Arnold v. Baldwin

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS LOUIS ARNOLD, IV, #828775, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) vs. ) Case No. 24-cv-02020-JPG ) PHILLIP BALDWIN and ) SCROGGINS LAW OFFICE, LTD., ) ) Defendants. ) MEMORANDUM AND ORDER GILBERT, District Judge: Plaintiff Louis Arnold, IV, brings this action pursuant to

42 U.S.C. § 1983

to challenge his civil commitment proceedings. (Doc. 1). Arnold is currently held at the Detention and Treatment Facility in Rushville, Illinois (Rushville TDF), a facility administered by the Illinois Department of Human Services (DHS) to house civil…