VERDICTS
Anthony J. Salerno
Case Name: Eichweldel v. Correctional Officers
Venue: United States District Court
Judge: Judge Pallmeyer
Date: January, 2002
Demand: $1 million
Verdict: Not guilty as to all defendants
Summary: Plaintiff, an inmate incarcerated at the Stateville Correctional Center, claimed excessive use of force, failure to protect from harm and spoliation of evidence.
Case Name: Graham vs. Correctional Officers
Venue: United States District Court
Judge: Judge Gettleman
Date: 2001
Demand: $1 million
Verdict: Not guilty as to all defendants
Summary: Plaintiff alleged excessive use of force and deliberate indifference to serious medical needs.
Case Name: Turner v. Correctional Officers and Maintenance Supervisors
Venue: United States District Court
Judge: Judge Hibbler
Date: 2001
Demand: $1 million
Verdict: Not guilty as to all defendants
Summary: Plaintiff, an inmate at Statesville Correctional Center, alleged that the defendants were deliberately indifference to a serious risk to his health, e.g., exposed wiring in a shower room.
Case Name: Handy v. Correctional Officers
Venue: United States District Court
Judge: Judge Walter, United States District Court, Western District of Louisiana, sitting by designation.
Date: 2000
Demand: $1 million
Verdict: Not guilty as to all defendants
Summary: Plaintiff, an inmate at the Stateville Correctionall Center, alleged excessive use of force and deliberate indifference to serious medical needs.
Case Name: Bolden v. Physician
Venue: United States District Court
Judge: Judge McKeague, United States District Court, Western District of Michigan
Date: 2000
Demand: $1 million
Verdict: Not guilty
Summary: Plaintiff alleged that a physician at the Stateville Correctional Center was deliberately indifferent to his serious medical needs.
Case Name: Alvarado v. State of Illinois
Venue: Illinois Court of Claims
Judge: A hearing officer presided over Court of Claims trials. Then made report and recommendation to full Court of Claims judges.
Date: 1999
Demand: $250,000.00
Verdict: Approximately $125,000.00
Summary: Plaintiff, a police officer, severely injured his knee when he fell on property controlled by the Illinois Department of Transportation.
Case Name: Archie v. State Police
Venue: State Police Merit Board
Date: 1999
Demand: Reinstatement of job and back wages
Verdict: Reinstatement with suspension
Summary: Plaintiff, a state police officer, who was fired for concealing damage to her state-issued car, was reinstated with a suspension.
Case Name: Zaramba v. Secretary of State
Venue: Secretary of State Civil Service Commission
Date: January, 1999
Demand: Reinstatement of job and back wages
Verdict: Termination upheld
Summary: Plaintiff and co-worker were fired from the secretary of state for requiring purchase of fund-raiser tickets by commercial license-plate purchasers, before processing applications.