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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS 

EASTERN DIVISION 

ANTHONY MAYS, Individually and on behalf ) 

of a class of similarly situated persons; and ) 

JUDIA JACKSON, as next friend of KENNETH ) 

FOSTER, Individually and on behalf of a class ) 

of similarly situated persons, ) 

 ) 

 Plaintiffs-Petitioners, ) 

 ) 

 v. ) Case No. 20 C 2134 

 ) 

THOMAS J. DART, Sheriff of Cook ) 

County, ) Hon. Robert W. Gettleman, J. 

 ) 

 Defendant-Respondent. ) Hon. M. David Weisman, M.J. 

JOINT STATUS REPORT 

 Plaintiffs, ANTHONY MAYS, Individually and on behalf of a class of similarly situated 

persons, and Plaintiff JUDIA JACKSON, as next friend of KENNETH FOSTER, Individually 

and on behalf of a class of similarly situated persons (collectively, “Plaintiffs”), by and through 

their attorneys, and Defendant THOMAS J. DART (“Defendant”), by and through his attorneys, 

hereby submit the following joint status report: 

1. On January 15, 2021, the Sheriff filed a petition for a writ of certiorari in the 

United States Supreme Court in this case. See Dart v. Mays, No. 20-990. On February 25, 

Plaintiffs timely filed a waiver of right to respond. On March 16, after the parties submitted their 

last joint status report, the Supreme Court requested that Plaintiffs file a response to the petition 

on April 15, 2021. 

2. On March 16, at the parties’ request, this Court directed the parties to file a status 

report by close of business on March 30 to report what, if any action, the Supreme Court took on 

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the Sheriff’s petition. Dkt. 170. The Court further scheduled a status hearing in this case for 

April 2, 2021. Id. 

3. Given the Supreme Court’s request for Plaintiffs to respond to the Sheriff’s 

petition, the parties hereby respectfully request that the Court strike the April 2, 2021 status 

hearing and direct the parties to submit a joint status report within 7 days of the Supreme Court’s 

decision regarding the Sheriff’s petition. 

4. This Court entered an Order extending the April 27, 2020 preliminary injunction 

and staying discovery until the Supreme Court decides the Sheriff’s petition, under terms agreed 

upon by the parties. Dkt. 167. Accordingly, the parties agree that no further action on the case 

before this Court is necessary until the Supreme Court resolves the Sheriff’s petition for a writ of 

certiorari in this case. 

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Respectfully submitted: 

PLAINTIFFS’ COUNSEL 

 

/s/ Sarah Grady _ 

Sarah C. Grady 

Stephen H. Weil 

LOEVY & LOEVY 

311 N. Aberdeen Street, #3 

Chicago, IL 60607 

Tel: 312-243-5900 

Fax:312-243-5902 

sarah@loevy.com 

Locke E. Bowman 

Alexa A. Van Brunt 

MacArthur Justice Center 

Northwestern Pritzker School of Law 

375 E. Chicago Avenue, Chicago, IL 60611 

Tel: 312-503-0884 

Alec Karakatsanis 

Civil Rights Corps 

1601 Connecticut Ave NW, Suite 800 

Washington, DC 20009 

Steve Grimes 

Thomas F. McAndrew 

Winston & Strawn LLP 

35 W. Wacker Drive 

Chicago, IL 60601-9703 

Tel: (312) 558-8317 

DEFENDANT’S COUNSEL

/s/ James Lydon _ 

James Matthias Lydon 

Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP 

151 N. Franklin Street 

Suite 2500 

Chicago, IL 60606 

(312) 704-3000 

Robert Thomas Shannon 

Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP 

151 N. Franklin Street 

Suite 2500 

Chicago, IL 60606 

(312) 704-3901 

Adam Robert Vaught 

Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP 

151 N. Franklin Street 

Suite 2500 

Chicago, IL 60606 

(312) 704-3584 

Gretchen Harris Sperry 

Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP 

151 N. Franklin Street 

Suite 2500 

Chicago, IL 60606 

(312)704-3521 

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

 I, Sarah Grady, an attorney, hereby certify that on March 24, 2021, I caused a copy of the 

foregoing to be filed using the Court’s CM/ECF system, which effected service on all counsel of 

record. 

 /s/ Sarah Grady 

 Sarah Grady 

 Attorney for Plaintiffs 

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