Stefannie Dyson v. Cook County Sheriff's Department, et al
| STEFANNIE DYSON |
| COOK COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT, ROBERT BALANOFF, Cook County Judge Bob, COOK COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT JUVENILE JUSTICE CHILD PROTECTION DIVISION, JOSEPH BELLETTIERE, Executive Director of Cook County Sheriff's Department, CRISTINA BORJON, JUDGE O'MALLEY and ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES |
| 25-2909 |
| October 27, 2025 |
| U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit |
| Other Civil Rights |
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| Filing 15 Filed District Court order DENYING Appellant Stefannie Dyson leave to proceed on appeal in forma pauperis. Date IFP denied: 01/28/2026. [15] [7501440] [25-2909] (CG) [Entered: 01/29/2026 02:56 PM] |
| Filing 14 Mandate issued. No record to be returned. [14] [7496967] [25-2909] (CAH) [Entered: 01/08/2026 09:08 AM] |
| FOR COURT USE ONLY: Certified copy of 12/17/2025 Final Order with Mandate sent to the District Court Clerk. [7496975-2] [7496975] [25-2909] (CAH) [Entered: 01/08/2026 09:15 AM] |
Filing 13
ORDER: On consideration of the papers filed in this appeal and review of the short record, this appeal is LIMITED to a review of the district courts October 21, 2025, order denying appellant's motion for relief from the judgment. Rule 4(a) of the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure requires that a notice of appeal in a civil case be filed in the district court within 30 days of the entry of the judgment or order appealed. In this case judgment was entered on May 1, 2025. Appellant submitted a writ of error on May 1, 2025, and the district court denied the request on May 7, 2025. Appellant then moved for reconsideration on May 8, 2025, and the district court denied the motion on May 27, 2025. Appellant finally moved for relief from the judgment on October 1, 2025. Because this motion was filed more than 28 days after the judgment, it did not suspend the time to appeal the judgment. See Fed. R. App. P. 4(a)(4); Banks v. Chicago Bd. of Educ., 750 F.3d 663, 666 (7th Cir. 2014). The notice of appeal was then filed on October 22, 2025, over three months late with respect to even the May 27, 2025, order. The district court has not granted an extension of the appeal period, see Fed. R. App. P. 4(a)(5), and this court is not empowered to do so, see Fed. R. App. P. 26(b). This court has further determined that any issues that could be raised with respect to this order are insubstantial and that further briefing would not be helpful to the courts consideration of the issues. See United States v. Fortner, 455 F.3d 752, 754 (7th Cir. 2006); Taylor v. City of New Albany, 979 F.2d 87, 87 (7th Cir. 1992). The district court did not abuse its broad discretion in refusing to reconsider its decision to dismiss for failure to pay the filing fee or to move to proceed in forma pauperis. Although appellant insists she paid the fee to file a duplicative case in the District of Minnesota, that case was transferred to the Northern District of Illinois under case number 1:25-cv-877. The docket reflects the payment of the filing fee in that case, but appellant did not pay the fee in this case, No. 1:24-cv-9863. Accordingly, the October 21, 2025, order of the district court is SUMMARILY AFFIRMED. Thomas L. Kirsch II, Circuit Judge; John Z. Lee, Circuit Judge and Doris L. Pryor, Circuit Judge. [13] [7493574] [25-2909] (AD) [Entered: 12/17/2025 12:24 PM]
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| Filing 12 Notification from the District Court that a motion to proceed on appeal in forma pauperis is pending. [12] [7484081] [25-2909] (AP) [Entered: 10/30/2025 11:47 AM] |
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Filing 11
ORDER re: Motion to clarify appellee service. A review of the district courts docket shows that no appellees nor attorney for the appellees filed an appearance in the district court before the district court entered its final order and judgment. Because no appellees or counsel for the appellees were served by the district court or made an appearance in that court, there are no appellees involved in this appeal. The appellant does not need to serve copies of her filings on the appellees unless counsel for the appellees files an appearance in this court. Accordingly, the appellants motion will be filed without further court action. CDH [11] [7484046] [25-2909] (AP) [Entered: 10/30/2025 10:45 AM]
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Filing 10
Order issued TRANSFERRING the motion for leave to appeal in forma pauperis on appeal to the clerk of the District Court for ruling in the first instance. [10] [7483963] [25-2909] (FP) [Entered: 10/29/2025 04:53 PM]
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| Filing 9 Filed Certificate of Service to docketing statement, transcript information sheet, motion to proceed on appeal in forma pauperis, motion to clarify, and jurisdictional memorandum filed on 10/29/2025 by Appellant Stefannie Dyson. [9] [7483853] [25-2909] (CAH) [Entered: 10/29/2025 12:40 PM] |
| Filing 8 Jurisdictional memorandum filed by Appellant Stefannie Dyson. [8] [7483852] [25-2909] (CAH) [Entered: 10/29/2025 12:39 PM] |
| Filing 7 Pro se motion filed by Appellant Stefannie Dyson to clarify appellee service status. [7] [7483851] [25-2909] (CAH) [Entered: 10/29/2025 12:38 PM] |
| Filing 6 Pro se motion filed by Appellant Stefannie Dyson to proceed on appeal in forma pauperis. [6] [7483850] [25-2909] (CAH) [Entered: 10/29/2025 12:38 PM] |
| Filing 5 Filed Seventh Circuit Transcript Information Sheet by Appellant Stefannie Dyson. [5] [7483849] [25-2909] (CAH) [Entered: 10/29/2025 12:37 PM] |
| Filing 4 Docketing Statement filed by Appellant Stefannie Dyson. Prior or Related proceedings: No. [4] [7483848] [25-2909] (CAH) [Entered: 10/29/2025 12:36 PM] |
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Filing 3
ORDER: Appellant shall file, on or before November 12, 2025, a brief memorandum stating why this appeal should not be LIMITED to review of the October 21, 2025, order denying relief from the judgment. Because a preliminary review suggests that any appeal of that October 21, 2025, order may be frivolous, the memorandum must also explain why that order should not be summarily affirmed. A motion for voluntary dismissal under Rule 42(b) of the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure will satisfy this requirement. Briefing is SUSPENDED pending further court order. (See order for further details) JXK [7483645] [3] [7483645] [25-2909] (PS) [Entered: 10/28/2025 02:28 PM]
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| Filing 2 This is notification that no appellee(s) or counsel for the appellee(s) were served in the District Court. [2] [7483486] [25-2909] (AD) [Entered: 10/28/2025 10:17 AM] |
| Filing 1 Private civil case docketed. Fee due. Transcript information sheet due by 11/10/2025. Docketing Statement due for Appellant Stefannie Dyson by 10/29/2025. Fee or IFP forms due on 11/10/2025 for Appellant Stefannie Dyson. [1] [7483476] [25-2909] (AD) [Entered: 10/28/2025 10:12 AM] |
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