Legal Opinion
Mason v. COUNTY OF COOK, ILL.
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided May 18, 2007No. 06 C 3449PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
ZAGEL, District Judge.
This proposed class 1 action challenges some procedures of the Central Bond Court in Cook County.
About eight years ago, the Presiding Judge of the First Municipal District of Cook County created, by order, the Central Bond Court. Except for cases where the prosecution seeks denial of bond for persons charged with non-probational felonies, all bond hearings “shall be conducted by means of closed circuit television.”
On each court day, about 100-150 bond applicants are taken from Chicago Police lock-up to holding pens in the basement of the…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Younger v. HarrisSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Gerstein v. PughSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- O'Shea v. LittletonSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Middlesex County Ethics Committee v. Garden State Bar Ass'nSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Leis v. FlyntSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
14 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by1 opinion
- Riley v. County of CookDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 2010