Jordan Denzell v. Tara McCoy, et al.

Summary

The court denied Jordan Denzell’s motions for preliminary injunction concerning medical treatment for an elbow injury because he had been transferred from Menard Correctional Center and was no longer under the care of the defendants. The court also held that complaints about current medical care at Hill Correctional Center were outside the scope of the underlying action and involved nonparties. The court granted Denzell’s motion to substitute Morgan Giacomo and Nicole Brand for two previously unidentified defendants and extended the deadline to identify a third.

Holdings

1. The requests for preliminary injunctions were moot because Denzell was no longer housed at Menard or under the care and control of the defendants whose conduct was challenged.
2. The court could not grant a preliminary injunction concerning Denzell's current medical care at Hill because that conduct was outside the scope of the complaint and involved individual medical staff who were not parties to the case.
3. Morgan Giacomo was substituted for Jane Doe 1, Nicole Brand was substituted for Jane Doe 2, and the deadline to identify Jane Doe 3 was extended to April 22, 2026.

Questions Presented

1. Whether Denzell's requests for preliminary injunctions concerning medical treatment at Menard became moot after his transfer to Hill Correctional Center.
2. Whether the court could grant preliminary injunctive relief concerning alleged medical-care violations at Hill Correctional Center by medical staff who were not parties to the action.
3. Whether Morgan Giacomo and Nicole Brand should be substituted for Jane Doe 1 and Jane Doe 2 and whether the deadline to identify Jane Doe 3 should be extended.

Disposition

other