Legal Opinion

Chad Hammond v. Daine Burkhead

District Court, C.D. Illinois

Decided February 27, 2026No. 3:25-cv-03411Unknown

1Opinion

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS SPRINGFIELD DIVISION CHAD HAMMOND, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) 3:25-cv-03411-MMM ) DAINE BURKHEAD, ) ) Defendant. ) ORDER Plaintiff, proceeding pro se under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, presently detained at Fayette County Jail, seeks to allege violations of 1) his constitutional right to access the courts and 2) his right to objectively reasonable jail conditions. Plaintiff’s Motion for Leave to Amend and Motion to Add Party are granted. Docs. 8, 11. Clerk to docket amended complaint and add party John Doe. The case is before the Court for a merit…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Farmer v. BrennanSupreme Court of the United States · 1994
  2. County of Sacramento v. LewisSupreme Court of the United States · 1998
  3. Kingsley v. HendricksonSupreme Court of the United States · 2015
  4. Gregory Turley v. Dave RednourCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2013
  5. Alfredo Miranda v. County of LakeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2018

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