Novak v. Hall

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

REBECCA R. PALLMEYER, United States District Judge

Plaintiff Michael Novak has a hearing impairment that interferes with his ability to represent himself in state court proceedings. To accommodate him, the court provides real-time court reporting and follows up with an official transcript, e-mailed to him a few days later at no charge. Novak believes these accommodations are inadequate. On February 5, 2014, Novak initiated this lawsuit against two Judges of the Circuit Court of Cook County and the Director of Administrative Office of Illinois Courts, in their…