The following cases categorized as "550 prisoner: civil rights" were on the docket in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois on Jan. 21. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
Roughly two weeks after Madison County Public Defender John Rekowski’s office was appointed to represent Timothy Michael Banowetz in the murder of asbestos attorney Randy Gori, Rekowski said his office has not yet received any evidence but will triple check any court filings.
The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois reported the following activities in the suit brought by Charles E. Franklin against Benjamin Martin, Cindy Twedy, John/Jane Doe, Madison County 911 System and Madison County Sheriff Dept. on Jan. 21.
Madison County Public Defender John Rekowski said his office was appointed to represent Timothy Michael Banowetz, who is accused of killing asbestos attorney Randy Gori.
The Madison County State’s Attorney’s Office does not plan on recusing itself from prosecuting Timothy M. Banowetz in the murder of asbestos attorney Randy Gori, despite having previously recused itself from Gori’s DUI proceedings due to a conflict of interest.
A press conference is scheduled at the Madison County Board room today at 5 p.m. regarding the death investigation of attorney Randy Gori, 47, who was found dead at his Edwardsville home on Saturday night.
Third Judicial Circuit Chief Judge Bill Mudge released a statement on Sunday evening regarding the killing of attorney Randy Gori. The statement reads:
The following cases categorized as "550 prisoner: civil rights" cases were on the docket in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois on Oct. 7. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois reported the following activities in the suit brought by Tery L. Pyles against Granite City Police Department, Madison County Sheriff's Office and Unknown Party on Oct. 7.
The following cases categorized as "555 prison condition" cases were on the docket in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois on June 13. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois reported the following activities in the suit brought by Eva DeAnn Heisch against Christopher Eales, Dr. Aragona, Dr. Arendell, Dr. Lochard, John Lakin, Jordan Griffin, Madison County Sheriff's Department and Teresa Tucker on June 13:
Madison County State’s Attorney Tom Gibbons said any money retained by his office after an Illinois state trooper found $727,000 in suspected drug cartel money in a 60-year-old man’s vehicle will be used to assist local communities.
Plaintiff verdicts in 2018 may have amounted to two-thirds of the trial outcomes, but jurors sent a clear message to plaintiffs pursuing collision suits after they entered several awards for $1,000 or less. In those suits, a motorist was awarded $1,000 and two bus passengers were awarded $1,000 and $500.
