Gaddis v. Zanotti

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS DONALD D. GADDIS, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) vs. ) Case No. 19-cv-781-DWD ) BRANDON ZANOTTI, ) ) Defendant. ) MEMORANDUM & ORDER DUGAN, District Judge: On July 19, 2019, Plaintiff Donald D. Gaddis filed suit against Defendant Brandon Zanotti, State’s Attorney for Williamson County, Illinois, alleging that he was being denied his constitutional right to bail and was facing retaliation for exercising his First Amendment rights. Gaddis seeks to certify a class of similarly situated individuals who were denied their right to bail…