Legal Opinion

Stefannie Dyson v. Thomas Dart, et al.

District Court, N.D. Illinois

Decided July 22, 2026No. 1:23-cv-16515Unknown

1Opinion

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS Stefannie Dyson, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) Case No. 23-cv-16515 v. ) ) Hon. April M. Perry Thomas Dart, et al., ) ) Defendants. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER Plaintiff Stefannie Dyson was detained at the Cook County Jail when she brought this lawsuit pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Doc. 6. Specifically, the complaint alleges that Plaintiff requested but was denied material from the jail’s law library that Plaintiff believed necessary to appeal orders in her criminal proceedings.

Id. at 5-7. The complaint further alleges that “male [Cook County…

2Cases cited23 opinions

  1. Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1986
  2. Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, Administratrix of the Estate of CatrettSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  3. Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. v. Zenith Radio CorporationSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  4. Lewis v. CaseySupreme Court of the United States · 1996
  5. Bounds v. SmithSupreme Court of the United States · 1977

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