Williams v. Dart

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION TAPHIA WILLIAMS, GREGORY COOPER, JOSHUA ATWATER, MARCUS JOHNSON, XAVIER WEBSTER, and TONY MASON, Individually and on Behalf of Those Similarly Situated, Case No. 18 C 1456 Plaintiffs, Judge Harry D. Leinenweber v. COOK COUNTY and COOK COUNTY SHERIFF TOM DART, Defendants. MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER The Named Plaintiffs brought this putative class action under

42 U.S.C. § 1983

against Defendant Sheriff Dart, alleging that he unlawfully detained them and other individuals in the Cook County Jail pursuant…