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Recent News About U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois

• Quick Cash Loan Store requests removal of lawsuit to federal court

  By Heather Isringhausen Gvillo | Friday, Oct 11, 2013 @ 9:17am

  Sandberg

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• Judge Stiehl recuses in drug and weapons case against Cook

  By Ann Maher | Thursday, Aug 29, 2013 @ 7:33am

  Cook

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• JPML set to hear arguments next month over transfer requests

  By Bethany Krajelis | Wednesday, Aug 21, 2013 @ 5:12pm

  The U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPML) will consider dozens of transfer-related requests next month, including two that could affect a pair of lawsuits pending in southern Illinois’ federal court.

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• State seeks stay in briefing on motion for summary judgment in teen's FOID card suit

  By Bethany Krajelis | Tuesday, Aug 20, 2013 @ 11:49am

  Madigan

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• Teen suing over FOID Card denial seeks summary judgment

  By Bethany Krajelis | Monday, Aug 12, 2013 @ 8:03am

  An 18-year-old suing over the denial of her Firearm Owners Identification (FOID) Card application has asked a federal judge to grant her summary judgment.

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• Class action filed over robocalls likely related to Yaz litigation

  By Bethany Krajelis | Monday, Jul 29, 2013 @ 4:38pm

  Herndon

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• Durbin recommends five for vacancy on federal bench

  By Bethany Krajelis | Thursday, Jul 18, 2013 @ 12:21pm

  Durbin

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• Defendant Carr says court should not 'aid one who comes to court with unclean hands'

  By Christina Stueve Hodges | Thursday, Jul 11, 2013 @ 12:17pm

  Carr

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• Schnucks requests transfer of security breach suit to Missouri

  By Bethany Krajelis | Thursday, Jul 11, 2013 @ 12:09pm

  Millar

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• Injured inmate's case against sheriff removed to federal court

  By Christina Stueve Hodges | Thursday, Jul 11, 2013 @ 12:05pm

  A St. Clair County inmate’s case against the Sheriff has been removed to federal court.

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• Pre-sentence investigation report filed under seal in Bathon's case

  By Bethany Krajelis | Monday, Jul 1, 2013 @ 5:18pm

  Bathon

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• Madigan's office seeks dismissal of teen's suit over FOID Card Act

  By Bethany Krajelis | Monday, Jun 17, 2013 @ 5:50pm

  Madigan

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• JPML transfers Madison County minor's suit against Google, Viacom to New Jersey

  By Bethany Krajelis | Monday, Jun 17, 2013 @ 11:06am

  A Madison County minor’s suit that accuses Google and Viacom of violating privacy rights by tracking Internet activity has been transferred to federal court in New Jersey.The U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPML) last week issued an order transferring the Madison County minor's class action suit, as well as five others, to the District of New Jersey, where U.S. District Judge Stanley

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• Five federal suits filed over NuvaRing; could be potential tag-along actions to Missouri MDL

  By Bethany Krajelis | Thursday, Jun 6, 2013 @ 2:01pm

  KraftA handful of lawsuits have been filed in southern Illinois’ federal court over the prescription birth control drug known as NuvaRing.Filed between April and this month, the five suits are potential tag-along actions to multi-district litigation that was created in 2008 in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri.U.S. Judge Rodney W. Sippel is presiding over In re: NuvaRing

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• Cook charged with heroin possession; Coroner confirms Christ died from cocaine toxicity

  By Ann Maher | Friday, May 24, 2013 @ 11:13am

  Christ(This story has been updated).St. Clair County Circuit Judge Michael Cook has been charged with heroin-related offenses in federal court in East St. Louis.He waived indictment on charges of possessing heroin and being an unlawful user of a controlled substance in possession of firearms, according to documents filed today in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois.Cook has

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• Supreme Court: TCPA's damages for sending unsolicited faxes are insurable

  By Bethany Krajelis | Thursday, May 23, 2013 @ 6:23pm

  Freeman

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• Schnucks removes suit over security breach to federal court

  By Bethany Krajelis | Tuesday, May 21, 2013 @ 4:02pm

  Scott

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• Three dozen plaintiffs file another suit over Depakote; Cases mounting in So. District of Illinois

  By Bethany Krajelis | Thursday, May 2, 2013 @ 12:57pm

  Cueto

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• Speculation over Callis' political aspirations begins as 2014 Congressional race nears

  By Bethany Krajelis | Thursday, Apr 25, 2013 @ 11:53am

  Callis

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• Granite City school district sued over copier, printer lease contract

  By Bethany Krajelis | Thursday, Apr 18, 2013 @ 10:54am

  Seeking nearly $190,000, a Missouri corporation on Monday sued Granite City Community Unit School District No. 9 over an alleged breach of contract.

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