ROSS v. GOSSETT

Case No. 15-CV-309-SMY-MAB.

DEMETRIUS ROSS, et al., Plaintiffs, v. GREG GOSSETT, et al, Defendants.

United States District Court, S.D. Illinois.

March 25, 2019.

Editors Note
Applicable Law: 42 U.S.C. § 1983
Cause: 42 U.S.C. § 1983 Prisoner Civil Rights
Nature of Suit: 550 Prisoner: Civil Rights
Source: PACER


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Demetrius Ross, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated, Plaintiff, represented by Jon I. Loevy , Loevy & Loevy Generally Admitted, Adair Crosley , Loevy & Loevy, Alan S. Mills , Uptown People's Law, Elizabeth Mazur , Uptown People's Law Center, Katherine A. Roche , Loevy & Loevy, Michael Kanovitz , Loevy & Loevy, Nicole Schult , Uptown People's Law Center, Ruth Zemel Brown , Loevy & Loevy, Sam Heppell , Loevy & Loevy, Scott R. Rauscher , Loevy & Loevy & Sarah Copeland Grady , Loevy & Loevy.

Kevin L. Hamilton, Harley Thomas Miller, Marshall McDaniel, Jamaine Williams, consolidated from Charles Sultan, Sergio Cortes, Acacia Brooks, As Special Representative of the late Plaintiff Brandon Brooks, James E. Dunmore, Glenn Verser, Stanley Chairs, Terry Turner, Jammel L. Johnson, Jonathan Tolliver, Ronald Smith, Edward Tenney, Samuel C. Harding, Jeffrey Miller, Clark Truly, Sam Fisher, Ramon Clark, Added per Order 129 in case 17-146, Ted Knox, Consolidated from Case #: 17-494 & Vincent E. Smith, Plaintiffs, represented by Jon I. Loevy , Loevy & Loevy Generally Admitted, Adair Crosley , Loevy & Loevy, Alan S. Mills , Uptown People's Law, Elizabeth Mazur , Uptown People's Law Center, Katherine A. Roche , Loevy & Loevy, Michael Kanovitz , Loevy & Loevy, Ruth Zemel Brown , Loevy & Loevy, Sam Heppell , Loevy & Loevy, Sarah Copeland Grady , Loevy & Loevy & Scott R. Rauscher , Loevy & Loevy.

Zachary Watts, Consolidated from case 15-692-SMY-SCW, Plaintiff, represented by Jon I. Loevy , Loevy & Loevy Generally Admitted, Michael Kanovitz , Loevy & Loevy, Sarah Copeland Grady , Loevy & Loevy, Adair Crosley , Loevy & Loevy, Elizabeth Mazur , Uptown People's Law Center, Katherine A. Roche , Loevy & Loevy, Ruth Zemel Brown , Loevy & Loevy, Sam Heppell , Loevy & Loevy & Scott R. Rauscher , Loevy & Loevy.

Greg Gossett, Defendant, represented by Emma Dorothy Steimel , Illinois Attorney General's Office, Alan Taborga , Illinois Attorney General's Office-Urbana, James P. Doran , Illinois Attorney General's Office, Jason Joseph Weigand , Office of the Attorney General, Karen L. McNaught , Illinois Attorney General's Office, Matthew T. Fletcher , Illinois Attorney General's Office, Michael Martin Powell , Office of the Attorney General & Nicholas Vincent Alfonso , Illinois Attorney General's Office.

Zach Roeckeman, Stephen Duncan, Joseph Yurkovich, Donald Stolworthy, Brendan Ankrom, Justin Hammers, Brad Johnson, Frank Thompson, Derek Smith, Steve Albrecht, Robert Adams, Sarah Arnett, Bryan Bailey, Shawn Bailliez, also known as, Andrew Bottrell, also known as, Larry Boyd, Douglas Brown, Dennis Bucco, Vincent Cogdal, Nick Conklin, Jason Dams, Robert Dorethy, also known as, Olin Eldridge, Lisa Ellinger, Curtis Jenkins, Scott Lamb, Canduce Morrill, Andrew Moser, also known as, William Myers, also known as, Lee Parker, Chad Sappington, Jamie Skaggs, Cally Stein, also known as, Mike Stufflebeam, Ashley Thompson, Steve Wilcoxen, Drew Derenzy, Justin Dircks, David English, M. Fluder, Joseph France, Jason Jester, Nick Lohnes, Robert Passmore, Andy Phelps, Sam Taylor, Tammy Thousand, Cayd Walljasper, Keneth Finney, also known as, David Hermetz, Robert Walsh, Ryan Davis, James Bruce, Matt Dees, also known as, Donald Pulliam, also known as, Jeremy McBride, Nick Nalley, Gary Stark, William Hughey, Ayla Heinzmann, also known as, Kenny Brown, also known as, Randy Smith, Shane Smith, Robert Rivett, Larry Provence, Kyle Massey, Dawayne Cotton, Bradley Herzog, Dale Martin, Pat Anderson, Dwight Dilg, Rene Degroof, Angela Craddock, Sierra Tate, John Mohr, John Jones, Doug Mason, Justin Johnson, Khorey Anderton, Matt Cannon, James Johnson, John Maragni, Mike Bowers, Blake Elliot, Ray McCann, Brice Wilson, Josh Curry, Kendall Harris, Eric Shelton, Rene Waters, Stephanie Beasley, Jerry Tanner, Andy Stout, Dale Monical, Brad Yonaka, Kevin W. Johnson, Marcus Jenkins, Stephen Sawyer, Walter McCormick, Jerry Harper, Jason Ginder, Jeremiah Patterson, James Berry, Randy Baylor, Brad Stuck, Eric Weber, Lance Wise, Steven Conrad, Jarrod Carter, Timothy McAllister, also known as, Noble Harrington, Samuel Shehorn, Jeffrey Kidd, Travis Ochs, Brian Livingston, Robert Kamp, Anthony Senn, Trent Ralston, Maury Goble, Bradley Ausbrook, Seth Hough, Christopher Brant, Ethan Clary, Matthew Winka, Michael Dean, Nicholas Lampley, Dallas Willis, Timothy Conrad, Christopher Cales, James Gosnell, Alexander Lockhart, Matthew Tribble, Andrew Gangloff, MaryEllen Thomason, Justin Eckelberry, Doug Line, Jacob Milam, Zachariah Buchanan, Akeem Hamilton, Andrew Volk, Gary Perkins, Kyle Brooks, Dan Mullin, Andrew Mays, Jerry Witthoft, Frank Eovaldi, Mark Bower, Fredrick Carter, also known as, Kevin Cartwright, Nathan Berry, Chase Caron, Kyle Donjon, Justin Engelage, Wesley Engelage, Charles Fricke, Jason Furlow, Brian Guetersloh, Shane Gregson, Mark Hanks, Joel Hepp, Kevin Hirch, Anthony Jones, Tyler Jones, Brian Kulich, Jay McMillan, Alex Moll, Wesley Monroe, Jared Phillips, Kenny Porter, Rory Renk, Minh Scott, James Watkins, Eric Wenzel, Aaron Westerman, Carson Winter, also known as, Caleb Zang, Gene Bailey, Derek Baylon, Benny Davis, also known as, Bryan Easton, Richard Harris, Shayne Howell, Brandon Hunter, Michael Laminack, also known as, James Lloyd, Lucas Mennerich, Jason Migneron, Jason Morris, John Restoff, Steven Richard, Ryan Ziegler, Trevor Rowland, David Holder, Scott Ebers, Mike Baughman, Hubert Brace, James Cissell, Bradley Clark, Charles Compton, Dustin Harmon, John Koch, Brandon Lloyd, Kenneth Smith, Nathan Ward, Mitch Simmons, Michael Jones, Tracy Heiman, Aaron Campbell, Edwin Gladney, Kyle Hughhey, Erik Krammer, James Rigdon & Unknown Members of Tactical Team Known as "Orange Crush", Defendants, represented by Michael Kanovitz , Loevy & Loevy & Alan Taborga , Illinois Attorney General's Office-Urbana.

Kimberly Butler, Defendant, represented by Michael Kanovitz , Loevy & Loevy, Sarah Copeland Grady , Loevy & Loevy & Alan Taborga , Illinois Attorney General's Office-Urbana.

Brian Piper, Fred Williams, Chris Luker, Ron Shoultz, Loretta Joachim, Chris White, Bud Brown, Bill Carroll, Daniel Dust, Ben Vaughn, also known as, John Chenault, Jr., Brandon Richey, Jason Lane, David Brock, Tyson Shurtz, Wendy Parks, Anthony McAllister, Big Muddy River Correctional Center Warden, consolidated from case 15-281-SMY-SCW, 15-308-SMY-SCW, and 15-00007-SMY-RJD, John Doe, 2, consolidated from case 15-281-SMY-SCW, John Doe, 1 & 2, consolidated from case 15-415-SMY-SCW, K. Hunter, Correctional Lieutenant, Tact Team Member, Consolidated from case 15-523-SMY-SCW, Wangler, Correctional Officer, Tact Team Member, Consolidated from case 15-523-SMY-SCW, S.A. Godinez, Director of Illinois Prisons, Consolidated from case 15-523-SMY-SCW, John Doe, #1, Nurse, Consolidated from case 15-523-SMY-SCW, Donald D. Gaetz, Warden, Consolidated from case 15-523-SMY-SCW, Roger Moore, Consolidated from case 15-611-SMY-SCW, A/W Treadway, Consolidated from case 15-611-SMY-SCW, Richard Smith, Correctional Officer, in his individual capacity, Consolidated from case 15-692-SMY-SCW, C/O Nelly, Correctional Officer, in his individual capacity, Consolidated from case 15-692-SMY-SCW, I.D.O.C. Director, Consolidated from case 15-1060-SMY-SCW, Warden Duncan, Consolidated from case 15-1060-SMY-SCW, John Doe, 1, also known as Ed, consolidated from case 15-1060-SMY-SCW, John Doe, 2, Consolidated from case 15-1060-SMY-SCW, Jana Carie, Consolidated from case 15-706-SMY-SCW, John Doe Officer, No. 13371, Consolidated from case 15-1263-SMY-SCW, Angel Rector, Consolidated from case 15-1263-SMY-SCW, R D. Moore, Consolidated from case 15-1263-SMY-SCW, Officer Leak, Consolidated from case 15-1263-SMY-SCW, Officer Armstrong, Consolidated from case 15-1263-SMY-SCW, Warden Spiller, John Doe 1, Consolidated from case 15-308-SMY-SCW, John Doe 2, Consolidated from case number 15-308-SMW-SCW, John Doe 3, Consolidated from case number 15-308-SMY-SCW, IDOC, consolidated from case 16-130-SMY-SCW, Richard Harrington, consolidated from case 16-248-SMY-SCW, John R. Balwin, consolidated case 16-83-SMY-SCW, Rachelle Aiken, Richard Allen, Ashley Alvey, Jeremy Alwerdt, Nathan Anderson, Charles Antry, Robert Arnett, Michael Atchison, Mike Austin, Brian Bailey, Ryan Bailey, Chris Barber, Stephen Bayer, Dustin Bayler, Chad Belcher, Paul Blacwell, also known as, Robert Blackwell, David Bogart, Jimmy Bonner, Tim Bowen, Stephen Boyle, Scott Britton, David Browning, Chris Brubaker, Zachary Buchenau, Jeff Bundren, John Burrow, Jon Burrow, Jonah Butler, Derrick Caudle, Mike Chekevida, Tod Childers, Trevor Chitwood, Mike Clark, Adrian Corley, Nathan Courtright, Joe Curry, Randy Davis, Troy Davis, Elliot Daymon, Rod Dial, Micah Dillon, Vince Diveley, Samuel Dixon, Wes Dothager, Terry Douglas, Brian Dowdy, Jerry Dronenberg, Brad Duckworth, Ryan Dumstroff, also known as, Mica Dunn, Mike Dunning, Dwayne Durham, Tim Feurer, Paul Fletcher, Chris Forbes, Anton Frazier, Wes Fuchs, Cory Fuqua, Douglas Gellner, Pete Geppert, Brandy Steptoe, Substituted on 7/20/2017 as Special Representative for James Gray, Deceased, John Green, Anthony Scoles, Thomas Scott, Ashley Sears, Bruce Settles, Jared Selby, Chris Sexton, Todd Sexton, Todd Shefler, also known as, Wes Shirley, Clint Sigrist, Johnnie Smith, Quinton Smothers, Scott Snider, Nicholas Sroka, Jonathon Staley, Mike Stanart, Nick Steele, Jesse Stephens, Steve Strickell, Roger Sullivan, T.J. Swarts, Mike Swetland, David Teske, Martin M. Tovar, Steven Tutoky, Nick Ulery, Dennis Urhig, John Vroman, Eric Ward, Luke Waters, Caleb Wesley, John Whitlow, Tony Whitten, Trevor Wikinson, Tim Winans, Troy Winker, Troy Winkler, Cody Wittinghill, Jon Wolfe, Tim Worker, Scott Workman, Dustin York, William Zimmerman, Jason Zurliene, Charles Hahn, Jared Hankinds, Jacob Harris, Jake Harris, Benjamin Haynes, Mark Heinzmann, Larry Henderson, Dustin Hewitt, Kelly Higgins, Jeff Hill, Tyler Holland, Bill Hopkins, Joseph Jackson, M H. Jansen, Matthew H. Jansen, Matt Johnson, Chris Kamp, Josh Kapper, Brian Kauling, Josh Keener, Clarence Kellerman, Shannon Kelly, Walter Kling, Eric Kohl, Dan Korte, Daniel Korte, Ryan Kram, Greg Krause, Preston Krausharr, Steven Kretschumer, Chris Leipold, Jacob Liles, Romelle Lipscomb, Leslie Lockwood, Amanda Lohman, Randy Lohman, Todd Manker, Meredith Manning, Allison Mathis, Jason McCarty, Jullian McCarty, Ryan McClellan, Brad McCuan, Josh McDonald, Carl McFarland, Travis McReynolds, Josh Mensing, Justin Miller, Kevin Miller, David Moore, Richard Moore, Zach Moore, Dan Moyers, Nathan Musgrave, Barry Myers, Myron Neisler, Matt Newbury, Rich Nidey, Zach Oglesby, Lareese Olinger, Zach Payne, Sam Peradotta, Scott Petijean, Matt Plummer, Jon Pochie, Gerhard Poettker, Bryan Posey, Jacob Pyle, Kris Reynolds, Abby Roberts, Jason Robinson, Kent Robinson, Jeff Roelandt, Jesse Rosenberger, James Russell, Chris Sanders, Zach Sarver, Marcus Sawyer, Steven Sawyer, Ashley Schafer, Bruce Sisney, Jane and John Does, SORT consolidated from case 16-416, Gordon Belless, Lonn Howarter, Mike Keithley, Trent Birchfield, Rick Yocum, Kerrye Annable, Christopher Quigley, Marc Coufal, Paul Chapin, Stephanie Dorethy, Thomas Stuck, Chad Jennings, Gregory Sorensen, Chris Pitts, Lisa Harris, Ryan Erickson, Randall Bayler, Leif McCarthy, Chad Ray, Arnold Steber, Donald Harris, James Whelan, Earl Dixon, Alan Dallas, Martin Buchner, Robert Boldrey, Lisa Tarr, Matt Freeman, James Ochs, Rodney Brady, David White, Russell Goins, William Rees, David Childers, James Best, Robert Hughes, George Holton, Terry Clements, Kent Brookman, John Tourville, Brian Thomas, Douglas Lyerla, Jay Ziegler, Kevin Reichert, Chad Hasemeyer, Kevin Page, Beau Purtle, Patrick Trokey, Jeffrey Marnati, Raymond Allen, James Powell, Bill Westfall, John Mich, Roger Waller, John Hoffman, Raymond Groves, David Evelsizer, Sean Smolak, Michael Samuel, George Welborn, Christopher Bradley, Tony Payne Jr, Michael Monje, Tracy Lee, John Carter, Alexander Jones, Daniel Monti, Louis Browder, Ventures Jackson, Denise Minor, Jacob Null, Daniel Sullivan, Jack Townely, Harold Schuler, Jeffrey Julius, Richard Lynch, Michael Grisham, Michael Durbin, Dennis Followell, Danny Britton, George Davis, Keith Chamness, Substituted on 7/20/2017 as Special Representative for Kevin Chamness, Deceased, Charles Hayden, James Studer, Robin Cherim, Scott Partee, Robert Craig, Eric Plott, Bret Robison, John Burle, Ron Beebe, Bruce Fisher, Bruce Hagaman, Bruce Sanders, Dale Massey, Eric Welsh, James Baldwin, Robert Smith, Ronald Sherrock, Steven Estes, Tom Smith, Chris Sherrod, James Doe, added from consolidated case 16-783, John Does 1-50, added from consolidated case 16-783, Julia McCarty, Warden Butler, Consolidated from case 17-494-SMY-RJD, Kenneth Hamilton, Consolidated from case 17-494-SMY-RJD, Warden Harrington, Consolidated from case 17-494-SMY-RJD & Winters, Tact Officer - Consolidated from case 17-494-SMY-RJD, Defendants, represented by Michael Kanovitz , Loevy & Loevy.

Michael Gilreath & Janet Carle, Defendants, represented by Michael Kanovitz , Loevy & Loevy, Karen L. McNaught , Illinois Attorney General's Office & Lisa A. Cook , Office of the Attorney General.

Jason Zollars & Ben Lewis, Defendants, represented by Michael Kanovitz , Loevy & Loevy, Alan Taborga , Illinois Attorney General's Office-Urbana, Karen L. McNaught , Illinois Attorney General's Office & Lisa A. Cook , Office of the Attorney General.


MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

This matter is before the Court on the Report and Recommendation ("Report") of United States Magistrate Judge Mark A. Beatty (Doc. 507), recommending that Plaintiff's Motion to Sever Claim as to Plaintiffs Williams, Chairs, and Turner (Doc. 462) be granted. No...

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