Mims v. Cook County States Attorney's Office et al
| Tiffani El Dawn Mims |
| Cook County States Attorney's Office, Lynn McCarthy, Christopher Martin and Chad Gearing Howe |
| 1:2026cv06413 |
| June 1, 2026 |
| U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois |
| Georgia N Alexakis |
| Civil Rights: Jobs |
| 28 U.S.C. ยง 1331 Federal Question |
| Plaintiff |
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| Filing 8 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Georgia N. Alexakis: Pursuant to the Court's 6/5/2026 minute entry #7 , the Clerk of Court is directed to unseal this matter. Initial status hearing is set for 8/24/2026 at 9:30 a.m. in person in Courtroom 1719. By 8/17/2026, the parties shall file a Joint Initial Status Report that complies with the Court's standing orders, which can be found on the Court's website. If the defendant(s) have not been served by the initial status hearing date, Plaintiff must contact the Courtroom Deputy to reschedule the status hearing and the date for filing the Joint Initial Status Report. Mailed notice. (vkm, ) (Main Document 8 replaced on 6/12/2026) (td, ). |
| Filing 7 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Georgia N. Alexakis: The Court denies Plaintiff's motion for leave to file her complaint under seal #5 . Plaintiff has not rebutted the presumption that her complaint should be filed publicly. Plaintiff has not identified any statute, rule, or privilege that justifies confidentiality. She has articulated no persuasive rationale to that end either. See In re Specht, 622 F.3d 697, 701 (7th Cir. 2010) ("Documents that affect the disposition of federal litigation are presumptively open to public view, even if the litigants strongly prefer secrecy, unless a statute, rule, or privilege justifies confidentiality."); City of Greenville, Ill. v. Syngenta Crop Prot., LLC, 764 F.3d 695, 697 (7th Cir. 2014) ("[L]itigants who enjoy publicly subsidized dispute resolution should expect public oversight."). By 6/10/2026, Plaintiff may elect to withdraw her complaint and voluntarily dismiss this matter. If Plaintiff elects to proceed with this matter, the Court will direct the Clerk to unseal the complaint. The Court sets a status hearing for 6/11/2026 for tracking purposes only. The matter will not be called and no appearance is necessary. Mailed notice. (vkm, ) (Main Document 7 replaced on 6/12/2026) (td, ). |
| Filing 6 NOTICE by Tiffani El Dawn Mims re MOTION by Plaintiff Tiffani El Dawn Mims to file complaint under seal #5 (tg, ) (Main Document 6 replaced on 6/12/2026) (td, ). |
| Filing 5 MOTION by Plaintiff Tiffani El Dawn Mims to file complaint under seal (tg, ) ( added on 6/4/2026: #1 Proposed Order) (tg, ). (Main Document 5 replaced on 6/12/2026) (td, ). (Attachment 1 replaced on 6/12/2026) (td, ). |
| Filing 3 PRO SE Appearance by Plaintiff Tiffani El Dawn Mims (tg, ) (Main Document 3 replaced on 6/12/2026) (td, ). |
| Filing 2 CIVIL Cover Sheet (tg, ) (Main Document 2 replaced on 6/12/2026) (td, ). |
| Filing 1 COMPLAINT filed by Tiffani El Dawn Mims; Jury Demand. (Attachments: #1 Received Summonses)(tg, ) (Main Document 1 replaced on 6/12/2026) (td, ). (Attachment 1 replaced on 6/12/2026) (td, ). |
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