Hadley v. Department of Corrections

Plaintiff, Willie B. Hadley, Jr., is an inmate at Big Muddy Correctional Center. He filed a class-action complaint to enjoin defendant, the Illinois Department of Corrections (DOC), from charging him and other indigent inmates a $2 co-payment for nonemergency medical and dental services. DOC filed a motion to dismiss the complaint pursuant to section 2 — 615 of the Code of Civil Procedure (735 ILCS 5/2 — 615 (West 2004)). The trial court granted the motion and struck the case. Plaintiff appeals. We reverse the trial court’s judgment and remand this case for further proceedings because we find…