Cook County Finance Subcommittee on Litigation met May 19.
Here is the agenda provided by the subcommittee:
There will be a meeting of the Committee or Subcommittee of the Board of Commissioners of Cook County at the date, time and location listed above to consider the following:
PUBLIC TESTIMONY
Due to the current health crisis, there is no in-person participation for the County Committee meetings.
The Committee Chair and Commissioners will participate remotely. The public can observe the livestream https://www.cookcountyil.gov/service/watch-live-board-proceedings
The public can still testify to the Committee Meetings. Only written comment will be accepted for those wishing to provide Public Testimony. Written comments provided prior to the start of the Committee meeting will be read aloud at the meeting. Three minutes per comment will be allowed, though every effort will be made to read statements in their entirety. If you have additional material for the Committee to consider, please email testimony to cookcounty.board@cookcountyil.gov and indicate a desire that your testimony be entered into the record. All written comment which complies with County Board Rules will be posted online.
20-2516
COMMITTEE MINUTES
Approval of the minutes from the meeting of 2/25/2020
20-2481
Presented by: KIMBERLY M. FOXX, Cook County State's Attorney
SPECIAL STATE’S ATTORNEY’S INVOICES FOR APPROVAL
Brown v. Cook County, et al.
Case No. 17 C 8085
In Re: Review of Attorney Fees and Expenses for Special State’s Attorney Michael W. Condon and the firm of Hervas, Condon & Bersani, P.C.
Tab Item No. 1
DeLeon Reyes v. Rey Guevara, et al.
Case No. 18 C 1028
In Re: Review of Attorney Fees and Expenses for Special State’s Attorney Elizabeth A. Ekl and the firm of Reiter Burns, LLP.
Tab Item No. 2
Brown, et al. v. Cook County, et al., 17 C 8085
Brown, et al. v. Cook County, et al., 17 C 8085
Howard, et al. v. Cook County, et al., 17 C 8146
Howard, et al. v. Cook County, et al., 17 C 8146
Ramos, et al. v. Cook County, et al. 18 C 00274
Falguni Dave v. Cook County, et al., 18 C 2949
Falguni Dave v. Cook County, et al., 18 C 2949
In Re: Review of Attorney Fees and Expenses for Special State’s Attorney Christina M. Egan and the firm of McGuire Woods, LLP.
Tab Item No. 3
Barnett v. Alvarez, et al.
Case No. 18 C 7946
In Re: Review of Attorney Fees and Expenses for Special State’s Attorney John C. Coyne and the firm of Law Offices of John C. Coyne.
Tab Item No. 4
Brown, Arthur v. City of Chicago, et al.
Case No. 18 C 7064
In Re: Review of Attorney Fees and Expenses for Special State’s Attorney John C. Coyne and the firm of Law Offices of John C. Coyne.
Tab Item No. 5
Johnson v. Cade, et al.
Case No. 16 C 144
In Re: Review of Attorney Fees and Expenses for Special State’s Attorney John C. Coyne and the firm of Law Offices of John C. Coyne.
Tab Item No. 6
Maysonet v. City of Chicago, et al.
Case No. 18 C 2342
In Re: Review of Attorney Fees and Expenses for Special State’s Attorney John C. Coyne and the firm of Law Offices of John C. Coyne.
Tab Item No. 7
Barnes, Toriano v. Thomas J. Dart
Case No. 19 CH 6674
In Re: Review of Attorney Fees and Expenses for Special State’s Attorney Monica Burkoth and the firm of Johnson & Bell, LTD.
Tab Item No. 8
Beauchamp, Marquis v. Thomas Dart.
Case No. 19 CH 8869
In Re: Review of Attorney Fees and Expenses for Special State’s Attorney Monica Burkoth and the firm of Johnson & Bell, LTD.
Tab Item No. 9
Beltran, David F. v. Thomas J. Dart
Case No. 19 CH 9268
In Re: Review of Attorney Fees and Expenses for Special State’s Attorney Monica Burkoth and the firm of Johnson & Bell, LTD.
Tab Item No. 10
Lee, Flint v. Thomas J. Dart
Case No. 19 C 30
In Re: Review of Attorney Fees and Expenses for Special State’s Attorney Monica Burkoth and the firm of Johnson & Bell, LTD.
Tab Item No. 11
Goodwill, Brian v. Sheriff of Cook County
Case No. 19 CH 838
In Re: Review of Attorney Fees and Expenses for Special State’s Attorney Monica Burkoth and the firm of Johnson & Bell, LTD.
Tab Item No. 12
Kolnicki, Ronald v. Thomas J. Dart
Case No. 19 CH 7711
In Re: Review of Attorney Fees and Expenses for Special State’s Attorney Monica Burkoth and the firm of Johnson & Bell, LTD.
Tab Item No. 13
Rolling, Bridgett v. Thomas J. Dart
Case No. 19 CH 8870
In Re: Review of Attorney Fees and Expenses for Special State’s Attorney Monica Burkoth and the firm of Johnson & Bell, LTD.
Tab Item No. 14
Shaffer v. Sheriff of Cook County, et al., 18 CH 15653
Jackson v. Sheriff of Cook County, et al., 18 CH 14378
Garrett-Williams v. Sheriff of Cook County, et al., 19 CH 840
Bridges v. Sheriff of Cook County, et al., 18 CH 15535
Shaffer v. Sheriff of Cook County, et al., 18 CH 15653
In Re: Review of Attorney Fees and Expenses for Special State’s Attorney Monica Burkoth and the firm of Johnson & Bell, LTD.
Tab Item No. 15
Sheppard, David v. Sheriff of Cook County, et al.
Case No. 18 L 6939
In Re: Review of Attorney Fees and Expenses for Special State’s Attorney Monica Burkoth and the firm of Johnson & Bell, LTD.
Tab Item No. 16
Shyne, Martenia v. Sheriff of Cook County, et al.
Case No. 19 CH 2193
In Re: Review of Attorney Fees and Expenses for Special State’s Attorney Monica Burkoth and the firm of Johnson & Bell, LTD.
Tab Item No. 17
Squeo, Anthony v. Sheriff of Cook County, et al.
Case No. 18 CH 12385
In Re: Review of Attorney Fees and Expenses for Special State’s Attorney Monica Burkoth and the firm of Johnson & Bell, LTD.
Tab Item No. 18
In Re. Mauricio Araujo, Circuit Judge, Circuit court of Cook County
Case No. 19-CC-1
In Re: Review of Attorney Fees and Expenses for Special State’s Attorney William B. Oberts and the firm of Tribler Orpett & Meyer, P.C.
Tab Item No. 19
Percy Taylor v. Sheriff Dart, et al.
Case No. 13 C 1856, 13 C 6512, 15 C 5919
Case No. 16 CH 4127
In Re: Review of Attorney Fees and Expenses for Special State’s Attorney John J. Rock and the firm of Rock, Fusco & Connelly, LLC.
Tab Item No. 20
Castro, et al. v. Dart, et al.
Case No: 19 C 0471
In Re: Reimbursement of Fees and Expenses for Special State’s Attorney John J. Rock and the firm of Rock, Fusco & Connelly, LLC.
Tab Item No. 21
Patricia Hicks v. Cook County Sheriff’s Office, et al.
Jasmin McBride and Lorenzo Smith v. Cook County Sheriff’s Office, et al.
Case No. 15 C 6852 and 17 C 4951
In Re: Review of Attorney Fees and Expenses for Special State’s Attorney John J. Rock and the firm of Rock, Fusco & Connelly, LLC.
Tab Item No. 22
Johnson v. Brown, et al., 17 C 6249
Johnson v. Taylor, et al., 18 C 5263
In Re: Reimbursement of Fees and Expenses for Special State’s Attorney John J. Rock and the firm of Rock, Fusco & Connelly, LLC.
Tab Item No. 23
Lukasik, et al. v. Thomas Nortman, et al., 18 L 10893
In Re: Review of Attorney Fees and Expenses for Special State’s Attorney John J. Rock and the firm of Rock, Fusco & Connelly, LLC.
Tab Item No. 24
Sorrentino-Berger v. Murphy, et al.
Case No: 18 L 1927
In Re: Reimbursement of Fees and Expenses for Special State’s Attorney John J. Rock and the firm of Rock, Fusco & Connelly, LLC.
Tab Item No. 25
Strickland v. Dart, et al.
Case No: 19 C 2621
In Re: Reimbursement of Fees and Expenses for Special State’s Attorney John J. Rock and the firm of Rock, Fusco & Connelly, LLC
Tab Item No. 26
Zaborowski, et al. v. Sheriff of Cook County, et al.
Case No. 08 C 6946
In Re: Review of Attorney Fees and Expenses for Special State’s Attorney John J. Rock and the firm of Rock, Fusco & Connelly, LLC.
Tab Item No. 27
20-2485
Presented by: KIMBERLY M. FOXX, Cook County State's Attorney
PROPOSED LITIGATION PENDING
Department: State’s Attorney’s Office, Civil Actions Bureau
Request: Refer to the Board and/or the Finance Subcommittee on Litigation
Case Name: Avenu Insights and Analytics, Contractor for Recorder of Deeds
Case Number: Threatened or Likely Litigation for Breach of Contract and Related Claims
20-2489
Presented by: KIMBERLY M. FOXX, Cook County State's Attorney
PROPOSED LITIGATION PENDING
Department: State’s Attorney’s Office, Civil Actions Bureau
Request: Refer to the Board and/or the Finance Subcommittee on Litigation
Case Name: Leonard Cahnmann v. CCSAO, Edward Barrett v. CCSAO, Christine A. Opp v.
CCSAO, Ricky Granderson v. CCSAO
Case Number: 19-EEOC-0002, 19-EEOC-0003, 19-EEOC-0004, 19-EEOC-0005
20-2493
Presented by: KIMBERLY M. FOXX, Cook County State's Attorney
PROPOSED LITIGATION PENDING
Department: State’s Attorney’s Office, Civil Actions Bureau
Request: Refer to the Board and/or the Finance Subcommittee on Litigation
Case Name: Denise Ross v. Cook County
Case Number: 17 L 744
20-2494
Presented by: KIMBERLY M. FOXX, Cook County State's Attorney
PROPOSED LITIGATION PENDING
Department: State’s Attorney’s Office, Civil Actions Bureau
Request: Refer to the Board and/or the Finance Subcommittee on Litigation
Case Name: Magdalena Milgrom (Estate of Caroline Lozano) v. Cook County, et al.
Case Number: 19 L 2159
20-2498
Presented by: KIMBERLY M. FOXX, Cook County State's Attorney
PROPOSED LITIGATION PENDING
Department: State’s Attorney’s Office, Civil Actions Bureau
Request: Refer to the Board and/or the Finance Subcommittee on Litigation
Case Name: Aljabari v. Cook County, et al.
Case Number: 18 L 3192
20-2502
Presented by: KIMBERLY M. FOXX, Cook County State's Attorney
PROPOSED LITIGATION PENDING
Department: State’s Attorney’s Office, Civil Actions Bureau
Request: Refer to the Board and/or the Finance Subcommittee on Litigation
Case Name: Report on Outside Counsel Invoices
Case Number: N/A
20-2506
Presented by: KIMBERLY M. FOXX, Cook County State's Attorney
PROPOSED LITIGATION PENDING
Department: State’s Attorney’s Office, Civil Actions Bureau
Request: Refer to the Board and/or the Finance Subcommittee on Litigation
Case Name: Appointment of Outside Counsel
Case Number: N/A
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