPublishedWilliams v. Haleighs Hope, Inc
District Court, C.D. Illinois · Mar 11, 2025
Plaintiff alleges each DCFS Defendant performed several negligent acts and/or omissions that clearly fall within the scope of being a DCFS “Child Welfare Employee.” … This Court is bound by the Seventh Circuit’s decision in T.S. and the Illinois Supreme Court’s decision in Healy, which establish that the DCPS Defendants are entitled to sovereign immunity. Il.
Cited 0 timesUnknownDistrict Court, C.D. Illinois · Sep 12, 2022
Fitzsimmons, 509 U.S. 259, 269 (1993) (“In determining whether particular actions of government officials fit within a common-law tradition of absolute immunity, or only the more general standard of qualified immunity, … Qualified immunity, by contrast, covers administrative or investigative functions “that do not relate to an advocate’s preparation for the initiation of a prosecution or for judicial proceedings.”
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