Patrice Daniels, et al v. Eddie Jones, et al
| PATRICE DANIELS, ASHOOR RASHO, GERRODO FORREST, KEITH WALKER and OTIS ARRINGTON |
| EDDIE JONES, Warden, WILLARD O. ELYEA, Doctor, WENDY BLANK, JOHN GARLIC and JOHN BALDWIN |
| 26-2348 |
| June 25, 2026 |
| U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit |
| Prisoner-Civil Rights |
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Filing 22
ORDER re: 1. Defendants-Appellees' Motion for Extension of Time to Brief. 2. Plaintiffs-Appellants' Response in Opposition to Defendants-Appellees' Motion for an Extension of Time to file Brief. [ # 20 ] The motion is GRANTED and briefing shall proceed as follows: Appellees' brief due on or before 08/28/2026 for John Baldwin, Wendy Blank, Willard O. Elyea, Doctor, John Garlic and Eddie Jones, Warden. Appellants' reply brief, if any, is due on or before 09/18/2026 for Appellants Otis Arrington, Patrice Daniels, Gerrodo Forrest, Ashoor Rasho and Keith Walker. Counsel is expected to meet this deadline. CDH [22] [7542056] [26-2348] (VG) [Entered: 07/23/2026 11:21 AM]
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| Filing 21 Filed Response in Opposition by Appellants Otis Arrington, Patrice Daniels, Gerrodo Forrest, Ashoor Rasho and Keith Walker to Defendants-Appellees' Motion for an Extension of Time to File Brief. [21][7541890] [26-2348] (O'Connell, Diane) [Entered: 07/22/2026 04:32 PM] |
| Filing 20 Motion filed by Appellees John Baldwin, Wendy Blank, Willard O. Elyea, Doctor John Garlic and Eddie Jones to extend time to file appellee brief. [20] [7541833] [26-2348] (Hansen, Christina) [Entered: 07/22/2026 03:10 PM] |
| Filing 19 Appearance form filed by Attorney Christina T. Hansen for Appellees John Baldwin, Wendy Blank, Willard O. Elyea, Doctor John Garlic and Eddie Jones. [19] [7541507] (L-Yes; E-Yes; R-Yes) [26-2348] [19] [7541507] [26-2348]--[Edited 07/21/2026 by HTP to reflect termination and addition of counsel.] (Hansen, Christina) [Entered: 07/21/2026 03:30 PM] |
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Filing 18
ORDER: 1. Motion to expedite appeal and advance hearing, filed on 6/26/2026. 2. Response to motion to expedite appeal and advance hearing, filed on 7/7/2026. The motion to expedite is GRANTED only to the extent that the parties are encouraged to meet the brief deadlines. Any extensions to the briefing schedule will be disfavored. This case will be scheduled for oral argument as soon as this court's calendar permits. [ # 4 ] [ # 17 ] VXK [18] [7538783] [26-2348] (FP) [Entered: 07/09/2026 11:57 AM]
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| Filing 17 Filed Response in Opposition by Appellees Willard O. Elyea, John Baldwin, Wendy Blank, Doctor John Garlic and Eddie Jones to Motion to Expedite Appeal and Advance Hearing. [17][7538240] [26-2348] (Bieszczat, Frank) [Entered: 07/07/2026 04:05 PM] |
| Filing 16 Circuit Rule 26.1 Disclosure Statement and Appearance filed by Attorney Alan Mills for Appellant Patrice Daniels. Additional Parties: Appellant Joseph Herman. [16] [7538144] (L-No; E-Yes; R-No) [26-2348] [16] [7538144] [26-2348]--[Edited 07/08/2026 by HTP to reflect addition of counsel.] (Mills, Alan) [Entered: 07/07/2026 02:09 PM] |
| Filing 15 Paper copies of appellant brief and appendix filed by Appellants Otis Arrington, Patrice Daniels, Gerrodo Forrest, Ashoor Rasho and Keith Walker. [15] [7537669] [26-2348] (NHV) [Entered: 07/06/2026 01:12 PM] |
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Filing 14
ORDER re: Motion to expedite appeal and advance hearing. [ # 4 ] Appellees shall respond to the motion to expedite by July 7, 2026. VXK [14] [7536570] [26-2348] (PS) [Entered: 06/30/2026 12:37 PM]
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| Filing 13 Filed Appendix by Appellants Otis Arrington, Patrice Daniels, Gerrodo Forrest, Ashoor Rasho and Keith Walker. [13] [7536111] Paper copies due on 07/06/2026 [26-2348] (NHV) [Entered: 06/29/2026 11:00 AM] |
| Filing 12 Appellant's brief filed by Appellants Otis Arrington, Patrice Daniels, Gerrodo Forrest, Ashoor Rasho and Keith Walker. Appellee's brief due on or before 07/29/2026 for John Baldwin, Wendy Blank, Willard O. Elyea, Doctor, John Garlic and Eddie Jones, Warden. Paper copies due on 07/06/2026. REMINDER: If a case is designated to proceed to oral argument, hearing notices will be mailed shortly before the date of oral argument. Please note that counsel's unavailability for oral argument must be submitted by letter, filed electronically with the Clerk's Office, and should be made by no later than seven days after the filing of the appellee's brief. See Cir. R. 34(b)(3), (4). The court's calendar is located at https://www.ca7.uscourts.gov/cal/argcalendar.pdf. Once scheduled, oral argument is rescheduled only in extraordinary circumstances. See Cir. R. 34(b)(4), (e). [12] [7536109] [26-2348] (NHV) [Entered: 06/29/2026 10:59 AM] |
| Filing 11 Submitted Supplemental Appendix by Diane C. O'Connell for Appellants Otis Arrington, Patrice Daniels, Gerrodo Forrest, Ashoor Rasho and Keith Walker. [11] NOTE: Access to this entry is limited to counsel of record. Once the document is approved by the court, it will be filed onto the court's docket as a separate entry which will be open to the public. [7536079] [26-2348] (Hirshman, Harold) [Entered: 06/29/2026 10:12 AM] |
| Filing 10 Re-Submitted appellant brief by Diane C. O'Connell for Appellants Otis Arrington, Patrice Daniels, Gerrodo Forrest, Keith Walker and Ashoor Rasho. [10] NOTE: Access to this entry is limited to counsel of record. Once the document is approved by the court, it will be filed onto the court's docket as a separate entry which will be open to the public. [7536075] [26-2348] (Hirshman, Harold) [Entered: 06/29/2026 10:08 AM] |
| Filing 9 Brief deficiency letter sent to Appellants Otis Arrington, Patrice Daniels, Gerrodo Forrest, Ashoor Rasho and Keith Walker. [9] [7536004] [26-2348] (NHV) [Entered: 06/29/2026 08:40 AM] |
| Filing 8 Submitted Supplemental Appendix by Diane C. O'Donnell for Appellants Otis Arrington, Patrice Daniels, Gerrodo Forrest, Ashoor Rasho and Keith Walker. [8] NOTE: Access to this entry is limited to counsel of record. Once the document is approved by the court, it will be filed onto the court's docket as a separate entry which will be open to the public. [7535979] [26-2348] (Hirshman, Harold) [Entered: 06/26/2026 11:33 PM] |
| Filing 7 Submitted appellant brief by Diane C. O'Donnell for Appellants Otis Arrington, Patrice Daniels, Gerrodo Forrest, Ashoor Rasho and Keith Walker. [7] NOTE: Access to this entry is limited to counsel of record. Once the document is approved by the court, it will be filed onto the court's docket as a separate entry which will be open to the public. [7535978] [26-2348] (Hirshman, Harold) [Entered: 06/26/2026 11:30 PM] |
| Filing 6 Circuit Rule 26.1 Disclosure Statement and Appearance filed by Attorney Harold Hirshman for Appellants Otis Arrington, Patrice Daniels, Gerrodo Forrest, Ashoor Rasho and Keith Walker. for Joseph Herman, Rasheed McGee, Fredricka Lyles, Henry Hersman, Clara Plair. [6] [7535974] (L-Yes; E-Yes; R-No) [26-2348] (Hirshman, Harold) [Entered: 06/26/2026 05:46 PM] |
| Filing 5 Circuit Rule 26.1 Disclosure Statement and Appearance filed by Attorney Diane O'Connell for Appellants Otis Arrington, Patrice Daniels, Gerrodo Forrest, Ashoor Rasho and Keith Walker. for Joseph Herman, Rasheed McGee, Fredricka Lyles, Henry Hersman, Clara Plair. [5] [7535973] (L-No; E-Yes; R-No) [26-2348] [5] [7535973] [26-2348]--[Edited 06/29/2026 by HTP to reflect addition of counsel.] (O'Connell, Diane) [Entered: 06/26/2026 05:44 PM] |
| Filing 4 Motion filed by Appellants Otis Arrington, Patrice Daniels, Gerrodo Forrest, Ashoor Rasho and Keith Walker to expedite appeal. [4] [7535971] [26-2348] (Hirshman, Harold) [Entered: 06/26/2026 05:14 PM] |
| Filing 3 Docketing Statement filed by Appellants Otis Arrington, Patrice Daniels, Gerrodo Forrest, Ashoor Rasho and Keith Walker. Prior or Related proceedings: Yes. 19-1145, 23-3388 [3] [7535831] [26-2348] (Hirshman, Harold) [Entered: 06/26/2026 01:20 PM] |
| Filing 2 THIS CAUSE CONSISTS OF MORE THAN 5 PARTIES FOR EITHER SIDE. The following are those parties to this cause as reflected on the District Court docket, yet are not reflected on the Appellate docket/caption for administrative purposes: APPELLANTS: Donald Collins, Joseph Herman, Henry Hersman, Rasheed McGee, Fredricka Lyles, Clara Plair, Desiree Hollis, Crystal Stoneburner, and Frederick Walker. APPELLEES: Melody Ford, Roberta Fews, J.B. Pritzker, Rob Jeffreys, Melvin Hinton, William Puga, and Raymond Stinde. [2] [7535796] [26-2348] (HTP) [Entered: 06/26/2026 11:58 AM] |
| Filing 1 State prisoner's civil rights case docketed. Fee Paid. Appellants' brief due on or before 08/04/2026 for Otis Arrington, Patrice Daniels, Gerrodo Forrest, Ashoor Rasho and Keith Walker. Docketing Statement due for Appellants Otis Arrington, Patrice Daniels, Gerrodo Forrest, Ashoor Rasho and Keith Walker by 07/02/2026. Transcript information sheet due by 07/09/2026. [1] [7535789] [26-2348] (HTP) [Entered: 06/26/2026 11:49 AM] |
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