Ehlers v. Jones Tapia

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION BARRY EHLERS, ) ) Petitioner, ) No. 16 C 5092 ) v. ) Judge Rebecca R. Pallmeyer ) AMANDA GALLEGOS, ) ) Respondent. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER On July 28, 2015, a Circuit Court of Cook County judge found Petitioner Barry Ehlers in contempt of court for failing to pay some $43,000 in child and spousal support owed as a result of his November 2014 divorce. On a court finding that he willfully failed to comply with the order, Ehlers was taken into custody on November 17, 2015. Ehler has exhausted state-court…