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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS

EASTERN DIVISION

ANTHONY MAYS, et al.,

Plaintiffs,

v.

THOMAS J. DART, Sheriff of Cook 

County,

Defendant.

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Case No. 20-CV-2134

Hon. Matthew F. Kennelly, 

in his capacity as Emergency 

Judge

Hon. Robert W. Gettleman, 

District Court Judge

Hon. M. David Weisman,

Magistrate Judge

RULE 3(C) DOCKETING STATEMENT

1. District Court Jurisdiction

On April 3, 2020, plaintiffs filed a class action Complaint that alleged violations 

of the Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments. (Dkt. 1) On the same day, plaintiffs filed an 

Emergency Motion for Temporary Restraining Order or Preliminary Injunction that 

sought class-wide relief for all pre-trial detainees housed in the Cook County Jail. (Dkt. 

2) On April 9, 2020, after the motion was fully briefed, the District Court granted 

plaintiffs motion in part by ordering the Sheriff to take certain actions to provide 

sanitation supplies, soap, and PPE to detainees, as well as social distancing during the 

intake process, and denied all other relief. 

On April 14, 2020, plaintiffs’ filed a Renewed Motion for a Preliminary Injunction 

and Limited, Expedited Discovery. (Dkt. 55) On April 27, 2020, the District Court 

entered its Memorandum Opinion and Order which converted the Temporary 

Restraining Order to a preliminary injunction and granted additional preliminary 

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injunctive relief regarding social distancing but denied plaintiffs’ other requested relief. 

(Dkt. 73) In its decision, the District Court conditionally certified plaintiffs’ class under 

Fed. R. Civ. P. 23(b)(2). The District Court had jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1331.

2. Appellate Court Jurisdiction

Defendant Sheriff Dart filed his notice of appeal on May 11, 2020, 14 days after the 

District Court entered its order granting conditional class certification and preliminary 

injunctive relief. This Court has jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1292(a)(1), because 

the order of April 27, 2020 is an order granting an injunction. This Court also has 

jurisdiction over the April 27, 2020 conditional class certification under Fed. R. Civ. P.

23(f). Matz v. Household Int'l Tax Reduction Inv. Plan, 687 F.3d 824, 825 (7th Cir. 2012).

3. Prior or Related appeals.

There are no prior or related appeals.

By: /s/ Gretchen Harris Sperry 

One of the attorneys for Defendant

Thomas J. Dart, Sheriff of Cook 

County

Gretchen Harris Sperry*

Robert T. Shannon

James M. Lydon

Adam R. Vaught

Lari Dierks

HINSHAW & CULBERTSON LLP

151 N. Franklin Street, Suite 2500

Chicago, Illinois 60601

Tel. 312-704-3000

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

The undersigned certifies that on May 11, 2020, I electronically filed the forgoing 

DEFENDANT’S DOCKETING STATEMENT with the Clerk of the U.S. District Court, 

using the Court’s CM/ECF system, which will accomplish service electronically on all 

counsel of record.

/s/ Gretchen Harris Sperry 

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